250+ Category: Flash Fiction Prompts
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The Crime Without Motive
Create a mystery where a crime is committed, but there’s no apparent motive.
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Memory Twist
Write a crime fiction where an eyewitness’s memory of the crime makes a twist in the narrative.
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Unseen Shadows
Write a flash fiction about a theft that occurred in broad daylight and the criminal remains invisible.
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The Perfect Alibi
Create a perfect crime narrative where the criminal planned the perfect alibi but was still caught.
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Unseen Guilty Pleasure
Compose a scene in which your character indulges in a guilty pleasure nobody knows they have.
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Reliving Memories
Write a brief piece where your character reminisces about a significant event in their past.
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Conversational Overlap
Craft a flash fiction piece where two characters are having separate conversations at the same time.
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The Relevation
Write a vignette where one simple, unexpectedly profound sentence changes the course of the conversation.
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Hidden Messages
Create a flash fiction story where the characters communicate crucial information but never state it explicitly.
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The Heated Exchange
Write a short piece involving an argument between two characters, where every line of dialogue progressively reveals more about their…
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The Farewell
Compose a flash fiction piece where the plot centers on a farewell conversation between two characters.
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Character Complexity
Draft a story from mainstream fiction where the character develops over time, before condensing it into a flash fiction where…
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Expanded Vs. Pointed Description
Write a story using detailed and elaborate descriptions, and then shave it down into a flash fiction utilizing pointed, impactful…
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Case of Resolution
Write a mainstream fiction piece with a clear resolution, and then reinterpret it as a flash fiction leaving it open-ended.
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Cinematic Vs. Static Snapshot
Write a mainstream story with multiple scenes and then convert it into a flash fiction focusing on only one static…
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The Length Matters
Write one story using conventional narrative standards and then rewrite the same tale as a piece of flash fiction.
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As Luck Would Have It
Write a story about the luckiest person in the world, but they attribute all their good fortune to seemingly random…
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Double Entendre Dilemma
Your character only understands and communicates in double entendres, leading to countless misunderstandings.
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Tiny Terrors
Create a story about a typically feared creature, like a dragon or monster, but make it hilariously incompetent.
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Ironic Invasions
Develop a flash fiction tale in which aliens visit our world but their intention is not to conquer it, but…
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Unintended Hero
Write a story about a character who accidentally saves the day while attempting to do something completely mundane.
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Nature’s Palette
Create a flash fiction story that describes an entire season in just one paragraph.
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Lost and Found
Write a flash fiction piece revolving around a single moment when a lost item is found.
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Conquering the word count
Write a flash fiction story in exactly 100 words about someone completing a task under a strict deadline.
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Pensive Shadows
Write a story where shadows are sentient and can reflect the emotional states of their ‘carriers’.
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The Forgotten Doll
Tell a tale of a forgotten doll and its journey, as it struggles to understand what caused its abandonment.
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In a Library’s Eyes
Create a flash fiction piece where a library is the narrator, detailing the stories of its visitors.
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Guardian of the Woods
Write a story about a tree that has the ability to communicate with and care for the creatures of the…
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An Abandoned Vessel
Write a story about a group of adventurers who comes across an abandoned ship in the middle of the ocean…
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The Lost Civilization
Devise a tale about a group of explorers who stumble upon a long-lost civilization hidden in the dense jungle.
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Treasure Hunt
Develop a narrative about a high-stakes treasure hunt, exploring the lengths your characters will go for unimaginable riches.
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Alien Encounter
Craft a tale of a first-time encounter with an extraterrestrial life form during a deep-space mission.