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#77: Snow Day

It’s deep into winter where I live and here that means one thing: snow, and plenty of it.

While I’m not the biggest fan, even I will admit that it makes great writing weather. There’s just something cozy about curling up with a blanket and a cup of tea, and losing yourself in the world of your imagination as flakes drift slowly past your window.

We won’t all be writing under those conditions this week, but we can still evoke that feeling. So grab yourself a mug of something warm, snuggle up with your laptop, and dream of the bite of winter wind on your cheeks…

This week's prompts

Write about two people going sledding for the first time in many years.

Fluff – 130 stories

Start your story with someone looking out at the snow, and end it with them stepping tentatively onto a frozen surface.

Winter – 233 stories

Write about someone who gets stuck in their workplace during a blizzard and decides to explore rooms they aren’t normally allowed in.

Winter – 162 stories

Write a story set in the summer, when suddenly it starts to snow.

Summer – 159 stories

Set your story in a remote winter cabin with no electricity, internet, or phone service.

Winter – 246 stories

Stories

“Looking Across at a Pond” by Tim Duggan

Submitted to Contest #77

For the first time in a life full of fleeting thoughts, he considered the geometry of sight lines in relation to accumulating snow. He could still see the pond - the actual water - and he wondered how long it would be before the snow on the hill between the window and the pond would become too high for him to see anything of the pond beside the brown stalks of cattails on the far side. He wanted to dedicate his night to this thought. To pour a whisky and watch the snow and the clock and predict the minute when he would lose sight of th...

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“The First Winter” by Jing L.

Submitted to Contest #77

“...It’s snowing,” I breathed, sweeping my eyes along the frosted scenery. A winter cabin sat several meters in front of me, the surrounding area occupied with dozens of snow-glazed trees ranging from Maple to Evergreen. I glance down, suddenly making note that my feet were sporting a pair of boots I hadn’t put on since I was twelve. “Oh!” I gasp, finally realizing why I felt oddly out of place. “I haven’t seen snow ever since-” “Noelle? Why are you just standing there?” An unfamiliar voice startles me, and I whip my head around, fro...

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“Chapter One” by Anna Smith

Submitted to Contest #77

She stared out at the snow gently falling and thought about how movies could never quite capture the feeling of snow. In movies, there were only two feelings that were associated with snow. The first was that of happiness; it was snowing at the end of a Christmas movie, and the characters were triumphant and now living their happily ever afters. The second was dread; danger was afoot, and the snow foreshadowed someone's death. Movie's never managed to get the feeling in the middle. She wasn't sure how they would. There was no way to describe...

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“The Melt At The End” by Iona Cottle

Submitted to Contest #77

The snow had fallen all night, and now the light from the early morning sun glistened off the vast white panorama that had been the back garden. As she waited for the kettle to boil Hannah stood at the back door and stared in wonder. The lawn had never been so flat or perfect, and it looked as though it were made from a single sheet of pure white felt. The path wound down the middle, visible only as a slightly sunken trail of perfection. Great clumps of snow clung to the branches of the tree and the bushes, weighing them down, smothering t...

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“A lettter to no one” by Sofie Barnet E.K

Submitted to Contest #77

Stepping inside my room I pull up shutters hastily. I slump on the desk and retrieve the letter writing supplies my ant gifted me last Christmas. Looking at the snow only reminds me of one thing, even though the ideas have no particular relation to each other. As I muse over the memory I stare out the window, ensuring I would be able to ‘post’ this today and only today. I gaze down at the now-blank paper and heave a long sigh as I start writing the letter. Dear stranger, Lately I have discovered this incongruity in myself. Evidently, I h...

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“DEAR ELIZA” by SALKAH HASHMI

Submitted to Contest #77

Dear Eliza,I have no idea when i'll ever get the courage to confess my feelings to you so like always i am writing this letter which will also be a part of the pile already in my drawer. Like any other day I am sitting here in my office thinking about you. You have hijacked my mind. Your smile, Your kind heart, Your everything drew me in. I don't want to lose you ever. I love you Eliza. More than anything in this world. I hope one day i can gather courage and say these words directly to you. I can't wait for that day.Your Ryan_______________...

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“Snow Day” by Betsy Remington☕

Submitted to Contest #77

Kelly sat at her desk watching the blue sand trickle through her decorative hourglass that she was given at her company’s last pep rally. She glanced back at her phone, willing it to ring to give her something to do, but it did not ring. She dropped her forehead onto her desk with a soft thud. “You alright over there?” called out Terry from three cubicles over and a row up. Kelly massaged her forehead in embarrassment. “I’m fine. I just don’t get why they keep scheduling us to come in on a Saturday afternoon when it is so s...

