Write a story set against the backdrop of a storm.

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“Lofty Adventure” by Andrea Krist

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Pale light flashed beyond the clouded windows. One... two... three... four... The crack that followed echoed across the roof line and faded into the trees surrounding the property. Lilah tightened her fingers around the corded rope and pulled. The attic stairs swung down with a metallic chorus as the ancient springs woke from a long sleep. She reached overhead and drew the lower portion of the staircase to meet the floor, settling it before glancing into the dark chasm overhead. Lightning lit the upstairs hall and stairs to the main floor be...

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“The Son of the Rain - A Story Based on a Wichí Mataco Myth" -” by Marta Juarez

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The Son of the Rain - A Story Based on a Wichí Mataco Myth" - It was Yachup, the time of fruits and festivities for the indigenous peoples of the forests of the Chaco in northern Salta. During this time, young girls would adorn their hair with yellow tusca flowers and head to the carancho dance, celebrating under the moonlight until dawn.The village of Hosan, with its little huts, the wetes, was arranged in an imaginary circle, divided by an ancient taboo that marked the boundaries of the two main clans: the Nichaj, the people of the wi...

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“The Cellar” by Barry Starcher

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The Tornado Jeff Nobles was not a happy man. He had been traveling since sunup through the vast, flat farmlands of Kansas. He had sold only one vacuum cleaner in two days. Hell, the farms were so widely spread out that he only had the opportunity to present his sales pitch to three families today. Now the sky was overcast, and it looked like a good chance for rain. One more house and he would call it a day. He checked his gas gauge, which registered less than half a tank. His old Ford pickup he named Rosco got pretty good gas mileage,...

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“Tropical Storm Betty” by Lapanda Mason

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Tropical Storm Betty “Tropical storm Betty due to touch land within the hour. We encourage all citizens to seek shelter as soon as possible. We are predicting 100 mph winds and heavy rain. Hail has been spotted in some locations within the city. We will keep you updated as we continue coverage of this historic event. Back to you Katie,” the weather man says. Tiffany presses the power button on the remote control to turn the television off. She had work to do, so she didn’t have time to be worried about a little storm...

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“Family Ties” by Helen Berry

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Family Ties It was a dark and stormy night… Only kidding. But actually, it was, and that seemed sort of appropriate. She’d always been something of a drama queen, she would have told you that quite happily and been proud of it. It was hard to accept that it would all end before she was fifty years old, in that crisply made bed in the hospice. The dark and stormy bit seemed a suitable accompaniment to her exit from life, somehow. We were all there, my two brothers and my other sister, watching our...

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“Gone but not Forgotten!” by Andrew Venn

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It was an unusually dark Winters evening, which was devoid of any comforting light from either the, ‘usually bright’, moon or any twinkling stars, and there was also a chilling silence around this small town, ‘as if’, other people knew something that I didn’t! “It could have had something to do with the weather”? This little town, in where I lived, was very quiet for a Friday evening and I didn’t see anyone else roaming around the streets, like they’re usually seen scuttling from one pub to another one(‘for a relatively small town i...

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“The Man in the Ocean” by Thomas E. Moore

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The man stood trembling on a pale bank. A good twenty yards from where the tide lapped upon a steep wasted shore. He shook and shivered in a steady rhythm, squinting at the breakers beneath the grey overcast. Specks rained sideways, cutting at his forehead like needles. A light mist settled in. His stomach contorted and inverted inside. A pointless phrase from a pointless memory repeated in his head in step with each breath. A sudden thought offbeat had him choking his spit. His oversize boots laboured through the fine soft sand, that squelc...

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“This Face” by Nance By Chance

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You’re stuck. The baby cliff face has a few steady holds, but you don’t know where to go from there. You look up. Picture perfect blue. Then straight ahead, centimeters from your nose. Brown, gray, pink rock blurs in front of you. Your breath is shaky, fragile against the rough earth. Gray clouds hang low nearby, and it smells like it’s going to rain. But the sun is on your side. You feel its rays beating down on your shoulders. As you were setting up earlier, Matt asked you to “bring down the rope while I check the weather.” He’s pragm...

