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

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“The Sled” by Bobby Bone

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As Sammy stood in the driveway his childhood memories overwhelmed him. It was here that he spent the first twenty years of his life and a place he hasn’t visited for a long time. Sammy realized how quickly life gets away from you and the past left behind. He tried to visit his mother, Maria, over the years but living in a different state, fulfilling his career and raising a family took precedent over regular visits. He managed to make one or two trips each year but this would be the first Christmas visit in over twenty ...

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“Freedom In The Snow” by Virtual Chesse Emporium

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Looks like it's that time of year again. The fluffy white clouds were sprinkling delicate white flakes onto the trees, elevating the winter wonderland feeling in the air. The coming winter means that lakes would be frozen over for ice skating, people would cuddle by fireplaces in log cabins...And in my case, I needed to run away from the colony of murderous snow women who wanted me to join their ranks. What a wonderful winter this will be. “Angel... wake up…” I stirred awake to my boyfriend Lucas gently shaking me. I yawned, stretching in ...

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“Once More for Old Times' Sake” by Anne Calvert

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“Come on! It will be fun!” “What if we hurt ourselves, Joe?” Margaret asks as she looks out the bay window at the thick blanket of white covering their lawn. Taking her hand in his, he says, “Maggie, what if we don’t and end up having the time of our lives?” Soft pink rises through the wrinkles of her cheeks. “You haven’t called me Maggie in about as many years as it’s been since the last time we did this.” Eyebrows raised, he asks, “Well?” After an exaggerated sigh, she nods as a sheepish smile forms. He takes her han...

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“Flurries in a Winter Wonderland” by Jaden Jacoby-Cooper

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The snowflakes felt like pellets hitting Alice’s face as she trudged through the snow trying to get home from school. Even Alice’s wool scarf couldn’t keep her warm in this blizzard. Her snow boots left prints in the fresh snow. She could even see some hail in the distance. Alice adjusted her beanie and continued walking. More like trudging. Once Alice got home she hung her soaking wet parka on a hook and walked into the kitchen where her mom was sitting drinking hot cocoa. The smell of freshly baked brownies filled the air. As Alice made he...

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“The Beauty and Wonders of Winter” by Serena S

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My eyes were glued to the car window. At every speck of white I saw, a rush of adrenaline flowed through my body. Unfortunately, every time, so far, I’d been disappointed to find out the white I’d seen had been a piece of trash. I was sitting in the back seat of our Subaru Forester with my full grown Pomsky, Miika. I was so excited I could barely keep from standing up and bouncing all over the car. We were going to see snow, and go sledding, for the first time in four years! Beside me, Miika was as excited as I was. The only thing keeping he...

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“Stress free snow day” by Jyoti Vishnoi

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First level,It was a quite normal day, it was really an icy winter to do any household task. Outside snow whirls through the air. I got up, took a shower, and did my pooja. At last my 7 year old son Atharv also woke up for his online class, he got freshed, had breakfast and signed in for class and suddenly checked his emails with an overjoyed face.“HURRAY!!! I got off a day from school due to weather conditions and electricity problems”. He expressed. At the same time, I got the call “this is the school calling to inform you that due to...

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“One last time” by Julio Cardenas

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Cody pushes his makeshift wooden sled from when he and his Ben from when they both were kids. "Oh come on Ben where are you? I would love to have your help right about now,but no you're doing god knows what else. While I'm doing all the work." Cody said frustratingly. Cody finally makes it to the top of the hill where he has a good view of the neighborhood has he waits for Ben. After a while Ben finally makes his way up the hill, Cody notices him trying to make his way up. "Oh look what the cat dragged in. You finally decided to come. If y...

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“Too Fast for The Inexcusables ” by Barabbas Ben

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It was a pounding heart one could acquire only from a desperate drive through the night with a screaming cat in the car. San Diego, California to Pueblo, Colorado: Roughly 16 hours. But I have always been an unskilled navigator, so my journey to you surpassed 24 hours. 24 spur of the moment and grueling hours. As an addict to mistakes, I, succinctly, am a slave to impulse. The tank nearly on empty and mere pennies in the bank, those final few miles on that uncharted road seemed to stretch for eternity. Just beyond eternity, however, the...

