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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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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.

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

Write a short story from the perspective of a waitress working at one of the city's most romantic (and busy) restaurants on Valentine's Day.

Funny

At a friend's urging, you begrudgingly attend a Valentine's Day speed dating event.

Valentine's Day

"Love is a battlefield" had never rang so true.

Funny

Write about a specific time in history through love letters.

Historical Fiction

A massive blizzard has brought traffic to a grinding halt. You're stuck sitting in your car on the freeway with someone, and they decide that now is the time to break a piece of significant news to you.

Dramatic

10 cm of snow had fallen overnight, just as the weatherman predicted. The only thing is... the snow isn't white.

Fantasy

You're sitting by a window watching the flakes slowly and silently fall. Suddenly, you see something outside that snaps you out of your reverie.

Thriller and Suspense

You're walking down the street after the night after huge snowstorm and it's practically desolate, making it feel like you have the city all to yourself.

Winter

A typically mild city gets a huge snowfall for the first time ever. You are part of the cleanup crew.

Funny

Write a story about someone who works at a failing book store.

Fiction

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