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

Posted in Middle School on Oct 28, 2022

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“An Stary Sea” by Liz Fleischer

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Carys did not appreciate space. In fact, at this current state in her life, she found that she thoroughly detested it. Yes, she would admit it, it had been nice at first, when takeoff had begun and she had been launched into the sky. She had been more leisurely back then, taking time off of her busy schedule for a snack, or even to simply gaze out the window at the passing stars, beautifully effulgent. Now, Carys realized, she viewed stars as rather depressing, the majority of them were already dead by the time her gaze landed on them, light...

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“Headache” by Jay Seate

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Headache By Jay Seate I’m back home now, but I can’t sleep. With the remnants of day long sense suspended, I drive around most of the night. Having the streets mostly to myself, I don’t pay much attention to signal lights. They seem extravagant at three in the morning. I cruise past everything you see in most towns: a strip-mall housing a liquor store, a Mexican restaurant, a tattoo parlor, and an H&R Block, all closed. The businesses are dark but a streetlight casts the reflection of my wheels off the divided walls of glass. Brigh...

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“Have you ever noticed how you can’t really see the stars here at night?” by Alwyn McNamara

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Her eyes followed the smooth grey smoke rings as they swirled upwards towards the stars. She leaned back against the rough bricks feeling their icy exterior through her suede jacket and breathed the warmth of the cigarette in deeply. Staring up at the light polluted sky, she squinted to see if she could actually see any constellations, but it just wasn’t dark enough. She continued looking upwards, as if lost in a universe of thought, enjoying the cold quietness of the night. After a few moments, the door beside her heaved open and noise...

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“Moonlight in Vermont” by Albert Zygier

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I had just gone through an unpleasant divorce and was asked by my married sister to come up to her house in West Dover, Vermont to relax. Truth be told, I wasn’t that keen to drive up, but I also wasn’t in the mood to spend my time in a hotel or look for an apartment in the next few weeks, since my ex got our condo and my Mercedes to boot. Nor did I want to take up my mother’s invitation to stay with her in my old room, who would remind me of how she told me so, so many times, not to marry that bitch. So, I took a week off from my work ...

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“A Turning of Destiny” by Rose CG

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I had driven through the moonless night to get there; I desperately needed to get there. It was the one place in the world that I felt safe. Even the moon seemed to abandon me that night, in the distance, the lonely stars twinkling brightly in the sky guided me to my secret place in the cove. The clock in my car displayed two a.m. when I arrived on the deserted beach.I sat in the car listening to the roar of the Pacific, pondering my next step. I could no longer hold back my tears and began to cry. Annie, my terrier, woke up from on the...

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“Daddy, hope you get our wish.” by Kim Quinn

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“When you wish upon a star” “You’re going to miss it!”  Bonnie Jean poked her sister and repeated “Look up!  Look at the stars!  You’re going to miss it!”.  Aurora rolled over.  “Shut up!  I’m not going to miss it!”  Bonnie had been talking about this night for a long time.  It was so important that their mom gave permission for them to sleep under the stars.  She had even helped them set up the tent and monitored the fire in the hibachi that they had started.   “Girls!  It is almos...

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“A Star Named Amber” by Daniel Brown

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The stars above me shine as if they don’t do it often. They flicker from my porch chair and maybe they’re too tired to shoot across this dark expanse we call the sky. I know I would be if expected to sit up there glistening every night for people I won’t ever meet. Even if the same people watch me, none of them would feel familiar and it wouldn’t matter if they thought about me or not. Maybe if they wanted to transport themselves by my side telepathically, I’d be endlessly grateful but then they’d grow lonely and annoyed with the same plagui...

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“Letting Go” by ❤️✒️𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓹𝓮𝓻 𝓔. 𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓮📝❤️

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Nothing ever’s what you’d expect.   For instance, the stars.  They seem so beautiful, so majestic… until you find out that they’re technically just huge balls of gas that will one day eventually explode.   When I was in second grade, I loved the stars.  I think I always will.  They represented something stable, safe, and secure.  Then, Mrs. Harris scolded me for refusing to acknowledge that they weren’t that at all.   Now, at fifteen, that’s what I’m doing- looking at the stars.  I...

