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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

“Cold Friends” by Barbara Newton

Submitted to Contest #77

As Charles & his dog, Max settled down for the night, they could see the snow starting to fall. It made the cabin and the surrounding area look even more serene. As the radio played in the background, Charles noticed that the snow was coming down harder. With the fire crackling in the fireplace, Max cuddled up at his feet, all seemed right with the world. The absolute beauty of the snow as it fell, made it such a peaceful surrounding for that deep sleep that makes you wake up the next morning refreshed and ready for an adventure. A...

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“Hazle's Tale” by Felicia Trivett

Submitted to Contest #77

The snow falls steadily onto the ground, the white flakes drifting down as if it has forever. With a smokey-grey fog covering the sky and a gentle winter wind whistling through the trees, Hazel sat in her maroon armchair, a soft knitted grey blanket spread across her lap. She looked out at the window, its frames cracked and broken, the paint chipped and old, and sighed in longing for everything that she had lost.She remembered what it was like when she was just a little girl and the world had gifted her with a miraculous winter wonderland, r...

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“The Cry” by Cat Price

Submitted to Contest #77

The saying goes that the night is darkest before the dawn, but watching the sun break the darkness into the light, I would disagree. Especially with the snow reflecting the light as it drifts to cover everything it touches. Walking over I pour another cup of coffee. My sapphire blue eyes shoot back to the window when I hear the cry. Knowing that cry, it is one that I have heard often, so have the predators that keep to the forest. Walking back to the window my reflection stares right back at me. I look like the shell of what I once was. My e...

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“First Timer” by Monee Miller

Submitted to Contest #77

Little white angels fell from the sky. They had amounted to a big mass of what seemed to be a large cloud. I giggled softly as I noticed a few had landed on my windowsill. What was this glorious element that seemed to send shivers along my spine whenever one would land on my fingertips? They would only stay for about a second before melting away. I was awestruck. I had never seen such beauty in an eerie yet golden way. The sun had completely hidden itself as if afraid to face this newly found weather. A soft breeze ble...

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“Dangerous step” by Emma Harris

Submitted to Contest #77

It was late December when the first snowfall of the year happened. It was getting extremely dark outside. The lights started to flicker. It was pelting snow a couple of seconds later. It was coming down very heavy. Dinner was cooking away in the pot. It was bacon and Cabbage. About 20 minutes later the whole house was in darkness as the snowfall had triggered a power cut. The alarm was constantly buzzing because the battery was low and wouldn’t turn off until the code was put incorrectly. The code wasn’t been accepted...

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“Fighter Girl” by J. D.

Submitted to Contest #77

I couldn’t tell if it was actually snowing or if the drifting snowflakes were just coming from the snow laden trees from yesterday’s dump of snow. I stared at the drifting little flakes of light wondering if it we might still get a snow day. When I realized how brightly the sun was shining, I gave up that hope. My phone pinged with a message from Jessica. “Wanna hang out this aft?” I said ok, but actually I didn’t want to. I didn’t really know who my friends were any more. At Ringette practice last week, I heard some of the girls talki...

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“WITH A CHILL TO THE AIR” by Claire Tennant

Submitted to Contest #77

The telephone’s shrill holler demanded attention; the voice that answered sounded half-asleep though the owner of the voice had been up early. Mavis shivered, unable to explain why she was cold, but pushed on nonetheless; for the call might be important. “Hello.” she answered, looking out the window seeing the first signs of snow, thinking “that explains the chill.” “Hi Mavis, It’s only me, your little sister. Firstly, are we still ok for Saturday?” Mavis responded affirmatively. Glenda had asked that question twice before! “I thought y...

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“Rainbow Lake” by Matthew Doggett

Submitted to Contest #77

“What time did it stop snowing?” Rick asked his wife without turning around. She sniffled before she answered, and Rick wasn’t sure if it was because of the head cold or the crying. Maybe both. “I think around four in the morning,” Sheila said from the couch, her voice raspy and mousey all at once. Rick had only heard her speak like this twice before. And neither time had been good. He nodded once to acknowledge her answer. He stood at the large picture window in the living room, looking out at the backyard. He had his hands thrust dee...

