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30 Best High School Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
Write a story about a haircut that doesn't go exactly the way that a character wanted it to.
The objects in the Chemistry classroom come to life when students and teachers are not around.
You eavesdrop on a hushed conversation taking place in the hallway. What's being said is not nice about someone you know.
"Worst. Spring. Break. EVER."
Write a story where someone says, "If only I could have met you ten years later, maybe… this all could have turned out differently."
You just invented the first time machine in Physics — but you accidentally sent yourself to the future instead of the past during the initial test drive. Now you must race against time to travel back to the present after learning of a secret that might change everything as the world knows it.
A drama club is horrified upon reading a review of their performance in their high school newspaper.
Write a story inspired by a photo on Instagram.
Write a story that retells a famous fairy tale, but in a modern-day high school setting.
It's Groundhog Day... and the day that keeps looping for you is the day of the most disastrous prom in the history of proms.
The theme for this year's prom is "Great Gatsby," and you're the head of the prom committee that's in charge of putting it together.
Because of a freak science experiment, you just had a body swap — with the principal of your high school! What do you do with your newfound role?
Write a story that's a retelling of your favorite book, from the perspective of a minor character.
Write a story about the friendship between an introvert and an extrovert
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