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

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“Snow is out and you will doubt” by June Lee

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“Heads up!” Brett’s voice starts to fade in, my vision gets clearer, and then the ball hits my face. It hurts but not the I-need-to-be-delivered-to-the-hospital kind of pain because I zoned out for a while and my body was quite numb. He run towards me and asks me if I’m good. I nod at him, saying that I’ll take a break, and then I walk to the bench to sit. The world felt like a different place for a moment and then boom, I’m back. I look around the park while I wipe my face with a towel. The heat is burning us o...

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“Global Cooling” by Audrey Burrell

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It was a nice, hot day. A perfect one to call summer. Everybody was outside with their children taking walks or playing outside games. All the children were thinking about how much they missed school and the adults were wondering if they were going to need sunscreen. However, the workers at NASA were all inside, trying to decide what to do. "We don't want to call on a worldwide panic." Said the systems administrator. "The less they know, the easier it would be for us to work fast." The others nodded. The pressure was the one thing they had a...

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“Greetings from Naturals.” by Shlomo Reuben

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It burns. And yet, after a few days, those pieces mend together. Then again, the cycles reiterate, repeating as a poisoned arrow struck through the neck. I care no longer for my three brothers and two sisters; they employ themselves in the interests of our parents. The big, old family business tends to animal slaughtering, cornfield harvesting, and taming different wild beasts. Although that last one is of little interest to me, I’d appreciate watching them break dragons and mythical creatures. Should they ever decide to accept that challeng...

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“Southern Hospitality” by ErikAnne Davis

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"What the frilly fuck?" Edwina Walker, known to friends and family as Neddie, mumbled to herself as she gazed out the dining room window of the Smithson's Forest Hills B&B where she lived and worked. Snow was coming down pretty thick. Which did happen on occasion in North Georgia though usually not in summer, three days before the 4th of July. "Hey y'all come looka this." She called out to those back in the kitchen getting breakfast ready."Hang on." Macon, the adopted son of the owners, called out. Neddie thought he was a sweet kid, thou...

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“The Last Summer” by Sean Jannay

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It was August. The afternoon sun beat down like a hammer upon the earth, and the apartment buildings seemed to sweat through glass pores. Children ran through the streets for brief periods before being recalled by their parents to refresh their sunscreen, while the adults huddled inside by the air conditioners. A thin white line appeared in the sky, near the horizon. Most paid it no mind. Within a minute, a low roaring sound could be heard over the children in the street. People began to look, brows furrowed, in the direction of the sound -...

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“Goodnight Josie ” by Hope Emilia

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Trigger Warnings: Themes of drug use, alcohol abuse, and emotional upset. “Goodnight Josie!” “Goodnight!” Josie called back, waving her arm above her head as her friends drove off into the night. She watched the tires of the old van kick up sand and rocks as it rocked back and forth through the desert. She turned back to quietly creep up the driveway, hoping that she was sober enough to sneak back in without being noticed. Josie made it to the front door, fumbling with her keys and even dropping them, in her drug-induced...

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“Fresh Cracked Eggs” by Matthew Eubanks

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In the afternoon it started to snow in an unusual way and at an unusual time. How did Mother used to put it? She would tie up the back of the lace dress and and say, “It takes a soft wind to hear things.” She meant you had to listen hard to hear people's voices. Snow in June was very unusual for Oklahoma but not unheard of. But it made for a barren landscape. Everything would be flat and white for miles. There wasn't much to say about the snow. She sat with Preston on the couch that had holes and didn't say anything because there was not muc...

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“Snow in the Summer” by Eva Kralt

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It was the morning of a beautiful day in the middle of summer.The air was a little cold, as it often is in the early morning. All the families in the little town were starting to wake up. All except the Brown family, as they had been awake long before the sunrise. But that was not alarming, because they often got up early. This day started out normal for the people of the little town, but little did they know that they would run into a big surprise later. It all started when a little girl named Violet Cody woke up.She had brown hair, brown ...

