Write a story about 2 characters in which there is something stuck between them… a problem or a concern that is getting in the way. I’m thinking of the classic Hemingway story “Hills Like White Elephants”. Here you have a built in conflict! Identify the “thing” in your mind, and then write the story without pointing to it directly. Once you know what is stuck between the couple, let the story unfold, but don’t tell us too much. Let the reader ‘sense’ it.
Random words: tangle, argument, sniffle, pad, blossom