Write a story set in the summer, when suddenly it starts to snow.

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“Summertime, and the Living Is Easy” by Joe Swanson

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“You should buy it.” “I don’t know. $15.00 dollars, seems like a lot.” “What, you taking it with you? Live a little.” I know when I should listen and when it’s best to pretend. Dennis always has the answers, most times, to the wrong questions. He means well, at least I hope he does, for his sake. Reputation around here means everything. Sometimes I have to wonder though, why our experiences, although similar, seem to leave us different messages. It was like that, the day at the beach. I guess that is why I agree...

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“Lunar Conversation” by You'd Think A Writer Would Have A More Creative Name .

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1284 wordsRated PG; violence, bloodPrompt: Write a a story set in summer, when suddenly it starts to snow.Last night, the moon seemed to say something. I mainly thought this because it yelled at me for staying out late.It’s 3 in the morning, and I’m driving home by the pale slivers of the full moon. It follows me, lighting my path. I don’t even use my headlights because the silver beams are so enchanting, I wouldn’t want to ruin them with the bright yellow that shoots from my car.I was at my friends’ house, seeing their new baby. Brittany ga...

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“It is summertime ” by Sambulo Kunene

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I had to visit my cousins for christmas. I had promised them for years that I would take the time to drive and visit them. I did not mind the three hour drive and traffic, I just wanted to fullfill my promise. There I was with my old banged out buick navigating the highways and freeways of the town which I was so bonded with, and I had to make plans if at all I wanted to leave it. I arrived with my parents when I was young. I met, dated my soon to be husband and we lived together with my family for years. When he died I could not summon the ...

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“BIZARRIE BLIZZARD” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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Madhavi was grazing through Times of India newspaper. She accidentally sighted a small news item on a road accident in Japan highway. She normally would never read such items as these road accidents had become an almost routine affair. But this particular piece of item was about Japan. Hence the go-through. It gave a detailed account of one person’s death and 17 people’s injury, 200 more stranded on the road with a massive pile up of 134 cars on highway. All due to a truck which got rammed into a passenger car. The blizzard and heavy snowfal...

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“The Snowshine State” by Dalia Navarez

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As the assistant principal Mr. Boyle recited the Pledge of Allegiance through the loudspeakers, I bowed my head to look at Damian. As if it were some kind of twin telepathy, he lowered his head on his desk as I did mine at practically the same time. With one look in the eye, we shared one single thought: the thought to leave. The long days and even longer hours of summer school were too tiresome to tolerate. Especially during the one time of the year where the smell of roasted hot dogs and grilled cheeseburgers resonated through ...

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“Barren” by Allison M

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The Iowa air is dense, syrupy. It carries the scent of the earth, of the fields, and of the corn. The towering stalks clog it with the heat of the July sun like a greenhouse. A breeze ripples the topmost leaves of the endless rows, but it does not reach Anna down in the thick of it, where her ankles bend and twist with the uneven ground. She looks forward through the tangled green even as her work-gloved fingers skim the clutter of leaves on her right, searching. Sensing a slight variation in thickness in one of the leaves, her hand automati...

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“Snow? In July!” by Sue Marsh

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Snow? In July! Suzanne Marsh Being a professional seat cover for twenty two years I thought I had seen everything. All most everything that is; until we had a load going to sunny California. It was mid July in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico. It was a beautiful sunny day, when we left Albuquerque, New Mexico to deliver a load in Ontario, California. My husband and I both had shorts on and the ac on. Little did we know how quickly the weather would change. Being from Buffalo, New York nothing should have surprised us. Good old Interstate...

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“A Deeper Connection” by Autumn 🦋

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The Butterfly Effect is explained as a single, insignificant event leading to a series of larger and larger events so that the insignificance of the event actually becomes quite significant. Essentially, one single moment could change your entire life. There is a rare beauty in this that is not always easily explained, but the day it snowed in the middle of July there was no explanation needed. I sat at my small kitchen table, trying to ward off the intense heat by fanning myself with the heaviest papers I’ve ever held. They were legal docum...