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“World's Away” by Patricia Green

Submitted to Contest #77

WORLD’S AWAY. Marty scanned the worksheet on his computer again. He was so tired the words were beginning to swim before his eyes. His Boss had agreed to let him work late tonight to catch up, but he hadn’t had a break now for five hours. He was finding it hard to keep his eyes open, and his stomach was growling like a hungry lion. “Enough is enough!” he thought. “Time I went home to bed, there’s always tomorrow!” Marty packed some papers in his briefcase, threw on his alpaca-lined coat and headed towards the lift. It was only when he reach...

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“STUCK IN THE MIDDLE” by Debbie Curtin

Submitted to Contest #77

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE “Richard, I hope you’re not staying much longer.” Margaret stood staring down at Richard, one hand on her hip, the other one tapping a pencil on his desk. Why was she doing the one thing that bugged the heck out of me, Richard fumed. Right now she was acting like Sister Rita and it was an instant flash back to my school life at Holy Bartholomy. Not a pretty picture, but I did my time and got out of there alive. “Yes, ma’am and thank you.” I answered to be kind and not an idiot. “I plan to leave as soon as I finish adding ...

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“It is summertime ” by Sambulo Kunene

Submitted to Contest #77

I had to visit my cousins for christmas. I had promised them for years that I would take the time to drive and visit them. I did not mind the three hour drive and traffic, I just wanted to fullfill my promise. There I was with my old banged out buick navigating the highways and freeways of the town which I was so bonded with, and I had to make plans if at all I wanted to leave it. I arrived with my parents when I was young. I met, dated my soon to be husband and we lived together with my family for years. When he died I could not summon the ...

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“The Blizzard Night” by Quinn Fegel

Submitted to Contest #77

The fire sizzled and cracked in combat with the cold air. My wife, Skyler, and I were bundled up in our thickest coats and huddled with our dog, Echo, in front of the fire. Word in the town is that it was supposed to be a record cold night as it is early January. A glance out the window confirmed that the snow was already coming down in sheets. The plan was to stay in for a few days. We were stocked up with wood, food, and water. The sun was barely showing in the sky, but I knew the night was nearing. I made sure to pull extra blankets from ...

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“The unusual year” by Owoeye Joshua

Submitted to Contest #77

The clock in the school bus alerted them 3:40 pm as James alighted from the school bus and dashed into his home,crushing dry leaves underneath on the way as he hurried his steps. He pushed the door open and located his mum in the kitchen, immediately he sighted her he started"I'm home""Sure you are"Mrs Smith looked at him,assimilating his facial display and said "What's the joy all about?""It's our summer holiday""Cool" his mum said and covered the pot she is using in preparing their lunch before continuing"So what are your plans"...

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“Summer in the Winter Court” by Essa Woods

Submitted to Contest #77

The first time Avery had set off into the world of the Fae, things had gone catastrophically wrong. She’d ended up stuck in a castle for 16 years, working as a slave under the King and Queen of the winter court. However, when she finally returned back to the realm of the mortals, she realised how differently time works between the two realms. It had only been two days.Of course, the next time she went back to the world of Fae, things didn’t go much better; she ended up trapped in the Spring Court, where she danced for four years without stop...

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“A Deeper Connection” by Autumn 🦋

Submitted to Contest #77

The Butterfly Effect is explained as a single, insignificant event leading to a series of larger and larger events so that the insignificance of the event actually becomes quite significant. Essentially, one single moment could change your entire life. There is a rare beauty in this that is not always easily explained, but the day it snowed in the middle of July there was no explanation needed. I sat at my small kitchen table, trying to ward off the intense heat by fanning myself with the heaviest papers I’ve ever held. They were legal docum...

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“Private Ice” by Kelly Pawlik

Submitted to Contest #77

Jefferson frowned out the window. Fat, fluffy snowflakes fell from the sky. A thick white blanket covered the uneven ground. He blinked a few times in quick succession and turned to look around the cabin. It was a small one room building with two cots, a wood stove, a small table with two chairs, and a tiny kitchen area. The beds were neatly made. A bowl of canned fruit salad sat half eaten on the table. The wood stove was cold and unused. Outside the snow fell fast. Jefferson looked down at his grey Hall and Oates t-shirt and jean shorts. ...

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Title: Burying David

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