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

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“Stars” by Verso Vellum

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It was the longest night of their existence. They had only been alive for twenty-one years and yet the despair and hopelessness they felt when they gazed at the starry night sky was a pain one so young should never have to face. They stared quietly. Not like in the movies when the protagonist yells and screams into the night for all the unfairness in their life. They simply stared and sighed. There was nothing they could do but hope like a child on a star. I’ve never been able to find the constellations. Maybe that wo...

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“Blindly Happy” by Emily V.H

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She ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradiseThe lyrics play over in my head like a broken cassette. Coldplay certainly understands the needs of their audience; A paradise far away from this messy, mad world would be great. I imagine grand waterfalls next to blooming pink flowers that smell more extravagant than any 6 dollar perfume and butterflies of all patterns and colors. A paradise that doesn't exist, but that I could dream of wishing for.I gaze at my ceiling - usually plain whitewash and nothing to admire - that is now a black canv...

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“A Full-Circle Life” by Brigette Martinez

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It's a late night, with that cool fall breeze, the fire dimly lit, and my belly is full of s'mores. I'm sixteen and right now I am lying on the freshly wet grass from the rain earlier, with dirty jeans, a basic tee, some old sneakers and a plaid jacket on, looking up at the dozen or so stars. They seem so close as to where I can touch but I know they are million miles away. Even when they're not so bright, the beauty of them always have me in awe. Thoughts just been racing in my mind and I had to come here to calm down. This was my spot befo...

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“Beacons of Hope” by Catherine Franklin

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The stars were like beacons at first, close and all-powerful. After a few seconds they retreated back to their usual size, bright against the night sky like moth holes in the canvas of a tent. The screeching of brakes and ‘Jesus, fuck!’ were the first things I heard. ‘Hello? Hi, ambulance please. Hi, yes, yes she’s breathing,’ came next. At first the voice spoke only to the call handler, not to me. I wondered if I was dead or alive. I had hoped to hear nothing, a devastating crunch as my skull hit the tarmac and then... nothing. Instead,...

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“What the Stars Say ” by Alex Arias

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Even though Darius had seen the stars in Flagstaff several times, they always took his breath away. The dark sky city mandate made them appear incredibly crisp and twinkling. The sight was so beautiful it almost distracted the feeling of his fingertips going numb in the winter chill. He rubbed his hands together and turned towards Nelida, who had just finished assembling her telescope. “That should do it. Let’s see.” She bent over the hulking contraption, tilting it carefully. “Here’s a nice binary star system we can start with. Wanna look...

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“The Day Before The World Ended ” by Grace Gaynor

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“It was for the best, so Nature had no choice but to do it.”The stars felt different tonight. They seemed to be humming with something… anticipation? It was a warm night in the middle of June, too warm to be inside. Two women sat on their front porch, staring at the sky. The news buzzed on the television inside, something was about to happen. Something big. The president had addressed the nation earlier on an hour-long broadcast, he spoke into existence what everyone had feared for months… he confirmed that the world was going to end.&n...

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“A Starsong Tale” by Render Zel

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Lexis looked at the starlit sky and sighed. Even under the bars of his metal cage, he could still point out the constellations his mother had taught him. Tonight was the constellation of the wolf, representing freedom, risk, the hunt, and full bellies. Lexis snorted at the bitter irony of his situation. How could everything have gone so wrong? It was a simple job. Lure some noble dame from the heart of the party, enchant her with a little magic that made her a little more… disposed to the charms of a certain aristocrat, then leave a richer m...

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“The Mission” by Kathy McGinnis

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Looking through the enormous telescope, brought the stars up close and felt more intimate to Braelynn than just staring up at them from the roof of her home. It wasn’t long now. Her life was changing in massive waves lately. She’d been selected from birth for this destiny and she was not one to shirk her responsibilities and try to escape it as others had before. Her family raved over her bravery in the face of adversity and her adventurous spirit. Brae puttered around the observatory for a while before retiri...