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“Jamie's New Red Sled” by Helen O'Connor

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After a while, the damned pandemic just seemed to go on and on. It was the 20th of Jan 2021 and the grueling farm chores seemed endless. Feeding the horses and chickens, cleaning everything up was unceasing, like laundry or dishes.After a couple of whopping prairie schooners, the snow was deep and crisp underfoot. Only on the coldest days does the snow squeak and squawk as your boots push through the crust while the sundogs dance in celestial stars of frosty, dusty illumination. Blinded by the brilliant, glacial sun circles. Their light is ...

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“First Summer, Last Winter” by Oli Marque

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“It needs a mustache." Ichabod and Atticus were outside on a frigid Sunday morning. Ichabod had woken Atticus way too early, exclaiming that it was indeed snowing, which surprisingly triggered a similar response from Atticus — judging by how he had jumped out of the bed to run to the window and then to the closet to immediately throw on warmer clothes. It's not every winter that it snows like this. In fact, it’s not every winter that they’re together. Oh, 1620, 1888, 1977 and plenty of times in between....

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“The Return of Brenda” by JASMINE LEE - STUDENT

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It seems the days I wake up with the small indented lines on my face from my shriveled up PJ sleeves are the days I think the most. Not important thinking like how to solve world hunger from the basement of my suburban Missouri household, but instead thoughts of how different my life would have been had I stayed with Ollie 40 something years ago. Had I stayed with him like he requested, had I not left with James like my parents recommended I do. None of that mattered anymore considering I am well in my 60’s now and James had passed away from...

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“The first time” by Zunairah Irfan

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It was almost time. Poppy stared out the frozen window, looking at the white snow. She waited, but knew she didn't have to wait long. After a short while, she walked into her room, got her boots, coat, hat, gloves, and put them on. Poppy walked outside and felt a rushing cold breeze hit her cheeks. She looked at the landscape, it was quite a sight to see, the trees were shimmering in the sun, it looked very peaceful. The houses looked like they were never even painted a color, just pure white, and the fence was nothing but covered in snow.&n...

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“Facing the Flames” by Sara Blanch

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If you had told me that two months ago I would be sitting in my parents winter chalet about to go and join my siblings out on the slopes, I would have laughed in your face...well if I had the confidence to that is. The last time I had seen my family, I was in the midst of being escorted into the royal academy's awaiting limosuine as my entire neighbourhood watched, that kind of event stuck vividly in the mind of a shy 14 year old who could hardly deal with the common trials and tribulations of everyday life...let alone what was befalling her...

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“Carry You with Me” by Cody Mitchell

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Delicate flecks of white hung motionless in the air, suspended in time. Reed watched as the icy clumps floated toward the ground, touching down on a soft, thick bed of snow. His nervous mother, always tuned into the morning news, said that it would flurry like this until midafternoon, bringing over a foot of fresh powder—perfect for Reed’s sledding trip with his dad.The car was warm and rumbling. Reed tried to relax the stubborn muscles in his jaw as his dad finished loading the trunk.After a few minutes of waiting, the driver’s door flew op...

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“Melting Snow” by Kaitlan Bui

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The last time we did this, things didn’t end so well. Afterwards, we had been so scared—I had been so scared—of trying again. But here we are, aren’t we? Back on this white-capped mountain with the white-capped trees, melting into each other like sun-warmed snowmen. It’s been at least four years since I dared to come back here, and you’ve taken just as long to look me in the eyes again. But I know you must remember it. You had stood there smiling like a little schoolgirl, hair matted by snow and sweat, curls of coffee brown peeking from un...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 130 stories

“The Sled” by Bobby Bone

“Freedom In The Snow” by Virtual Chesse Emporium

“Once More for Old Times' Sake” by Anne Calvert

“Flurries in a Winter Wonderland” by Jaden Jacoby-Cooper

“The Beauty and Wonders of Winter” by Serena S

“Stress free snow day” by Jyoti Vishnoi

“One last time” by Julio Cardenas

“Too Fast for The Inexcusables ” by Barabbas Ben

“Jamie's New Red Sled” by Helen O'Connor

“First Summer, Last Winter” by Oli Marque

“The Return of Brenda” by JASMINE LEE - STUDENT

“The first time” by Zunairah Irfan

“Facing the Flames” by Sara Blanch

“Carry You with Me” by Cody Mitchell

“Melting Snow” by Kaitlan Bui

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Start your story with someone looking out at the snow, and end it with them stepping tentatively onto a frozen surface.

Write about someone who gets stuck in their workplace during a blizzard and decides to explore rooms they aren’t normally allowed in.

Write a story set in the summer, when suddenly it starts to snow.

Set your story in a remote winter cabin with no electricity, internet, or phone service.

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