Set your story in a place where the weather never changes.

Posted in Short Story on Jan 31, 2025

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“The Rain” by Glorya H

Submitted to Contest #288

Dawn till dusk till dawn againDouse this infernal sorrowLife strives senselessly until its egregious endVitality feeds on death’s sweet marrowWhen not one soul treads the earthAnguish shall not manifestSalvation, descend upon this sordid worldPurge existence in your tempest It was so slimy, but I couldn’t not help it. Another day, another life saved. Squirming across my spread fingers, the worm was unaware of the tragedy it had narrowly escaped. The storm drain gurgled in dissatisfaction at its thwarted attempt of consuming another innocent ...

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“51% Attack” by Alex Marmalade

Submitted to Contest #288

A relentless drip echoed from the high ceiling of a cramped detention cell as humid air pressed in around Elias Mbogo. Outside, through a small barred window, the tropical sky over Singapore appeared as an unchanging expanse of steely grey. In this city-state—where the climate was predictably hot, humid, and punctuated by intermittent, steady showers—Elias’s every moment felt suspended in a loop of inevitability.Cuffed to a cold metal chair in a government holding facility adjacent to Changi Airport, Elias recalled the sacrifices that had br...

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“It was the best song ever” by Keith Andersch

Submitted to Contest #288

"Jason! Jason! Wake up!! I have exciting news to tell you!!"It was only a data stream but after the last few years I've had to deal with Huey, I have a pretty good idea of how they would sound like. The newer systems I had to deal with had too much energy. And for all that is holy, it is way to damn early for this. The comms data stream was all I had while I was "sleeping." I wasn't really sleeping, though. To do my job, I have to be awake all the time. When I didn't have to pay attention to anything, that's when I diverted power to my batt...

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Set your story in a place where the weather never changes.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 48 stories

“The Rain” by Glorya H

“51% Attack” by Alex Marmalade

“It was the best song ever” by Keith Andersch

🌟 Similar prompts

Start or end your story with a breeze brushing against someone’s skin.

Set your story during — or just before — a storm.

Write a story where the weather mirrors a character’s emotions.

Start or end your story with someone standing in the rain.

Contest #288

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Contest entries

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