Beneath a silent shroud of ivy and a meadow of...
story paths – One image – three story starters
The story paths below explore different directions inspired by the image.
Each offers ideas and gentle questions—meant to spark imagination, not shape the story for you.
Our images offer three different story directions. Because of that, the same image may appear in more than one category,
depending on the pathway it inspires.
Someone New
One imaginative image can inspire many different...
Suspended City
One imaginative image can inspire many different...
The Gate at the Edge of Everywhere
Something waits beyond the arch, but what it...
Daily Bread
A tray of strange, smiling creatures fresh from...
Curious Garden
The story ideas below offer different possible...
The Watcher
The story ideas below offer different possible...
The Little Guardian
The story ideas below offer different possible...
Little Blue
The story ideas below offer different possible...
The One
The story ideas below offer different possible...
All Image Based Story Idea Themes:
Are you looking for ways to develop story ideas from images? Explore my sister site Visual Story Starters for a different tonal perspective method to help inspire your next story.









