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Endings & Beginnings with David Restaino
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Start your story with someone entering a taxi and saying ‘follow that car.’
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33 stories
Start your story with a home alarm system going off.
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49 stories
Write about someone whose desire to constantly improve something borders on obsessive.
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25 stories
Write a story where someone says, “Everything is changing.”
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59 stories
Start your story with someone looking at a breathtaking view and getting emotional.
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64 stories
Write about a character whose job is to bring water to people.
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42 stories
Start your story with the whistle of a kettle.
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60 stories
Write about someone seeking an oasis in a desert — whether literally, or figuratively.
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37 stories
Write about a child witnessing a major historical event.
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237 stories
Start your story with someone admitting a secret and end it with someone telling a lie.
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180 stories
Write about a character who’s finally on the verge of achieving their lifelong dream.
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135 stories
Write about a family attempting to hide their secrets from someone new.
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121 stories
Write a story that starts with someone writing their will — one they know people won’t like.
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183 stories