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“The Space Between Us” by Shereen Allahdad

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Jo Carew laid on the grass underneath the stars and the heavens beyond. Tomorrow was the day she has been dreaming of for a long time. Or dreading? She couldn't really tell but her stomach was breeding endless cages of butterflies either way. This day wouldn't have finally come if it wasn't for her grandparents. She had to see them before she went. Oh, how she missed them. She closed her eyes and let the memories of them fill her brain...***Little Jo was barely five years old when she finally looked up at the sky and wondered what was up the...

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“A fortnight with you” by Rinsha P

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How many nights would it take to count the stars? I’ve tried to count, many a times. But my mind wanders off. How could it not when you shine so bright, every night. The sun comes and it goes. Nothing to thank for. The moon shines, giving me a night full of you. A star that smiles. Everything I will ever want. ~ Remember the day I lost you? Took a full month before I found you. Never want to lose you again. Never want to feel that pain. ~ Red and blue. Yellow and green. Colors that remind me of you. Those popsicles we used to love, on a s...

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“Awhile” by Ray Paramo

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“So, how do you know Aaron?” “Sorry?” He pulls his eyes from the stars and forces them to meet those of the attractive woman approaching him with a beer in hand. “How do you know Aaron?” she says again. “Work.” She takes a swig from her bottle, smacking her lips a little. “Yeah? What’s your name?” He hesitates. “Sam.” “Aymara.” She switches the beer between her hands and extends one to him. He shakes it, then looks back up through the skyglow at the stars. He loves how clearly he’s been able to see them lately. “What’re you do...

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“The Veil” by India Moon

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I'm twenty-four Ventura years old. Less than fourteen of your Earth years. I have never left my planet. I have never kissed anyone. And I have never seen the stars.Ventura is not a large planet. You may have seen its name in the manufacturing information on the back of your electronic devices. Or maybe, you haven’t. Maybe you have no idea which star system it belongs to, or in which sector of the Milky Way it is.Ventura's business is mining. We mine pink silver, black silver, and yellow silver. Or what you might know as neodymium, lanth...

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“He stole the stars from me” by Thistle Arellano

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I used to love watching the stars.  When the summer nights were warm and the cicadas chirped in the bushes, Mama would set up folding lawn chairs for us in the backyard. We would lean back and watch the stars stretching on for miles and miles, the hundreds, thousands, millions of them twinkling in the sky above us.  “That’s Sirius A,” she says, pointing to a glowing dot that looked just like all the other. “And that one is Polaris.” “It doesn’t matter,” I whine. “They’re just stars. They aren’t important.”  “Not important?...

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“Head girl” by Tammy Pieterson

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We arrived at the camp much later than planned. Between Angela arriving a whole 30 minutes after the scheduled time of departure because she couldn't decide which shoes to pack, Lesley's car sickness, the flat tyre and briefly getting lost, I'm not sure which one contributed more to our 5 hour delay. But needless to say, we arrived, eventually, and thank goodness we did. The camp director almost gave away our spot for the weekend. I'd been looking forward to this trip all month, and had been clenching my teeth and crossing my fingers the who...

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“Shooting Star Fever” by Gabi Cranga

Submitted to Contest #51

The chaise lounge was slightly damp with a premature morning dew. She didn't worry though. Clever enough, she managed to snatch a beach towel on her way out to the porch. She put it over the deck chair before laying down. Leaning her messy bun back on the stale smelling towel, she caught a full glimpse of what the universe had to offer to her this night. Wow. She took a breath and listened to herself slowly exhale. A whiff of his cologne caught her off guard. Wearing his green flannel was her last, grasping attempt to hold on. She felt somew...

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