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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.
A friendly pranking rivalry between two colleagues in an office starts to get serious.
A group of seniors in university have been planning a graduation prank all year. Today's finally the day.
Write a story that ends by jumping forward several years.
You are a curmudgeonly old man whose name is Writer S. Block. You just spotted your next victim.
"I'd like to buy a plane ticket to your furthest destination today," you told the airline employee.
From a dog's perspective, humans seem to be either immortal or at least live extremely long lives. Write from the perspective of a dog contemplating this.
You are a space kitty, traveling from planet to planet. You write a letter home and this is what it says.
You are a student working on a team project. You and your group are accidentally locked in the school library overnight.
It's March 31st, the busiest day of the year at the joke shop you own.
You just discovered England's biggest secret: every time they sing "God Save the Queen" it extends the queens life.
Write a story with an open ending.
One day, the world wakes up to find the Easter Island heads facing the opposite direction.
The Tooth Fairy finds something unexpected sitting beside the expected tooth under a child's pillow.
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're a bartender at a neighborhood pub. A regular comes in and says, "Do I have a story for you!"
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