Write a story about somebody reminiscing on an event that happened many summers ago.

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“Summer Lover” by Simran Hirani

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It was a grey afternoon with a dull sky, threatening rain, he needed a drink and a moment of peace with himself. Once again he hadn’t got the promotion, He had worked his ass off for the past four months but nothing worked out. He walked into a bar, He stepped back and surveyed the bar. No one was sitting alone except her. Her wavy dark hair was left open, holding a glass of red wine. She was wearing a black dress with a checked shirt hiding her sleeves. It was possible she could be married but she wasn’t wearing a ri...

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“The Farmhouse (a.k.a Bed and Breakfast) ” by Emily Bronte

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Every summer, my cousins and I would head down to a small farm, in the middle of nowhere Missouri. The farm used to belong to our family before we were even born, and some of it still does; except that most of it was sold and turned into a bed and breakfast. The bed and breakfast was built on our farm with three houses generously spread apart. They were placed on a hill sloping down to a shallow creek that was wide enough for wading in, and cooling off from the blistering heat. The house closest to the creek, and at the bottom of the hill, w...

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“Beautiful Milk ” by K Jane

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I caught fire. My heart exploded like a firecracker being thrown for the first time. When I saw her, my breath whooshed out of me, faster than a toddler escaping a spanking. Pure adrenaline and heat coursed through my veins. It was, absolutely, love at first sight. She was stunning. Soft, strawberry hair, mimicking that of a robin’s breast; milky skin, mimicking that of...well, milk; deep brown eyes resembling that of chocolate milk. A lot of milk. Like I said, love at first sight. ...

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“Ants and Ice Cream” by John K Adams

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I finally understood my father. Had I become him? He always hated whining.I do too.Like a fountain of molten rock, rage welled up. Where did this come from? Unsuppressed, would it continue? Unstoppable? Obliterate me and everything?I imagined ripping up the sidewalk and tossing concrete slabs like Frisbees. Did I think I was the Hulk? Did I want to be?Would that shut the kid up?I glanced at my wife. I strained to speak in a normal voice. “Can’t you do something? Do I have to pull over?”Translation: Do something or I will.She stretched around...

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“Enduring ” by Cindy Calder

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Greta felt the sun on her face and the wind in her hair during the long drive to the coast. Having the top down on the old Mercedes sports convertible was heavenly, especially this time of year. There was little that could beat it on any given day. The scenery of North Yorkshire that stretched before her on the winding road was stunning, soothing and filling her restless soul with rolling hills and a lengthy highway leading her to her beloved seashore.Greta had been making this annual trip for twenty-nine years and looked forward to it each ...

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“Confessions of a 22 year old” by Aleena T Sabu

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TW: domestic abuse “You are running behind the date and listen to me Alex, this isn’t your first time and so I don’t need to hear another excuse from your side. Finish the script as soon as you can and mail it to me after all, you have reached the ending and I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t take much time to finish the rest of it” Jake spoke through the phone with his usual self, contemplating whether he needs to change his script writer for the 100th time that week. Alex, though a flawless writer took too much time to finish and has put h...

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“The Dark Before Dawn” by Charlene 🧙‍♀️✨ Boyce

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TW: domestic abuseI was a pale, plump university graduate, applying my Bachelor of Arts to my first city job, as a sandwich artist. My first boyfriend, Stuart, was a tall, serious sociology student, who worked campus security. We lived in a dorm apartment which it seemed I only saw during the day, sliding out in the still-dark to open the sub shop, or limping home, onion-scented, bathed in cold cuts, after the cabaret crowd had surged and ebbed. Thinking back on that summer, it seems to throb with thumping music and spicy peppers, and a...

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“Tin Can Camping” by Susan Wells

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Tin Can Camping In the early 70’s my parents bought a lot in Wisconsin on Lake Kegonza, a very Indian name, but that’s those Wisconsin Indians for you. My parents were so proud of their purchase and invited us all to come stay a night at their summer retreat. The small quarter acre lot had a trailer parked under the one and only pine tree on the property. My work-a-holic husband actually asked for a few days off from his job. We packed our bags and went. After all it was a free vacation and that’s all we could afford. Our children we...

