Set your story in a place with extreme weather, but don’t use any weather-related words to describe it.

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“I actually wrote something new” by You'd Think A Writer Would Have A More Creative Name .

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the sky darkens. An inky-black colour stretches across the sky, like the tentacles of an octopus. Pedestrian's faces are half covered by the edges of umbrellas. The splashes of boots hitting puddles rings in the air. I hover at a crosswalk. My hands are numb from the relentless tears falling from the sky. Sometimes I wonder if the earth itself gets sad sometimes. Discrimination. Global warming. The last airbender movie. These are things worth bawling over. The light changes from a red hand to a white person walking. Along with a dozen o...

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“Battle Of Nature” by Tom Sun

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On January 12th, I met with my least favorite time of the year. The sky was ominous and gloomy with no slightest heavenly light peeking through the dense gray. It took me quite some time to wake up. This time, I felt no light to call me to wake up. How I missed the touch of the sun against my face, the refreshing air that I could breathe in, the vibrant rays that will send golden colors in my eyes… I rubbed my hands on my face and my brain felt dizzy. As if I was high up in the death zone of Mount Everest, struggling to breathe in the requir...

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“Drifted” by Kayla B. Moore

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A tumbleweed rolled across the empty dusty road. Whatever pushed it along its way was unknown to Kristy as she baked under the brightness above her. She was hunched over the hood of her broken down El Camino. It was little better than sitting inside the hot car, but at least out here she could breathe. She had no water, and she had no idea how long she would have before the tow truck reached her.Kristy stared off into the distance toward the mountains of red sandstone. The bases of the mountains were blurred behind the water-like mirage risi...

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“On the Way” by Merinda Forwood

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The whole world felt moody. Not angry, just a leave-me-alone vibe that encouraged people to stay indoors. Isobelle didn’t have that choice. Walking out the door after a hurried lunch, it felt more like early evening. The trees swayed like a drunk trying to walk, and the stray hairs on her forehead alternately whipped across her face or dangled in front of her eyes as brief periods of calm alternated with moments of chaos. She kept walking, even as the buffeting increased and the sky began to scatter droplets across the ground. Shifting from ...

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“The Life of a Beast” by Sabrina J Johannson

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A couple of months ago I embarked on a new adventure by leaving the country of my birth for the first time and moving a couple of thousand miles north. I spend many months learning and preparing to ensure I could cope with the language barrier and cultural differences. The mother tongue is sharp, distinct, and beautiful and the food, well, the food is bizarre but flavoursome. Pickled fish - who would have thought it(?) And the pastries, so many pastries. I was going to like it here. My house is a 30-minute walk from the village amenities,...

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“The Churning” by Amalee Bowen

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In the gloom of the covered truck bed, the faces of my coworkers are pale and grim. I think of the stories of the old world my mother used to tell me as the truck jostles me. She said that this time of year used to be gentle and misty and the trees turned to flames of color before the leaves fell away. I have a hard time imagining a gentle season. We call this time of year The Wrath. I hear the tires crunch against the gravel road that leads to one of the enormous stone cisterns. All but one of them will be closed for the season, and e...

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“Remember: one foot in front of the other” by Renata Vaideanu

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I hate it here! I've always hated it here, but my entire family lived here for generations. Well, they lived here together until my parents divorced a few years ago. It wasn’t a normal divorce, as it wasn’t a normal marriage, as they are not normal people. If during their marriage, the sun rose in the morning and set in the afternoon, just so that moon could take its place, now a few things changed and I have to adjust with it as we go. The robotic voice announced the next stop. This is where I drop off. Well, I should get prepared t...

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“Sacred Sanctuary” by Zion Hintay

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Mount Otomori. He was sure it was in front of him. The haze of his vision swimming with doubt. How had he gotten separated, he wondered. His troupe had been travelling along the same path. The same one left to them by their ancestors.A traditional rite of passage was this journey. But yet he had found himself alone. There were four of them in his tribe that had yet to prove themselves. Aisha, Sansi, Hotte and Dago.Maybe Hotte convinced them to leave him behind. Alone in the camp. Or perhaps Sansi was getting back at him. For telling Dago her...