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“The Creatures in the Walls” by Caleb Basquill

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Oliver Seru was a highly unusual boy. For one thing, he hated his family, and they hated him. For another, he really wanted to read but forced himself to read in the dead of night to avoid teasing from his brother Jack. It was nearly midnight, and he was lying on his stomach in bed, a flashlight in one hand and a large leather-bound book (Astronomy 101) propped open against the pillow. Oliver pushed his round glasses up the bridge of his nose, moved his flashlight closer to the window, and gazed at the glimmering stars. His eyes glistened as...

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“Stars, New Love, Maybes” by Sasha Lee

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I think I’m in love with you. The wind whips our skin chilly here on our hill under the stars, but your promises are warm and I am here with you—that’s enough, isn’t it? I don’t need anything else. But. The night is so rich, the air so restless; doesn’t it always make one say things that can only be said in the dark? The words pull themselves away from me, and I don’t have the will to stop them—“I’m afraid.”“What?” you say. Your teeth are so white in the dark. I pull you closer; I put my lips against your ear so I don’t need to sho...

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“Bootlegger's Creek” by Heather Ann Martinez

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Bootlegger’s Creek By Heather Ann Martinez Wyatt looked up at the stars. He unloaded the last box from the moving van. He still could not believe that he and Lilly were well enough to live away from the hospitals. He couldn’t believe that their odyssey of check-ups every three weeks and monthly scans were now over. He couldn’t believe they could finally move on with their lives and decided to go to where it all started-Walton County. Wyatt wanted to visit Walton County creek as soon as possible. Walton County creek lay between the Ge...

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“Twinkle and shine” by Jasmine McGregor

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The night sky was clear of any clouds, leaving the only thing to block Lachlan’s view of the glistening sky being his very own breath, which danced in a cloud from the cool night air. It was rare to see the sky so open as it was now, and he found himself questioning the last time he ever got to see the sky like this. He traced the outskirts of Orion, counting and memorising the stars of the constellation before moving to Taurus, counting and memorising before moving onto Cassiopeia and repeating the same thing over and over again which each ...

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“My Life: Without Interruptions ” by Jonah Mullin

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Cedrick gazed at the stars above him. He sighed as the advertisement began. “Before you enjoy your -gazing at the stars- please take a moment to enjoy this short advertisement.” A too-short pause before the advertisement directed at Cedrick began again. “Do you feel overwhelmed? Depressed? Antagonized? Try EVER GLO. Be the forever radiant woman you’ve always wished you could be. EVER GLO be happy, always!” Cedrick hated the constant bombardment of the commercials that came to him from every universal direction. These days, everyone had the...

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“The promise” by Allen Winter

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The starry sky was all that could be seen that night in the field. It was a beautiful landscape: the field extended to the green hills, the wind made the soft murmur of the grass and the sky covered everything like a blanket. Emma and her twin brother always liked to lie on the roof of their cabin every night to admire the stars and play at guessing which figures made up those little points of light. “It is a rabbit.” “It's a dog.” “Rabbit.” “Dog....

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“Consternation” by Dilan Abdah

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IOrion, that’s all he knew.And he wasn’t even looking at it.The river Eridanus had in what could only be described as an up-then-down slope a third of the way, where three stars aligned and fooled him for the belt, a familiar sighting on his behind all those years growing up. His mother didn’t read short stories before bed, she would make them, as they followed round the night sky discovering constellations every weekend. Some were real, some she imagined, but she never wanted to take from him what was real or not. His father on the other ha...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 405 stories

“Stars” by Verso Vellum

“Blindly Happy” by Emily V.H

“A Full-Circle Life” by Brigette Martinez

“Beacons of Hope” by Catherine Franklin

“What the Stars Say ” by Alex Arias

“The Day Before The World Ended ” by Grace Gaynor

“A Starsong Tale” by Render Zel

“The Mission” by Kathy McGinnis

“The Creatures in the Walls” by Caleb Basquill

“Stars, New Love, Maybes” by Sasha Lee

“Bootlegger's Creek” by Heather Ann Martinez

“Twinkle and shine” by Jasmine McGregor

“My Life: Without Interruptions ” by Jonah Mullin

“The promise” by Allen Winter

“Consternation” by Dilan Abdah

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