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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

“Forward, Toward You” by Holly Fister

Submitted to Contest #77

Dear Casey,As I type this, the snow is stacking up the window pane in a vertical pile of white that threatens to block out my entire view of the outside world. I’d be happy for an ant colony to take up residence there and create little tunnels so I can watch them move and work against the glass. I know that’s not going to happen, but you can see the odd places my mind has already started wandering to. I’ve cooked several meals using my freezer stash, eating leftovers on the following days. Be warned: after this deployment, I might never...

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“The Next Victim” by Tamili Sanjiv

Submitted to Contest #77

“Antony! You have to come to my house! Now! Please!” Robin yelled. For the first time in my life, I heard a dash of fear in his voice. “Robin? Are you alright?” I asked, concerned. “Just get over here!” he snapped, and hung up. I got up and hesitantly twisted the doorknob, but stopped. My parents wouldn’t let me go. People have been going missing in my neighbourhood and mom and dad have been very overprotective lately. I opened my window and jumped out. Trying to be very stealthy, I tip-toed to the garage and got my bike. I quietly walked ti...

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“Barefoot in Maine” by Cathryn V

Submitted to Contest #77

The trouble is that I’m all alone in this freezer of a guest room while Jordan’s sleeping on the other side of the wall. This whole idea to meet his family was his. Not only do I have to be alone, but I can’t even feel my feet. In Hawaii, we don’t use socks or slippers. No one warned me that I’d be staying in the Arctic.I hear doors closing and footsteps downstairs. I roll out of bed and throw a sweatshirt over my PJs, open my door, and inch down the creaky wooden stairs. Please Jordan, be down here.“Mahn’n.”An old lady in a long bathrobe an...

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“I See Things Differently ” by Shayla Linden

Submitted to Contest #77

My legs constrict into my lap on the chair by the window. In a position familiar to the unborn lifestyle I once knew, inside the womb of a mother I’ve never known. I don’t take comfort in hugging my knees to my chest, nor the cup of hot chocolate hovering near my parted lips. The comfort I seek lies beyond the window, hiding in the drifting snow. The rest of the world has been gobbled up by the hungry ebony sky. Yet the snow dances bravely in the winter wind, defying the evenings craving for nothingness. The snow isn’t simply snow in my eyes...

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“The Grandfather Clock” by Claire Lindsey

Submitted to Contest #77

I’ve always hated the expression “if walls could talk.”In my experience, walls are remarkably unobservant and rather square. The way they go on, you’d think they were the greatest thing mankind ever invented. Not so, my friend, not so.Sure, walls are important for holding up roofs, keeping out the elements and such. But the things that make the heart of a place, that hold a home together, are not walls.The family has come and gone for decades now, visiting the cabin now and then to escape the clinging city air. My favorite season is summer, ...

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“Journal From The Cozy Cold Cabin” by Brandon Johnson

Submitted to Contest #77

Entry# 1 The cold-hearted wails of mother nature flew past outside my window and into the freezing night. I knew she cared none for the survival of one measly human, therefore I took in an odd sense of comfort from knowing these thin cabin walls were all that stopped her violent clashes; The best way to relax were situations like these where one little thing going wrong could mean life or death. Regardless, here I am. I’m all alone in the middle of nowhere with winter right up to my neck and threatening to bash my door down. This little ...

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“Rimewyrm’s Bane” by David Brown

Submitted to Contest #77

The midsummer’s sun had not yet risen; its predawn glow had only just begun to filter through the dusty kitchen windows of the rancher’s homestead. The rancher took his breakfast by candlelight with his wife and only son, Bonde.“Bonde, before you begin your morning rounds, your mother and I want to be clear. We hope you’ll continue to refrain from any further involvement with that damnable thieves’ guild,” the rancher tried to remain stern while he choked on a piece of pan-fried bacon.Bonde chuckled at the old man’s awkwardness, “Father, don...

