Microfiction

Given the character of a body builder, write a story in the words scribbled in the margin of another book genre, using the subject a warning to others and the theme coming of age. If you feel extra creative, rhyme well.

Your word limit is 320 words.

Given the character of a single mother, write a story in the space opera genre, using the subject a fight over another character and the theme a warning. If you feel extra creative, use as many cliches as possible.

Your word limit is 445 words.

Given the character of your grandparents, write a story in the horror genre, using the subject metafiction about fiction and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, write only one sentence at a time.

Your word limit is 465 words.

Given the character of an oyster, write a story in the magical reality genre, using the subject a short debate and the theme man versus man. If you feel extra creative, use only conversation.

Your word limit is 165 words.

Given the character of a talking animal, write a story in the the back of a cereal box genre, using the subject a biography and the theme an exhortation to hope. If you feel extra creative, hit the word limit exactly.

Your word limit is 410 words.

Given the character of a cowboy, write a story in the chick literature genre, using the subject a fairy tale and the theme pure amusement. If you feel extra creative, add another genre of your choice.

Your word limit is 420 words.

Given the character of a mythological figure, write a story in the a Twitter conversation genre, using the subject a retelling of a Shakespeare play and the theme bizarre happenings. If you feel extra creative, write dialog only in questions.

Your word limit is 205 words.

Given the character of a child, write a story in the what radio people say when the microphones are off genre, using the subject the storyline for a music video and the theme a "just so" story. If you feel extra creative, write in rhyming couplets.

Your word limit is 405 words.

Given the character of a kitchen appliance, write a story in the romance genre, using the subject a campfire story and the theme man versus himself. If you feel extra creative, use as many puns as possible.

Your word limit is 260 words.

Given the character of a small bug, write a story in the superhero story genre, using the subject a high adventure and the theme coming of age. If you feel extra creative, write from the point of view of a newspaper columnist.

Your word limit is 195 words.

Given the character of a mysterious stranger, write a story in the fan fiction genre, using the subject a love story and the theme man versus man. If you feel extra creative, have the characters take no action besides thinking or speaking.

Your word limit is 480 words.

Given the character of a wise old owl, write a story in the technical writing genre, using the subject improvisational conversation and the theme an exhortation to hope. If you feel extra creative, write in a dialect.

Your word limit is 335 words.

Given the character of the king of a foreign land, write a story in the contemporary fiction genre, using the subject a one-up contest and the theme a warning. If you feel extra creative, use a character from another work you've read.

Your word limit is 380 words.

Given the character of a body builder, write a story in the a comic book script genre, using the subject a confession and the theme a prophecy. If you feel extra creative, write from the point of view of a first grader.

Your word limit is 160 words.

Given the character of a wise monkey, write a story in the back of the box instructions genre, using the subject how a boring history book might describe it and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, rhyme badly.

Your word limit is 440 words.