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A short story can be practically written about anything you want to. It is just finding the right words and using a bit of imagination.

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Determine what kind of a short story you want to write. Do you want the readers to cry, laugh, feel scared or feel embarrassed with you. What kind of a reaction are you expecting for your readers.Other ideas could be related to the following:
- moralistic--to teach a lesson
- for entertainment--just to tell an exciting tale
- to make us laugh
- to weave a fantasy and let us escape from reality
- to explore a certain character
- to explore a certain setting and how it affected people or events
Know the type of reaction by looking around you or look at the small or big things that have happened in your life or somebody else's. Then choose one incident.
- your nephew/child's birthday,
- the first day at school or work,
- first crush,
- how you got a pet
Take that incident and mold it to try to get the audience to react the way you want them to