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53 Best Funny Short Story Ideas
Showing 53 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
You are a server at a restaurant, having the busiest shift of your life.
You're a food critic eating the best meal of your life. You're at McDonalds.
A former party animal lives in a retirement home. They've decided it's time for one last bash.
You have wondered how to bring down Jane Lotsacash for years. Now, the key to her demise rests on your desk...
You are a student working on a team project. You and your group are accidentally locked in the school library overnight.
Write a story that ends with a shocking plot twist.
You woke up and all seemed normal. Little did you know that before you'd even had a chance to get out of bed, you would become the subject of a prank.
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.
Your new cell phone number used to be the number of a very popular personal therapist.
A group of villains go on a team-building retreat.
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.
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 find your grandparent's old chessboard in the attic. Absentmindedly, you move a piece. The next day, an opposing piece has been moved.
You are a curmudgeonly old man whose name is Writer S. Block. You just spotted your next victim.
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