Microfiction Prompt Generator 
  Craft flash stories that surprise, provoke, and inspire — from just a few words.
  
    Instructions to AI:  
    Using the selected values below, generate a concise, creative, and emotionally rich microfiction writing prompt. The prompt should guide a writer to develop a story under 500 words that includes a vivid setting, unique character, clear conflict, central theme, and an unexpected element or twist. The tone and style should reflect the selections. Include tension, transformation, or ambiguity. Focus on sensory detail and symbolism. Do not produce a list—write a single bolded paragraph  that can inspire immediate storytelling.
  
  
    Story Tone 
      
        Dark Whimsical Melancholy Hopeful 
        Romantic Tragic Absurd Suspenseful 
        Comedic Heartwarming Mysterious Empowering 
        Cynical Uplifting Surreal Gritty 
        Somber Satirical 
       
    
    Word Count Goal 
      
        6 words 25 words 50 words 100 words 
        250 words 500 words Twitter-length Flash fiction (1000) 
        One paragraph Drabble (100) Haiku-style Nanotale 
        SMS format Single sentence Dialogue only Title only 
        3-line story 
       
    
    Story Setting 
      
        Post-apocalyptic Urban Medieval Outer space 
        Underwater Haunted house Deserted island Virtual world 
        Parallel dimension Suburbia Time loop Steampunk city 
        Train station Airport terminal Marketplace Burning forest 
        Abandoned school 
       
    
    Main Character Type 
      
        Outcast AI Wanderer Child 
        Elderly person Villain Ghost Detective 
        Animal Time traveler Alien Ordinary person 
        Forgotten twin Clone Rebel leader Secret royal 
        Escaped prisoner 
       
    
    Theme 
      
        Redemption Loss Revenge Discovery 
        Betrayal Transformation Isolation Freedom 
        Regret Justice Memory Obsession 
        Fear of change Grief Forgiveness Hope vs. despair 
        Legacy 
       
    
    Conflict Type 
      
        Man vs. Self Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Technology 
        Man vs. Society Man vs. Supernatural Man vs. Fate Man vs. Time 
        Man vs. Reality Man vs. Unknown Man vs. AI Man vs. Authority 
        Man vs. Belief Man vs. Past Man vs. Self-image Man vs. Silence 
        Man vs. Nature’s Law 
       
    
    Symbolic Object 
      
        Broken mirror Old photograph Pocket watch Rusty key 
        Feather Locked box Red balloon Journal 
        Origami crane Weathered coin Antique ring Magic book 
        Faded map Single shoe Cracked phone Bloodstained glove 
        Burning letter 
       
    
    Surprise Element 
      
        A lie is revealed It was all a dream A character disappears 
        Something explodes Unexpected reunion Secret identity 
        Sudden silence Animal speaks Time stops Reality bends 
        Phone rings Power outage 
        Deus ex machina Object comes alive Role reversal Swap realities 
        Memory erased 
       
    
    Narrative Style 
      
        First person Second person Third person limited Omniscient narrator 
        Stream of consciousness Epistolary Non-linear Reverse order 
        Fragmented Diary entries Spoken monologue Dream sequence 
        Mixed POV Script format List story Scene snapshots 
        Dialogue only 
       
    
    Final Twist 
      
        They were dead all along The villain wins Reality was fake The hero forgets everything 
        The enemy is family The ending loops Time resets A choice must be undone 
        No one was real Just a simulation It was a warning They vanish forever 
        The narrator lied It’s a prequel It ends mid-sentence Reversal of fate 
        The hero becomes the villain 
       
    
    Intended Audience 
      
        Teens Adults Writers’ workshop Fiction contest 
        Poetry group Late-night readers Creative class Speculative fans 
        Writers block group English learners Twitter writers Bloggers 
        Short fiction clubs Flash fiction sites Classroom use Social media 
        Public readings 
       
    
    Narrative Challenge 
      
        Include a color in every sentence No dialogue allowed Only one named character 
        End with a question Include a letter or message Use only three paragraphs 
        Reveal the twist in the first sentence Describe a single minute Show a transformation 
        Take place in a moving vehicle Start and end with same line Must include a countdown 
        Only describe physical actions No adjectives allowed Story must contain a riddle 
        Use only questions Write in present tense only 
       
    
   
  
  
  
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