Start your story with two characters watching a sunrise and end it with one of them seeing the moon reflecting off a lake.

Posted in Adults on Oct 26, 2022

Submissions are closed

Sorry, we are not accepting submissions for this prompt as it is not part of an active contest. Make sure you don't miss our next contest by creating your free Reedsy Prompts account.

Or create a new Reedsy account:

Why not check out our active contest?

✍️ 301 stories

“The Lavender Lake Prescience” by Deborah Mercer

Submitted to Contest #68

Daisy didn’t have much time for boys, and Leo didn’t have much time for girls. But they had all the time in the world for each other. And they had both sneaked out of their houses to watch the sun rise on Midsummer Day. They lived on the East Coast, so in June daybreak came early. Very early. It wasn’t quite like the land of the midnight sun, but it didn’t seem to go properly dark at this time for year. Anyone who first met them and didn’t know would have presumed that the 2 ten year olds had known each other si...

0 comments 0

Read story

“The Magic of the Sun and Moon” by Sam Reeves

Submitted to Contest #68

This would be our one-hundredth sunrise together. And it would be beautiful.We were out on one of our famous hikes, one we did every year. Jess and I, we had a bucket list of walks we wanted to do. This was just another one to tick off our lists – Seventy miles.We had left our homes in a quaint town where community mattered and simple lives were led. Our destination was a quarry town where Jess’ grandparents lived. We figured we would hike out to see them, enjoy the walk and spend a week or two with the grandparents and hike home again. Soun...

4 comments 4

Read story

“To The Moon And Back” by Mary Isabelle

Submitted to Contest #68

Mason sat outside the hospital beside his brother, Maximus, who was confined to his wheelchair. They stared ahead at a sunrise unlike any they’d ever seen. The sky was blooming with rich golds, soft reds, and radiant oranges. Even the clouds were a frosty pink. They had seen so many sunrises together. So many, but this one was different. Ordinary, and yet so extraordinary. The sky practically radiated hope, and it almost brought tears to their eyes. Hope. The irony. Just that morning, they had lost all hope. The doctors had delivered th...

2 comments 2

Read story

“East to West” by Matthew Turner

Submitted to Contest #68

“What are you doing up so early?” Io’s voice was hush despite them being the only two around for miles. Those dark moments of dawn seem to demand a quiet voice. “Look,” Erzo said pointing to the east. She only knew it was east because there was the small sliver of orange buried under the immense rich purple of the night sky. They were strangers in a strange land. Everything had fallen apart while they were away and the only word from civilization was clear enough, they were enemies of the state. Every one of their kind. Anyone with th...

5 comments 5

Read story

“The Time Empress ” by Claire Clayton

Submitted to Contest #68

“He can’t find out!” Kate hissed in my ear. “He will not. You can trust me,” I whispered back, my heart beating at a quickened pace. “You know what’s at stake!” “I am aware.” “Good. If he is even the slightest bit suspicious, we are all dead. Rose, you cannot even make one mistake! Understand?” “Yes, Kate!” She sighed and turned back from the frosty window to face me. “I'm sorry. I'm just worried about what could happen to you.” “I know. It’s okay,” I soothed. I gave her a quick hug and stood up. We had been crouching ne...

4 comments 4

Read story

“What Emerges from the Mountaintops” by Xiomatli Diaz

Submitted to Contest #68

“I’ll never get used to this,” Kai groans as he’s forced awake by the rattling of pots and pans in the kitchen. Senna dances happily in the kitchen, the light of the coming dawn just barely reaching the windows. Kai comes through the bedroom door in a haze, stumbling towards the smell of coffee. She hands him his cup and holds her own as she twirls towards the porch doors. She doesn’t spill even a drop and only stops to take a sip before heading out into the crisp winter morning. “Isn’t it just wonderful? I don’t think I’ll ever get used to...

0 comments 0

Read story

“My Universe (#1 and #2 Dylan's pov)” by Zoé Nöel-Lemieux

Submitted to Contest #68

**Author's note; there was a second story, but it didn't submit so I edited this story with a new ending**～～～Gazing into the colourful horizon, I sat beside Ariana before Lake Monova. Trees lined either side, only breaking to form a gap for the pier on the other side, and the rock beneath us was still cool from the night before. The golden light of the sunrise shimmered across the water, reflecting in golden flecks off the ripples in the water and glinting in her amber eyes, making them appear a delicate gold. Gazing across to her, a warm fe...

12 comments 12

Read story

“Wolf” by Michael Nicolson

Submitted to Contest #68

Wolf Michael Nicolson ...

0 comments 0

Read story

“Just Another Typical Love Story” by Inkstained Introvert

Submitted to Contest #68

June 23, 2017 “Hey, Harper?” “Yeah?” “I really, really love you.” Harper turns from where he’s watching the sky and smiles at me. God, he’s gorgeous. He just sits there, grinning, for a few moments before leaning into me and saying, “You too, Therly.” I look back out at the ocean. Waves lap lightly at the peaceful shore. Sunrise is just beginning, staining the horizon with orange, and I’ve never really liked that color, but today it’s the most perfect thing I’ve ever seen. Everything for the past few weeks has been perfect, really. I...

