Slice of Life

Begin with

1. The Laundromat Regulars

   You run a 24-hour laundromat. Every Thursday at 2 a.m., the same five strangers come in, and tonight one of them does not show up.

   Your role: A laundromat owner

2. Grandmother's Garden

   You move in with your grandmother to help her after a fall. She insists on teaching you to garden, one season at a time, before she forgets how.

   Your role: A grandchild caregiver

3. Apartment 4B

   Your new apartment comes with a note from the previous tenant: Please water the plants and feed the cat that is not mine. The cat arrives at seven.

   Your role: A new tenant

Start a premise as written, or make it yours with your own hero, style, tropes and intensity. Every scene after the first is written around your choices.