Write a story about a rainy day spent indoors.

Posted in Spring on Oct 26, 2022

Submissions are closed

Sorry, we are not accepting submissions for this prompt as it is not part of an active contest. Make sure you don't miss our next contest by creating your free Reedsy Prompts account.

Or create a new Reedsy account:

Why not check out our active contest?

✍️ 146 stories

“Progression” by Sara Rupert

Submitted to Contest #34

Peaceful. That’s how I feel. I’m still half asleep but I can hear the gentle lull of the rain hitting the windows. I open my eyes just the tiniest bit and peek out from under my blankets. The rain clouds are casting the world in grey, making it seem like it’s earlier than it actually is. My clock shows 11:10. I lazily get out of bed and throw on my robe. It’s a little chilly for an April morning. I wash my face then head downstairs to make coffee and breakfast. What’ll it be today? Eggs with toast it is. The smell of freshly brewed coffee so...

1 comment 1

Read story

“Red Dot” by Haley Rebman

Submitted to Contest #34

Rainy days can be a rarity when you're surrounded by blistering heat and a desolate landscape that seems to warp in on you akin to a simple pawn in a chess game. Various people would view the rain as a virtue gifted by God himself, especially for agriculture, or just for a child who loved puddles. Rain is even seen as something to worship and adore, granted gold and jewels, and even humans to be masqueraded as sacrificial lambs.The whole concept of it is fickle, and she greatly detested it. For the rain makes taps, telltale taps that rebound...

1 comment 1

Read story

“In a flash of lightning” by Avram Andrei

Submitted to Contest #34

She sat, her back against the window frame, gazing at the empty street. What a huge amount of nothingness. She had watched the street lamp turn on and illuminate the little patch of rain underneath it. The sound of raindrops crashing against the pavement resounded with the emptiness inside her, each drop like a small crack on her soul. She blew out a puff of smoke and turned her eyes towards the larger nothingness that was the sky. Dark, absolute blackness, stretching on and on into endless emptiness. A lock of her dark blonde hair fell in f...

0 comments 0

Read story

“Virus Virus, go away...” by Laurel Derouen

Submitted to Contest #34

It’s 7 AM and I am lying in bed wide awake listening to the rain pelting on the windowpanes. I wonder what my kids and I will do for exercise as jogging the track is out of the question today. The gyms are all closed because of the pandemic currently terrorizing the globe. I roll onto my side and grab my phone. I scroll through twitter for news updates. Things are looking pretty grim in Italy and Spain. I feel melancholic as I watch videos of doctors crying because they have to take ventilators away from senior citizens to help the younger f...

1 comment 1

Read story

“Rainy Day Indoors” by SHERWIN D'SOUZA

Submitted to Contest #34

Rainy Day IndoorsChapter OneJohn Blanche, 19 years old staying at home living on Lulu Island, during the worst rainstorm of the decade that was causing flooding. Many nearby cities were flooding: Seattle, Bellingham, Delta, White Rock, Surrey, Burnaby, Vancouver, and Everett. Surprisingly, his area was not being affected. He was stuck in his video games, playing COD (call of duty) and occasionally, he would switch to playing Minecraft. During, his intermission between the two games he went to his to internet to go to the email and checked it...

0 comments 0

Read story

“For Stephanie” by Marissa Schutter

Submitted to Contest #34

The air was cold. Not the kind of cold where your body was suddenly alive with energy and adrenaline. The kind that made you want to crawl under the covers forever. The painful kind that ruined your day before you had hardly opened your eyes. The kind that if you were to stub your toe on anything, it would feel like the most painful thing you had ever experienced. The air was bitter cold and thin, the kind that hurt your chest when you inhaled and made you gasp for more involuntarily, knowing full well it would hurt worse than the first brea...

0 comments 0

Read story

“The Red Poncho” by Byron Senior

Submitted to Contest #34

Ten-year-old Lina leaned on her windowsill and sighed as she stared out at the stormy Summer Saturday. It had rained all week and there was no sign of it letting up anytime soon. She looked back at her scattered toys and games for two forlornly. Suddenly an idea formed in her head, she left her room and went downstairs to the living room where her father was typing on his laptop. Their golden retriever laid by the coffee table behind him, wagging his tail as he ripped at a chew toy. “Daddy.” Lina said raising his attention. “Oh...

3 comments 3

Read story

“Afterglow” by Rachel Clark

Submitted to Contest #34

The syncopated and harmonious rhythm of the ticking clock and impact of raindrops falling on the window lulled me into lethargy. The monotonous pace of another day spent inside the walls of my home, both my prison and refuge, was set to this natural metronome. I could walk from one end to the other in little time. However, the aimless wandering from room to room only to forget the purpose of my small journey, left me to be satisfied taking up space in the sitting room. I waited for a pause or change in rhythm, internally plead...

2 comments 2

Read story

“Trapped” by Wendy Davies

Submitted to Contest #34

Chloe stared forlornly outside, all her hopes vanishing. The smell of damp earth washed over her, making her shoulders slump. The drip, drip, drip surrounding her slowly driving her mad.Why today of all days? Today was supposed to be the first day of her freedom. It was supposed to be the start of a new life. A brand new her. But the rain was scuttling those lofty plans. Her stomach churning, her arms stiff, she stood in her front doorway determined to step outside, even if it meant getting soaked. Who cared? It wasn’t as if things could get...

