Echoes from the Playground

Write a story where the joyful sounds from a children’s playground turn out to be ghostly echoes of children from decades past.

A common scene like a children’s playground takes on a intriguing twist when the playtime noises are not from living children, but spirits of the past. This eerie image allows exploring themes of lost innocence, the timelessness of childhood, and the fine line between reality and the supernatural. It opens questions such as: what is the story of these ghost children? Why are they stuck at the playground?