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

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“Call me maybe ” by Samria David

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My sister is as persistent as they come. She is acting like a teenager since the time we came back to our hometown; almost after a decade and when my five year old son Nathan, teams up with her I cannot escape the trap they have set for me under any circumstances! “Please don’t say ‘no’”, they pleaded in unison. “Nathan, you can go with aunt Jen. I don’t feel like going anywhere today,” I say in my defense. And then he uses his ultimate weapon- puppy eyes. “I really want to go mommy,” he blinks his thick long lashes. “With you”, he said in...

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“The Secret ” by Shif Padiyath

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This incident happened two years ago , Me and my best friend Renju decided to go on a trip . After we finished our schooling in 1998 we were meeting after a very long time in 2017. We both had changed a lot and were always busy with family, kids and so on. But we housewives felt like taking a break from all these everyday chores and spending some alone with each other. We talked with out families and they agreed to it and we decided to go on a trip to Kashmir, India. So on December 2018 we along with a group of random peo...

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“The Toboggan ” by Eric E

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Kevin did not want his father to see him cry. This wasn’t because Kevin’s father was a mean man. It was because Kevin knew that his father cared too much. If he saw him crying, then he would cry. And it would ruin the whole day. After what had happened, there had been more ruined days than he could remember. So he hid in the bathroom.…It was all because of the snow boots. Her snow boots. The morning had started normally enough. His dad woke him up for breakfast and they started talking about what they wanted to do during the day. Those days,...

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“Mara’s Snow Coat” by M.G. Gorman

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The fingers of white morning light reached into the bedroom on the east side of the home. They stretched into each corner and brightened each crevice, scaring away the monsters that lurked in the shadows. The light gave the small room a blue-tinted glow, hinting that it had arrived for the first time this season. Mara squinted her eyes open as the light caressed her face. Crawling out of bed, Mara’s feet touched the icy wooden floorboards. The room was freezing. As the nine-year-old Mara tip-toed across the wood wit...

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“The Runalong” by C. C.

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The sun shone brightly that day. Had the climate been normal, it would’ve been a perfect day for the beach. The pearly-white ice, however, did not allow wishful thinking to outshine it. Rhys was perched on his look-out spot up on the rock with his well-kept binoculars. He had been quiet for a few minutes. “What are you looking at?” Mitski called out from behind him, sitting at the foot of the elevation. In his fur, Rhys looked like a giant owl spying. “I’ve spotted it again. The Runalong.” he announced. “Why do you keep calling it that...

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“Extinction Event” by Kristen Acres 💚

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My sister doesn’t understand what’s happening right now. She’s laughing that laugh of hers that scrunches up her whole face as she drags the yellow ducky sled clunkingly behind her, snow barely crunching beneath her tiny booted feet. She’s only been sledding once before, years ago. It doesn’t snow in Arizona, but here in D.C. it comes up to her knees. Her beaming grin is a bit wonky—I’d needed braces to align my snaggleteeth, so it’s no surprise hers are following my example—but she doesn’t smile like she’s ashamed of them, not...

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“Face Plant” by H. M. Edwards

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He could still inspect the poignancy of his feelings about her through a mist—the shape, the idea discernible but the color and feeling obscured. Were those months they had together the last time he felt anything deeply? He would love to shrug it off as the passion of youth, but he was 24 years old at the time, not so young. Perhaps it was true love, as foolish and trite as that sounds. But he couldn’t think about it or he wouldn’t have the courage to see her again. He pulled his car onto the cracked driveway of a cape cod house. The...

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“Gray & Mardi” by Sky Morgan

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Mardi was looking out at the snow accumulating in the drive, fluffy flakes and then heavy, almost sleeting. Her upper lip curled as the wet flakes hit the ground. The driveway was almost covered. She’d have to call the man to shovel if it got deep and then they’d have to wait and not get out until past noon, which meant she’d have to make lunch and probably put a load of laundry in….. Spiraling and fluttering like punch drunk teenagers, here came the snow! Another winter, another white landscape to navigate. The TV changed channels, inte...

