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“Burying David ” by K. Antonio

I see a flock of white sprites falling from the sky. They are small, insignificant beings made of ice with a guaranteed lifespan of nothing more than a few seconds. My face is so close to the glass that I can feel the frigid air slip in through the small wooden openings. I see our parents outside digging up the graves. Dad’s gray overcoat is unnaturally thick, stiffening his movements, while Mom stands beside him, hovering and wearing a long black dress that dangles slightly above the frosty ground.Today resonates a bit ...

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“Snow Flower” by Hafsa Aboubakr 🌼

Grace stared at the snow as it rested upon the world, covering it in perfect white. It was Christmas, the most wonderful time of year, filled with cheer and joy, where you are surrounded by love and cared for by the most wonderful people around. It was supposed to be one of her happiest days, however, tears found their way on her cheeks as she cried in the cold night, alone. Then again, loneliness ...

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“As Ice Glazes Rocks” by Deidra Lovegren

Alana’s mother had warned her about the rocks covered in ice near the edge of the lake. The Johnson boy had slipped and tumbled headlong into murk. In 40 degree water, he quickly sank in his heavy winter coat, started to hyperventilate, and drowned before anyone knew he was gone. “He’d only have lasted fifteen minutes or so before his muscles weakened. Blood moves away from the arms and legs towards the center of the body. Everything to protect the heart,” she said, touching hers. “The Johnson b...

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“Icy History” by Writer Maniac

I go over to the window, and rub the mist off, relishing the cold warmth of it.Looking out of the window, I’m immediately hit with how white and grey everything looks.The trees have ice falling off their leaves, looking half green and half white like that sweater I wear sometimes.The houses are covered almost completely, and the windows have icicles creeping on the glass like branches of a tree.The cars in the driveways are capped with snow, the windows having obscene...

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“Forget-Me-Not” by 𝕃𝕦𝕟𝕒 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕟

Authors note/TW: I don't know if this counts as a trigger warning, but school shooting plays a somewhat big factor in this story, so if you're sensitive to those topics, this is not the story for you:)You nudge my shoulder and point to the window, snow flurrying past.I grin and jump up, running over.More kids follow and we crowd around the smudged glass, ignoring Ms. Wrights’s lesson completely.She reins us in and we sit down, but I can’t take my eyes off of the snow. Each snowflake looks...

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“a little something ” by Abigail Airuedomwinya

Ingrid stood by the window. Her hands were shaking. Behind her, a young woman sat, holding a flask of whisky."So the deal is still on?" she asked without turning around.The visitor gave her a weary smile and looked away. Outside it was still snowing. Everything was a wide stretch of painful white and they knew it. Ingrid had turned on the heater and had reluctantly given her visitor a seat. "Can I get a cigarette?" The visitor asked, looking up tentatively. There were little things to say. The silence was inevita...

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“White Memories” by Nancy Drayce

Dread is crawling down my spine as my eyes are glued to the window. The last time I saw snow was when I died, sixteen years ago. Who would have thought, that such a mesmerising day would turn into the most agonising one of my life? Not me… I still, to this day remember how it felt; taking that cold and crisp breath for the last time. As the seconds were passing it was less and less cold, the warmth was taking over my body. It sounds strange I have to admit. Usually, as you are dying you would feel cold because the heart starts beat...

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“Do you remember?” by 【ↇ𝔸𝕂𝕆⇝𝔹𝔼𝔸ℝ 】

I watch the snow come swirling down, and, as I watch, I think and I remember. I remember you, Bubs. I remember everything we did together. I’m not ever going to forget. Never. It was snowing the day you died. Do you remember? It was snowing the day we met. Do you remember? I know I do. Right now, I’m replaying that day, 23 years ago, 7th January. I ...

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“Testing the Limits” by 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙡𝙛

I looked out over the sparkling snowy valley and watched as two deer bounded across it. It was as if they said Hey, want to go bound in the snow today? I took a deep breath of fresh mountain air and turned to go do what I came to do. Ice skate. It was a sport that I loved and nearly thrived on. The forest was all around me, a new layer of snow tested the branches’ weight limit. I sat on a worn log that many befo...

