Can someone starts me off on this Creative short story topic?

Question

I have to write a 7-8 pages short story starts with this sentence.
"There are thirteen houses on the dead end street."
I couldn't think of any ideas about this sentence. Can some one please help me?
**and i have to avoid cliches****

Answer 1

A ghost story or a mystery story would be an absolute chiche. Avoid it.

Now, assuming the only requirements are that the story is 7 to 8 pages, and the only rule is that you have to start with that sentence, there's no reason this idea shouldn't work. Besides, it's about as un-cliche as you can get.

"There are thirteen houses on the dead end street, and none of them were very interesting. Therefore, we will now direct our attention to the other side of town, where..."

If that one's not good enough, I came up with a few others:

* Each house was identical, with identical cars out front and identical picket fences. The last name of every family in the neighborhood was Jones, which brought a lot of confusion into the area.

*There are 13 houses on the dead end street, he perfect number for a neighborhood block party."

*None of the families in any of the homes had anything in common.

*The two houses at the opening of the road were home to two particularly fiesty families. The Robertsons and the Jemmisons had hated each other for a long, long time. They were regularly playing pranks on each other, causing havoc for the other families on the street. Especially when the Robertsons laid nails across the road to pop all of the Jemmisons tires. It would have worked, if the Jemmisons hadn't gone on vacation the week before. Instead, every other family on the street ran over the nails. They decided something had to be done about the two feuding families."

Answer 2

If you want to, it is possible to start it like this:

"There are thirteen houses on the dead end street. Up in the highest window of the last house, two large, curious eyes stare down at the passerby. The owner of these two particular eyes can see the magic, the spark, resting in the hearts of the people below. Inside the head of the eyes' owner, a little fantasy world is forming. Slowly, this little idea is forming, taking place, on a little island, far, far away, yet no one knows of it, not quite yet.

***


And then you could go on with that, my idea being that the maker of this new-forming world is a kid.

I had this idea the day after i got confirmed in my church. I was reading the book, "Welcome to the Ark" in my middle school Language Arts class.

Answer 3

There are thirteen houses on the dead end street. Six houses stand on the right side, and six houses stand on the left. The house this story is about is the one that sits at the end, facing the street, house number thirteen. I've heard strange stories about house number thirteen.

Answer 4

There Are Thirteen Houses on The dead end street." "of corse you can guess that the Thirteenthe house is mine ive been an unlucky guy sence i was born my mom died at child birth and my dad was a very havy drinker that did not know how to take care of kids." My dad was the kind of guy that came home late and i was afrid that he was going to kill me just because he did not want or like me, i knew that i had to get out of that house i relized this at the age of 13 it was someting that had to happen." "This is my story"

i think thats how it should start out but dont do it if you dont want to hope i could help

Answer 5

i'm not sure if this is what you want:

There are thirteen houses on the dead end street, and I always got goose bumps walking past them. Nobody's lived in those houses for 13 years. Everyone's been telling me they're haunted and that every 13 years someone who walks past gets kidnapped. The really freaky part is that 13 years ago a 2 year old girl named Margo Kickny(or any name) disappeared. I walk home everyday on the next street and I've seen some pretty weird stuff ...

and then maybe how you got kidnapped or Margo's thoughts or ... shes speaking to you and you find a way to save her... idk hope it helps!

Answer 6

Well, let's assume for arguement's sake that the people in one of the houses is different and in some kind of conflict. How about if the third house on the left has been abandoned for many years - ever since a terrible murder was committed there back in the 60's. Nobody goes near it - in fact people cross the street to get away from it. Then a family decides to move in ...

Answer 7

What about telling a story about each house? Number them one to thirteen, and make up scenarios for each.

i.e. Number one: Is a very dark, scary house. The windows have no curtains and rarely does anyone come in or out of that house. But when Lucy comes out, you begin shivering. She is about 16 years old and frightening to look at. Her hair is wild, her clothing torn and dirty, and she doesn't walk - she sort of skitters along the path to her house. Lucy talks to noone, and none of the neighbours would dare talk to her since there is such fury on her face.

Lucy's parents are just as horrible. Her dad, Simon, is a huge, powerful, ramrod of a person who stomps around as though he owns the world. Lucy's mother is a frightened mouse of a woman, timid and so thin that she appears fragile as though a wind would blow her away.

What goes on behind the battered door of Number one Bleeker Street? No one knows. Or at least, noone is telling.

And then go on to the next and so on.

Good luck.

Answer 8

Not a cliche, but perhaps next sentence , "Now there are not." Propel or digress into a sequence. Shift time frame.

Answer 9

What would happen if somebody in City Hall planned to make it a one way street??

Answer 10

... thirteen houses, thirteen families, but a multitude of emotions.