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53 Best Funny Short Story Ideas
Showing 53 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
After searching for your lost cat for months, it saunters into your house one day. It looks rather plump.
You have wondered how to bring down Jane Lotsacash for years. Now, the key to her demise rests on your desk...
It's March 31st, the busiest day of the year at the joke shop you own.
You have a writer's block breakthrough at the worst possible time.
You're a janitor at a large school. People wouldn't believe the things you've heard.
You start what was supposed to just be a business front for a money laundering scheme, but your silly idea is making more money than you ever dreamed.
You wake up to the sound of a voice. Nervous, you look around the room until your eyes land on your pet. You swear you just heard it sleep-talking.
The Tooth Fairy finds something unexpected sitting beside the expected tooth under a child's pillow.
"I'd like to buy a plane ticket to your furthest destination today," you told the airline employee.
You find your grandparent's old chessboard in the attic. Absentmindedly, you move a piece. The next day, an opposing piece has been moved.
A friendly pranking rivalry between two colleagues in an office starts to get serious.
"BOO!" you yell, grabbing the shoulders of a person you think is your friend from behind. They turn around and it's a total stranger.
You are a curmudgeonly old man whose name is Writer S. Block. You just spotted your next victim.
It was the most epic senior prank your high school had ever seen.
A group of villains go on a team-building retreat.
You just discovered England's biggest secret: every time they sing "God Save the Queen" it extends the queens life.
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