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30 Best Teens Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
You discover a strange map that's been stuffed into your locker.
Write a short story in the form of a text message exchange between two best friends during history class.
Ten years later, you see the person who bullied you in middle school in the middle of 7-11.
Write a story about living a lie. You get to choose the lie.
Write a story about a character's first day at an after-school job in a retail store.
Overheard in Chemistry class: "Well, that wasn't supposed to happen."
Five competitive students are invited to board game night. Only one can win.
Write a story based on your very first memory.
Write a story that inverts a popular YA trope. You get to pick the trope.
Write about someone discovering something important from their childhood hidden in the back of a closet.
"Hi. It's me."
In front of you lie two doors. One contains your worst nightmare. The other, your greatest dream.
Write a story that takes place over the course of a house party.
Set your story at a sunny day in the park.
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