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30 Best High School Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
Write a story using only dialogue that illustrates what a normal day at your school looks like.
Re-write Romeo and Juliet as a short story... but make it horror.
Write a story about your dream vacation.
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.
A drama club is horrified upon reading a review of their performance in their high school newspaper.
Write a short story inspired by your favorite song.
Write a story about a character who is under intense pressure to succeed at something.
Write a story about the friendship between an introvert and an extrovert
Put yourself in your teacher's shoes for a moment, and write a story about a day at school from their perspective.
Write a story from the perspective of your middle school self.
Your academic rival at school has joined the Art Club, so now you must also join the Art Club. Problem is, you're pretty sure that you're colorblind.
Write a story that retells a famous fairy tale, but in a modern-day high school setting.
"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."
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