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“Rollo” by Shaina Blakely

Submitted to Contest #77

Zing! Zing! Zing! I flop my arm over and smash my alarm clock button. Ugh. Work. Rinse. Repeat. I get myself moving by sitting up and chugging water from the mason jar that’s always on my bookshelf bed frame. I am not a coffee person, just give me some freezing cold water and I’m dandy. I get up and jump into a blazing hot shower to start my dismal day. After pulling up into the parking garage, I sit in my Jeep and close my eyes with my head against the head rest. Inhale. Exhale. Getting myself mentally prepared for the onslaught of n...

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“Snowbound” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

Submitted to Contest #77

Snow started falling. It was St. Patrick’s Day, but this was not anything unusual for KI Sawyer, Air Force Base in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. You are surrounded by the biggest freshwater lake in the world and average snowfall is measured in feet not inches. There was already about a foot covering the landscape when the snow started falling at 4 pm or 1600 hours. I flicked on the television set and settled on my couch to watch Jeopardy. The phone rang. Little did I know when I picked it up to answer it a new chap...

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“Museum Piece ” by Tanja Cilia

Submitted to Contest #77

It was just my luck.I hadn’t even been a week at my new job, and here I was, stuck inside the Museum because of bad weather. And I wasn’t even supposed to be there, in the first place.Bad weather, did I say? It turned out to be The Storm of The Century – The Grandmother of all Blizzards of March 14, 1973 – my birthday, incidentally.In my gap year, just for fun, I had been working as a waitress at Le Riche Oursin, an upmarket French Bistrot in the tourist area. Who should walk in but the curator of the Graffiti Plus Art Museum – only, I ...

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“Blanket white, Jeff- the Gross and Pumpkin Spice Coffee! ” by Madisson James

Submitted to Contest #77

Nan looked at the case files on her desk and sighed. There was one last folder remaining in the ‘A’ Pile. But the ‘B’ and ‘C’ piles were smirking at her like the sneaky villains she knew they really were. Once she opened up a two page report with glee, the usual ones were at least five pages deep, but her smile quickly disappeared when she noted the ten references to external reports for the actual data. Nan looked outside the window beside her desk. The snow was still falling steadily. She pulled her coat collar more tightly aroun...

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“A life-changing snowstorm” by Rain Ashford

Submitted to Contest #77

I guess you could say it all started with the snow. Carter Bild had decided to work late. He had no plans as usual. He never had any. And that’s when the snowstorm hits. And where I should probably start my story. Uh, hello by the way, it’s me, an unimportant narrator person thing. Anyway, back to the story. The snowstorm hit and it was worse than ever. There was no way he was going to go back home in a storm like that, because, although he was a workaholic and basically had no life, he was not willing to commit suicide. He wouldn’t call him...

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“DESTINY” by Niketa Nitya

Submitted to Contest #77

The Alarm was ringing at its highest volume as it was giving tough competition with Lisa's sleep. Lisa switched it off, hugged her blanket tightly, and lost in her short nap. Am I late for the office -thought Lisa and jumped out from her quilt. She took a brush and ran towards the washroom. Lisa packed her lunch quickly, locked her room. She took her car and left for the office. On the way, Lisa met one of her colleagues, Rita. She stopped her car and asked If she would like to go with her. Rita accompanied her. Lisa play...

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“Snow Day” by Ali Dover

Submitted to Contest #77

Julie stuck her head round the doorframe. The office was eerily quiet this morning, unlike the street outside that was a cacophony of blaring horns and people shouting. A little bit of snow and everyone goes nuts, she thought, walking into the empty room. The lights were on, thanks to timers, but the computer screens stared blindly at her from every cubicle she passed on her way to her own. The door blew open abruptly, as if the blizzard outside had found its way in through reception, but it was only Sam. Sam was Julie’s best friend and the ...

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