Story – By the Numbers!

Character a new mother a photographer a recent high school graduate a restaurant owner or manager an alien from outer space a homeless child a 93-year-old woman an environmentalist a college student a jazz musician

Setting near a National Forest a wedding reception a celebration party an expensive restaurant a shopping mall a city park the porch of an old farmhouse a polluted stream a college library a concert hall

Time during a forest fire after a fight the night of high school graduation after a big meal sometime in December late at night after a big thunderstorm has passed in early spring first week of the school year during a concert

Situation/Challenge an important decision needs to be made a secret needs to be confessed to someone else someone's pride has been injured a death has occurred someone has found or lost something someone has accused someone else of doing something wrong reminiscing on how things have changed someone feels like giving up something embarrassing has just happened someone has just reached an important goal