Begin your story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset.

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“Sunset love” by Pink Lemon

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Watching the sunset has always been romantic, as I sat with my soon to be husband on the yellow picnic blanket with the white checker pattern here was a big sigh in his chest, “what’s wrong my love” he looks at me with his big puppy dog eyes “the sunset is so beautiful but do you know what is the most beautiful thing?” I’m guessing he will say to me “it's you love” just as the sun finished setting and the starry sky was coming he kissed me with his soft lips. The screaming howls of Charlie wakes me for the fourth time to...

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“A New Dawn” by Janet Thorley

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After opening the door to the camper van, Dawn pops the deckchair out before retreating back inside to grab a blanket and her coffee. The distant crowing rouses the sun, sending out its reminder that it’s time to throw the covers off and stir. Wrapped up, her gaze drifts and she watches as the reddish-orange haze begins its ascent above the horizon and notices the aroma of citrus wafting across the field. The green grass glistens when the light rays catch the blades and, after days of continual rain, it is a welcome sight. Although the summe...

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“Flowers without Vase” by Akanksha Verma

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The Sepia creased wrapper was left torn on the floor of her bedroom. She was measuring her pulses when the ringing clock flustered a gasp out of her breath, which was already stolen. The wood was glistening, the shadow enlarging. with every second her thoughts were left out of time. There was no warning through the windows. Just the haze of the morning lightening the paper, darkening her inside. But she knew there was a part of covering she had forgiven regarding the possibility. She’d left as a witness of her pain that she can pull wit...

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“Plastic Chairs” by Sheri-Ann Swayne

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Sam didn't exactly know what he was doing here. He was sitting in a damp outdoor chair that had paint peeling on the back and grass stains on the front legs. He could feel the cold from the cool plastic seep into his legs despite the warm April air. Well, he reasoned, it was a chilly evening. Night just barely touching the golden horizon below the trees. Years ago, night was a time when all the best things happened. It was a time when all but the streetlights and headlights were on. It was a time when all the windows came down and all his sp...

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“Sunset Summer” by Rebecca Hackney

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Destiny watched as the sun dipped down below the trees creating another beautiful sunset. She captured the moment with her camera then looked down at it to review the pictures she took of the maternity session. Destiny loved taking pictures around this time of day when the sun was starting to set; it created such a unique background. Pleased with the pictures and with the sun gone for the day she headed back to her car. She got in and sent a text to her babysitter letting her know she was on the way to pick up her daughter. Fifteen minutes l...

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“Some dream” by Lilou Sharma

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"Miss, do you live here?" A voice from below interrupted my thoughts. A middle aged man, with black hair, and a beard, wearing grey pants and a faded orange tshirt, was standing on the terrace, with one hand on the ladder that was fixed to the tank. "Erm..no, I'm just visiting my grandmother. 203, Meera? She seems to have gone out, the flat was locked, so I came here, to watch the sunsent and stuff. I'm sorry, is this a restricted area?" I asked, from where I was standing on the tank, and contemplated how to climb down the l...

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“Pure Soul” by Lata Bhatta

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“Look,” he says, pointing to the sky. I splash water in his direction one last time and glance up. It’s so beautiful. The sun is swimming down into the trees. There are sparks of red and pink. Is the sun melting? “Grandpa? Didn’t you say the sun would stop shining forever someday?”The redness begins to spread and it mixes into the clouds.“Yes, I surely did.”“It looks like it’s bleeding.”“And do you know what that means, Jean?”The water is starting to get cold and the rocks at the bottom feel chiller. “What does that mean?”“It means...

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“Good Morning and Welcome to the Sunrise With Jesus” by Renata Fernandes

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Sunrise with Jesus is a show that goes up on an Indian channel called Goodness TV at sharp 6:30 am every day. Maria checked her watch from where she stood, now facing the famous Chalakudy river, famous at least among the 1000s of people who flock to this place to get a retreat, a retreat from the rat race of our lives. There were two kinds of people who came here: the pious souls who made a visit to the place every year, and then, the more interesting ones who had a story (mostly tragic) to tell, a story that would lead them to the...

