Story Spinner

• Keep the story to one minute.
• If you get stuck, describe the place with two senses.
• Give the character a want.
• Let the twist change the plan, not the heart.
• End on a feeling, not “that’s all.”
• Title your story in the last line.

Character: a shy dhol player, a kite seller, a school bus driver, a talking sparrow, a junior scientist, a cricket-mad grandmother

Place: a railway platform, a terrace in May, a flooded lane, a school library after hours, a hill station fog, a crowded mela

Problem: lost a voice, missed the last bus, a promise was broken, the lights went out, a rival cheated, the map was wrong

Twist: a child had the answer, the rival became a friend, the problem was a gift, it was a dream — or was it?, the missing thing was in the tiffin, rain solved it