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“The World's A Snowflake” by Addison Smits

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I stare blankly into the computer screen, and I can see my reflection peering back at me. I try to focus my eyes on the text, on the numbers, but I can’t seem to keep my mind straight. It’s been a long week, for sure, and I forgot to grab my coffee this morning. I find myself zoning out and jumping quickly between reality and a world of fantasy. I grab my mouse and can finally read the words on the screen. It’s the same thing as it always is. The same thing every day, all day long. I do not enjoy my job, but I have no choice at this point. I...

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“How is this happening?” by Dede Dee

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I woke up early because I couldn’t contain my excitement and it didn’t help that it was hot, so I had to wake up in between my sleep and switch on and off the air conditioner for some reason this season of summer was different from the summers we were used to it was hotter, and the summer had just begun but it felt like we were all stuck in a frying pan and it didn’t get better as the day progressed. It was finally the day I had been waiting for, I had waited all year for this concert, Nicki Minaj was coming to Europe finally and...

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“White Summer ” by Christian Hinrichsen

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White Summer jchinrichsen88a@gmail.com Jordero Summer Festival. As the summer solstice arrives in Jordero. Merrill, Jerrin, Asa, and Bruenor head for the capital city of Jar-an. The group decided to attend the famous Summer Festival of the Summer Harvest Goddess Chauntea. The celebration helps with the successful spring and upcoming harvest for the people of Jordero. Traveling the streets of Jar-an street performers and vendors call out to passing celebrants. Excusing himself to attend his summer quarter review as a provost marshal...

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“Unusual Roommates” by Cella Poynter

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Lula-Belle's shrieking would be enough to wake the dead. Her fuzzy largeness stretched out across my chest, she yowls her displeasure, sharp teeth a mere 2 inches from my face. Lurching upright, I dump her into my lap as I try to placate the beast. "Lula, sweetie, don't be like that! It's too early to be howling like a banshee," I plead, to no avail. Lula-Belle has never been known for her patience. Creaking and groaning, I pull myself out of bed and begin the daily search for my bedroom slippers. They've had a mind of the...

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“A Storm in the Light” by Eric Deitch

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Mother Nature is one heck of a woman. A comforting caretaker, helping you through the day, but she also has a bit of a temper sometimes. She gives you life but can also easily take it away from you. She can be hot one minute, then cold the next. Hard to predict at times, but you always feel her omnipresence: either for good or bad. I bring this up as there have been several times where she has tried to put a stop to my life: through no fault of her own, of course. One hot summer, early August, to be exact, I was working as an environmental...

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“The Tracks in the Snow” by Amanda Nowlin

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“Mom, is it going to snow today?” Alex’s four year old son, Ever, asked for the third time that day.“No, baby, not today.” She answered as she put another plate into the dishwasher. Never mind that it was the middle of June. She had tried explaining the seasons and the weather conditions needed for snow to form too many times to count. Her preschooler, however, remained unimpressed with her scientific explanations and continued his hopeful inquiry day after day. And never mind that even if it was the middle of winter, they lived in Southwest...

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“The First Day of Summer” by Helen Daugherty

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There was a space in the park beyond the playground, through the trees. The warmth and the sun had come abruptly, at the start of the school holidays. The playground was heaving; people swarming the café for ice cream and fighting for the swings. But down by the stream it was perfect. The warm air on exposed skin created a shared high; strangers smiled; friends that hadn’t met yet. A boy, wearing clothes the colour of biscuits, the same colour as his skin, skipped across the rocks as if he had just realised he had legs. A Pomeranian skittere...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 159 stories

“Snow is out and you will doubt” by June Lee

“Global Cooling” by Audrey Burrell

“Greetings from Naturals.” by Shlomo Reuben

“Southern Hospitality” by ErikAnne Davis

“The Last Summer” by Sean Jannay

“Goodnight Josie ” by Hope Emilia

“Fresh Cracked Eggs” by Matthew Eubanks

“Snow in the Summer” by Eva Kralt

“The World's A Snowflake” by Addison Smits

“How is this happening?” by Dede Dee

“White Summer ” by Christian Hinrichsen

“Unusual Roommates” by Cella Poynter

“A Storm in the Light” by Eric Deitch

“The Tracks in the Snow” by Amanda Nowlin

“The First Day of Summer” by Helen Daugherty

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