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

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“Its Gone Love, Its Gone” by Cecily Kuykendall

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The sun slants through the grass, brushed maroon from the wounded that had passed. It wavers as it sways like the sea cutting shadows into gold. He sits and watches the sky turn pink, and lilac. His armor has been stripped and a flag has been bundled up and pressed into his side. It's crusted with blood. His own and others. "Aaron," he looks over his shoulder. Elzia is standing a few yards away. His dirty blond hair and exhausted features are painted sunset red. He's clasping the reins of two horses in his hand. The animals look just as tir...

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“Tomorrow” by Rania Hassan

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At 5:20 a.m, an obnoxiously loud alarm blares next to Leila Durrani’s head. In the universal language of teenagers across the world, she hits snooze and burrows back into her slumber but soon admits defeat, crawls out of bed, and skulks to the bathroom. Ten minutes later, she has finished fajr prayers and leaves the comfortable temperature of her bedroom, the cold from her air conditioner still trapped within. A month ago, she found her mother out here on the terrace of their apartment, still in her scarf, whispering prayers. Since then, the...

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“Sci-Fine Summer” by Abishai Wafula

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CW: Pseudoscience, fiction and speculation.DISCLAIMER: This piece is entirely a product of the author’s imagination and should not be used as a basis for any scientific forum.I sat reclining into the comfy back of an old deck chair, watching the golden glamor of sunset in the far horizon. Water rippled and shimmered in the sting of fading twilight light. My weary eyes skied up the optical illusion of a massive ascent of the ocean up to where it exchanged kisses with the heavens. Helios, the god of the sky, was riding at the back of his fiery...

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“One Last Time” by Aislynne Reed

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The fading colors of the sunset always mesmerized Killa Stanford. Sunshine yellow, peach orange, blood red, pastel pink, soft purple, light blue, blue dark as space. The short haired brunette sitting on the porch steps swiped away a stray tear as it fell. She ran her hands though her hair and released a deep sigh of frustration. She straightened out the black sweater and then breathed in the scent of blueberries and lime. ”I’ve missed you too. So so much.” The brunette snapped her head to the right where she heard the strange voice, her grey...

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“The Eastern Seas” by Precious Fox

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The rays of the sun bathed the young mermaid in light, making the waters seem to turn into melted gold. She reached her hand up toward the sky, feeling the warmth on her skin, watching in awe as the sun disappeared below the horizon, leaving traces of his golden beauty behind. Trini sighed; being a mermaid, she had been blessed to see many beautiful sunsets, but never one quite like that, not even back in the colorful waters of the Caribbean. The 21 year old princess was glad that her parents had finally agreed to let her go on a trip out of...

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“The Crimson Sundown :” by Rathin Bhattacharjee

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The Crimson Sundown:Sitting up on bed, I look out at the golden ball going downhill, immersing the tell-tale mountain tops with the zigzagging village pathways crisscrossing around the foothills in a crimson hue. The gentle breeze blowing in through the gaps in the wooden frames of the glass window makes me draw the curtains across. I snap the blanket away to get out of bed to turn on the light. The dusty plastic packet with "Drishti" (eyesight) written over it on top of the cupboard beneath the switchboard, reminds me of the days when life ...

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“DOG DAY AFTERNOON” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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Egyptian Goddess Isis watched the sun rise and set off on her way. It was the hottest part of the day when she was near Glen’s farm. She thought “Why not I slake my thirst and rest here a while?” She softly descended and went into the barn of Glen’s house. A dog – I should say a female dog started sniffing and Isis patted her on the neck. She read the name ‘Melba’ on the collar on the neck and said “Melba, don’t make any noise. I’m goddess Isis come to take rest.” She drank water from a brook and sat on a stuffed wooden bedstead in the barn....

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“All Art is Beautiful” by Abbey Long

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It really is beautiful, isn’t it? The way the moonlight casts everything in an ominous glow, even though it’s quite naturally almost the same as the sun. Even so, it creates a sort of tranquillity in me, one that I never thought I was capable of feeling. Each little star is a pinprick of hope, scattered across the sky. All around, everything is pitch black – like tar, only much more petrifying - and is only illuminated by the faint glow of the moon. Gosh, even the moon seems more threatening today. It does...

