Microfiction

Given the character of a wise monkey, write a story in the romance genre, using the subject a character description and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, write in rhyming couplets.

Your word limit is 325 words.

Given the character of three thieves, write a story in the back of the box instructions genre, using the subject a biography and the theme an exhortation to hope. If you feel extra creative, add another character of your choice.

Your word limit is 135 words.

Given the character of a wise old owl, write a story in the technical writing genre, using the subject a fairy tale and the theme man versus man. If you feel extra creative, rhyme well.

Your word limit is 165 words.

Given the character of a small bug, write a story in the horror genre, using the subject a satire and the theme bizarre happenings. If you feel extra creative, use a character from another work you've read.

Your word limit is 100 words.

Given the character of the king of a foreign land, write a story in the contemporary fiction genre, using the subject a funny anecdote and the theme a "just so" story. If you feel extra creative, write from the point of view of a newspaper columnist.

Your word limit is 245 words.

Given the character of a child, write a story in the historical fiction genre, using the subject a philosophical treatise and the theme coming of age. If you feel extra creative, rhyme badly.

Your word limit is 125 words.

Given the character of a robot balladeer, write a story in the fan fiction genre, using the subject improvisational conversation and the theme pure amusement. If you feel extra creative, do not use any words longer than four letters.

Your word limit is 240 words.

Given the character of a clown, write a story in the superhero story genre, using the subject a television commercial and the theme man versus himself. If you feel extra creative, have the characters take no action besides thinking or speaking.

Your word limit is 50 words.

Given the character of two arguing twins, write a story in the text message genre, using the subject a love story and the theme a fable with a moral. If you feel extra creative, hit the word limit exactly.

Your word limit is 365 words.

Given the character of an inanimate object, write a story in the a really bad poem genre, using the subject how a boring history book might describe it and the theme an exhortation to hope. If you feel extra creative, write in a dialect.

Your word limit is 205 words.

Given the character of an oyster, write a story in the what radio people say when the microphones are off genre, using the subject a campfire story and the theme a prophecy. If you feel extra creative, write from the ending first.

Your word limit is 480 words.

Given the character of a mythological figure, write a story in the gothic romance genre, using the subject a fight over another character and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, add another genre of your choice.

Your word limit is 465 words.

Given the character of your grandparents, write a story in the teen-speak genre, using the subject a retelling of a Shakespeare play and the theme man versus the supernatural. If you feel extra creative, use no words (besides articles and pronouns) shorter than five letters.

Your word limit is 375 words.

Given the character of a talking animal, write a story in the chick literature genre, using the subject a character description and the theme coming of age. If you feel extra creative, use as many puns as possible.

Your word limit is 485 words.

Given the character of a wise monkey, write a story in the a comic book script genre, using the subject the storyline for a music video and the theme man versus himself. If you feel extra creative, write from the point of view of a first grader.

Your word limit is 295 words.