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30 Best Teens Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
Write about someone discovering something important from their childhood hidden in the back of a closet.
Write a story about coming out. The ending is a happy one.
Write a story about a terrible, unfixable hair cut.
Write a story based on your very first memory.
Using only the setting of birthday parties, write a story about growing up.
Ten years later, you see the person who bullied you in middle school in the middle of 7-11.
Re-tell Jane Eyre as a short story... but set it in the far future.
Write a dual perspective story, with each alternating perspective based on one of these two words: "bitter" and "sweet."
Five competitive students are invited to board game night. Only one can win.
"Pick a card, any card. But take care — which card you pull out will determine your fate."
Write a story based on the last text you received.
Write about a story where Mondays are deleted from the universe.
Write a short story in the form of a text message exchange between two best friends during history class.
A pair of twins swap places for a day. What do they find out about each other?
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