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

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“Febuary 31st” by Jason Dodge

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February 31st By Dodge It was the sun rise of the first February 31st, a new beginning, another new beginning. Yet another benign attempt to see us through. The first day of summer used to be a promise of sawyer and huckleberry adventure now it became a attempt of nigh confused solstice. About three years ago all the scientists admitted they were wrong. That no one knew facts versus fission from the sovereignty of death, the brave had fallen in vain to the exploits of mob violence and social shunning. The first day of summer alm...

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“My Sun Shall Never Set” by Jasmine Fallerwood

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The sky is on fire. Brilliant, flaming orange as if the canvas material of the world itself is burning. Glorious gold is poured on the flame, streaks of it leaking into the cloudy blue sky where pink smoke dances and twirls. And the match that lit it up is now a bursting hot ember, crimson like a splash of blood. It is the dusk and the inferno; the earth is preparing itself for the next day, and it is doing it by cleansing the evil from its sky.She is sitting beside me. We are on the pier, warm wood cutting into our asses, splinters digging ...

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“Nuages” by Jemie Wong

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She looked at her like she was the sun. Iona refused to leave Antonia’s field of vision, so Antonia only ever looked at her in frustration. She revelled in her warmth and protested when she was gone, but she never really looked at her. Until Iona was leaving. In the sunset, Antonia would wonder how she hadn’t seen her like this before. Antonia stared at the sunrise, swinging her legs into the emptiness of air. The sounds of skipping footsteps, bouncing and cheery. Iona sat down beside her. Immense, absolute, bold, and disruptive. “T...

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“From Ashes ” by Ema Fancher

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Call it a premonition, a sixth sense, a gut feeling, but as the fiery orange and fading blue of the setting sun caught my gaze, I felt like I should stop to enjoy it. Something indescribable deep inside urged me to. Later I’d realize it was the last peaceful moment I’d get to enjoy for a while. I stepped onto the balcony as the heat of the day finally abated. Twelve floors up amongst the birds was often a lovely place to be. No jungle of buildings, congestion of cars, or bustling people to inhibit my view. The sun simply sank slowly below th...

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“Still” by Anneliya Lydia

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Gray. Blue. A hint of purple. A stripe of red. Yellow. Orange. The center of the sun. I catch hints of it on my drive home, only glimpses between houses and trees and power lines and the smudge of transparency that I call a window. The sun is rising in the East. A few cars are on the street: some, like me, heading home after working the night shift, others only beginning their day. The sky paints a story around us. A story of hope and of second chances. Most of us ignore it, though, too tired to take our eyes off the street. Still, each day,...

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“Cade and the Kid” by Gene Strother

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“That’s just the way the sun sets out here, I reckon.” Sam Cade squinted into the western sky at its brilliant shades of orange, yellow, pink, and red. The sun was sizzling, melting into the jagged peaks of distant mountains. Sam squatted over a small fire. Out here in the badlands, a big fire might draw the unwanted attention of thieves, malefactors, or Indians. He had built the fire and boiled the beans for himself alone. That was before the redheaded youngster asked to join him. Couldn’t have been more than 16, traveling the wilds of...

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“The Foreboding Sunrise” by Ashley Dearborn

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TW: child abuse The sunrise came. I hated sunrises. They reminded me of when my old elementary school had burned down that May. Fiery reds and oranges, dancing in the sky, clouds like smoke in the air. This intensely red and orange sunrise with the smokey clouds seemed like a normal morning for everyone else, but it just made me scared and sad. I was scared of my new school with this sunrise looming over it, and sad that my old school was gone. I heard rumors of this school, but my mom told me they weren’t true. I walked in the giant ...

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“Sunrise, Sunset” by Kathleen March

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Have you ever seen anything in your life more wonderful than the way the sun, every evening, relaxed and easy, floats toward the horizon and into the clouds or the hills, or the rumpled sea, and is gone– Mary Oliver, “The Sun” What is Oliver’s poem really about? I only ask because the poem came to mind as I was looking out the big bay window facing the river. I had read the poem so many times that it resided in me somewhere, probably inside my rib cage, on the left side, just above the sternum. But my skeleton is not the topic he...

