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30 Best Middle School Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
Write a story that's entirely set in the cafeteria.
Write a story about the passage of time based only upon a series of birthday wishes.
Write a story about a character who's just moved into town.
Pick a color and write a story based on the feelings that that color evokes for you.
Write a story about a world in which Mondays don't exist.
A door in the locker room leads to a magical fantasy world.
You've just made the discovery of secret playground deep in the woods... and only you know of its existence.
Write a story about two characters competing to take the worst ever picture-day portrait.
You're home alone for the first time ever. Write a story about how the day unfolds.
Write a story about a series of unfortunate events that takes place over the span of a field trip.
It's your last time trick-or-treating. What's your costume? How do you spend the evening?
Write a story about a character who sees the ocean for the first time.
A character must overcome their fear of running to join the soccer team, where their longtime crush is.
You're cleaning the attic when you find something terribly old, terribly fragile, and terribly powerful...
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