Microfiction

Microfiction: short fiction of a few hundred words or less.

Every day there is a new microfiction assignment. Try this to improve your creativity and to cultivate the discipline of writing.

(Feel free to suggest new subjects, topics, characters, genres, themes, and twists.)

Assignment 20090918

Given the character of a lottery winner, write a story in the horror genre, using the subject a confession and the theme a warning. If you feel extra creative, write in a dialect.

Your word limit is 245 words.

Assignment 20090917

Given the character of a cowboy, write a story in the historical fiction genre, using the subject a warning to others and the theme pure amusement. If you feel extra creative, use no adverbs.

Your word limit is 490 words.

Assignment 20090916

Given the character of a mysterious stranger, write a story in the fan fiction genre, using the subject a character description and the theme an exhortation to hope. If you feel extra creative, use only conversation.

Your word limit is 195 words.

Assignment 20090915

Given the character of a wise monkey, write a story in the contemporary fiction genre, using the subject a fight over another character and the theme man versus the supernatural. If you feel extra creative, rhyme well.

Your word limit is 240 words.

Assignment 20090914

Given the character of a single mother, write a story in the gothic romance genre, using the subject a high adventure and the theme a prophecy. If you feel extra creative, add another character of your choice.

Your word limit is 110 words.

Assignment 20090913

Given the character of a clown, write a story in the text message genre, using the subject a biography and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, write from the point of view of a newspaper columnist.

Your word limit is 150 words.

Assignment 20090912

Given the character of a small bug, write a story in the the back of a cereal box genre, using the subject a short debate and the theme coming of age. If you feel extra creative, use as many cliches as possible.

Your word limit is 220 words.

Assignment 20090911

Given the character of a historical figure, write a story in the space opera genre, using the subject an argument and the theme man versus man. If you feel extra creative, do not use any words longer than four letters.

Your word limit is 310 words.

Assignment 20090910

Given the character of a wise old owl, write a story in the back of the box instructions genre, using the subject a satire and the theme an exhortation to hope. If you feel extra creative, rhyme badly.

Your word limit is 205 words.

Assignment 20090909

Given the character of two arguing twins, write a story in the a comic book script genre, using the subject a funny anecdote and the theme man versus himself. If you feel extra creative, use no words (besides articles and pronouns) shorter than five letters.

Your word limit is 315 words.

Assignment 20090908

Given the character of the king of a foreign land, write a story in the technical writing genre, using the subject the storyline for a music video and the theme pure amusement. If you feel extra creative, add another genre of your choice.

Your word limit is 105 words.

Assignment 20090907

Given the character of the wind, write a story in the a marketing brochure genre, using the subject a confession and the theme a prophecy. If you feel extra creative, have the characters take no action besides thinking or speaking.

Your word limit is 250 words.

Assignment 20090906

Given the character of a lottery winner, write a story in the romance genre, using the subject a television commercial and the theme man versus the supernatural. If you feel extra creative, use as many puns as possible.

Your word limit is 210 words.

Assignment 20090905

Given the character of a robot balladeer, write a story in the superhero story genre, using the subject a fairy tale and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, write acrostically.

Your word limit is 190 words.

Assignment 20090904

Given the character of a talking frying pan, write a story in the contemporary fiction genre, using the subject a warning to others and the theme man versus man. If you feel extra creative, write in a dialect.

Your word limit is 260 words.