32 Funny Short Story Ideas

Amusing writing prompts for those with writer's block.

Two alligators falling in love
What happened to mommy long legs
Cookie Monster fighting his addiction
The man who had a fear of balloons
What led up to the world's longest group hug
The forgotten 8th dwarf from Snow White
The story of a buffalo that was born with actual wings
The tragedy of the last dodo bird to ever exist
Somebody getting the absolute worst happy meal toy
The stresses of a stegosaurus's new job
A time when Mr. Rogers got angry
A polar bear gets stuck in a giant bubble and starts to fly away
Scientists discover what birds like to laugh at
The biggest issue of two bees without knees
An awkward encounter with a pear tree that can talk
The tale of the Burger Prince and his quest to become the next Burger King
What would happen if everybody had electronic belly buttons and they each did something unique
A dramatization of that fire you started that one time (I feel like we've all done it)
A conflict between a unicycle gang and a moped gang
The girl who bought a cyborg goldfish
What Bigfoot's parents are like
An extra tall giraffe having trouble fitting in
A professional mini-golfer's last game
A professional kazoo player's big break
The longest game of tic tac toe
A day in the life of whatever animal you envy most (e.g., seahorses)
Pajama day at the office
Wizard of Oz characters stuck in Kansas
An old man trying to prove that the sun is flat
How Casper the friendly ghost died
What would go down if Scrabble was like Jumanji where everything came to life
The final match of a worldwide thumb war tournament

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