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All Fun and Games

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Write about two characters on the verge of a life-changing event, but one has rigged the outcome.

Dramatic – 90 stories

Write about a character discovering something new about their past that changes how they remember an important moment.

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Write a story that starts with someone writing their will — one they know people won’t like.

Dramatic – 184 stories

Write a story about a teenager visiting the place where they grew up.

Dramatic – 31 stories

Write a story about an author who has just started writing again for the first time in a couple of years.

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Write a story about a group of people who meet every month to air out their mistakes.

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Write a story about a character who is certain the world is going to end today.

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"Quiet on set!" A dense hush fell, and you waited for your cue.

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It's 2 a.m. and you've been tossing and turning trying to get some sleep. Finally, you sit up. You know what you need to do.

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After a friend or family member's funeral, you come home to a stranger on your doorstep, who tells you that they're not really dead.

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You thought you’d never see this person again, yet here they are... albeit looking quite a bit different.

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You're pretty sure you've never been this scared before. Then again, anyone would be in your position.

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It’s your wedding day and as you’re saying your vows, a voice from the crowd yells, “I object!”

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You’re trying to act casual in a very precarious situation.

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As you’re pulling old receipts out of your bag, you realize that one of them has a message scrawled on it.

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“Stop!” you cried. But it was too late — the plan was already in motion.

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A character wakes up one morning and realizes that their every move and thought is being narrated aloud.

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On your deathbed, you are visited by an angel who will let you to re-live any single day of your life.

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After paying for your coffee, you dropped some pocket change into the coffee shop's "tip jar." You had no idea this small act would change someone's life.

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"Find a penny, pick it up. All day long, you'll have good luck." You thought of the old adage as you spotted a penny on the ground, picked it up, and put it in your pocket. You hoped the luck part was true.

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