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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

“First winter” by Russel Lad

Submitted to Contest #77

The day started as usual with the sun rising over the horizon meeting the fluffy clouds, the fresh summer breeze, the morning birds singing their song. This was another day a grateful and splendid day… Yet I feel so empty so eager for something else to happen. I walked up every morning to the hill that separates two villages to meet my best friend Robert. There we roll down like two idiots to the bottom of the hill and compete who could walk the furthest in a dizzy state. He would win most of the time. That was 3 years ago. “What has ever ...

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“Snow!” by Shannia Haynes

Submitted to Contest #77

The last bit of sunlight shone on Luna's pale-ish skin through her bedroom window as the sun sank painfully slow behind the tall forest trees , signalling the end of yet another summer day. Luna sat on her soft , queen-sized bed reading a book and occasionally glancing through the window. She turned another page and swept her hair away from her face , her grey eyes sparkling and her cupid's bow lips turned up in a bright smile as she read each word. Her room was so silent that only the turning of the book pages and her even breaths could be ...

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“Tarya, Daughter of Dragons” by Carmen Friesen

Submitted to Contest #77

He had thought they would be safe here.He had thought they had come far enough.But as the snowflakes swirled down around him, melting on the hot sand and covering the tent in a white shroud, Vaziri knew he had been wrong.There was no safe haven for their kind, nowhere on earth they could hide where she wouldn’t find them. Deep in his heart, he admitted, he had always known this. Even accepted it.Still, he couldn’t help but wish for more time. Tarya wasn’t ready yet. Not ready for the perils of the journey that awaited her, not ready for the ...

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“There is More than Glass between the Snow and the Huge Roses. Louis MacNeice ” by Brenda Liddy

Submitted to Contest #77

When she was at primary school, Carmel learned about the four seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter. Her teacher, Mrs Bennett was a creative sprite and she used to get the children to draw pictures of each season and Carmel enjoyed these lessons. She came from a local farm, in South Derry and from an early age she was aware in the spring, the fields were ploughed, the seeds were planted, and in the autumn the crops were harvested. When she went to Queen’s University, in 1975, she stayed in Aquinas Hall which was student accommod...

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“Summer Snow” by Christian Singer

Submitted to Contest #77

What in the world? Rubbing her eyes, Maggie admonishes herself for all the late-night cleaning and tidying the house. They’re falling faster now. This is not possible. Stepping out the back door, she marvels. Lifting her hands and feeling the fat flurries, she closes her eyes, hugging herself. How could it suddenly be this cold and snowing? Amy bounds out the door and whoops. “It worked, Momma, it worked! It’s snowing!” “What worked?” “You told me to ask God for the things I desire. He did it!” “You asked for snow in August?” Maggie sees...

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“Goblins like Coconut, but dislike snow” by ILARIO UDINESI

Submitted to Contest #77

It would have been a wonderful day in the reserve -- except for the goblins. Coconut. The signs in the reserve said that coconut exposed in the open air for more than ten minutes would attract goblins. Of course, we didn’t believe this because there are no goblins in the cold climes we come from, and aren’t goblins anyway mythical creatures that appear only in the pages of fantasy books. Despite our disbelief, we were careful. We laid out the cheese and the charcuterie, the vegetables. In my mind I made a ment...

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“My not so peaceful vacation” by Crystal Goddard

Submitted to Contest #77

I only wanted to get away for awhile, to unwind, relax, take some time off from my busy life. I just wanted to spend some time alone. I never dreamt it would be the worst mistake of my life. I didn’t tell anyone where I was going or how long I was gonna be gone. Quite frankly I didn’t know. I packed a bag with enough clothes and supplies for a week, turned off my coffee maker, turned down the thermostat, made sure the apartment was locked up tight, got in my car and drove north. It was snowing lightly when I left but over the last hour the...

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“Nothing Burns Like the Cold” by Daniel Brown

Submitted to Contest #77

BANG. The knife spins out like and his clay pigeon body takes my blade. His body as in Parker Darby's body. A body that covers the snow in O- blood. The blood that attracts mosquitoes most, I think. Blood that trails back through red slush to the cabin. Parker Darby was a liability, a jittery motormouth with his pulse on criminal hangouts. A heavy drinker with a snitching streak, he made the rounds in crooked circles as a police informant. Unfortunate for him, one of those officers ratted him out to every top-tier lowlife in ...

