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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