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A crime’s been committed, and the only clues left behind are a half-eaten apple and a bobby pin.

Mystery

You open a book and note with a letterhead falls out. At the top it says: If you are reading this, you have been chosen.

Mystery

You wake up one morning and can’t stop rhyming everything you say.

Funny

Interview a fictional villain.

Funny

Imagine you owned a pet monkey for a day. What would you do with it?

Kids

Write about your favorite birthday present. Why is it your favorite?

Kids

Contrary to popular belief, dragons are actually very kind and generous, and faeries are mean-spirited bullies.

Fantasy

You’ve been raised all your life to fulfill a prophecy, only for the seer to realize they were mistaken — you have no great destiny after all. What do you do now?

Fantasy

Write a short story where the protagonist has a doppelgänger.

Thriller and Suspense

Write a short dark comedy in which a long-unsolved mystery is finally cracked.

Mystery

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.

Dramatic

"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.

Dramatic

"It was just here!" you shouted, frantically searching your pockets for the missing thing.

Middle School

Your fingers tensed around the object in your pocket, ready to pull it out at a moment's notice.

Thriller and Suspense

While cleaning out your attic, you reach into the pocket of a long-forgotten coat and discover an old ticket stub.

Dramatic

Write a story about someone who would be described, above all else, as: determined.

High School

Write a story about someone who would be described, above all else, as: honest.

High School

Write a story about someone who would be described, above all else, as: kind.

High School

Write a story about someone who would be described, above all else, as: intelligent.

Middle School

Write a story about someone who would be described, above all else, as: loyal.

Middle School

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