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

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“Holding a Star” by Chhavi Agrawal

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Holding a StarBy: Ivory Stephens“I see it, I see it!!” I yelled. There it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. Streaking across the midnight sky, a shooting star. I had always wondered what it would be like to be one of them. Flying across the wide sky, coming from a place so far away most people could only dream of it. To be so rare that simply the sight would be enough to keep a person happy for days. I went back to my room shivering with delight. As I looked up at my ceiling, I saw the sticker stars. It wasn’t that long ago that ...

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“Lucky Stars” by Amanda Oglesby

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The salt air felt like soothing caresses as Lucy pointed out the stars and constellations. Jeff was surprised at her thorough knowledge of astronomy. But as she gazed reverently above, he couldn’t help looking at her. At one point she caught his eyes on her and gave him an embarrassed smile. “What?” she breathed, “why are you looking at me like that?” But his answer was to simply push the loose strands of hair back behind her ear. He then leaned in and nuzzled her neck, whispering naughty suggestions into her ear. Lucy giggled softly. Th...

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“In the Light of the Stars” by Hannah Floyd

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The night sky stretched out above him, a blanket of inky blue fading into purple, twinkling stars scattered throughout, each with their own delicate light. Noah knew that if all else faded away in the world, this would remain constant, as it had through all the days of his life. This harmony of light and dark, beauty in the shadows. Nothing but the music of cicadas penetrated the serenity of the evening. As he took in the magnificence of the sky, Noah pictured a night captured in the light of the stars with a beauty quite like this one... ☆ ...

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“That Night, At The Lake” by Andrew Jaye

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July 24th, 1998. Perth, Ontario, Canada. “I'm getting tired, honey.” Sherie said as she closed her book and got up out of her lawn chair. The sun was still bright over the cottage lake’s horizon, and it was getting late for Sherie; she hadn’t usually stayed up much past 9PM. Sherie walked over to Jonathan and kissed him on the forehead. Jonathan, sitting on his chair, looked up from his fishing magazine and grabbed Sherie by her hip when she tried to walk past. She twirled back towards him, smiling. He pulled her in for a kiss. ...

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“Sanctuary” by Sara Valentiuk

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Sonya glanced up at the vast expanse of stars briefly before glueing her eyes back down to the ill lit dirt path. She trudged awkwardly after her three cousins, their arms heaped with blankets and snacks as they walked confidently through the dark. Sonya envied them, and not just for their smooth gaits. She longed for even a shred of their carefree attitudes and positive outlooks. The difference wasn’t in their age, since she was only 15, a year older than Maisie. Her cousins had grown up on this large farm with...

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“One Twinkle for No and Two Twinkles for Yes!” by Judith Buskohl

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The one thing that always brought her out of her bed into the night was the many stars that twinkled their lights just for her. She could ask them any question that she wanted and they would twinkle their answers to her. One twinkle was a no and two twinkles was a yes, she loved talking to her starry friends who always gave her the answers she was looking for. When she was feeling blue, she would ask questions which they would always answer to her in a positive way. She remembered asking her starry friends if she would ever find a spec...

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“My Dearest Evelyn” by Summer Gill

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The sound of cannons roar through the night, and smoke fills up the sky, yet the blanket of stars still makes their debut from behind the haze. I look up at the little specks of light trying to distract myself from the pain. The bodies of men, my fellow brothers, lay upon the field that has conquered us. Some barely surviving, and others already taking their last breath. My mind races, not knowing if death will be knocking at my door, or if I will be saved so that I can gaze upon your beautiful face again. The pain worsens by the second. I b...

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“Stars and coffee” by Plum Leafs

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Have you ever tried counting the stars? that's a question that I used to ask all the time, I was just counting them at this moment I counted 1,290 ten more than last time. I needed a way to relax I recently just lost my job and I needed to take a breather and the stars can be quite calming and satisfying in a way each star is different its own ball of fire well I guess that's enough for tonight I do have to go job hunting in the morning. What do you want to be when you grow up? that's a question everyone grew up hearing and most kids would s...