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“Red Snow” by Ivy Hatherall

MarleyShe quivers in the frothy light as snow tumbles all around her. It’s her fifth day out of the three weeks she was spending here, and she might as well have given up already. One foot in front of the other, she steps, feet exploring the smothering blanket of snow. Her hands find the reassuring crevasses in the wall as she walks, frost shrouding the ground like a cloak, to the equipment shed. She picks out a pair of pale-purple skis, ripples of colour dripping down t...

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“Realistic Fiction” by Amy St. pierre

The window was drafty. It needed to be replaced, and I could feel the cold chill of December seeping into the apartment. As if on cue, I heard the heat click on, roiling through the baseboards. I pulled my husband’s old gray hoodie tighter around my body. On me, the sweatshirt was hugely oversized, more like wearing a blankety dress than a zip up hoodie. But it was warm and thick and it reminded me that he was still here, if not literally here right at this moment, bu...

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“The Shocking Arrival” by ✯𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫✯

I see the world go by without me. I see each ball of snow drop from the roof of my house. I tilt my head to see the icicles form on my roof. I shiver again. The dripping of the wet snow is one of the most relaxing sounds I have ever heard in my life.Drip! Drop! Drip! Drop!It's the same old people going around and about for the same errands. Mr. Charles is hanging on to his coat for dear life as he is shoveling the snow from his backyard. I continue to stare again from plain sight. I sneak on ...

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“Lights ” by R. K.

Ⅰ. Picture Alaskan snow and meteors that drop like baseless promises and dissolve away like morning kisses. The sky is indigo and crooked, leaning right into tomorrow, and Raphaela is tracing cold hearts of ice into the windowpane with her nails. Not the romantic ones shaped like clovers that rip into tissue paper halves, but the human hearts that quiver and bleed and only last a fragile lifetime.The stars are falling, but Raphaela isn’t wishing. She’s praying. While looking past the whit...

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“Heart of Ice, Soul of Fire” by ꊰꏂꋬꋪ꒒ꏂꇙꇙ ꊰꄲꉧ

Two specks traveled across a sea of white. Two, one dark and one light, together they moved through a horizon of snow. Two girls ran for their lives. Before, a wall of red blocked their way. Behind, a wave of scarlet swiftly closed in. Around, the jaws of crimson slowly tightened. Nearing the barrier, the two girls skidded to a stop. The first was a girl of dark black hair and seemingly similar colored eyes. Raven her name, demon by fame. Slightly cowering behind was Alynthi, hair the color of pale gold...

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“Sole” by Scout Tahoe

I took a Red Eye to San Francisco. The plane balanced on a navy sky and for a second I thought I was above the stars. The flickers of arrowhead lights were below me and as the clouds licked the sunrise, I saw the city. No stars, just twinkling city lights. Half of the buildings were already drenched in gold and smudged gray. It was breathtaking to see an entire city half-asleep, rubbing the flocks of aging seagulls under its eyes. The streetlights blinked out like Morse code messages into the shadows and the plane directed i...

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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.

Submissions are closed!

✍️ 255 stories

“Burying David ” by K. Antonio

“Snow Flower” by Hafsa Aboubakr 🌼

“As Ice Glazes Rocks” by Deidra Lovegren

“Icy History” by Writer Maniac

“Forget-Me-Not” by 𝕃𝕦𝕟𝕒 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕟

“a little something ” by Abigail Airuedomwinya

“White Memories” by Nancy Drayce

“Do you remember?” by 【ↇ𝔸𝕂𝕆⇝𝔹𝔼𝔸ℝ 】

“Testing the Limits” by 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙡𝙛

“Red Snow” by Ivy Hatherall

“Realistic Fiction” by Amy St. pierre

“The Shocking Arrival” by ✯𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫✯

“Lights ” by R. K.

“Heart of Ice, Soul of Fire” by ꊰꏂꋬꋪ꒒ꏂꇙꇙ ꊰꄲꉧ

“Sole” by Scout Tahoe

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

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

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