Write a story that begins and ends with someone looking up at the stars.

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“My big heart of broken piece” by Good Turn Evil

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look at the stars has she leaves for the last time. real wishing I could have superman superman power so I could fly and could just fly it it’s where I feel strongest. but in real life u got watch them walk away. it sickens me watching her walk free she said we are through there no saving us she was gone so I ask for one last kiss her responds every i was loke every she said i don’t know I don’t know the future gigg at what her new man said in my car has I take back the pets and she begin to fight and said u give o Jim has a gift I was loke...

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“Starry regrets” by Ashwin Noveau

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The stars were her greatest friends and her greatest enemies at a time. For they provided comfort in the darkest of nights but for all the comfort they gave they also hurt her just the same. For they reminded her of everything that happened. They reminded her of everything she has lost. Everything she had had and hated. Everything from the smallest thing to the biggest pain. Gazing upon them she couldn't help but ache for the lost time. Lost everything. It wasn't the type of ache you got after a few tumbles and scratches. Or even the typ...

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“A Daddy for Hannah” by Robyn Moss

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She gains her balance after pulling herself onto the roof. Although, she has scraped herself many-a-time on the rough shingle tiles getting to her favorite place, she is now an expert at achieving this feat and now does it scrap-free. This sanctuary of solitude provides a place where she can let out all her frustrations, dream that she is a princess held hostage in a tower about to be rescued by her knight in shining armor, or just be left alone to gaze at the vast universe above. The summer months make it comfortable to sit out under t...

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“The Metal Firefly” by Natalia Go

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The convertible shifted sideways before Dew set it on auto-pilot as they shot out of the Kadakha skies on their way to Regent. “Shall I put us in stealth mode?” asked the computer as Dew ran up to the upper deck. “No need,” said Dew, “just slide the top.” “You got it.” “Thanks, Alo. There’s supposed to be a meteor shower!” Dew pulled out the recliner but didn’t sit. She stood below the spaceship’s glass roof, looking at about th...

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“Gobeithio” by PK Spice

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“Remember, the only asterism you need to need to remember is the Big Dipper.” Madrona looks up at the night sky. “Depending on where you enter, the people may call it by another name. It’s critical you understand their concept of time, and the movement of the heavens on their world. You must be able to correctly identify the day with the least light in their planetary cycle to make it back.” “We’ve been over it and over it Madrona!” Natsuki shakes her head. “I’ve been preparing for this my whole life. You’ll just have to trust that I’m rea...

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“My Love From The Star” by Prinses Angel F. Nieves

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“Look up and see the stars” he whispered to me as I laid my head to him. “isn’t it amazing?” he whispered again. “they’re not beautiful. They are just lights from the sky” I answered. I’m not really an avid fan of stargazing but watching him watching them makes me want to love them. 8 years ago during a typhoon that landed in my hometown where tall trees fell and floating roofs all over the way broke the hearts of the people who lived there. Some lost their shelter and few lost their family member but me? I lost my life. I left my whole fam...

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“Wright at Night” by Shanelle Clogston

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I looked up at the sky full of rhinestones my mom uses to bedazzle her sweaters. Putting rhinestones on your sweaters is all the rage among the moms of suburbia, but I still refuse to wear the sweater she not only picked out but bedazzled for our annual family photo session at the mall. The rhinestones in the sky, although not as flashy as my mom’s, were brighter. They dazzled. “I love her,” I said before I realized it was out loud. “You love your mom? That’s good, Joe,” Berry said. Berry had been my best friend since the second grade....

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“Toys in the Attic: The Girl With the Stars In Her Eyes” by Cara H

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The Girl with the Stars in Her Eyes I Twelve-year-old Sabella Laaksonen looked up into the star-filled sky as she stood by the rental cabin beside Dark Lake in Eagle, Vermont on the last night of summer vacation, and made a wish. “Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight. I wish I had a friend who I could tell my secrets to—a friend who would understand and like me for who I am, not who they think I could be if I just tried harder.” Sabella had been raised to believe that if...

