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

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“Mom&son's and sun” by Hima Bindu

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Mr Sun Oh, Mr sun, sun, mr golden sun, Please shine down on me. Oh, mr sun, sun, mr golden sun, Hiding behind a tree. These little children are asking you, Please come out so we can play with you. Mr sun, sun, mr golden sun, Please shine down on me. Oh, Mr sun, sun, mr golden sun, Please shine down on me. Oh, mr sun, sun, mr golden sun, Hiding behind a tree. These little children are asking you, Please come out so we can play with you. Mr sun, sun, mr golden sun, Please shine down on, please shine down on, Please shine down on me. Stella...

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“The story....” by Hasini Mada

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Once in the sunshine, In a little district west of Washington Square, the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called "places." These "places" make strange angles and curves. One Street crosses itself a time or two. An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street. Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper, and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account! So, to quaint old Greenwich Village, the art people soon came pro...

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“Hello” by Sjan Evardsson

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Something woke me before dawn. I hoped it was a ship, but I couldn’t see any lights. Instead, I watched the sun rise over the ocean. Low chop, there would be no merciful breeze today.A whale breached and blew, and then another and another. If they were this close to the island on their migration, I knew there must be a shoal of fish out there. I readied my net and hoped they would drive the fish toward me.I waded out to where the water was just above my knees, the waves reaching just below my chest. How long I stood there, net at the ready, ...

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“Light from within” by Aditi S.K

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Golden, like a basket of light. Strong, orange tones at the corners. Light swatches of pale blue mixed with a deep purple. My eyes start to water as I haven’t been blinking. Slowly, I draw my eyes reluctantly away from my window, back to my textbook. The sunrise looks so beautiful. It still lingers in my vision, even though I’m looking at the question in the book. I stare and stare at it. “Find the value of ‘y’ if the value of ‘x’ is…” My mind slips off and after five minutes I’m still trying to figure out the meaning of the question. My e...

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“Back In Time” by Kira Krieger

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The night had been very long. Ambrose and Odin spent the whole of it looking up at the stars. They made-up absurd constellations, laughing themselves to sleep on a grassy hill facing the San Francisco bay. Odin awakened to the sun in his eyes. He glanced over to Ambrose, who was snuggled up in a ball with his bag of odds and ends. Odin swiveled his gaze out to the water. His eyes grew, and his jaw dropped. “Ambrose!” Odin stammered, pulling on the blanket under them. Ambrose clenched tighter before rolling over and squinting at Odin. B...

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“The Sun and you?” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

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In light of everything, it's anything but a delightful day. The morning sky was approaching blue and they could see for a significant distance across the open fields. A crowd of dairy cattle was grassing calmly somewhere far off, and meanwhile the sun was gradually sneaking ever more elevated in the sky. The most recent couple of months had been only virus substantial dividers, cases of covers, and progressively sketchy canned food varieties. Presently at last spring was gradually coming near, and with it a requirement for activity. They req...

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“The River That Led Me To Gold” by Pam Brand

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The warmth of it on my skin as I lay half inside my sleeping bag beckoned me awake. As I lay still half asleep and groggy I felt those gentle, peaceful rays lightly kissing my face and arms. The promise of a new day has shown itself to be true. I've spent many nights, even as a child, laying in wait for the sunrise to wake my weary mind. I sleep so well on that mountain side. I've always been in love with those majestic mountains. I've hiked many trails, and have even blazed some of my own."God, how are you so creative and masterful to creat...

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“Strawberry Cakes” by Rebecca Weinert

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The sun is blinking across the curved rooftops, I can barely see it from my balcony. A soft breeze is brushing through my open hair, messy from another restless night. I close my eyes and listen to the seagulls’ cries in the distance. If I focus, I can smell the faint, fresh salt in the air, hear the distant whispering of waves caressing a white beach. The air is still chilly and I pull the blanket a little tighter around my shoulders, a cup of lemon tea in my hand that is still too hot to drink. I lean back in my chair and blow on the liqui...

