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30 Best Teens Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
Write a story that takes place over the course of a house party.
Write a story about coming out. The ending is a happy one.
Ten years later, you see the person who bullied you in middle school in the middle of 7-11.
Sweet Sixteenth? More like Salty Sixteenth!
Re-tell Jane Eyre as a short story... but set it in the far future.
You find a note in your locker that is not intended for you, but the person with the next locker over. What does the note say? What do you do with it?
Write a story about a character's first day at an after-school job in a retail store.
Write a story about a test that your character has to overcome. The test can be metaphorical or figurative.
Write a story about living a lie. You get to choose the lie.
"Hi. It's me."
Using only the setting of birthday parties, write a story about growing up.
Write a story based on your very first memory.
Fairy godmothers exist, and yours just introduced herself to you on your 15th birthday.
You discover a strange map that's been stuffed into your locker.
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