I call these "one word short stories". It's a great wrtiting exercise for when you feel out of practice. Here is your one word: STAIRCASE. Go anywhere with this, as long as it includes a staircase.

Staircase to the stairwell

The stained & chipped staircase led down into the deep dark depths of the soul. Who that shall enter be rewarded with knowledge, courage & undying love. But those who take for granted the goodness, shall be captured & swallowed by the evil named death & be thrown down the black, chipped never ending stairwell so that the last thing to see is the souls daunting expression of a blurred smile & chirping echoed smile.