Unused Ideas
unusedideas.bsky.social
Unused Ideas
@unusedideas.bsky.social
Ideas are cheap, I write a lot of them down. Here are some that I'm tickled by in one way or another, but unlikely to turn into an actual story.
Having woken from the dead, an ancient mummy must escape their tomb without getting caught by any booby traps.
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A detective must travel to the bottom of the sea to solve the murder of a deep sea diver.
February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
After you bury your parents' bones in a random patch of earth, archeologists dig them up and mistakenly rearrange them into a dinosaur skeleton.
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
When a very hungry child wishes for everything in the world to become edible, civilisation quickly collapses into rot.
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Little pieces of paper keep turning up in between your teeth – messages from the creature that lives inside you.
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A brilliant artist loses their magic touch. When their young child starts producing impossibly good work, artist suspects them of stealing their talent and tries to get it back.
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A monster that manifests as the perfect partner, gives you the best life possible, then – having fattened you up with happiness – eats you on your deathbed.
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
After a boy accidentally drops his voice down a well, the whole village comes together to rescue it.
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
You buy a label-free can at the supermarket, find beige mush inside – it's the tastiest thing you've ever eaten, making other food seem like shit, but you don't know what it was and can never find it again.
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Competition winner gets a lifetime supply of ice-cream – however, amount they're given suggests they only have days left to live.
February 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
When you are born, you are given a small 'death box' which you must carry with you at all times – inside is a bomb, set to go off at an indeterminate time.
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM