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Frame your story as an adult recalling the events of their childhood.
Adults
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245 stories
Start your story with a metaphor about human nature.
Fiction
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109 stories
Write a story that involves a reflection in a mirror.
Horror
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296 stories
Write a story about a character who always repeats themselves.
Character
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47 stories
Write a story in which the same line recurs three times.
Fiction
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164 stories
Write a story that involves a secret or magic ingredient.
Halloween
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118 stories
Write about a character preparing a meal for somebody else.
Fluff
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158 stories
Write a story where a meal or dinner goes horribly wrong.
Thanksgiving
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204 stories
Start or end your story with two characters sitting down for a meal.
Middle School
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265 stories
Write a story about characters going on a summer road trip.
Summer
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105 stories
Write a story about somebody reminiscing on an event that happened many summers ago.
Summer
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220 stories
End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.
Summer
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211 stories
Write about the longest day of the year, or a day that never seems to end.
Summer
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99 stories
Begin your story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset.
Fluff
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275 stories
Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.
Angst
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321 stories
Set your story on (or in) a winding river.
Middle School
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122 stories
Write about someone who’s desperately trying to change their luck.
Teens
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101 stories
