Microfiction

Given the character of a child, write a story in the historical fiction genre, using the subject a biography and the theme coming of age. If you feel extra creative, add another character of your choice.

Your word limit is 460 words.

Given the character of three thieves, write a story in the words scribbled in the margin of another book genre, using the subject a retelling of a conversation and the theme a "just so" story. 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 an oyster, write a story in the a marketing brochure genre, using the subject a one-up contest and the theme man versus himself. If you feel extra creative, rhyme badly.

Your word limit is 135 words.

Given the character of a single mother, write a story in the overheard on public transportation genre, using the subject a funny anecdote and the theme bizarre happenings. If you feel extra creative, write in rhyming couplets.

Your word limit is 90 words.

Given the character of an inanimate object, write a story in the a really bad poem genre, using the subject a television commercial and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, start every sentence with the same letter.

Your word limit is 425 words.

Given the character of a cowboy, write a story in the text message genre, using the subject a public service announcement and the theme pure amusement. If you feel extra creative, write from the point of view of a newspaper columnist.

Your word limit is 450 words.

Given the character of a mythological figure, write a story in the teen-speak genre, using the subject a warning to others and the theme man versus the supernatural. If you feel extra creative, add another genre of your choice.

Your word limit is 180 words.

Given the character of a small bug, write a story in the a Twitter conversation genre, using the subject a love story and the theme a fable with a moral. If you feel extra creative, write acrostically.

Your word limit is 375 words.

Given the character of the wind, write a story in the space opera genre, using the subject an argument and the theme a warning. If you feel extra creative, use only conversation.

Your word limit is 110 words.

Given the character of a talking animal, write a story in the chick literature genre, using the subject a philosophical treatise and the theme man versus man. If you feel extra creative, write in dialect.

Your word limit is 440 words.

Given the character of a body builder, write a story in the a comic book script genre, using the subject metafiction about fiction and the theme a "just so" story. If you feel extra creative, use no adverbs.

Your word limit is 490 words.

Given the character of a mysterious stranger, write a story in the science fiction genre, using the subject improvisational conversation and the theme coming of age. If you feel extra creative, write from the ending first.

Your word limit is 85 words.

Given the character of a wise monkey, write a story in the horror genre, using the subject a confession and the theme an exhortation to hope. If you feel extra creative, write dialog only in questions.

Your word limit is 315 words.

Given the character of the king of a foreign land, write a story in the the back of a cereal box genre, using the subject a fairy tale and the theme man versus nature. If you feel extra creative, write in a dialect.

Your word limit is 360 words.

Given the character of an arsonist, write a story in the back of the box instructions genre, using the subject the storyline for a music video and the theme man versus the supernatural. If you feel extra creative, hit the word limit exactly.

Your word limit is 250 words.