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41 Best Narrative Short Story Ideas
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Someone just knocked on the door late at night, but you weren't expecting anyone. When you open the door... no one's there.
Describe a change that you think you've gone through.
Who would you choose as the TIME Person Of The Year? Why?
Describe your definition of a good life.
Write about what you want to be in the future, whether that's in terms of personality, goals, or career.
Write about the best day of your life.
Describe your greatest fear, and how you have or have not overcome it yet.
Turn one of your grandparent's old stories into fiction.
Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?
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