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“White Blanket of Bitterness” by Louise Hughes

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I love days like today. Even if I can’t go outside without layering myself in various items of clothing. It takes ages to get ready on days like today, even to do the little errands. My errand today is to take my dog for a walk. That’s it. I’ve done my university coursework, I’ve done my laundry and the kitchen is sparkling. Now I need to take Jasper, even on a day like today. He’s excited to go out, even more so than normal. I am too. This isn’t an annual occurrence where I live. It’s almost a phenomenon. He’s eager to disturb the peaceful ...

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“A tale ” by Sandra Claros

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"On that mountain, the skies lowered to their top daily, hiding its cottony neck from many lights that were and in each gram of gold spilled in the tunnels of the tunnels On that summer day, in particular, Mother Nature had been lavish, filling the rivers with water in abundance, raising the rock formations above the human level of understanding of the dance where the individual dimensions of each determined the degree of horror and destruction that plants, animals and human beings should suffer ”. - Ready ? Did you fi...

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“A Journey to the Arctic with Malthe Agard” by David G.

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Before I begin writing, dear reader, I must first beg your forgiveness. I am a journalist. I pride myself on that fact and I have always tried to be respectful of that title, to uphold the highest standards of the profession. Over the course of my career, I have had the privilege of working for, and alongside, a number of outstanding editors and journalist colleagues, all of whom have taught me things about the profession that have made me a better writer, reporter, and observer of the human condition. If there is one universal tenet that ha...

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“The Sergeant” by Mairéad Ní Shúilleabháin

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A body washed up on the shore. Sergeant Moyles was perplexed. None of the fishermen had heard anything about a boat in distress, or a man gone overboard. ‘We can’t leave him there Sergeant or he’ll wash away again,’ said Jimmy Herlihy, the fisherman of fifty odd years who had alerted Moyles to the grim flotsam. Moyles nodded. ‘Anything of forensic value is long washed away.’ Jimmy helped carry the body to the Garda station. Moyles offered him a cup of tea but Jimmy said he’d have to be getting home, the dinner’...

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“Extreme weathers in the life” by Miss Kandulna

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I have never seen weathers become so dark in my life ever,there was not even a ray of hope. When I was a child,I used to think that one day I will become the most famous and richest person in this world.I was living a mediocre life with my small-town world. It's obvious that if you are from small-town then all the richy-rich articles attracts you. Because you have a tag of lowclass, your parents encourage you to think big and dream big.As I was a obedient child, I was just following them. Due to their philosophy of think big and dream big, I...

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“Mint Tea” by Abigail Jones

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Ainlesy placed her metal water pail down onto the wooden table. The beautiful flowers sat in a vase, brightening the cabin with their colorful presence. She set the tea kettle on the wood stove with a loud clunk. ‘There’s enough wood,’ She said to the copper tea kettle, ‘You don’t need to check for the fiftieth time. And it might not even come.’ Despite these words, Ainsley found herself leaning down and opening the wood stove’s door. The tension leaked out from her spine. There indeed was enough wood to carry her through if it c...

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“Heatwave” by Anika G

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You step out of your house and lock the door behind you. Your friend Lisa’s house isn’t very far; you could do with a bit of exercise today. You’ve been holed up in inside for far too long. Steeling your nerves, you walk out from under the porch and into the open air. You squint, eyes already watering, partially blinded. The world in front of you seems to ripple, the only visible movement other than you. There aren’t any birds flying, likely for fear that the feathers will burn from their bodies. A heavy silence pools around you, muffling th...

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Set your story in a place with extreme weather, but don’t use any weather-related words to describe it.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 69 stories

“I actually wrote something new” by You'd Think A Writer Would Have A More Creative Name .

“Battle Of Nature” by Tom Sun

“Drifted” by Kayla B. Moore

“On the Way” by Merinda Forwood

“The Life of a Beast” by Sabrina J Johannson

“The Churning” by Amalee Bowen

“Remember: one foot in front of the other” by Renata Vaideanu

“Sacred Sanctuary” by Zion Hintay

“White Blanket of Bitterness” by Louise Hughes

“A tale ” by Sandra Claros

“A Journey to the Arctic with Malthe Agard” by David G.

“The Sergeant” by Mairéad Ní Shúilleabháin

“Extreme weathers in the life” by Miss Kandulna

“Mint Tea” by Abigail Jones

“Heatwave” by Anika G

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