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47 Best Dramatic Short Story Ideas
Showing 47 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
It's the beginning of a new term at your university. As usual, you scramble to your first class and get there just in time. No one is there but you and the professor.
A long-standing feud erupts during a funeral or wedding.
As the floor trembles and the walls shake, you know there is only one way to survive.
As the sun set, the desert wasteland glowed an eerie red.
"I love you," you said. Before you could hear a response, your phone died.
"Today is the last day," you decide, staring up at the 67-story building that has owned your life for the last 10 years.
A bittersweet farewell: bitter for one person, sweet for the other.
You're on an island in the middle of the ocean. One day you find a bottle washed up on the shore with a piece of paper in it.
You're on a train when someone sits across from you and begins to cry.
You are an astronaut spending your last few hours on Earth before a journey into space.
You are home alone watching TV. A character dials a number on their phone. Your phone rings.
You're kneeling in the dirt, working on your garden when your attention is drawn up by a person saying, "Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt, but..."
You are part of a huge team of accountants that manages the karma of people on earth.
You discover a secret family member you never knew existed.
You wake up unable to say a word, but can all of a sudden write the most amazing music.
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