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“Snowflakes” by Dolly H

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The cars couldn’t drive properly anymore. It had been snowing for days on end and even now there were big, chunky snowflakes falling from above. I know I should go outside and scrape the ice and snow from my car, but I can’t stop thinking about the last time I had seen that much snow. *** ”Stop it!” My sister shrieked, all the while giggling. My father had been chasing her around and throwing snow into her face whenever he got close enough. By now they were both breathless and their cheeks as red as the Christmas ornaments we had hangi...

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“The Best Day They Ever Had” by Bonni Kolczak

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Two souls can often bond over the seemingly insignificant things in life--whether it be a conversation where synonymous views are shared or an activity where pleasure is simply found in one another’s company. In the case of Sam and Joy, all that was needed to change both individuals’ lives was a fateful day involving two lonely, wooden contraptions and a vast field of freshly fallen snow. While they had known each other during their adolescent years, the paths of Sam and Joy had long-since diverged--and, in Sam’s case in particular--t...

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“Going to Lake Tahoe ” by Roxie Piatigorski

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In 2027, everyone was preparing for a skiing trip to Lake Tahoe and even the Kolesnikovs were no exception. After all, Nastya and her husband named Konstantin had already packed their bags and they were also helping Elizabeth and Matt pack theirs too. “Are you kids ready for your upcoming skiing lessons?” Nastya asked. “We sure are, Mommy!” Elizabeth chirped. “But all of the instructors speak English!” Matt complained. “And I still don’t speak good English yet!” “Don’t worry, tiger,” Konstantin mused, “I’m sure your sister will trans...

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“One Snowy Day” by Robert Roseth

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One Snowy Day I woke up to the sound of nothing. That is to say, nothing has its own unique sound or absence. That absence woke me. It took me a few minutes to realize that the normal order of things had been disturbed. Bess was still asleep, snoring lightly. I lifted the covers gingerly and stood up. She had been sleeping poorly of late. I kept telling her a snifter of brandy at bedtime was not going to help with this and other effects of the pandemic and sequester, but she ignored me. So I let her sleep as long as she could. I grabbed m...

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“That Day Seven Years Ago ” by Spark Tang

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Write about two people going sledding for the first time in many years. You were having a reunion with some of your high school friends after you had all completed your university degrees. Even though you had all studied in different universities, you kept in contact mostly through texts but also through occasional group calls. As a group, you had decided to recreate one of your school trips by going to a ski resort. Seven years ago, your grade went to a ski resort as their end of year holiday. You had the chance to engage in vario...

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“In Sickness and in Health” by A M

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This was a bad idea. They should not be out here in the cold. Holland knew better than to let her talk him into this, but he was finding it harder and harder to deny her. In Marylynn’s state, all it would take was one misstep on a spot of frozen pavement and wham! It would be weeks of stagnant living, rehabilitation, and even more of the constant medical appointments that already seemed to fill their days. Or worse. Holland and Marylynn shuffled through the park, taking their time to avoid the growing piles of snow that gathered like dust on...

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“The Ageless Bliss of Defying Gravity” by Christine Johnson

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They both reluctantly opened the car door and stepped outside into the warm winter sun on the cold day. While the weather for February was not frigid, it was still cold enough that she could see his long exhales plume and evaporate and hear his boots crunch the new snow covering the parking lot. He grabbed her padded nylon-covered hand as they headed to the entrance. She smiled at his gesture believing she could feel his youthful enthusiasm rising as he grasped her fingers tighter. It was two weeks ago that they decided ...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 130 stories

“Call me maybe ” by Samria David

“The Secret ” by Shif Padiyath

“The Toboggan ” by Eric E

“Mara’s Snow Coat” by M.G. Gorman

“The Runalong” by C. C.

“Extinction Event” by Kristen Acres 💚

“Face Plant” by H. M. Edwards

“Gray & Mardi” by Sky Morgan

“Snowflakes” by Dolly H

“The Best Day They Ever Had” by Bonni Kolczak

“Going to Lake Tahoe ” by Roxie Piatigorski

“One Snowy Day” by Robert Roseth

“That Day Seven Years Ago ” by Spark Tang

“In Sickness and in Health” by A M

“The Ageless Bliss of Defying Gravity” by Christine Johnson

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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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