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“Loss and Crowned” by Emily West

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Mirren Carnegie’s dormitory was awash with a tide of files, books, laundry, and personal effects. Wading through it, heaving great clawfuls of her own things to one side and then to the other in the manner of a frantic dog searching for a long-buried bone, thrashed Mirren, herself. She was plain and middle-aged, with a bright sparkle in her gray eyes and a permanent bloom of jolly pink on her cheeks. At this moment, however, her entire face was flushed with crimson, and her salt-and-pepper braid was frayed. Strands of it stuck to her sw...

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“Broad Rock ” by Tom Harvey

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Rain fell out of the broken sky, and everything surrendered. Not even sidewalks, which became sludgy with mud that clung to boots and pant bottoms, survived the onslaught. Those who dared brave the violent maelstrom, raging like a foaming sea, quickly turned tail and headed back inside to the warmth deep within homes, sheltered from the wind that wailed and moaned like a ghost lamenting death.On a shingled rooftop by the sea, an albatross cowered and waited for the menace to move on, for black to become blue, so that she could return to...

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“Where do broken hearts go?” by Annie Chibesakunda

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Chama braced herself for the long journey ahead. The night was dark and windy, with a storm brewing on the horizon. Determined to press on, she prepared to face the strengthening downpour. Mulenga had shattered her heart, and the sting was compounded by his call that night, his voice tinged with concern as he asked, “Are you alright?”How did he expect her to respond after their breakup two weeks ago? She had been waiting for him in the restaurant, her heart racing with the hope that his call meant a proposal was imminent. Instead, he arrived...

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“My Lunch!” by Yuri Di Placido

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My Lunch!The air is oppressive today. My head hurts because of the humidity; a fusion of heat and moisture permeates the city. I’ve had six hours of sleep, but it was neither good or enough.It dawns upon me when I enter my car—you can sense a collective anxiety under the grey clouds. The sky holds back the rain, it refuses to fall. I see my neighbor stumbling on her way out, holding the dog’s leash. “You’re struggling too”.I sit there for a while, silent; the engine is off. Has someone called in sick today? The office is a ten minutes drive ...

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“Time's Up” by Kip Plidchik

Submitted to Contest #267

The door creaked open, revealing a spacious foyer overrun by inattention, by palpable neglect. The hardwood floors, lacquered with a thick coating of debris and dirt, creaked as a man, clad in filthy clothing long unfamiliar to the touch of detergent, entered the foyer of the forgotten abode. The man stood triumphantly in the foyer, surveying the living room, the dining room, both littered with furniture draped with soiled sheets, intently with the eyes of a man gazing upon an oasis discovered deep within the desert. He smiled with satisfac...

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“Stormy Day” by Cecilia Heiskary

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Stormy Day It was a beautiful day. The big fluffy clouds looked like cotton candy ready to be picked. There were towering cumulus clouds that could be an indication of rain to come. If you gazed long enough at them and had a vivid imagination you could see faces, animals and all sorts of things in the clouds. The blue hue of the sky looked like the Caribbean Sea with its clear vivid colors. There was a calmness in the air and a gentle breeze blowing from the west. The weatherman was calling for storms in the afternoon, however lookin...

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“The Ghost of Sevyn's Past” by K.C. Mckenzie

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My hands tremble as I pick the cup off the counter causing small drops of hot chamomile tea to spill on my fingers. I know it’s hot because I can see the steam rising from the cup, but I can’t feel anything because five minutes ago, a ghost showed up at my front door. All these years, everyone assumed Zoe had died and I carried the burden of her possible demise on my shoulders, unable to ignore its heaviness no matter how hard I tried. Now she’s here - living and breathing, sitting on my couch. I wonder if Mrs. B...

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Write a story set against the backdrop of a storm.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 106 stories

“Lofty Adventure” by Andrea Krist

“The Son of the Rain - A Story Based on a Wichí Mataco Myth" -” by Marta Juarez

“The Cellar” by Barry Starcher

“Tropical Storm Betty” by Lapanda Mason

“Family Ties” by Helen Berry

“Gone but not Forgotten!” by Andrew Venn

“The Man in the Ocean” by Thomas E. Moore

“This Face” by Nance By Chance

“Loss and Crowned” by Emily West

“Broad Rock ” by Tom Harvey

“Where do broken hearts go?” by Annie Chibesakunda

“My Lunch!” by Yuri Di Placido

“Time's Up” by Kip Plidchik

“Stormy Day” by Cecilia Heiskary

“The Ghost of Sevyn's Past” by K.C. Mckenzie

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Your character wants something very badly — will they get it?

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