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#112: Come Rain or Shine

From melancholy to cathartic to Singing-in-the-Rain-style joyful, rain somehow feels different every time. What’s certain is that rain often forms the backdrop to many of our human dramas — so this week’s prompts invite you to step into that downpour and let it soak you to the bones.

This week's prompts

End your story with a character standing in the rain.

Angst – 99 stories

Write a story where it’s raining men, literally or metaphorically.

Valentine's Day – 24 stories

Write a story where something magical happens when it starts to rain.

Middle School – 53 stories

The first rain of the season arrives. Write a story that begins immediately afterward.

Spring – 27 stories

Write about a character driving in the rain.

Fall – 57 stories

Stories

“Shelburne” by Emerson Lindsey

Submitted to Contest #112

The ripples on the lake moved towards my charred feet resting on the edge of the tide, offering relief from the biting sting of the flames. As each concurrent ripple smoothed out onto the stone beach, my mind slowly began to process the night’s events. My shaking hand reached into the contents of my shirt pocket, pulling out a loose Pall Mall. My finger stuttering, I attempted to light the long tobacco stick as a single drop of rain fell and extinguished the flame. I dropped it to the ground. My gaze rose upwards as I saw a single drop multi...

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“A lucky Encounter” by Crystal Bell

Submitted to Contest #112

The alarm buzzed and I immediately rolled over and mashed the snooze button. Eyes half open, I lie there and tried to mentally motivate myself for another day of school. From the living room, I could hear a weather man announcing the current 65 degrees, and that today had promised to be sunny and gorgeous. When I finally woke up, I vowed to put an end to his gorgeous and sunny career for being so traitors. One look out my window showed a tor-rential downpour, and a vail of fog prevented me from seeing the house across the street. It turned o...

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“Reborn” by Seema Pun

Submitted to Contest #112

It was on a Wednesday when the first body dropped. When I first got called to the scene, there was a certain mood in the air. The officers chattering among themselves softly, and there were uneasy stares. “It’s not a good one Detective.” Jones, one of the uniforms, told me. And he was right.It was not the bare flesh that scared me, neither did the bones protruding out of his skin, nor did his wide eyes. It was the mark he bore. It was a big evil eye symbol scarred on his abdomen. The same kind of symbol that my wife wears on her neck. T...

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“Much More Than Floods” by Bob Faszczewski

Submitted to Contest #112

Much More Than Floods The cold, dark dreariness of the skies above Dover matched Devon Johnston’s mood this day. In fact, it had reflected his mood and the daily routines of both he and most of his neighbors throughout Devon’s life, but his mood...

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“Watch the Falling Rain” by Ian Gonzales

Submitted to Contest #112

When I first see the old man, he’s lying in bed, watching the falling rain. His room Shady Grove Elder Care Facility is small, the bed placed so it faces the room’s only window. Fat raindrops strike the glass in a rhythmic cadence, sliding down, leaving meandering trails that cast strange shadows across the gloomy space. The nurse puts a hand on my arm, stopping me in the doorway. “Just a warning,” she says. “Bob Mitchell is a… special case.” “Special?” I already don’t want to be here, and now it sounds worse than I expected. “How?” “W...

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“Laila from Nowhere” by H. Dávila

Submitted to Contest #112

Laila from Nowhere “What a prick,” Katsuji sighed as he looked through his clear umbrella to the dark sky. “Your money won’t even save her.” The person on the other end of the line remained silent for a few moments until, with a broken voice, he murmured, “What did the doctor tell you?” “I mean, she’s dying. What do you think he told me?” This time, the other person didn’t even bother to answer, and Katsuji inhaled and exhaled deeply, trying to calm himself down. Glancing at the Glico runner, he tried to organize his thoughts and then apo...

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“The Pantheon” by Heritage Salighet

Submitted to Contest #112

As faces turned in the misty snowfall, it was clear to me no man was eager to follow my stride here, but hope was finally gleaming in the hollow eyes of some. There was a wistfulness about the air and it held heavy and unwavering. These men had little protest to my leadership, but it seemed the cold wanted to challenge me. A chill arose over my body before crashing down my spine in the form of some brutal shivering fit. That horrible dread now lurking within my head wasn’t related to the icy crystal fragments hanging from the dead tree branc...

