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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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“They Whispered to Him” by Christina Hall

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Everett laid on the hard ground, his arms flung wide, soaking in the energy of the universe. With great care, he traced the beloved lines he knew so well. The Little Dipper laid above him, with her back so delectably arched, poised to swim through the sea of stars. The great bear stood watch nearby, jealously guarding his territory, prepared to strike at the smallest provocation. Draco split them forever asunder. Some nights, Draco was a great guardian beast steadfastly protecting the children of the sky, on others, he was the serpent that l...

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“Star Gazing ” by Chris Buono

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Matthew Donahue and Terry Henderson laid in the grass in the middle of the vast field beneath an ocean of stars. The two fourteen-year-olds knew that they were too old to be star gazing, but it was still a pastime they enjoyed immensely. There was nothing better than spending a Friday night in mid-November spent admiring the tiny lights illuminating from the pitch-black sky. The field sat in the middle of a dense forest under the shadow of a hill just outside of the tiny town and acted as an almost sacred ground for the two boys and the rest...

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“The Dark Scourge” by Rodrigo Juatco

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A battle-worn warrior, DIRK, gazes up at a clear night sky. For the first time, in his 28 seasons of existence, he notices how the stars seem to pulsate with a life of their own. When he was a child, a weapons master told him that stars were pinholes in the curtain of night. But Dirk has come to realize that there is more to the twinkling stars than some childish notion. What he saws were worlds fighting for survival in the cold blackness of the void that is the night. It was a dire situation he, and his remaining brothers-at-arms, had come ...

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“Stargazing” by Kendall Blankenburg

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In the back of George’s closet there is a box full of deep creases and bent edges. However, when one sees the box, it is obvious that it is a box full of happiness and love. The box sags, but despite its wear, the lid is free of dust. It is George and his wife Meredith’s box of memories. Every year on their anniversary (56 years ago today) George and his wife would take out the box and reflect on the year they had. They would place mementos from their favorite memories of the year and tell each other the story behind it, even if the other h...

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“Fault Line” by Khadine A. Dorsett

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He counted at least one hundred of them, not certain if those numbers included repetitions as his scanning eyes could have recounted several of them more than once. Time did not matter at that point as everything seemed suspended on the quick breaths that escaped his lungs and the light breeze that took his sighs off in whispers through the silence of the night. It was his place of refuge and his ritual of reconciliation. Lying in the empty cabin of the old dirt pickup truck, James Aikin thought about the vastness of the dark night sky blank...

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“Corvus” by Spider Baby

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It was in the dead of winter when I first became chronic with fever. I remember the twinkling of the stars seen hanging outside my cracked window. It had gotten quite cold and by the brumal season, I was nothing but a ribcage of skin and bones—scuffling around on useless crutches. As the child of many—perhaps six or eight, I was the second to oldest. I was twelve when my father Theodore went away to work in the iron poorhouses--minding coals, fixing furnaces, etc; and barely thirteen when I got frightfully sick. We had no money to sign ...

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“The Shattered Mountain” by Nashrah Siddiqui

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The purple blanket sprinkled with glitter and its immense splendor, spread out over the horizon and concealed under its cover, hundreds of thousands of unsaid stories and mysteries.While many eyes looked at its beauty with bewilderment, and many lips moved to praise the magnificence of the sky, behind one windowsill stood Aria, like every other night, gazing at the brightest star she could find, which would fill her with the aspiration to fly higher every day.That night, everything was very different. The sky seemed much darker and too far a...

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“Decisions of the LaMont Women” by Jonah Keith Young

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The warm, phantom wind rolled off Lake Pontchartrain and struck Noelle’s teenage body as she sat on the roof of her mother’s cottage. She’d been out on the edge for thirty minutes, climbing from her bedroom window to try and quiet her mind. She leaned back on her elbows while the rushing air caressed her bare feet, her smooth legs, her anguished face. Up above the stars were scattered and burning brightly, glimmering eyes gazing out amid an ocean of darkness. Noelle’s eyes weren’t a reflection of the stars; they were much more wet, glistenin...

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“The Stars in the Sky” by Ava Porter

Submitted to Contest #51

The little stars were scattered across the black sky, the breeze chilling the air around me. The constellations called out to me, drawing my eye. I connected the stars effortlessly. I knew these stars, after spending many nights looking up at them.  On my right, I heard someone say, “Beautiful, aren’t they?” I turned my head to the right. He was skinny and lanky. His dark brown hair was carefully cut and styled, just as he liked. His arms were supporting his head. His blue-green eyes took in the sky, and for a moment, it looked like h...

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“The Unbreakable Stars ” by Viola Weber

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Mues yawned, closing his eyes and feeling the slight prickle of the grass as he stretched. His eyelids fluttered back open finding themselves refreshed by the sparkling night sky. Mues had always taken comfort in the starry sky. He knew it had the power to both comfort him and focus his thoughts. Mues was amazed that something that seemed so unconnected could come together into something that even Mues couldn’t find a way to break apart. He relied on that. He used the night sky’s impenetrability to propel him through the day. Mues had a habi...

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“I wish upon a star” by Alina Medvedevaitė

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No one could have guessed that night sky can be so light. Every star around me is shining the most beautiful silver glow. Watching the humans from above. Listening to their dreams and biggest desires. I used to do that too. That is our job after all.            People sleep tight, dream of their beloved ones or family members. They accomplish their goals, laugh, love, and then wake up in the middle of climax. I look around. This is getting boring.       &nbs...

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“The man in the moon” by Phil Manders

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Hi fellow reedsy‘s (reedsies?). If you want to fully enjoy this story please read a previous story of mine called “Bottle tops” first. It will introduce you nicely to the characters.Yes that’s right you lucky people....you get two for the price of one!!!!All feedback very welcome😁Henry stretched across the bedside table and fumbled for the switch. The bedroom was peaceful, sleepy, touched only by the gentle dawn light awakening outside the house. A small, unruly gang of plastic dinosaurs were sent flying, one of them, a triceratops with one ...

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“The Peace of God in the Stars” by Pamela Alcasey

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The Peace of God in the Stars Pamela Alcasey pamdoughty@ymail.com 979-209-9055 Most people find the day warming and welcoming. I find the night that way. The night outside is covered with stars and dreams. It is so quiet and still. You can find peace in the night. Growing up in a stormy home meant that there were never ending unexpected dramas taking place that you could easily end up in the middle. Heads would twist and you would be the center of the next conflict. The center of attention for unknown wrongs you had done. “Where have you...

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“The Seer” by Michelle Bynum

Submitted to Contest #51

Annabelle sits on the soggy grass gazing up at the stars. Her arms swaddle her midsection. Her legs tuck in tight to her body. The moon’s light kisses her cheek, causing them to sparkle, an obvious streak of tears.  I sigh to myself, one hesitant step forward. The squish of grass beneath my feet forces me to pause. I turn around to leave, then swivel back towards Annabelle. Standing still. Her shoulders slow-dance up and down as a sniffle disrupts the silence. She keeps peering up at the stars.  Placing my hands in my jean pocke...

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“Generations in the Stars” by Steve McKenney

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The crisp night was clear and cloudless. A full moon provided enough ambient light for John, carrying his thermos, to climb the dirt path that would lead him to the top of the hill. This would be an ideal night for star gazing, he thought. The problem was, that wasn’t why he was here and, while the stars and distant galaxies that lit the night sky fascinated him, they were secondary to his purpose tonight.            A bout of whooping cough at a young age had left him nearly blind in h...

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