End your story with someone dancing in the rain.

Posted in High School on Nov 1, 2022

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“"But That's Water From The Sky"” by Daniel Garza

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The weather for the day was looking brilliantly sunny! The kids(6 girls in total), 4 of them my daughters and the other two friends from the gymnastics team that a couple of them were a part of, were outside enjoying themselves, like ANY child[ren] ought to be doing, during most of their childhood. My wife and I were doing house chores, as MOST parents ought to be during most of their ADULT lives. With the doors and windows open, we could hear them running around and laughing. Pure joy re...

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“A Life Like the Rain” by Christopher Katalinas

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“It begins with the drums of our father on high, rolling his thrums through the darkening sky. A heartbeat to start all his daughters’ new lives, filling the earth with their jubilant cries.” “He gathered us all in his ballroom of cloud, our bodies of mist and his love so endowed. His shape dwindles stark as we all tumble down, his safety foregone but his countenance proud.” “We step through the air with rebellious advance, falling so freely with fate up to chance. Though sometimes we batter and sometimes we prance, this sound is o...

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“"Let's Dance" ” by .+. Adare .+.

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“Let’s Dance” ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Anonymous Field Medic // Bastogne, Belgium Dec-25-1944 Rushed breathing echoed through the trees. Steam fell from his mouth. Snow crushed, the white splattered in red, teeth clenched, footprints scattered, eyes squinted. He stopped. Pupils darting to the opposite tree line. Bullets pierced the breath he just took, the deadly metal barely missing him. Grasping the strap to his bag, he r...

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“Now” by C P

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The Traffic signal at the RTC crossroads just turns red. It is the usual Friday evening traffic in Hyderabad. Suman, in his black Pajero, was at a high speed approaching the signal. He was coming from the office and not the other way around. Otherwise, he would not have stopped at the signal. “Damn!,” he says, looking out of the window at the overcast sky. He had promised to take Swarna and Lili to the park that evening. Just as the signal turns green, the phone rings. He forgot to turn on the Bluetooth of the phone. He looks ...

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“Hope in a Bowl of Dust” by Liby Nel

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An overheard snippet of conversation changed my life forever. It was early December 1871, and I was clearing the table before the serving of dessert when Mr Baxter dropped the bombshell. “The geological report is in,” he told his wife in a low voice drowned by the humming of their guests’ conversation. I pricked my ears. I slowed my pace and moved closer, stacking plates on my arm. “The main diamond pipe is located north of the current diggings,” he said, “just to left of the rock formations on the kopje. Not a word about this to anyone, N...

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“Incredible Seabirds of The Kerguelen Islands” by Alison Schiller

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There were warning signs that morning. A shift in the winds. Charcoal clouds gathering. A crackling in the air like the day itself had been plugged into an electrical socket. Ellie had felt the stirrings of it for weeks. Months. Years, even. And had she just looked out the window, she might’ve seen it coming. A restless inevitability bobbing to the surface of a placid summer like a knife had been taken to the tethers of something long tied down. But that morning, with her nose in her book, Ellie missed the warning signs completel...

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“Rain On The Red Planet” by K'Lee Stewart

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The deafening howl of a siren forced me upright. Red flashing lights attacked my groggy eyes and adrenaline flooded my body. Enzo bounced into my quarters as I frantically unbuckled myself from my sleeping pod. He helped me put on my breathing apparatus as I slipped into my jumpsuit. “Is it the O2 system?” I shouted over the alarm. “Not sure. I wanted to make sure you were upright first since you’re the only person I know who can sleep through the racket of an asteroid shower.” Even though his mask covered his mouth, I could hear the smil...

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“The Beggar's Beauty” by Anthony Amos

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Gently, she pressed the powder and danced around her eye. Flashing, searing burns intensified with each touch, forcing her to tears. The swelling went from immense to only slight. On with the show she thought to herself. Her nails, smeared in a rosy red polish with one chipped from her jeweled finger, dug into the wood. As she stood, her legs trembled and each step would be heavier than the last. She looked into the mirror and behind her was an amorphous shadow; but, as she turned, there was only the familiar black curtain laughing at her. S...

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“Rain of Terror” by Valentina Reiken

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Johanna filled Chloe’s bottle with the last of the fresh water and even though she knew that no clothing would protect her baby, she wrapped her in a shawl. She checked the bag for her I.D. card. It was ration day. She looked through the window—no sign of clouds. The horror of her husband’s death flashed before her. Johanna rocked the baby to comfort herself and closed her eyes. The half-hourly bulletin brought her back to reality. “Good morning from the Contro...

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“Bronte” by Jay Walsh

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Waiting for Bronte This morning as I watch the storm out at sea, the sombre clouds match my mood. The increasing spray on my face hides the emotion building. The rising sea emulates my troubled mind. troubled? More like confused, I think. Like the storm itself, I can’t seem to control what’s happening inside my body. But I feel the turbulence and something akin to fear. The day ahead seems to me to be like the approaching storm: it is inevitable. Why do I feel so apprehensive? Why is my heart pounding like the swelling white-capped waves an...

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End your story with someone dancing in the rain.

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✍️ 55 stories

“"But That's Water From The Sky"” by Daniel Garza

“A Life Like the Rain” by Christopher Katalinas

“"Let's Dance" ” by .+. Adare .+.

“Now” by C P

“Hope in a Bowl of Dust” by Liby Nel

“Incredible Seabirds of The Kerguelen Islands” by Alison Schiller

“Rain On The Red Planet” by K'Lee Stewart

“The Beggar's Beauty” by Anthony Amos

“Rain of Terror” by Valentina Reiken

“Bronte” by Jay Walsh

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story during a drought.

Write about someone seeking an oasis in a desert — whether literally, or figuratively.

Start your story with the whistle of a kettle.

Write about a character whose job is to bring water to people.

Contest #160

Enter our weekly contest!

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Contest entries

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