Collaborative Stories for the Collective Imagination

Story Prompts

October 2026

New monthly prompts for your next collaborative fiction journey.

This month’s theme: Bus Stop

1

On the first day of school, I was waiting alone at the bus stop when it flew down next me and suddenly spoke. (⭐Bonus: Write with a current or former classmate)

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2

I finally left the hospital and waited at the bus stop with some anesthesia still in my system and an unexpected side effect. (⭐Bonus: Write with a fellow patient or caretaker)

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3

On the bus ride to the remote town where we first met, I stared out my scenic window and wondered who might would be there waiting at the final stop. (⭐Bonus: Write with a romantic friend or one who lives in a remote town)

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4

It was a bus stop designed to welcome ghosts and spirits who had unfinished business in the neighborhood. (⭐Bonus: Write with a lover of ghosts and the mystical)

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5

The team bus wasn’t going to make it in the storm so it had to stop at the next roadside attraction and hope for the best. (⭐Bonus: Write with a traveler and/or team player)

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