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53 Best Funny Short Story Ideas
Showing 53 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
You were mowing your lawn when someone walked by your yard and burst into tears.
It's Wednesday evening and you're off to the weekly meeting of your writer's block support group.
After searching for your lost cat for months, it saunters into your house one day. It looks rather plump.
You woke up and all seemed normal. Little did you know that before you'd even had a chance to get out of bed, you would become the subject of a prank.
You're a food critic eating the best meal of your life. You're at McDonalds.
Emotional baggage must now be checked in at the airport.
From a dog's perspective, humans seem to be either immortal or at least live extremely long lives. Write from the perspective of a dog contemplating this.
"I have to go!" she/he said suddenly, jumping up from the table during dinner.
A group of seniors in university have been planning a graduation prank all year. Today's finally the day.
A group of villains go on a team-building retreat.
You wake up to the sound of a voice. Nervous, you look around the room until your eyes land on your pet. You swear you just heard it sleep-talking.
You're a janitor at a large school. People wouldn't believe the things you've heard.
You start what was supposed to just be a business front for a money laundering scheme, but your silly idea is making more money than you ever dreamed.
Write a story with an open ending.
Your date finds an engagement ring inside a slice of cake they ordered for dessert. You weren't planning to propose.
You accidentally break something at a dinner party and go to ever-increasing lengths to cover it up.
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