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You'd always wanted to fall in with this crowd. Now that you had, you weren't sure about them anymore.

Horror

You were on your way to see a doctor who promised to know the secret to making yourself fall out of love with someone.

Fantasy

There was no going back now: you finally decided to go for it, and let the chips fall where they may.

Funny

Their biggest fear was that they would fall behind the times. Today it seemed to be coming true.

Sad

You have a few friends over for a Halloween party. You've just finished watching a scary movie when the power goes out and the door is slammed open. What happens next?

Halloween

At the start of your story, mention object that doesn't seem important. By the end of the story, have this object play a surprisingly key role.

Short Story

Write a story where the weather, atmosphere, or setting reflects the outcome of the story. (For example, if it's a happy ending the weather might be sunny; if it's a sad ending, the story might be set in a deserted town).

Nonfiction

At some point in the story, have a character casually say something that hints at the ending.

Fiction

In the first sentence of your story, have the narrator tell us exactly what's going to happen — but not how it will happen.

Novel

Write a story that includes a character hearing their fate by a fortune teller.

Fantasy

You lived a quiet life without surprise or disruption. Until today.

Funny

As a joke, you put on a tinfoil hat. Suddenly your mind goes completely silent.

Fantasy

Silence is now literally golden. For every day of total silence a person completes, they receive a piece of gold.

Fantasy

You'd been saving to buy a cottage for the last ten years. Today was your first day there, and you were enjoying the peace and quiet you'd earned while reflecting on the last ten years.

Fantasy

You live in a busy and bustling city, where the sound of traffic is constant. One morning you wake up to complete silence.

Fantasy

A new candy had been invented that allowed the person who ate it to relive any memory they wanted. There was a lineup outside the shop.

Fantasy

You were the oldest person still living in the town and you remembered things no one else did.

Mystery

Your grandparent had once said, "if you only remember one thing, let it be this" and then gave you a piece of advice. What was the advice?

Dramatic

Two old friends meet to reminisce about old times and find out they have very different perspectives on a shared memory.

Dramatic

They blew the dust off an album and sat down to look at pictures they had not seen in decades.

Dramatic

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