Microfiction

Given the character of a child, write a story in the overheard on public transportation genre, using the subject a biography and the theme a "just so" story. If you feel extra creative, do not use any words longer than four letters.

Your word limit is 350 words.

Given the character of a lottery winner, write a story in the historical fiction genre, using the subject a funny anecdote and the theme pure amusement. If you feel extra creative, write from the point of view of a newspaper columnist.

Your word limit is 415 words.

Given the character of an inanimate object, write a story in the technical writing genre, using the subject a one-up contest and the theme a fable with a moral. If you feel extra creative, write only one sentence at a time.

Your word limit is 385 words.

Given the character of three thieves, write a story in the text message genre, using the subject the storyline for a music video and the theme an exhortation to hope. If you feel extra creative, write in dialect.

Your word limit is 80 words.

Given the character of a historical figure, write a story in the a Twitter conversation genre, using the subject a television commercial and the theme man versus himself. If you feel extra creative, write in rhyming couplets.

Your word limit is 395 words.

Given the character of a talking animal, write a story in the superhero story genre, using the subject a confession and the theme bizarre happenings. If you feel extra creative, have the characters take no action besides thinking or speaking.

Your word limit is 190 words.

Given the character of a kitchen appliance, write a story in the contemporary fiction genre, using the subject a philosophical treatise and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, use only conversation.

Your word limit is 145 words.

Given the character of the wind, write a story in the romance genre, using the subject a short debate and the theme a prophecy. If you feel extra creative, use awkward comparisons and images.

Your word limit is 250 words.

Given the character of a small bug, write a story in the back of the box instructions genre, using the subject metafiction about fiction and the theme pure amusement. If you feel extra creative, write dialog only in questions.

Your word limit is 295 words.

Given the character of a body builder, write a story in the steampunk genre, using the subject a love story and the theme a "just so" story. If you feel extra creative, hit the word limit exactly.

Your word limit is 490 words.

Given the character of a clown, write a story in the teen-speak genre, using the subject an argument and the theme a warning. If you feel extra creative, write in a dialect.

Your word limit is 310 words.

Given the character of two arguing twins, write a story in the what radio people say when the microphones are off genre, using the subject a character description and the theme man versus himself. If you feel extra creative, add another genre of your choice.

Your word limit is 175 words.

Given the character of an oyster, write a story in the words scribbled in the margin of another book genre, using the subject a fairy tale and the theme man versus the supernatural. If you feel extra creative, use as many puns as possible.

Your word limit is 310 words.

Given the character of the king of a foreign land, write a story in the a really bad poem genre, using the subject improvisational conversation and the theme a fable with a moral. If you feel extra creative, write from the point of view of a first grader.

Your word limit is 415 words.

Given the character of a lottery winner, write a story in the magical reality genre, using the subject a biography and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, write acrostically.

Your word limit is 450 words.