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Write a story with a character or the narrator saying “I remember…”
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Write a story about people preparing for Y2K.
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31 stories
Write a story in which someone time-travels 25 years or more into the past.
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75 stories
Write a story from the POV of a now-defunct piece of technology.
Short Story
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80 stories
Write a story in the form of a landline phone conversation.
Dialogue
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78 stories
Center your story around an unexpected guest who changes a traditional get-together.
Short Story
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38 stories
Write a story that includes the line “I should’ve known better.”
Dramatic
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86 stories
Center your story around a character spending their first holiday alone.
Short Story
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66 stories
Write about someone who receives a gift or message that changes their life forever.
Dramatic
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93 stories
Write a story with the line “I wasn’t expecting that.”
Dramatic
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64 stories
Write a story about someone’s first Christmas after a major life change.
Short Story
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52 stories
Write a story about two characters who surprisingly end up spending a holiday or event together.
Short Story
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52 stories
Write a story that ends with a huge twist.
Dramatic
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81 stories
Write a story that starts and ends in the same place.
Short Story
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77 stories
Write a story set in a world of darkness where light is suddenly discovered.
Short Story
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40 stories
Write a story where someone who has done something wrong seeks a fresh start.
Dramatic
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27 stories
Write a story where a character relives the same event over and over again.
Short Story
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32 stories
Write a story that begins with an apology.
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78 stories