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“Snow in the land of the eternal summer” by Silvana Varón

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Nobody knows how it happened; everybody in the town was shocked. Days used to be quiet in this faraway place. This story that I am going to tell you occurs in a Caribbean land. Where every day is sunny, every day is summertime. It was on the days when a famous figure in the music business world was visiting the city. He was there to film a new video that intended to promote the town attracting tourists. Don Ulises, the mayor of the city, knew that this was an especial opportunity to show the world this little town in a Caribbean land.&n...

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“The Failed Experiment” by Amy Jayne Conley

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Archive Log 222 - October 2nd, 2051 The heat was unbearable. That much I remember. The agonising waves of the sun burning into skin already coated with three layers of plasticky factor 100… yet still so burning. Global warming has spiralled out of control, and the world is so burned in some places that the population has been decimated. Countries so ruined we can’t talk about them now. It’s too horrific. I remember the days when there were penguins and polar bears outside of the zoo, but now there are none. Almost all of the fish populatio...

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“Private Ice” by Kelly Pawlik

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Jefferson frowned out the window. Fat, fluffy snowflakes fell from the sky. A thick white blanket covered the uneven ground. He blinked a few times in quick succession and turned to look around the cabin. It was a small one room building with two cots, a wood stove, a small table with two chairs, and a tiny kitchen area. The beds were neatly made. A bowl of canned fruit salad sat half eaten on the table. The wood stove was cold and unused. Outside the snow fell fast. Jefferson looked down at his grey Hall and Oates t-shirt and jean shorts. ...

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“Unsteady” by Allison Hei

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The last class of the summer should've had me leaping for joy. Instead, I was leaping from one patch of snow to another. Since I wasn't an ice queen, I was grumpy personified. My flimsy umbrella was shelter enough to get me home before I froze to death though. There were a couple of class clowns taking selfies and hooting with laughter. But I trudged on, teeth chattering and dreaming of a sunny beach. The red sea was where nothing terrible could ever happen. The azure waters would lift up the worst swimmers and allow beginner divers ...

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“The Blizzard Night” by Quinn Fegel

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The fire sizzled and cracked in combat with the cold air. My wife, Skyler, and I were bundled up in our thickest coats and huddled with our dog, Echo, in front of the fire. Word in the town is that it was supposed to be a record cold night as it is early January. A glance out the window confirmed that the snow was already coming down in sheets. The plan was to stay in for a few days. We were stocked up with wood, food, and water. The sun was barely showing in the sky, but I knew the night was nearing. I made sure to pull extra blankets from ...

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“The unusual year” by Owoeye Joshua

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The clock in the school bus alerted them 3:40 pm as James alighted from the school bus and dashed into his home,crushing dry leaves underneath on the way as he hurried his steps. He pushed the door open and located his mum in the kitchen, immediately he sighted her he started"I'm home""Sure you are"Mrs Smith looked at him,assimilating his facial display and said "What's the joy all about?""It's our summer holiday""Cool" his mum said and covered the pot she is using in preparing their lunch before continuing"So what are your plans"...

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“Summer in the Winter Court” by Essa Woods

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The first time Avery had set off into the world of the Fae, things had gone catastrophically wrong. She’d ended up stuck in a castle for 16 years, working as a slave under the King and Queen of the winter court. However, when she finally returned back to the realm of the mortals, she realised how differently time works between the two realms. It had only been two days.Of course, the next time she went back to the world of Fae, things didn’t go much better; she ended up trapped in the Spring Court, where she danced for four years without stop...

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Write a story set in the summer, when suddenly it starts to snow.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 159 stories

“Summertime, and the Living Is Easy” by Joe Swanson

“Lunar Conversation” by You'd Think A Writer Would Have A More Creative Name .

“It is summertime ” by Sambulo Kunene

“BIZARRIE BLIZZARD” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

“The Snowshine State” by Dalia Navarez

“Barren” by Allison M

“Snow? In July!” by Sue Marsh

“A Deeper Connection” by Autumn 🦋

“Snow in the land of the eternal summer” by Silvana Varón

“The Failed Experiment” by Amy Jayne Conley

“Private Ice” by Kelly Pawlik

“Unsteady” by Allison Hei

“The Blizzard Night” by Quinn Fegel

“The unusual year” by Owoeye Joshua

“Summer in the Winter Court” by Essa Woods

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Write about two people going sledding for the first time in many years.

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