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“Sunset: A Hope” by Ananya Mishra

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Sun, sea, the sand, and Shehnaaz! Perhaps, her only way to escape the downcast reality. How gravely she wanted her fortune to change. She wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth. This made her envious of the rich high class society. She herself claimed sunsets to be her only way of detoxification of her mind. Her family involved her mother, father and three siblings. She dreamed of being an fashion advisor but most candidates were born with silver spoons in their mouths. Rarely do they come from middle class families. Belongin...

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“Her” by Faustina H.a.F

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I never thought that watching the sunrise would answer all my dreams... I guess they're actually just stupid high school aspirations... My stupid wants and desires that pretty much every high school boy wants, but as I sat there watching the last sunrise of the summer, she walked out. Her hair was the color of the rising sun, and her skin was deep ebony. She didn't say a word as she walked toward me. Her hair tied back in a ponytail up on her head, and her eyes the color of the midnight sky. I wasn't able to speak around her, she was lean...

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“Sun...” by Sumaiya Shaikh

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"Everyday this sunset reminds me of my mom, my motherland. The sunset is so beautiful, as if the sun is dipping in the clouds, leaving me alone here, and then in morning he comes back, hiding and playing in clouds, but he forgets that his rays are so powerful, strong , that even though he want to hide, he cant. and when I tell him this, he gets angry very angry, he then comes out from the clouds, and give me a freaking hot attitude, shinning so brightly, that if I try to look at up him it will burn my eyes, for some time I am not able to con...

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“lovelorn” by Eara Sharma

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The stars scattered along the realm of the evening sky seemed so wonderful to me, and I watched them each night with an ever-lasting gaze which managed to render me speechless. The beauty of the dazzling sunset captured me little-by-little as I ran my damp fingers through my faded brown hair. I steadily picked up the book I kept safely on the mantelpiece and flipped through the pages to where I ended last. The haze shifted strongly, and the wind ran forcibly along my body, sending quirky shivers all around my back. I managed to tak...

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“Rising Embers.” by Kshithi Yathish

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Arista watched the sun, slowly sinking into the depths of the scarlet sky. This marked the month’s end. And their little adventure had ended too. It was time for her to return to her little cave, away from civilization. Her human form too would fade soon. She tore her gaze away from the sun, her moist eyes meeting his. He pulled her close, burying his head into the crook of her neck. For a few moments they stood there, on the balcony of his apartment holding on to each other as their tears mingled. They both longed for one ano...

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“I Was Home” by Mellanie Crouell

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As she drives on the dark, lonely, quiet highway. She admires the shadows of God’s green earth. She continues to drive to the sunrising over the trees. This has been her encouragement for six months that things are going to be better. She would pray and talk to God knowing he was listening. She just wanted to make sure she was listening. She looked forward to the sunrise each day she had to make that hour drive. She didn’t know what to expect once she gotten to work. Driving up to her job, she sits in the car observing and taking in the view...

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“My Ray of Sunshine” by Anna Kerr

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My Ray of Sunshine “This sunset is beautiful.” “Not as beautiful as you” he replied back with a smile. She giggled and playfully shoved him. “That was so lame” she replied, though in truth she had found it very sweet. Her cheeks turned a light shade of pink, so she turned from him to hide her slight embarrassment. “After a five years, you’d think you would be use to me” he chuckled, wrapping his arm around her and kissing the top of her head. She closed her eyes when his lips touched the top of her head so gently.&n...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 275 stories

“Febuary 31st” by Jason Dodge

“My Sun Shall Never Set” by Jasmine Fallerwood

“Nuages” by Jemie Wong

“From Ashes ” by Ema Fancher

“Still” by Anneliya Lydia

“Cade and the Kid” by Gene Strother

“The Foreboding Sunrise” by Ashley Dearborn

“Sunrise, Sunset” by Kathleen March

“Sunset: A Hope” by Ananya Mishra

“Her” by Faustina H.a.F

“Sun...” by Sumaiya Shaikh

“lovelorn” by Eara Sharma

“Rising Embers.” by Kshithi Yathish

“I Was Home” by Mellanie Crouell

“My Ray of Sunshine” by Anna Kerr

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