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Write a story about a club devoted entirely to predicting the future.

Funny

Write a story about a character who can't figure out when they're dreaming or awake.

Thriller and Suspense

You are Hollywood's most successful tabloid paparazzi photographer, and you are about to retire.

Funny

"Quiet on set!" A dense hush fell, and you waited for your cue.

Dramatic

It's 2 a.m. and you've been tossing and turning trying to get some sleep. Finally, you sit up. You know what you need to do.

Dramatic

On your 30th birthday, you left Hollywood and vowed never to return. And you hadn't, until now.

Adults

It's 2 a.m. and you're heading home, reflecting on the night you just had.

Funny

You are the host of a celebrity home tour in Hollywood.

Funny

After a particularly rainy Spring, a record number of people had wished "rain, rain, go away, come again another day." That was two years ago, and not a single raindrop had fallen since.

Kids

You discover a trap door in your home that you never knew about.

Mystery

It's just been discovered that luck is a hereditary trait.

Fantasy

For hundreds of years, it's been thought that all of the land has been discovered. But that's not true, and you're about to prove it.

Fantasy

You discover a long-kept family secret.

Narrative

Write a simple slice of life piece about a Spring evening by a lake.

Spring

This year, when everyone set their clocks forward an hour for Daylight Savings... time went much further forward than simply an hour.

Fantasy

It's official. Life has been discovered on another planet, and it's trying to communicate with Earth.

Science Fiction

You're a professional cleaner and the beginning of spring is always your busiest time.

Funny

Write a story about an abandoned town.

Dystopian

Write a story about an abandoned amusement park.

Middle School

Write a story about an abandoned home.

Sad

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