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53 Best Funny Short Story Ideas
Showing 53 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
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 are in a bar when an elderly woman takes the stool next to you and says to the bartender, "Hey, Francine, make it a double. It happened again." You can't resist and ask her, "What happened again?"
Write a story that ends by jumping forward several years.
The Tooth Fairy finds something unexpected sitting beside the expected tooth under a child's pillow.
While transferring between international flights at an airport, you befriend a strange person while passing through security.
You are a student working on a team project. You and your group are accidentally locked in the school library overnight.
You're a bartender at a neighborhood pub. A regular comes in and says, "Do I have a story for you!"
A group of seniors in university have been planning a graduation prank all year. Today's finally the day.
You are an expert spy for the British government, trained to perfection. Your only weakness is that your background music alerts enemies to your presence.
It's Wednesday evening and you're off to the weekly meeting of your writer's block support group.
You have wondered how to bring down Jane Lotsacash for years. Now, the key to her demise rests on your desk...
You buy your son a teddy bear. Every night, the bear protects your son from the monsters in the dark.
You have a writer's block breakthrough at the worst possible time.
You are a space kitty, traveling from planet to planet. You write a letter home and this is what it says.
Your new cell phone number used to be the number of a very popular personal therapist.
Write a story that ends by coming full circle.
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