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Write a story where the protagonist dies in the first paragraph.

Novel

You open your closet one morning. Something clatters out. You pick it up. The skeletons in your closet have been made real.

Funny

You wake up 10 years younger. What do you do?

High School

You're on a blind date — with your sworn enemy.

Funny

It's 1AM at night. But the sun is out.

Fantasy

You walk into your job and find a secret, coded note pinned to your desk. What do you do next?

High School

You wake up in a jail cell, crusted blood covering your hands. You have no idea how you got there. The cell door clangs open, and an officer walks you to an interrogation room where two detectives wait to question you.

Thriller and Suspense

You find a hand-written note on your windshield that says Drive west for 100 miles.

Thriller and Suspense

The morning after a blizzard you make your way outside and slowly start to realize everyone has disappeared.

Thriller and Suspense

She has been walking for hours. Her feet are starting to bleed. But she can’t stop moving… she can’t let him find her again.

Thriller and Suspense

As you're browsing through a rack of sweaters, someone approaches you and says, I need you to listen to me very carefully.

Thriller and Suspense

A loved one confides in you, but the secret could damage someone else you care about. What do you do?

High School

Guard this with your life.

Thriller and Suspense

They might have aged 50 years, but when they held yours, those hands felt exactly like they did the first time.

Romance

You've been bumping into the same stranger for months. Finally you decide to say hello.

Romance

You never would have guessed that in 48 hours you'd be married.

Romance

You have the ability to make anyone fall in love with you. You've just fallen in love for the first time. Do you use your power?

Romance

Well, that was a New Year's Eve kiss you won't forget anytime soon.

Romance

Valentine's Day at the retirement home.

Romance

Two mortal enemies fall in love when they're trapped in an elevator together and begin to see the other person's perspective.

Romance

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