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Write a story about a character obsessed with nutmeg.

Christmas

In the form of Christmas wishlists over the years, write a story about a character growing up.

Christmas

You are Santa Claus, and you're running late for work because you're stuck in the middle of a traffic jam caused by a Justice for Reindeer protest.

Christmas

"Excuse me," someone says to you, tapping you on the shoulder. "Are these your antlers? You dropped them."

Christmas

Write a story set in a department store during the Christmas sales.

Christmas

You volunteer at a homeless shelter. Write a story about spending Christmas day there.

Christmas

Your neighbor has blasted Christmas music every day of December for eight years… until one day the music stops.

Christmas

Write a story about a White Elephant party that goes terribly go wrong.

Christmas

Start your story with the sentence: "This is the story of how I became worse than the Grinch."

Christmas

Write a story about a Christmas dinner from the perspective of the family of mice that lives in the fireplace.

Christmas

You accidentally left cookies out on the table on Christmas eve. The next morning, they're gone — and you're the only person in the house.

Christmas

Write about a character who is returning home for Christmas for the first time in a long time.

Christmas

Write a murder story where the murder weapon is the knife used to carve a pumpkin.

Thriller and Suspense – 49 stories

Write about someone finding a monster under their bed.

Kids – 32 stories

Start your story with a blast of lightning casting a graveyard in a flash of brief, white light.

Dramatic – 36 stories

Write a story where someone sees the shadow of someone standing behind them.

Mystery – 62 stories

Start your story with a character encountering a black cat.

Horror – 74 stories

Write a story that includes someone saying, “Bon voyage.”

Adults – 17 stories

Write a story about a character who misses a train, for better or worse.

Adults – 33 stories

Make a train station an important part of your story.

Narrative – 74 stories

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