Story ideas that need to grow some flesh and blood
1. WJOE. A radio show accidentally gives Joe's phone number out as the one to call for claiming contest wins. To make up for it (and avoid (threatened?) legal ramifications), they give Joe a couple prizes, including a guitar signed by Random Music Celebrity. Obsessive Max keeps calling Joe's number - caller ID gives a name, phone book provides address, Max wants the guitar. Joe can't shake him - break-in, confrontation...
2. Cruelty From Animals. No one keeps tabs on how many cats Old Lady Melda owns. Strays overrun her house, until people can't remember the last time they saw Melda herself. Kitties have grown feral and protective of their paranoid master...
3. You Can't Teach an Underdog New Tricks. Old tennis legend Morris enters a tournament, hits a hot streak, beats current favorites. Reaches finals to face Walt, who beat the lucky unranked schmuck who took out top seed. (Injury?) Walt got the easiest path ever to the finals, and now faces new crowd darling Morris. Morris reaches the edge of victory, but can't cross it; Walt wins and is loathed for ruining the feelgood story.
4. Overpopulation Patrol. An underground temp agency hires "thinners" to alleviate the human herds of their sick, weak, and undeserving. Insurance won't cover people who are thinned-out. Wiseman, insurance agent, receives terminal diagnosis, and should expect a visit. He's not ready to go.
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