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27 Best Fantasy Short Story Ideas
Showing 27 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
A magician, a troll, and a college student walk into a bar.
Every pirate claims to be the scourge of the seven seas, but none claim the eighth.
A writer becomes trapped inside their own book.
Two people share an oddly bittersweet moment as they stop to watch a beautiful sunset... at noon.
A wand-maker goes to the forest ready to work, only to find a group of environmentalists camped out in front of their favorite hemlock tree.
You catch a falling star and put it in your pocket.
It is the year 3000. The sun starts to flicker.
Every week, you post an ad in the newspaper asking for a time traveller to contact you. One day you get a response, dated year 2200.
Write about a place the sky meets the sea.
Instead of trying to get a man on the moon, every nation raced to be the first at the very bottom of the ocean.
You head into the forest with your trusty lantern that's been enchanted to burn forever. You're looking for something.
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