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39 Best Fiction Short Story Ideas
Showing 39 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
An anxious and unsure person becomes extremely decisive.
You pass by a person sitting with their face to the sun, the most content smile you've ever seen on their face.
Write a story where your character finds out a rumor is circulating about them.
While spring cleaning, you come across something you had forgotten all about.
You're a busker in Central Park on a spring day.
Write a story where your character faces a deep fear.
One person's trash is another's treasure.
You were waiting at a crosswalk when someone you didn't recognize started waving from across the street.
You are granted one wish. But you have to use the wish for someone else.
"Say cheese!" You push the camera button, hear the click, and... that's when all hell broke loose.
Write a story where your character gets close to obtaining their greatest desire.
A trusting person turns into a skeptic.
A tree falls in the woods. You're around to hear it.
Pick a genre and then write about a long walk home after school.
You're sitting in a coffee shop watching someone type on their computer. They type the words, "It begins raining outside", and it instantly starts raining.
You were reading a book quietly at a cafe when someone passed you a note.
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