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“The Presence” by Nicole Fowler

Submitted to Contest #112

Thud. Thud. Thud. The sound of Henry’s ball bouncing against the wood floor in the half empty sitting room at the front of the house was pounding its way towards the kitchen in the back where I sat at the small wooden table with a cigarette in hand. My head was throbbing from the noise. Thud. Thud. Thud. “Henry? Why don’t you take that outside?” “‘Cause, Mama. It smells funny outside.” Thud. Thud. Thud. “What is he talking about,” I mutter to myself. As I stare out the kitchen window that looked to be vibrating from the sweltering Aug...

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“Spring” by Donna McDougall

Submitted to Contest #112

This is not going to be a good day was my first thought when the phone ringing at five a,m. cuts though the silence. Usually, at that time I may be slightly awake, through the window checking the horizon-is the moon full, can I please pull the duvet over my head, ignore Chloe, my dog, shifting her weight against my back, maybe needing to pee? Why did I take the call, not let it go to message? Too late, I take the call. Chloe leaps to the floor and heads for the stairs. , Phone in hand, I follow her , open the door an watch as she bolts throu...

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“The Legend of Ezra Cates” by Jessica Robbins

Submitted to Contest #112

It was September twenty-second the first day of Fall. The day began with very cold misting rain falling. The sky was grey and there was a constant cool breeze blowing. Strange things had been happen around the town of Ashville. The town hall was packed with citizens expressing their concerns and fears about all the strange things that had been happening aroud town. So mayor Samuel Smith decided to set a town meeting for ten p.m that night at Ashville town hall to discuss all the thing that had been happening around the town of Ashville. Th...

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“The Man in the Storage” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #112

“Look at me, Lily, I am here to help you. You are safe here. No one is watching you,” said the therapist, trying to make an eye contact. “You can talk to me. Tell me what happened last night.”I opened my mouth to answer his question, but I could only manage to huff out of exasperation, and threw a piercing look at him. My memory became hazy when I tried to dig harder. All of a sudden, his words became background noise and were overpowered by some disturbing thoughts. I felt a sharp pain in my head and sat there on the couch opposite to him, ...

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“Flash... Boom” by Omar Alvarez

Submitted to Contest #112

Flash… Boom! “That’s about 3 miles away!” Cried Jess. “It’s getting closer. Hurry up so we can pack up and move out.” Quincy told her as he ran to load up the remaining supplies into the vehicles. “How do you know its 3 miles?” Asked Bo. Jess grabbed a small backpack and threw it at Bo, “It’s five seconds for eve...

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“God's Flashlight Beam” by D.A. Cairns

Submitted to Contest #112

‘Good morning,’ said Andy, striding purposefully into the small pharmacy, straight in behind the counter. ‘What’s so good about it?’ said the young pharmacy assistant looking up from the magazine she was reading. ‘It’s raining’ she said but observed the sun blazing brightly outside. She stared, frowning ‘It was raining a minute ago.’ ‘It’s only water,’ replied Andy casually as he lay the box that he was carrying on the floor. The young girl studied Andy as he cheerfully went about h...

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“A new car” by Mike Steller

Submitted to Contest #112

Ricky walked up and down the rows of cars. Today is the day he thought to himself I'm going to do it. I'm finally going to buy a new car. His old car had two hundred and fifty thousand miles. It was given to him as a graduation present so he could get back and forth to college. That was five years, and one hundred and sixty thousand miles ago. That poor car was on it's last leg. He had not been there for more than two minutes when a salesman swooped down on him. " The name is Sam, and selling cars is my game. How are you doin...

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“Driving and Crying” by L.A. Slaton

Submitted to Contest #112

Brenda cleaned up her desk, eager to leave work and start the weekend. She called Vince and told him she was on her way out the door.It was 5:05 and as she picked up her keys and purse, her desk phone rang. Don’t answer it, she told herself. It can wait until Monday. She picked it up on the fifth ring. It was a customer with a minor issue that could have waited until Monday, but now that she knew about it, Brenda wanted to take care of it and get it off her desk. Twenty minutes later, she was heading out the door when her boss stopped her.&n...

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Ended on 23:59 - Sep 24, 2021 EST

Won by Cathryn V 🏆

Title: Take that Drink

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