Start or end your story with a heatwave announcement.

Posted in Summer on Aug 2, 2024

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“Soaring” by Branson Kennedy

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This story was inspired by a song titled "Infrared" by Emil Rottmayer.-----------------------------------------------------------------"..And lovely citizens of Barceny, be aware. This is a heat advisory. After double checking the readings of the planetary weather monitoring system, the Orbital Security Council has confirmed that we are going to witness an unprecedented amount of heat in the coming days. Temperatures could exceed the historical record of 58.6 degrees Celsius.." The weather reporter on the holographic screen states.This is al...

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“Her” by Karen Chimarusti

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“Lost in the City” by Neeru Singh

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Vivaan landed with a thud just as the radio announcer was warning about the impending heatwave the town was supposed to experience that day. He tried to tune it out wondering if the heatwave here would be as serious as the one going on in his timeline. It was all his parents ever talked about other than the time machine, of course. It was his mother’s biggest invention, just a tiny band on your wrist and it could take you around the world, anywhere, anytime. They discussed its inner working in such complicated words that even after looking t...

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“Just Two Wishes” by Sharon Kendi

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My kitten heels struck the polished floors, echoing on the familiar marble-clad corridors. The rhythmic clacking of keyboards would briefly stop to rehearsed ‘Bonjours’, excited ‘comment s’est passé tes vacances…’ and exchanged bisous before the symphony of keys took over again. The hum of the air conditioning welcomed me to my fluorescent-lit office as I plopped on my seat and booted up my computer. The nearby cathedral bell tower chimed, tram T4 rumbled past, the honk of a car filled the air; reminders that I had returned to my normal rout...

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Start or end your story with a heatwave announcement.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 34 stories

“Soaring” by Branson Kennedy

“Her” by Karen Chimarusti

“Lost in the City” by Neeru Singh

“Just Two Wishes” by Sharon Kendi

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a summer vacation gone wrong.

Write about a character who is allergic to heat.

Center your story around an unexpected summer fling.

Set your story during the hottest day of the year.

Contest #262

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