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“Life Moments to Remember” by Valerie Shook

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The branches moved with the green leaves waving in the wind with the sun peeking through, a cool breeze brushing across my face. Looking over our home nestled on the top of the hill on Violet Road in Odessa, Ontario. The Big White House sits majestically overlooking a stream running at the West side of a scenic view. With the rustling of babbling brook, you feel like this is heaven. As a child has stayed with me of a dream you, I could hope to remember until the end. Mom was calling out the door “Valerie come in and have lunch” calling back ...

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“Anaella, the child in summer time. ” by Silvana Varón

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Anaella, the child in the summertime. It is the year 2021; time has flown. She is thinking about how every summer, the sun comes, and people seem to be happier. However, not every summer, things can be good all the time. There was a year, 1993, when summer was not a happy time in her city. Let me introduce you to the life of Anaella; she was born in 1983 in a town near the capital city of England. Near to London, yes… London, that London. She grows up in that small town with her brother and her parents. It looks like a normal life in a n...

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“Prophecy” by Kira Krieger

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It was a time of Kings and Queens. Of full harvests and lavish parties. And, most importantly, of magic, abundantly. Or at least to my story. My mother was always proud of me, even when I broke something. My father, on the other hand, never wanted to see me doing anything other than housework with my physical two hands. Living in two different worlds was more comfortable than living my father’s standards of a daughter, at least until a sickness hit our small village. Mother and Father came home from the market, and by...

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“Spiralling Down an Abandoned Castle of Memories” by Syeda Rashmeen

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Dawn was just breaking, different hues of orange illuminating the horizon, spilling warmth on the world asleep. Except Tanya. Sipping her coffee and rocking in her chair by the window, her hazel eyes into which sunlight trickled, shifted from that lone mango tree drooping low bearing the burden of those lusciously yellow mangoes, to far along the field where the sun just emerged. The water in the lake to the right sparkled as if glitter had been strewn across it, while the grassy fields swayed magically to a distant melody of birds chirping....

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“Always summer” by Roselle Belrose

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I was in love with him that summer.Cerulean waters threatened to swallow me, waves crashed noisily onto the silvery beach. I stood under a coconut palm tree, heavy vegetation behind me and the vast ocean in front of me. I had forgotten how this island can captivate you and beguile you. You would experience a certain euphoria that washed you over like a wave whenever you’re under the summer sun. Its heat scorched you but I felt comfort, like an embrace long forgotten.He was there that summer, long hands cut the water like glass. He swam effor...

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“Scavenger (Excerpt) 2” by Eden Arbon

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Trigger Warning: Blood and GoreAll I remembered was darkness; dense impenetrable darkness. Like a thick woolen blanket that smothered its victims. I looked around, lost in that dark world. Then a feeling of despair settled on me.Drowning me, pulling me farther and farther from the surface.Then, through that darkness a pinpoint of light burst through the midnight, the only sliver of hope I had of escape. I walked, no, ran toward that light, not wanting to lose my chance of freedom. He looked at me curiously, pulling me out of that memory whic...

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“Wolf Trap” by Redd Herring

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“Great to see you again, man!” Keith smiled and held his arms out wide. “Glad you could get here for the class reunion.”“You too! Wow, our twenty-year reunion. Been way too long,” Rob gave his old friend a hug. “What the hell have you been up to?” He sat on an old wooden spool on Keith’s back patio. “Damn, you still have this thing?” He laughed and patted the side of the spool.“Of course!” Keith handed Rob a beer from the cooler. “I can’t get rid of it.”“Because no one wants it?”“Nah, man. Because it’s a classic.” Keith sat on a swing that w...

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Write a story about somebody reminiscing on an event that happened many summers ago.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 217 stories

“Summer Lover” by Simran Hirani

“The Farmhouse (a.k.a Bed and Breakfast) ” by Emily Bronte

“Beautiful Milk ” by K Jane

“Ants and Ice Cream” by John K Adams

“Enduring ” by Cindy Calder

“Confessions of a 22 year old” by Aleena T Sabu

“The Dark Before Dawn” by Charlene 🧙‍♀️✨ Boyce

“Tin Can Camping” by Susan Wells

“Life Moments to Remember” by Valerie Shook

“Anaella, the child in summer time. ” by Silvana Varón

“Prophecy” by Kira Krieger

“Spiralling Down an Abandoned Castle of Memories” by Syeda Rashmeen

“Always summer” by Roselle Belrose

“Scavenger (Excerpt) 2” by Eden Arbon

“Wolf Trap” by Redd Herring

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Begin your story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset.

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