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“Sudden Day” by Jade Orien🍀

Submitted to Contest #77

It was the first day of winter in Boston, Massachusetts when a blizzard broke out.Schools were canceled & those who worked in hospitals, banks & grocery stores were told to stay at work until further notice.I work at a hospital as a full-time medical assistant.I was working with one of my patients when I heard a knock on the glass window of the door.It was Nina, another medical assistant.Nina had long brown hair, with freckles & oil brown skin, but today she had her hair in a bun.I finished checking my patient's vitals then repor...

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“Snow, a Memory, and a Sled” by Mario \

Submitted to Contest #77

When it snows, I think of my sister. I picture Lilly, laughing, in a fuzzy white sweater, with hot chocolate slopping over the edge of her warm mug. I see her falling face-first in an attempt to make a snow angel, tufts of snow perched throughout her hair as she frantically brushes her arms and legs back and forth. There was always a sparkle in her eyes when she slammed the snow shovel into my back in our parent’s driveway. She sang off-key to Christmas carols, and she loved to poke my sides when I made fun of her for it. Most of all, I reme...

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“Wrong choice” by Nirosha P

Submitted to Contest #77

Author's note: The words in italics is what Mia is thinking. I think everyone already knows that, so anyways, enjoy! Mia rushed as fast as she could to CandorCo building. She worked there as an accountant for almost a month. Yet, she could almost never reach there on time. She frantically glanced at her watch and her heart went a second faster. She was already twenty minutes late! What would her boss do this time? She dashed into the buildings and ran up the stairs not even glancing at the long queue waiting for the elevator. She burst int...

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“Blizzard Boy” by Black Cat 🐈‍⬛

Submitted to Contest #77

It’s the middle of June. The temperature was supposed to be in the upper 80s all week. But instead it’s in the 20s. And it’s snowing.It’s not just a light flurry, either. I’m talking about a full-blown blizzard.And it’s all my fault.* * * * *The day after my thirteenth birthday started out as any other summer day. But that day turned out to be different. It was the day that I finally stood up to Elliot Blanson. It was the day I showed him that I, Sevastryn Viridian, was not to be messed with.And it was the day that I unleashed disaster upon ...

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“Buffalo Gal” by Kathleen March

Submitted to Contest #77

Buffalo gal, won’t you come out tonight Come out tonight Come out tonight Buffalo gal, won’t you come out tonight And dance by the silvery moon I love blizzards. I’m even somewhat of an expert on blizzards. I’ve survived more than one and even have the t-shirt to prove it. Most of the blizzards I survived were when I lived in Buffalo, so a lot of us enjoyed singing that old tune at the beginning of this story. We had other words, which referred to what Buffalo gals would do when instead of the silvery moon there were inches and inches of s...

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“Bringing Back the Seasons ” by Angelina Jeong

Submitted to Contest #77

December 19th of 2095, exactly 15 years ago, snow went extinct. It was 2080 when it first stopped snowing. No matter where they were, no track of snow could be seen. Since 2025, many scientists and environmental activists have been warning people about global warming and how we could be facing summer 365 days a year. It had gotten worse has flying cars and new versions of meat came out. The rate of methane gas and carbon footprints along with other negative environmental factors increased. Warning after warning, environmentalists worked hard...

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“Permafrost” by Holly Fister

Submitted to Contest #77

The wind howled past the windows with a ferocity that made Agnes Murple grit her teeth and quake in her black Velcro walking shoes. She hadn’t moved from her post behind the grand mahogany desk in hours, despite the couple who perused the rows of European antiques with evident interest. They were forced to journey to her over and over with their questions about the different pieces of furniture, and it pleased Agnes to make them work for it. She found it disturbing that people so young could afford these luxury items that belonged in a castl...

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“Red On A White Canvas.” by Eleanor Grey

Submitted to Contest #77

Jean woke up in the morning to white. The village had been covered in a blanket of snow, thick and deep. She stood outside, shivering slightly - not just from the cold, but excitement. The breeze cut through her like a knife, but she slipped on her red mittens and stumbled onward through the snow. It tripped her up frequently as Bailey, her ironically golden and summertime looking dog, leapt enthusiastically through the snow. Jean laughed and watched as Bailey’s fur practically turned white. He, like Jean, had always loved the snow. He was a...

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Title: Burying David

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