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30 Best High School Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
Write a story that retells a Shakespeare play, but in a modern-day high school setting.
Write a story about a haircut that doesn't go exactly the way that a character wanted it to.
Put yourself in your teacher's shoes for a moment, and write a story about a day at school from their perspective.
It's the year 2099, and everyone has a smartwatch that can tell them what age they die.
Write a story about the friendship between an introvert and an extrovert
Write a story with the worlds: "calculation," "corn," and "mayor."
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.
You are in charge of organizing a lunch for four famous historical figures. Who do you invite? Why?
Set your story at the bleachers of the track and field.
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.
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.
Write a story about a character who is under intense pressure to succeed at something.
Write a story from the perspective of your middle school self.
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