You go for a walk in fresh snow. Suddenly you realize you're not leaving any footprints.

Posted in Fantasy on May 21, 2021

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“Snowrise” by Michael Mullins

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It was the type of snow that made noise when it fell. Not the insistent rattle of falling rain that coursed through every nook and cranny, ensuring that all was sufficiently wet. This was a soft tick, easily ignored unless you really listened for it. The rest of the sound outside was muffled, as snow is want to do when it throws its blanket across everything. Michael watched it fall through the front window of his living room. Good packin snow, his father would have said, leaving off the g because of laziness or upbringing Michael woul...

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“Gone Forever.” by Miranda Courteaux

Submitted to Contest #23

Something felt wrong today. I usually start my mornings with a shower and a cup of the worst coffee anyone could make. I’ve always just guessed my mother was never taught how to use the coffee maker correctly. Yet today the coffee was almost tasteless. I could usually feel the bitterness creeping down my throat but today I got nothing. It was as if my taste buds had just disappeared. Weird... Maybe mom is getting better? I started my shower up and watched as steam filled the room. Closing my eyes, I inhaled deep before undressing. ...

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“In the Quiet of the Snow ” by Nathan Stone

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He woke up to see the snow swirling from the sky, frozen fingers that stroked the tress and kept them asleep; pummeled the drive way and the path that ran through the trees to the lake; shaped the truck into a giant half made snowman.It reminded him of his childhood. When he was a kid, all throughout the year he would think about the first snow of the year and the adventures that it would bring. He dreamt about it every night, making balls and men and angels and forts from the frozen crystals. It energized him in Spring, cooled him in Summer...

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“A Place Without” by Kimberly Harness

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There are a lot of ways to spend a carefree winter Saturday. A hot drink and a good book, friends and a movie, or solo binge-watching the classics are among my top five. But on that morning, when I woke up to see the world covered in a blanket of white for the first time this season, none of these usual favourites were going to cut it for me.In the grey midmorning light, I threw my hair into a bun and bundled up for the cold temperatures outside. Even in my cozy apartment, I could feel the cold seeping in from outside through the old window ...

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“Dead People Don't Feel Cold” by Bailey Sullivan

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The night was one of those ones that make you feel cold and hollow. Four a.m. in the city will do that to you, though. The streets were dead and quiet, and the sky was hazy and starless, and my fingers were numb lumps of flesh at the ends of my hands. I’d have killed for a warm bite to eat, a hot cup of tea at that moment. Anything to thaw me out a bit from the trudge home in the snow. But home was still far away, and I didn’t have money for a cab. I had about $15 left in my wallet and I’d have to stretch it for next week’s groceries. I’d ha...

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“Understanding” by Samantha Sawh

Submitted to Contest #23

A bright, white light fills my vision. I wince, gritting my teeth as the shine fades and I focus on what’s happening. But as my vision clears, all I still see is white — a thick, white blanket of snow, stretching in every possible direction. I don’t understand. What happened? I don’t even remember how I got here… I had a couple beers but definitely not enough to end up alone in a big, open field. I look up to find a pale night sky with a few glittering stars above me. Yeah. Something crazy must’ve happened. I clamor up to my feet, stre...

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“The Winter Wizard ” by Daniella Idogho

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The Wizard Winter “Oh, no!” I said in my sleep“Yes”I wake up the same dream always ending with me walking in the snow and leaving no foot prints. Strange I think I have never left the shores of the tropics what could it mean another adventure? One with me and my guardian angel? Well, the adventures I have been having to go on have never happened during winter. My mother enters the room carrying a calabash filled with Banga and starch;’my favorite food. Uzer was in the delta region of West Africa and it was harmattan and our c...

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You go for a walk in fresh snow. Suddenly you realize you're not leaving any footprints.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 127 stories

“Snowrise” by Michael Mullins

“Gone Forever.” by Miranda Courteaux

“In the Quiet of the Snow ” by Nathan Stone

“A Place Without” by Kimberly Harness

“Dead People Don't Feel Cold” by Bailey Sullivan

“Understanding” by Samantha Sawh

“The Winter Wizard ” by Daniella Idogho

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Write a short story that takes place in a winter cabin.

A busy city is quieted by a big blanketing of snow. Write from the perspective of two (or more) characters who live there.

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Write a short story about people stuck in traffic during a blizzard. There's nothing much to do but wait, and talk...

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