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539 Best Short Story Ideas for Authors in 2026
Showing 539 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
An advertising firm lands a huge contract to make Easter the yearÍs most popular holiday.
August 30, 1946: The date of the one and only time travel convention. You attend every year.
You start hearing sounds, but when you ask your friend about it, they look at you with a confused expression.
"Whatever you do, DO NOT touch this. Or else."
It's dodgeball day in P.E., and in a desperate attempt not to be picked last again for the teams, you...
"I love you," you said. Before you could hear a response, your phone died.
Describe a change that you think you've gone through.
It's your birthday! Write a story about the ideal birthday that you'd spend with your family, your friends, or yourself.
You saw something that you weren't supposed to see. Telling the truth could fix a horrible situation for one of the colleagues involved — but it would get you fired.
A team of scientists have successfully teleported an apple. It reappears with a bite taken out of it.
You start what was supposed to just be a business front for a money laundering scheme, but your silly idea is making more money than you ever dreamed.
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