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“Star Sailor” by Zahin Das

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“Do you think there’ll come a time when we won’t be able to tell the difference between stars and satellites?”She cringed. “Varun, we have to talk about this. I’m sorry for what I said. But we have to talk.”I thought so too. “I was out for a smoke last night when the night watchman came around. He said when you run that shift for as many years as he has, you spend a lot of time looking at the sky.”She murmured with half-hearted, half-defeated reproach. “You shouldn’t smoke.”I kept my eyes on the sea of stars above me and continued. “He told ...

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“Endless” by Kai Mikala

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I look up at the night sky, staring at the few stars that can be seen through the endless light pollution in this endless city. Dull realization sets in as I remember tomorrow is my birthday. Wow. Another birthday. Another year. As I lay on the hood of my car I can’t help but think of the past. I can’t help but to wish for a better time. A time when life was easier. I remember grand parties with many people, some I don’t even know. I remember smaller parties with close friends and family. I remember happy...

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“So It Turns Out Death is Lonely Too” by Alastor D.

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Not all those who wander are lost. But I sure as heck am. Of course, to be lost, one has to have tried going somewhere else. Cela racked her brain but had not a single memory of where she was, how she got there, or if she was going anywhere in the first place. What was apparent was this place was not normal—the sky above glittered with hundreds of thousands of stars and even the Milky Way penetrated the darkness. The velvety blackness ...

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“Kids in the Summer” by Bela Verduzco

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I blinked wearily, looking down at my feet as the frigid cold stung my cheeks with a harsh slap. Puffs of air flew from my mouth as I shivered, nudging the pack of hard ice that rested by my foot. The night was quite calm. The trees were swaying in perfect harmony with the wind, their branches adding to the melodic symphony. Crickets hummed somewhere in the dark abyss of the forest and an owl pierced the night sky with its familiar call.I stared up at the sky, taking in the stars that were usually drowned out by the city lights. But here, th...

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“Seven Stars” by Dion Evans

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“They say the stars above Hegemon-5 number in the exact amount of tears shed for the inmates housed here. Can you believe that?” The prison warden, Galymedes, had two of his four appendages folded behind his back, while the other two gesticulated about in the air, pointing at walls and punctuating his words as he walked. Keeping pace behind him was a man with vibrant pink hair shaven down to the scalp, wearing a simple brown and black vest and loose fitting blue pants. He walked with one hand on the butt of the gun holstered at his hip, and ...

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“Fast Space Dirt” by Jess Wood

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‘Nova. Of Latin origin, meaning ‘a new star’.’ Bea read out, her face shining under the light of her phone as she scrolled through the search results. ‘Welcome to having an astronomer as a father…’ Nova replied from beside her, staring up at the glowing stars above which had become so familiar to her. ‘What’s your name mean?’ Bea typed quickly and scanned the page. ‘’Derived from Latin, she who brings happiness.’ Is that true?’ She asked, poking Nova playfully. ‘I guess I’ll have to say yes then, since you’re right here…’ Nova teased. Bea s...

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“Why I Hate the Stars” by Shiloh G.

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I hated stars. Any minute now a guard would approach and the general would have us dead where we stood. And what were we doing? Looking at stars. Light flaring far away. Rave was barely able to slip me out of the feeding tent without alerting guards or our fellow trainees, surely they’d come for us soon. “Hey look it’s a Leo!” Rave said tracing his finger along a particular alignment of stars. “We should be getting back, the general would be mad,” I mumbled. How easily I could have slit his throat within a matter of seconds, but th...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 405 stories

“Holding a Star” by Chhavi Agrawal

“Lucky Stars” by Amanda Oglesby

“In the Light of the Stars” by Hannah Floyd

“That Night, At The Lake” by Andrew Jaye

“Sanctuary” by Sara Valentiuk

“One Twinkle for No and Two Twinkles for Yes!” by Judith Buskohl

“My Dearest Evelyn” by Summer Gill

“Stars and coffee” by Plum Leafs

“Star Sailor” by Zahin Das

“Endless” by Kai Mikala

“So It Turns Out Death is Lonely Too” by Alastor D.

“Kids in the Summer” by Bela Verduzco

“Seven Stars” by Dion Evans

“Fast Space Dirt” by Jess Wood

“Why I Hate the Stars” by Shiloh G.

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