Writeabout

Write a short story from the perspective of someone who works in the margins — a night watchman, a proof-reader, a backup goalkeeper, a B-side. What do they notice that everyone else misses?

A person is handed a box of someone else's archived life — letters, photos, receipts, a journal — and told to decide what gets kept for a museum. Write the scene where they find something that makes the decision impossible

In a future where every human decision is routed through a global AI to find the path of least resistance, one person begins making deliberately inefficient choices — and the system notices.

Write a piece told entirely in tempo — a frantic paragraph, then a slow one, then something that stutters and repeats. Let the structure carry the meaning, not just the words.

Imagine a future where national borders are replaced by something else entirely — climate zones, resource regions, ideological territories. What does that map look like, and is it better?

The forecast said clear skies. It lied. Write a short story where a weather event forces an unexpected decision that changes everything.

A person brings an item into a repair shop - that other repair shops have passed on, unaware of its true value.

You're a traveler stuck in a quiet town on New Year's Eve. The locals insist you stay inside after dark. You don't listen

Discuss a plot by thieves to steal a valuable item.

Describe being a hoarder.