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27 Best Fantasy Short Story Ideas
Showing 27 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
The Earth does not rotate. One side always faces the sun and is in continual daylight. The other side is in eternal night. Cultures on both sides develop around this.
It is the year 3000. The sun starts to flicker.
You find your grandparent's old chessboard in the attic. Absentmindedly, you move a piece. The next day, an opposing piece has been moved.
You work the night shift at a 24 hour laundromat. The job seems normal until someone crawls out of one of the washers and tells you that after dark, every machine leads to a different world.
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.
Due to collision of powerful spells, two wizards are sealed into a tree during a fearsome battle. That tree is now your coffee table.
You find a treasure map.
A legendary dragon is on its way to capture a princess. Plot twist: the princess kidnaps it, and temporarily locks it away in her tower to teach it a lesson.
Someone who has lived a thousand years takes up a job teaching high school history.
You are a Nobel Prize Winner, on your way to the awards ceremony. Suddenly, you are transported back in time.
You're the world's best photographer. Your secret? You can freeze time.
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