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	<title>Story Institute &#187; Short Story Topics</title>
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		<title>Short Story Topic &#8211; Moving Day</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2011/07/31/short-story-topic-moving-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This day is is dreaded by children and parents everywhere.  While they are looking forward to the newness of different house and change of scenery, each will miss a part of the space they are leaving behind.  Each will bring with them a memory to recreate in the new location.  Today&#8217;s move with our family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Greatest Artist in the World</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2011/06/04/the-greatest-artist-in-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FuzzyRider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Short Story Topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short story ideas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=3580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am not a writer, and this will probably be my only post ever on this site.  I hope someone can make some use of this idea, for I certainly can&#8217;t. &#160; For background, I have recently had occasion to research the topic of color blindness, and I came across a curious and very rare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New RamblingVerser Podcasts to appear soon&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/02/10/new-ramblingverser-podcasts-to-appear-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/02/10/new-ramblingverser-podcasts-to-appear-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plotlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[author conversations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=3010</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a much too long of a hiatus, Story Institute&#8217;s RamblingVerser podcast will be returning to the air&#8230;or rather clouded waves&#8230;This season, we will bring back some familiar favorites such as the quote, poem, and topics of the week as well as add some structure to your storytelling and writing. We will be bringing in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Spirits in the Family</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/30/short-story-topics-spirits-in-the-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/30/short-story-topics-spirits-in-the-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Short Story Topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ghosts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[television]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ghosts are just a part of our imagination and storylines. Ghosts are visions, merely illusions that interact with the residents of this realm only to be shunned and frightened. There is a small family of spirits that somehow bonded, connected together, and decided to live together in an old television. They continually put on shows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Flower Power</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/29/short-story-topics-flower-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/29/short-story-topics-flower-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Short Story Topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[intensity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Picking the right flower can make or break a relationship. Do you go with the red ones? The pink ones? The white ones? The roses? The tulips? The brightly-colored, always in bloom ones? Wait, those might be plastic. They might be, but as you pass the store, you are drawn in by the beauty, fragrance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Pet Turtles Are Funny</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/28/short-story-topics-pet-turtles-are-funny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/28/short-story-topics-pet-turtles-are-funny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Short Story Topics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pets are wonderful for teaching children responsibility. What better way to teach a boy the responsibility of a pet than with a turtle. That is what the eight-year old boy thought. That is until he met the turtle. The creature disappears inside its shell every time the boy gets near. The boy’s sister sits and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Away to Nature</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/27/short-story-topics-away-to-nature/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/27/short-story-topics-away-to-nature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[giraffes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The tall creature lingered into view. The young couple sat on their hotel balcony and watched the long tongue wrapped itself around a nearby tree, slowly stripping off the green leaving only the remnants of a darker, brownish color coated in saliva. The man and woman embrace and watch this simple act of nature. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Soothing Sounds of Romance</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/26/short-story-topics-soothing-sounds-of-romance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/26/short-story-topics-soothing-sounds-of-romance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=927</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Soft harmonious notes simply soothe the soul. They provide opportunities to rest and opportunities to romance. During a concert, anything can happen. Looking into the eyes of your soulmate and becoming lost is still within the realm of possibilities. This is true for Bill. As he listens to the simple melodies and becomes engulfed within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Lost Gem in Hiding</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/25/short-story-topics-lost-gem-in-hiding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/25/short-story-topics-lost-gem-in-hiding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Barley didn’t want to track down the missing emerald. Barley didn’t want to blend into another culture he barely understood. Barley didn’t want to venture into the swamp. Barley just wanted to be Barley…then again, who else would? This is a simple story about an agent who tracks down missing treasures. The prizes are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Looking for Fantasylands</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/24/short-story-topics-looking-for-fantasylands/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/24/short-story-topics-looking-for-fantasylands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adventure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fairies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the difference between sprites and fairies? How about fairies and pixies? At some point, they were the same. At some point, they became different. At some point, they just moved away from one location to many. Until one day when another creature finds a document with hints of where each group moved. What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Riding the Kite of Imagination</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/23/short-story-topics-riding-the-kite-of-imagination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/23/short-story-topics-riding-the-kite-of-imagination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Children have adventures when the rest of us are simply living our lives. Siblings have even more special adventures in between fights and scream fests. This story begins with a mother listening into the stories of two sisters playing in their bedroom. “Lets fly a kite and get stuck in the air,” says the littlest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Selected Stories Unravel</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/22/short-story-topics-selected-stories-unravel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/22/short-story-topics-selected-stories-unravel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The book has sat on the shelf since you were three. OK, maybe four…However, the book has always been there. You remember when you were ten, opening the cover once…once…And, your father stood over you and asked where the book belonged. You quickly put it back. You managed to see a few words inside the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Gifts Shared at a New Home</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/21/short-story-topics-gifts-shared-at-a-new-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/21/short-story-topics-gifts-shared-at-a-new-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Small, feathered creatures make their way into a new pond. In order to feel welcome, they bring a few gifts for their new neighbors. Each treasure is specially selected for each new friend. The ducks listen to each story and find out who represents each prize. Choose the gifts. Choose the new friends. Choose the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Clock Stopping</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/20/short-story-topics-clock-stopping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[These days, carrying a watch is a pain on the wrist. With cell phones, PDAs, and computers all around us, the need for another form of the constricting value of time becomes less desirable. What happens if the digital clocks just stopped displaying. They still worked. However, only other computerized devices could read the time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Mysterious Delivery</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/19/short-story-topics-mysterious-delivery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The day was not cloudy and the night was as dark as usual. Nothing out of the ordinary was happening. Of course, that is how it usually works out, isn’t it…the truck of new bamboo arrived at the zoo…yes, bamboo, and yes, the zoo. The exhibits needed some new foliage and the pandas needed some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Horse of a New Color</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/18/short-story-topics-horse-of-a-new-color/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/18/short-story-topics-horse-of-a-new-color/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=902</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought that the horse of a different color could be real? What if the wish of one little girl helped make this fantasy more of a reality? What if the horse changed colors depending on the mood it was in? What if? What if? That is what the 6 year old little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Grandma and the Friendly Feline</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/17/short-story-topics-grandma-and-the-friendly-feline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.storyinstitute.com/?p=882</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Grandma has not been feeling well recently. In fact, her grandchildren think that she is starting to lose more than her memory. She seems to have intimate conversations with her cat. One day, however, her littlest granddaughter over hears one of those conversations…both sides… This story connects the imagination of a little one with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Doggie Butler</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/10/16/short-story-topics-doggie-butler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are dog bowls, dog collars, dog parks, and even little doggie boutiques…what about a dog butler? A diary of a servant to canine that talks about the monotony and the adventures of the person and the pooch. Day-to-day events such as picking up a rather smelly excrement or just going for a walk are [...]]]></description>
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