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“My sun, you keep him” by Lily Mages

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As faint light washes over the beach, I begin to see the sun blooming from its deep sleep under the horizon. With just the slight top of it showing through the slightly colored clouds i think, even the sun takes time to be complete again. I lift the elbows that were supporting me, and lay my back down in the sand. As my mold takes place, I close my eyes.when i open them again, it must of been a little while because the warmth almost shocks me. I had forgotten the unfamiliar kindness of the sun. My skin and body open and exposed, I take in ev...

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“My Second Perfect Moment” by Fay Winter

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The sunrise is beautiful. The sky is painted rose gold, with tinges of blue and fiery orange. The golden orb starts to rise from the horizon, slowly moving towards it's place in the sky. I never watch the sunrise. But I didn't sleep last night, and so for the first time I'm awake to see the spectacular sight from my bedroom window. I sit on my bed in my fluffy pyjamas, cross-legged, and stare out my window with its indigo curtains. It's like something out of a fairy tale, the golden sky, shining stunningly through my four paned window, bathi...

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“Sunrise with my love” by Kajal Thakur

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Today is the day Emily and Jack decided to see the sunrise together because the next day he is going to back to his country for taking over his family business and Jack wanted to spend his whole day with Emily today, may be they both will not be able to meet in person too soon.September 2, 2020Emily was still asleep, her face was suddenly tapped , and there seemed to be a voice of Jack speaking on the top of her head."Get up, hurry up"Jack patted her face and saw that she waved her hand and turned to sleep. He had to pinch her nose.Emily, wh...

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“The Pacific” by Maria Bray

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How long has it been? A pathetically long time, I finally decide on.I live a mere 20 minutes from the beach and the last time I've come out to see the sun set here was at least 30 years ago.Sad, right? I pay the price for the good real estate that is San Diego County. I should be enjoying the perks of it all.Cardiff is my beach. We all have one here. The families migrate to Oceanside or Moonlight. I remember Cardiff before an El Nino season took away the sand in 1981 leaving big rocks in its place. I learned to surf here, a hobby I gave up a...

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“Poisoned” by Sampurna Dasgupta

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“Babe?”“Mhm?” Jack asked, putting an arm around Laura.“The sky looks rather pretty today, doesn’t it?” Laura smiled looking at the sun that was peeping out from between the clouds that had settled in the sky. Beams of fresh sunshine flew into the room.“It sure does. But, you look rather pale, Lozzie. Would you like something to eat?” Jack asked, concerned.“No, Jack, I’m full. I’ve just got a couple of hours, and then death shall take me away” Laura sighed, lying on the hospital bed, looking out of the window, trying to capture the last sky t...

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“A Privileged World” by Archie Parekh

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Yaakov watched the sun religiously rise up as sweat trickled down his temple. His eyes instinctively lowered to the barbed fence. He halted abruptly; trespassing onto the other world was never heard to yield favourable results. The grim sheath of separation, as he regarded it, was constructed such that it seldom offered any, or, in some cases, even absolutely no scope for crossing; moving across it was a fantasy he dared not dreaming about. Though his heart wandered across his artificially limited habitat, regret often followed soon, for c...

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“wait until the sun rises” by Aisa M

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The only house rule was to be back before sunset and never to step outside until the sun rises again, and Jake couldn't even follow.Aurora held the doorknob as she watched the sky burn behind the rocky Mount Tanglad. She looked at her digital watch every other minute as if looking at it would bring Jake back from wherever he was. Where has he been, by the way?They came back to the house at around three in the afternoon after the day's work, and Aurora took a nap. When she woke up after an hour, Jake was nowhere.She clucked her tong...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 275 stories

“Its Gone Love, Its Gone” by Cecily Kuykendall

“Tomorrow” by Rania Hassan

“Sci-Fine Summer” by Abishai Wafula

“One Last Time” by Aislynne Reed

“The Eastern Seas” by Precious Fox

“The Crimson Sundown :” by Rathin Bhattacharjee

“DOG DAY AFTERNOON” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“All Art is Beautiful” by Abbey Long

“My sun, you keep him” by Lily Mages

“My Second Perfect Moment” by Fay Winter

“Sunrise with my love” by Kajal Thakur

“The Pacific” by Maria Bray

“Poisoned” by Sampurna Dasgupta

“A Privileged World” by Archie Parekh

“wait until the sun rises” by Aisa M

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