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“The Cabin” by Janelle Hudson

Submitted to Contest #77

I'm Janiyah and I decided to go to a cabin. I woke up looking at the clock " Shot I'm late!". I got out of my bed and started packing my computer, snacks, pajamas, and day outfits. I got in my car and drove to the site when I arrived I saw no cars. I walked up to the ticket slot for my cabin number. " Here's your cabin number 302.""Thank you!" I walked onto the path to my cabin. I walked up to my cabin and walked in. " Wow, this is huge."I walked into each room. after looking around I went into the bedroom and unpacked. I put my computer on ...

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“Mounting Words” by Gracie G.

Submitted to Contest #77

Run, far away from here. I’ll come soon enough. Please, they’ll kill you if you stay. Rayven, go! “GAH!” Rayven erupts from her half-slumber, cold, in pain, and, oddly enough, wet. Her eyes aren’t in favor of opening fully, and all she can manage is getting them ajar. What she sees is... really nothing. Because of her watery eyes, it's just a blob of black, brown, and white. The illuminance of the white stands out, and is a little strange, but from what Rayven remembers white would make sense.Snow, of course. She and her newbie boyfriend, Ev...

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“The Death of Winter” by Nuha E.

Submitted to Contest #77

The cabin was empty. No sounds could be heard but the faint whispers of a gentle, winter wind much like a child's laughter, through the open cabin door. The wood creaked slightly under the weight of my footsteps, slow and sure footed. Unable to see anything, I crept closer as my vision cleared. The room seemed anew, as if no one had ever stepped foot here; as if it's inhabitants were mere ghosts. The once warm room was now cold, candle wax dried up on the table, the dead ashes of a burning fire a reminder of times spent. Time we won't get ba...

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“Starry Night” by Anne McSommers

Submitted to Contest #77

‘This is the biggest mistake I have ever made.’ He thought, as he stood beside the car staring in horror at the smoke rising into the air. It was supposed to be romantic. A rustic cabin, in the middle of the woods. No electricity, no internet, no phone, just the two of the for one night and two blissful days. Tom had even looked into the details, even though Dessy probably wouldn’t believe it now. It was a one room cabin, two if you counted the bathroom, a fireplace for heat, a woodstove to cook on. He had watched...

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“Stuck with the devil😈” by Dorcas.T Muselemu

Submitted to Contest #77

This will be the worst and longest week of my life. I can't wait for it to be over. As the plane was about to land Naomi looked out the window and admired the beauty. She would have preferred staying in that plane for a week rather than in that cabin. She missed her father, she hadn't seen him for over 5 years. As she stepped out of the plane she saw her father holding a poster with her name on it. His smile was warm and welcoming. She embraced him tightly with tears in both their eyes. He moved out here for work, and they only got to speak ...

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“Tiny Fires” by Kate Bibb

Submitted to Contest #77

Deep in the pine forest and over the foothills of the mountains, a log cabin persisted. It appeared quaint beneath the towering trees, but, upon closer inspection, it possessed a weathered dignity. Half a dozen chimneys protruded from the steeply slanted roof, and they held a certain prestige despite their crookedness. The wood walls were dark with lingering moisture from a century of rain and snow, and dripping icicles adorned the eaves. It didn’t have electricity or internet service or any of the modern conveniences people rely on, but tho...

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“Warmth in the Winter” by Aditi S.K

Submitted to Contest #77

I sit, huddled in the corner, below the window. Strong cold winds blow through the window, causing my teeth to chatter. Tears stream down my cheeks and I make no attempt to stop crying. At least here, there is no one to judge me. Here. This place appears to be nothing bigger than a tiny wooden cabin. It smells of fungus and dry wood. My fingers are numb from the cold and feet are turning blue. I cannot make out the shape of my hand in front of me. Even my pale fingers aren’t visible in this dark. The only source of light is the moonlight wh...

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Ended on 23:59 - Jan 22, 2021 EST

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Title: Burying David

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