6 comments 6

Read story

“Desayuno chapin.” by Phil Flockton

Submitted to Contest #68

Desayuno Chapin. We’d travelled Central America for eleven or twelve weeks, (mostly by rattling, lumbering chicken buses, fast winding downhills and slow open roads), and having crossed into Guatemala from the cloud forests of Honduras we had arrived early morning at the Puerto Barrios ferry terminal. A few others were chatting at the food stall. Perhaps now the house is empty, for at least a few days, their life can get back to normal (I have told Willie – the grass mowing man – to leave the yard uncut).It was first light as we stood on ...

2 comments 2

Read story

“In An Instant ” by Tessa Gray

Submitted to Contest #68

You’d watched the sunrise that morning, as you did every morning, sitting beside Cassandra in the Hamic you’d built for her a few months earlier. It had been so peaceful, so calm, so ordinary. There’d been nothing about the morning to indicate that the day it gave birth to would be one full of sorrow and regret. The sky had just begun to turn pink when Cassandra had suddenly stiffened. You’d felt the change instantly, her entire body becoming taught as a bowstring, the muscles in her leg where it pressed against yours going rigid. Your g...

0 comments 0

Read story

“From Dawn to Dusk” by John Steckley

Submitted to Contest #68

The sun was rising into the clear blue sky. In the soft sands that crept down into the cool waters of the lake, two people sat next to each other, hand in hand, looking across the water. Their faces appeared happy enough, what you would expect from such a scene. However, inside both of their minds and hearts there was turmoil, distilled by an unasked and unanswered question. Ten years ago, they had sat at the same place, at about the same time of day. They hadn’t seen or spoken with each other since then. They...

0 comments 0

Read story

“I Am Not” by Ark Vandal

Submitted to Contest #68

My very first memory is also my last. Its vague in places but vivid in others. We sat on a sandy beach—he and I—watching the spread of paint the rising sun had streaked across the sky. Hues of gold and pink, orange, the shade of candlelight. I still smell the salt of the ocean on the wind and the quiet scent of perfume in the crook of his neck. We sat and played and cried and laughed till the sky cloaked itself in black and stars brightened into being above us. I can’t remember his name. I can’t recall his face. Only that he was important to...

1 comment 1

Read story

“Over the Moon” by Ingrid Bacsa Mott

Submitted to Contest #68

Over the Moon Ingrid Bacsa-Mott Carlo and Stephan had boarded together for two years in the Derbyshire village of Buxton. They had known one another since they were children and Stephan was always the one that stood out. Carlo was small and shy and depended on Stefan to support him as a “big brother” at school. They were very different in character, and while Carlo was a serious student, Stefan would always be more popular. Both lads passed their exams with flying colours, but Stefan was always a favourite with th...

1 comment 1

Read story

“An Affair” by Monica Chaddick

Submitted to Contest #68

Benny and Joann stood together at the full length window, coffee in hand. They watched silently as the sun rose over the lake just a block away from their penthouse apartment. It was a beautiful sunrise. The wispiness of the clouds made them look like cotton candy. The approaching daylight bled through, coloring them and adding to the effect. The water shimmered like diamonds as the light pushed through to start the day. After a few minutes, Benny spoke. “A...

1 comment 1

Read story

Load more stories

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with someone admitting a secret and end it with someone telling a lie.

Dramatic – 180 stories

Start your story with someone robbing a bank and end it with two people driving on an interstate.

Dramatic – 86 stories

Start your story with the line, “This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” and end it with, “By then it was too late.”

Sad – 132 stories

Start your story with the line, “It had been twenty-four years since she’d last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same,” and end it with, “[…] and that was all that mattered.”

Adults – 178 stories

Contest #68

Enter our weekly contest!

This week's theme: Meet in the Middle

$50

Prize money

877

Contest entries

0

Stories

Ended on 23:59 - Nov 20, 2020 EST

Won by FJC Montenegro 🏆

Title: Silence

View details

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

We'll send you 5 prompts each week. Respond with your short story and you could win $250!

Menu

CONNECT

BLOG

APPS

TOOLS

ABOUT

Start your story with two characters watching a sunrise and end it with one of them seeing the moon reflecting off a lake.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 301 stories

“The Lavender Lake Prescience” by Deborah Mercer

“The Magic of the Sun and Moon” by Sam Reeves

“To The Moon And Back” by Mary Isabelle

“East to West” by Matthew Turner

“The Time Empress ” by Claire Clayton

“What Emerges from the Mountaintops” by Xiomatli Diaz

“My Universe (#1 and #2 Dylan's pov)” by Zoé Nöel-Lemieux

“Wolf” by Michael Nicolson

“Just Another Typical Love Story” by Inkstained Introvert

“Desayuno chapin.” by Phil Flockton

“In An Instant ” by Tessa Gray

“From Dawn to Dusk” by John Steckley

“I Am Not” by Ark Vandal

“Over the Moon” by Ingrid Bacsa Mott

“An Affair” by Monica Chaddick

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with someone admitting a secret and end it with someone telling a lie.

Start your story with someone robbing a bank and end it with two people driving on an interstate.

Start your story with the line, “This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives,” and end it with, “By then it was too late.”

Start your story with the line, “It had been twenty-four years since she’d last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same,” and end it with, “[…] and that was all that mattered.”

Contest #68

Enter our weekly contest!

$50

Prize money

877

Contest entries

0

Stories

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

Explore more writing prompt ideas: