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39 Best Fiction Short Story Ideas
Showing 39 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
While spring cleaning, you come across something you had forgotten all about.
One person's trash is another's treasure.
A story that takes place in the Wild West, but the world is frigid, covered with snow and ice instead of sand.
A forgotten object is found in an attic during spring cleaning.
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.
A pessimist becomes an optimist.
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