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“Serendipity” by Sarah B

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TRIGGER WARNING: rape and sexual assault.“Anywhere but here” the thought raced through my mind at a million miles a second. “Please,” I continued to beg “anywhere but here.”A new sob filled the quiet night around me. All of nature's noises went silent. It was just me and my broken heart under a never ending sea of stars. Birch trees bordered our farm from all four directions. Most of our land consisted of plain fields that we didn’t bother growing anything on, because the goats needed a place to graze. In the far left corner of the acre...

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“Matariki - The Stars Shine Bright” by Lynda Walsh

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Matariki. Aroha looked up to the heavens, where she imagined her ancestors were. She could only see about six or seven stars, but she knew hundreds were up in the sky, with her people looking down on her. The coldest months of the year, June and July. Matariki has all the romance and mystic tales attached and was celebrated each year, but this year, Aroha couldn't be moved or excited about it. Whanau had all come together to feast on crops they had prepared since harvesting. Nanny Rae and Poppa travelled dow...

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“Constellations” by Alexandra Shewmaker

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I stared up at the night sky that was freckled with bright stars. My heart was racing in the pit of my stomach, and I was mindlessly shaking my foot from side to side nervously. My chest felt tight, and something was doing cartwheels inside my stomach. On second thought, maybe something was karate-chopping my stomach from the inside. I couldn’t really tell what was going on down there. In my head, I felt like someone was playing the trumpet as loud as possible, like someone was trying to make my head hurt. I took one long, deep breath like ...

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“Stars behind the Clouds” by Debomitra Das

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“Dad! what’s the name of that star?”- Maria asked with profound curiosity.“Which one dear! That one?… In the north sky?”- I asked in a cajoling manner.“Yes dad! The brightest of all…just beside mom!”- she replied in joy.I remained silent for few seconds, I was lost! Lost in the lonesome,dark world of my memory.“Dad!…can you hear me! Are you okay?…Dad!”I came back to the present with a shiver and immediately responded with a wan smile, “Yes, I’m okay baby…” I took Maria in my arms and pointed towards the brightest star, “That’s called Si...

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“Swinging On A Star” by David Dicaire

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Swinging on a Star Kateesha looked up at the stars and smiled. One of them winked at her and she winked back. There was a momentarily giggle that was quickly stifled when a siren wailed in the distance. The sound crested and it felt like the trouble was in her building — it wouldn’t be the first or last time. But, then it turned down a different street and the noise subsided. Every night the sirens wailed. There was activity down below some of which she understood and some of which she did not understand. ...

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“Under the Stars” by Jennifer W.

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“Ptolemy developed a geocentric model of the universe,” she said, “where this planet was the central point around which all other heavenly bodies revolved.” “Also did a lot for modern geography and cartography, but no one ever mentions that,” I mumbled. “And then Copernicus presented the heliocentric model—the truth—and was persecuted.” “Actually, his book was published almost posthumously. The real controversy began when Galileo agreed with it and angered the Catholic church.” “I’m trying to make a point,” she said flatly. “Oh, sorry. Is t...

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“Personal Constellations ” by Hannah B

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Personal Constellations On the mountain, all was still. The Shining Rock Wilderness stretched for miles around them, the Blue Ridge Parkway a tiny snake in the grass, the occasional cars that passed by ants crawling along the snake’s back, winding its way down through the Pisgah Forest. Monika Chadha hugged her knees to her chest and sighed, slow and content, observing the blanket of stars twinkling at her from the heavens, the same as always. She leaned her head on Liam’s shou...

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Write a story that begins and ends with someone looking up at the stars.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 405 stories

“My big heart of broken piece” by Good Turn Evil

“Starry regrets” by Ashwin Noveau

“A Daddy for Hannah” by Robyn Moss

“The Metal Firefly” by Natalia Go

“Gobeithio” by PK Spice

“My Love From The Star” by Prinses Angel F. Nieves

“Wright at Night” by Shanelle Clogston

“Toys in the Attic: The Girl With the Stars In Her Eyes” by Cara H

“Serendipity” by Sarah B

“Matariki - The Stars Shine Bright” by Lynda Walsh

“Constellations” by Alexandra Shewmaker

“Stars behind the Clouds” by Debomitra Das

“Swinging On A Star” by David Dicaire

“Under the Stars” by Jennifer W.

“Personal Constellations ” by Hannah B

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