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“Spark of the Moment” by Cris Abigail

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Spark of the Moment As I looked out through the window watching the sunrise, I started reminising back on the day I met the one and only man I’ve ever loved. I wake up, I take a shower, dry my hair, put on nice clothes, choose some nice jewelry, wrap my head in a scarf, grab a book. And off we go. Every day it’s the same they say. But I like it. My life isn’t boring. At least not to me. It is calm and beautiful. If only they could see it from my eyes… “Mom! Dad! I’m off!” I yelled as I grabbed some waffles from the table and ran towards th...

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“The Other Side ” by Makayla Boline

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I watched the sun set over the clouds~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I stared into the setting sun, wishing the day didn't have to end. But I knew it had too. I just wasn't ready yet. The day had been perfect. "At nightfall," they had told me. But that was it, nothing else. So I don't know what was at sunset, but something was coming. A few loose strands of hair whipped around my head, and I sighed. The sun was getting low and lower in the sky. Was this it? I tried to calm myself. I really liked sunsets, but if this was the end.....

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“Thankfulness” by Zara 1524

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She knows that, according to a "Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod, she should wake up very early every morning, that is before 8 a.m. But no, she cannot. Reading this book didn't help her. She understands this is just a "lucky" morning she woke up so early. It is 4 a.m. now. She can see the sunrise, the beauty, and the majesty of it. She feels the fresh air blown inside through the windows of the kitchen. Few cars and nobody outside. Birds have already started singing. What a miracle! This time of the day can bring you only positive energy. "W...

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“Sinking Like A Sunet” by P.J. Lowry

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David was standing out in his backyard, and if it wasn’t for the cigar smoke rising up into the air she would have sworn he was a statue by how still he was. As Shelley approached her husband, she could tell there was something bothering him. He was sighing a lot, and the fact that he was just staring out onto the lake was another red flag for her. The cigar itself was also another hint, as he rarely smoked because of the wrath it might incur from the lady of the house, namely her. She was only a few feet away when David noticed she was ther...

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“GREY GHOSTS” by PioPio Tales

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Warm… strong, warm and excruciating light, that is what I feel. Dear Diary, I’m writing to you as usual, on my favorite chair, now old and hard on my back, crouched on my desk attempting to avoid the sunset. Damn, who invented it? Horizontal light, you can’t save yourself from it, it may be a loving couple’s dream but to me, I just hate it. It’s like a never ending nightmare, a ghost that locked onto you and won’t stop staring until your defenses are down and it can pry into your souls and innermost thoughts to judge and condemn. My old fr...

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“A New Day Dawns” by Bettina Karpathian

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Susanna opened her eyes slowly and gazed around. The sky was beginning to glow with morning light, silhouetting the large trees outside her bedroom window. Birds were stirring and chirping with the promise of a lovely summer day. Her heart lifted for a happy moment before plunging as she remembered. She was in that awfully expensive prison they called a retirement community. She got out of bed carefully as her legs were still not entirely trustworthy. At that moment, her front doorbell rang. She pulled on her robe and...

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“Timekeeping” by Carrie Fitzgerald

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The watch stopped at sunset. I could say that with certainty because we were all sitting outside with an unobstructed view of the western horizon. I looked down at the watch the instant before the sun dipped out of view. I saw the second hand move once, and then no more. I looked up again and the sun had vanished. In the time between heartbeats, the longest day of the year had ended and the shortest night began. “The watch stopped.” I say. Owen leaned forward in his camp chair. “What, really? Can I see?” I passed the watch back to hi...

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Begin your story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 275 stories

“Sunset love” by Pink Lemon

“A New Dawn” by Janet Thorley

“Flowers without Vase” by Akanksha Verma

“Plastic Chairs” by Sheri-Ann Swayne

“Sunset Summer” by Rebecca Hackney

“Some dream” by Lilou Sharma

“Pure Soul” by Lata Bhatta

“Good Morning and Welcome to the Sunrise With Jesus” by Renata Fernandes

“Spark of the Moment” by Cris Abigail

“The Other Side ” by Makayla Boline

“Thankfulness” by Zara 1524

“Sinking Like A Sunet” by P.J. Lowry

“GREY GHOSTS” by PioPio Tales

“A New Day Dawns” by Bettina Karpathian

“Timekeeping” by Carrie Fitzgerald

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