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“Spider’s Venom” by Amanda Lieser

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Colorado seemed to cling to the last hint of summer on a Friday evening. It was a layer up kind of day where you wear a sweater in the morning, bare a little shoulder in a white tank top during lunch, and pop that sucker back on in the evening. I locked my apartment door behind me and drove my little Honda Civic through the curves of my neighborhood.I rolled down the windows and held hands with the breeze. I blasted the radio with pop hits; the kind of music he doesn’t like. But I did. And I still do. The wind is cold and ...

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“God and Sunshine: Laney observes the sunrise!” by Sarah Desouza

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She looked outside her window. It was only 5 am! Laney decided to journal, while being mindful about her own feelings. She wanted to observe the sun rising today, while noticing the tiny nuances around her and wanted to write about it as well, all in graphic detail! She also decided to take note of her own feelings, even the minor nuances. She knew that within a few minutes Mrs. Woodsy would be going on her morning run. Soon the birds would be singing. None of it had happened yet though. She decided to get it all down in her mindf...

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“A Day To Remember” by Angelica Marie Apolto

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I love you, but you walked away So okay I’ll be here healing I’ll be here waiting But not for you Of course, not for you I’ll be here waiting for the day When I can genuinely say, “Thank you for walking away”I closed my journal as I finished reading the poem that I wrote a few summers ago just after I celebrated my birthday. Now, I am sitting here on the balcony just outside my room watching the sun slowly saying hello over the horizon thinking to myself how this year’s birthday celebration is a whole lot quieter and totally different from t...

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“Eternal City” by Cindy Calder

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I’d finally done it, and my heart was bursting with emotions to which I could not lay a name. My nearly lifelong dream had manifested into a reality. And what a wonderful, amazing, and unforgettable reality! I had waited years for it, and it had not disappointed in the least. It was just as I’d always known it would be and had been more fulfilling than anything imaginable – save giving birth to two children – in my lifetime.It was nearly sunset, and I sat drinking a glass of Tuscan Merlot on the outside patio of La Soffita Renovatico, a...

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“Paul” by Pum Walters

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“Fourteen.” The aboriginal looked at me, aware of my turmoil. He looked at the sun, which had all but disappeared in the desert. Overhead, stars were visible. My previous offer had already been below any reasonable price. At sixteen apiece, I might just make a few bucks, or I might not, depending on transport, breakage, and whatnot. Fourteen was less even than I had paid, and Paul knew that, must know that. “You know I can’t do that, Paul. I have to make a living, you know. Fourteen is less than I am paying. I really can’t do that....

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“Foolish Words” by Lucía Nemo

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The sun was setting; torches were lit. The king's family had been the first to go: his queen, silent and strong, marched herself up to the guillotine and held her children's hands as they died, one after another. Then she was killed herself. King Scipio was perched up beside the traitor, Rhodon, and forced to watch. The rest of his court went after. Scipio was surprised to find that many of them had blankness on their faces, the same blankness he felt in his soul after a month under siege. He was through. His reign was through, and he had n...

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“Redemption” by Sasan Sedighi

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The antigrav taxi gradually descended and soon landed at the hotel’s arrival zone on its roof. The Golden Shrine Hotel was a tall, sixty-story tower. It initially was a residential building, but because of the large number of pilgrims visiting the planet and the holy shrine of Veron, the mausoleum of the Sora Veron, founder of the Veronist faith, a billionaire bought the tower and converted it to an upmarket hotel. There were a few parked antigrav cars and taxis in the hotel’s arrival zone. The taxi smoothly landed in front of the hotel’s ...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 275 stories

“Mom&son's and sun” by Hima Bindu

“The story....” by Hasini Mada

“Hello” by Sjan Evardsson

“Light from within” by Aditi S.K

“Back In Time” by Kira Krieger

“The Sun and you?” by Opher 51 2022 REYES

“The River That Led Me To Gold” by Pam Brand

“Strawberry Cakes” by Rebecca Weinert

“Spider’s Venom” by Amanda Lieser

“God and Sunshine: Laney observes the sunrise!” by Sarah Desouza

“A Day To Remember” by Angelica Marie Apolto

“Eternal City” by Cindy Calder

“Paul” by Pum Walters

“Foolish Words” by Lucía Nemo

“Redemption” by Sasan Sedighi

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