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Best Narrative Writing Prompts

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Me Against the World with Rebecca Heyman

66 contest entries /
33 stories

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Closes at 23:59 - Apr 04 EST

Write a story based on the metaphor: “Chaos is a friend of mine.”

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You discover a long-kept family secret.

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Write a story about a mistake that results in wonderful consequences.

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Write a story that sets the stage through a newspaper clipping.

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Write a story about a character trying to determine whether life has meaning or reason.

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Write a story about a character who makes a mistake and learns from it.

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Tell a story through a shopping list.

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Your house is on fire and you're able to save one photograph. What would it be?

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"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!" You'd heard this all your life, and you'd started to hate it.

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Write a story about two opposites communicating.

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