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53 Best Funny Short Story Ideas
Showing 53 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
Your new cell phone number used to be the number of a very popular personal therapist.
It was just a regular day at the office. Then the power went out.
A group of seniors in university have been planning a graduation prank all year. Today's finally the day.
"I'd like to buy a plane ticket to your furthest destination today," you told the airline employee.
You open a door, but before you can go through, someone sneaks in front of you without saying "thank you." You've had an awful day and this is the last straw.
A former party animal lives in a retirement home. They've decided it's time for one last bash.
An office worker's favorite coffee mug has gone missing, and the obsessive search for the mug throughout the workplace turns into a dire and ridiculous odyssey.
Write a story that ends with a shocking plot twist.
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.
You accidentally break something at a dinner party and go to ever-increasing lengths to cover it up.
"I have to go!" she/he said suddenly, jumping up from the table during dinner.
It's a Thursday evening, and Greg Richerson is flashing his sports cars again.
It's Wednesday evening and you're off to the weekly meeting of your writer's block support group.
You're a janitor at a large school. People wouldn't believe the things you've heard.
You could only watch in disbelief as the work-place prank you had planned turned to chaos.
You are a professional hoax-buster.
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