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Write about two people going sledding for the first time in many years.

Posted in Fluff on Oct 26, 2022

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Philosophy of Time

Submitted to Contest #77

“Do you believe in God?” Maya asked. She blew out a frosty steam of air and laid her mittened palms on her narrow bright-red face to warm it. “What?” her sister asked. Her boots were much larger than Maya’s; the tops too wide, letting in clumps of snow onto her sockless feet. The boots, thick black rubber with heavy soles, sank through the crusty rim of snow and into the softer belly, almost to the frozen dirt six inches beneath.Maya repeated the question.Jane sat down in a pile of snow and leaned back to look at the sky, thinking hard....

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𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 ℍ𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕀 𝔻𝕠𝕟𝕖?

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**Thanks, Gigi for helping me get through having to rewrite this 7 times****Please feel free to comment if there are any mistakes and/or what you think should happen in the next books or prequels!**“AAIIIEEEEEEEE!” twelve-year-old Annalise screamed, the snow blasting her pale face. “Shane-if-you-ever-make-me-do-this-ever-again-I-will-personally-KILL-YOU!”“Lighten up, Lise!” Shane yelled with equal volume. “AHHHHHH!” Before they could stop, Lise and Shane had crashed into a snow-covered birch tree. Annalise flew backward, landing headfirst in...

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From Years... To Now

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"Stacey and Jonathan” Wake up, your father is coming in 9 minutes, to bring you and Jonathan sledding." Uggghhh... Mom does Jonathan have to come? He is sooo annoying!!! “Also the last time we went sledding he ruined it!!!” “Yesss Stacey,” Jonathan has to come. Besides I want both of you to have fun sledding. “Stacey, you don't want to make him feel left out do you?”  “OK Fine. I put my long sleeve, fuzzy Harry Potter sweater on, along with some blue jeans. I grab my Ugg boots and slip them on.  Beep, Beep, Beep.  ...

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In my Heart

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 "I can't believe it mother, after seven years, we're finally going sledding again. It reminds me of him." Ruby set up her board, ready to go downhill. She glanced at her mother who was also doing the same.  "Me too, Ruby, me too." she nodded as she held the board. ✵✵✵ 8 years ago... Ruby held on to her mother's hand. She was scared. The young girl didn't know what was happening to her father. This was their 20th doctor visit in just one year! She was getting very scared, and tense about her father's terrible condition. She was ...

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Facing Fears

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   A snowball whirled towards my face with deadly aim, and I could almost feel my heart skip a beat. I could feel the cells of my brain forming together, waving pitchforks and torches, screaming,     “GIVE SKADI A PANIC ATTACK RIGHT NOW! SNOW IS ABOUT TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HER FACE!”    Sometimes I really hate my brain cells.     I could feel the crazy and irrational feeling of fear crawling around me like an annoying insect with sharp legs that just won’t stop bugging me...

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Alpha ☠️

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Part 7 of Dead End!“Can someone get a first aid kit over here?” Sky calls, turning back to the table. There are four other people at the table. They’re all looking over at Chase and I. Actually, everyone is. I glance around the room, and see most eyes on us. Lots of them are coming over.My arm is still around Chase, and he’s leaning against me. The piece of my ripped up cloak is pressed to his side. “You okay?” I murmur to him.He nods. “Yeah.”Suddenly we’re surrounded by people. Chase gets pulled away to get his cuts fixed. There a...

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Lovely (one)

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I have to go on a ski trip now, it's just lovely. I hate the snow just everything about it bothered me. It was cold and messy and I didn’t like it. My parents knew about my pure hatred for the snow and still I have to go. I tried to complain but I was silenced by my brother, Ryan. He was the one that came up with the idea so I’ll go thank him for that later. My mother said that it would be a great opportunity and I should be grateful. She never specified how this was an opportunity I should take and I didn’t question it. It was no use my fat...

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Suicide Hill

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The clouds parted to reveal a vast snow covered landscape. Eddie squinted as the sun shone on the brilliant snow clad plains. He had mixed feelings about snow. ‘Beautiful to look at, but it might kill you.’ The jet began its descent. ‘I’m almost there,’ he thought. It had been decades. He wondered if he would surprise his sister, Michelle. The plane landed without incident. Eddie retrieved his luggage and caught a cab to Michelle’s house. She opened the door before he knocked. “Eddie!” He caught her as she threw herself into his embrace. T...

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Let's Sledge

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James looked at the clock. It was 4:50 pm. He let out a sigh and looked to the ceiling. A small spider hanging on its web caught his attention. He wondered what the world of spiders looked like. Did they ever feel stress? Pressure? Like they ever wanted to quit?  “James?” James almost fell from his chair when he heard the voice from behind his chair. He stood up and turned to look at who was calling him. “Hi Linda, you scared me a bit there.” “Sorry” Linda smiled, a smile James never got tired of seeing. “Can I help you with somethi...

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Hidden in Plain Sight

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When I was 13, my parents and I spent our first winter vacation away from the Mid-Atlantic. We decided to drive north to the Adirondack's in update New York State, exchanging suburban sprawl for frozen lakes and rivers, as well as snow-covered mountains and woods.At first, I was a little nervous being out in the open, away from the hustle and bustle I'd grown up in. I think it's called agoraphobia. It took some doing, but I eventually overcame it and found myself enjoying learning new things: skiing, sledding, tobogganing, and ice skating. T...

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Ride of a Century

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Gunter threw another log on the fire and cursed every god he knew for sending the cold so deep into his bones. The fireplace brimmed with lively orange flames and the wool blankets stacked so thick over his body, that he could barely breathe under them. Yet, Gunter felt cold. He didn’t know whether that was from the freezing temperatures outside or the creeping of death. If you’re going to take me, you might as well be quick about it, he thought, tucking himself deeper in the blankets. For a man well over a hundred years old, death sure...

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Bringing Back the Seasons

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December 19th of 2095, exactly 15 years ago, snow went extinct. It was 2080 when it first stopped snowing. No matter where they were, no track of snow could be seen. Since 2025, many scientists and environmental activists have been warning people about global warming and how we could be facing summer 365 days a year. It had gotten worse has flying cars and new versions of meat came out. The rate of methane gas and carbon footprints along with other negative environmental factors increased. Warning after warning, environmentalists worked hard...

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Snow, a Memory, and a Sled

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When it snows, I think of my sister. I picture Lilly, laughing, in a fuzzy white sweater, with hot chocolate slopping over the edge of her warm mug. I see her falling face-first in an attempt to make a snow angel, tufts of snow perched throughout her hair as she frantically brushes her arms and legs back and forth. There was always a sparkle in her eyes when she slammed the snow shovel into my back in our parent’s driveway. She sang off-key to Christmas carols, and she loved to poke my sides when I made fun of her for it. Most of all, I reme...

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Slopes of Life

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“Snow, Jean!”Jean laughed at the excitement in her husband’s voice. He had been saying the same thing all morning. She shook her head fondly - some things never change no matter how old you get. Every January a smattering of snow would fall and Philip would convince her to go for a walk to see the town painted white. And so when he had opened the curtains with the same exclamation she had known they would be going on a walk up the hill first thing after breakfast.She shuffled to the coat rack, pulling on her padded winter coat with effo...

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Snow that never melts

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The lamp is burnin' low upon my tabletopThe snow is softly fallin'The air is still in the silence of my roomI hear your voice softly callin'If I could only have you nearTo breathe a sigh or twoI would be happy just to hold the hands I loveOn this winter's night with you...             Arthur started singing. His voice was trembling he didn’t even know why exactly! because the weather was cold or because of old age or because of crying. He wanted to sing without showing his...

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