Write a short story about a situation or conflict of your choice, in either the first person or the third person and in either the present tense or the past tense—the choices are yours. Your story should be no longer than five pages.
Make ample use of detail and imagery, avoiding abstractions, generalizations, and Please write a short story about a situation or conflict of your choice. Details should be both concrete and significant—and keep in mind that an image appeals to one or more of the five senses. Remember to have confidence in your own, unique voice (a combination of diction, syntax, rhythm, idiom). Remember, too, that conflict is the engine of any good narrative, and that in a story something has to change. Don’t forget about rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