1 comment 1

Read story

“Rain, take this pain away” by Zana Ryzz

Submitted to Contest #34

“Ugh, I’m sick of this sound!” a blonde young girl, with hazel orbs about 140 cm tall grunted as she looked outside the window. I could only snickered at her because I am the opposite of her. The sound of the rain is really soothing to me but yeah, I have to admit that it’s kind of irritating for certain someone if you keep on listening to it. It’s been raining for all day today. Nothing to say because it’s raining season. “How could you just laugh? Aren’t you bored, Mia?” the blonde girl asked to me. I could see how annoyed she was. I shru...

1 comment 1

Read story

“Government Mandated Gaming” by Synia Sidhe

Submitted to Contest #34

"Thank you Governor What's-Her-Face." Katsuhiro stretched as he woke up naturally around noon. His job had been closed indefinitely in wake of the Governor's quarantine orders, and he would finally have time to make a dent in his 'to-play' pile of video games. He'd self-identified as a 'Gay-mer' since the Aughts, but had been so busy working since barely squeaked through high school graduation he hardly had time to play any new titles, and even if he did pick a new game up, that'd be the ONLY thing he played since they were all so huge these...

0 comments 0

Read story

“What Lies Below” by Kayla Goldie

Submitted to Contest #34

“I’m bored.” Isabelle’s freckled face pops into view, blocking the textbook in my hands. “Personal space.” I remind the tall blonde, craning my neck backward to create some distance between our faces. She giggles softly at my reaction but backs up. “Let’s do something!” The tone in her voice gives the simple suggestion a whole new meaning; something I’m quite used to when it comes to Isabelle.“It’s raining...” I reply, knowing damn well that’s not what she meant. She scoffs, her button nose scrunching in mock annoyance. “...

4 comments 4

Read story

“Grandmother's Secret” by Samadhee Ismail

Submitted to Contest #34

It was raining heavily, the raindrops falling against the window, making a tapping noise. Outside, the sky has turned gray and looks like the blurred image of the backyard of the house. Sasha sits on the sofa, cross legged, her gaze on the large TV screen in front of her. She was watching Riverdale, the TV show on Netflix and after watching for about an hour, Sasha is now feeling bored. She turned off the TV and the room is filled with sudden silence, except for the noise of the raindrops tapping against the windows and rain falling heavily ...

1 comment 1

Read story

“Chicken” by Jessica Sanders

Submitted to Contest #34

As I'm inside this dungeon Castle house on this gloomy blooming day rainy day so they have slick hair glasses high top sneaker shoes some light blue jeans with the tie aye collar t-shirt with some old school look style Platt throwback shirt Bangs sticked up spiked hair side slick down through the back of the head.eyes color brownish burgundy breath smell old dirty gym sock with morning coffee smell,foul smell reeky stinking informal smell,like a stiff swiff cold cool breeze shotty Sprint dodging quick movement goofy ball of slime in a dark n...

0 comments 0

Read story

“Espionage Speaks in French” by Everyday_ BS

Submitted to Contest #34

On a cold, snowy night in the eastern most part of Russia, nationless spy Codename: Odysseus is asleep on a cot at the end of a queen sized bed in an apartment of the lively port town of Anadyr, Russia, awaiting a phone call from his favorite person in the world. And eventually he receives this phone call. However, not for any flirtatious reason, the cost of the call is to Odysseus’ misfortune as he is startled by the ring of his burner and slips from the well-meaning cot unto the cold, unforgiving floor; roused from his sought after sleep. ...

0 comments 0

Read story

Load more stories

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a family game night.

Fiction – 70 stories

Write a story from the perspective of a dog, thrilled to find their owner has been spending so much time at home.

Fluff – 73 stories

Write a story told entirely through text messages or emails.

Dialogue – 104 stories

Write a story about someone who finds a secret passageway in their house.

Short Story – 147 stories

Contest #34

Enter our weekly contest!

This week's theme: Staying Inside

$50

Prize money

540

Contest entries

0

Stories

Ended on 23:59 - Mar 27, 2020 EST

Won by R Kon 🏆

Title: Who Speaks to Death

View details

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

We'll send you 5 prompts each week. Respond with your short story and you could win $250!

Menu

CONNECT

BLOG

APPS

TOOLS

ABOUT

Write a story about a rainy day spent indoors.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 146 stories

“Progression” by Sara Rupert

“Red Dot” by Haley Rebman

“In a flash of lightning” by Avram Andrei

“Virus Virus, go away...” by Laurel Derouen

“Rainy Day Indoors” by SHERWIN D'SOUZA

“For Stephanie” by Marissa Schutter

“The Red Poncho” by Byron Senior

“Afterglow” by Rachel Clark

“Trapped” by Wendy Davies

“Rain, take this pain away” by Zana Ryzz

“Government Mandated Gaming” by Synia Sidhe

“What Lies Below” by Kayla Goldie

“Grandmother's Secret” by Samadhee Ismail

“Chicken” by Jessica Sanders

“Espionage Speaks in French” by Everyday_ BS

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a family game night.

Write a story from the perspective of a dog, thrilled to find their owner has been spending so much time at home.

Write a story told entirely through text messages or emails.

Write a story about someone who finds a secret passageway in their house.

Contest #34

Enter our weekly contest!

$50

Prize money

540

Contest entries

0

Stories

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

Explore more writing prompt ideas: