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

Posted in Summer on Oct 26, 2022

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“TRAPPING EVA GREEN” by Joyful Joel Zemba

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Close your eyes. I SAID CLOSE YOUR EYES! Thank you. Now imagine an ocean. The wave’s whooshing and washing, over and into and over again. See, floating at the edges of that whooshing water and sand, blood washing into the sea. A young woman. She's dead. Dead and naked. You can open your eyes now. THE LETTER “Now, I’ve had it with all this garbage!” Sheriff Arbuthnot said slapping a small file on the rough wood of my desk. I calmly took it and opened it to find in it a letter titled: COMPLAINT LETTER TO COUNTY SHERRIF. As ...

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“Sticks and Stone and WatErMeLoNs” by Hungara Gamelia

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Kellie loved watermelon, as displayed over the course of her 17 years of life, in the form of birthday cakes, Chapstick flavors, and patterned blankets. It went right down to the miniature watermelon charm on her keychain. She hadn’t told anyone yet, but she was planning to get a tattoo of one on her wrist. Kellie wasn’t quite sure why she liked the fruit so much. Something about it just made her happy. The funniest, most laughable thing about her obsession? She couldn’t stand the taste of it. She liked watermelon flavore...

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“Epiphany” by Malia T.

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Edith had always loved the snow. She would watch the thick q-tip flakes gently dance down onto the ground with awe. Once enough snow had accumulated, she would reverently scoop the snow into a mason jar, closing it as tight as her frail hands could. Her granddaughter, Louisa, had asked her once why she collected snow and Edith looked at her with a mischievous twinkle in her eye and said, “Snow is special. It retains memories. Always be mindful when stepping onto fresh snow. Snow always remembers.” She let out a soft laugh and placed her new ...

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“Snow in Summer.” by Nazneen Saiyed

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It was early July, Erica had no college now and was free at home from now on. It was Summer holidays and Erica loved summers a lot- More than snow; actually there wouldn’t be anyone who would prefer sun then snow but yes Erica was one of them.She would like dazzling out in sun,wearing those one size plus glasses and her favourite head umbrella as her protectors. Erica was only one enjoying summer, no family member was ever interested to hangout in their little beach with her.For the next few hours, while Grandma lay dozing, Erica sprawled ou...

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“A Summer Trip” by Madisen Robinson

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“James, Anthony, are you guys ready to go? I told you to be ready 20 minutes ago!” Jennie yells up the stairs at her two boys, who, by looking at the clock that now says 12:25 pm, are actually 20 minutes late to what should have been the best trip of the summer. Two weeks ago, Jennie decided everyone deserved a trip, as the school year just ended, and a quarter just came to a close at her law office, so she booked three tickets, a round trip, and one week in a hotel, for the best place she could think of, Hawaii. The trip she has been p...

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“Snow from the Treetops” by Carly Rickenbaugh

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Wind shakes the tent. It beats against the fabric walls in great gusts, sweeping over it like waves in the ocean. Each new breath of air sends the tent shuddering as if it might soon cave in on itself. Flapping fabric echoes with every breeze. Every sound and movement outside seems enunciated by the close confines of the tent. Beneath all these sounds is a great rumbling. It flows and ebbs like the wind. But unlike the wind, it comes from within the tent. One of his parents is snoring, but Jamie can’t be sure which one. Maybe both. He hudd...

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“Under the snowy pretenses of our world” by Hylas Marner

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Just across the mountainous horizon, the summer Sun shone its dying beams. Here and there, across the plain, sparkles like the dust in a lonely bookstore leapt out through the light. It was the end of the summer, and it was beginning to snow. A mere centimeter from the window pane, Bernie gazed outside studying each twirl of every snowflake within eyes’ reach. The eyes focused and defocused, traced and retraced, for seconds and dekaseconds and hectoseconds… “Hey Bernie.” A beautiful creation had entered the antechamber. Their tall, lean...

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“"Schism..."” by Talesha Nurse

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"Hea -teddd", were my words to describe this summer. Summer had barely begun and I felt like I was already sweating off my face. I think to some degree even my hair ends had began to spring some liquid, boy was it hot. I guess dad sensed the temperature that’s why he didn’t want me to go out today. “You got that right”, Mrs. Malik agreed, “Once you stay cool and stay inside you should be great, you know this much heat isn’t good for your skin dear”. I shook my head as I watched her gingerly walking away and wondered if she ever saw a ...

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“Suddenly there's snow” by S.C.C. Fields

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When I awoke this morning the light of day had already begun to roast the inside of my bedroom. My eyes cracked open to the dawn breaking through my window in its ever increasing effort to light every corner of this room. Dancing in the wind, the curtains gave the only sign of relief this day could muster. There was no real reason to be up quite this early, no work to rush off to, no school to dread attending, no friends to come crashing through the door in their fiendish attempts to lure me out to soak up that hot flood of light raining dow...

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“Comets” by Agnes M

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Anna smiled at Euan and Euan smiled back.An inexplicable wave of emotions rushed through her, like a dangerous torrent crashing through a riverbed. At first, she thought she imagined his smile but the wink he gave her after cast away any doubts. Trying to compose herself, Anna cleared her throat and shyly turned away from his crystal blue gaze but knew deep down that there was no fooling him. They sat across one another in a circle with three other friends who were happily chatting away, oblivious to the flirting going on under their no...

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“Snow in the Summer” by Alex Paul

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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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“Mother Nature Has Different Plans” by Kerri Shanley

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Mother Nature Has Different Plans By Kerri Shanley It was the year Mother Nature was confused. Hades was holding Persephone longer than the agreed-upon terms, causing winter to go on longer than usual. The gray days of December and January extended into April and May. When June rolled around the weather started to warm up, but not much, like the mild breezy spring weather. Masey Higgins went to a college in Utah, not too far away from where the famous people hang out during the film festivals. Masey took a weekend job at one of the reso...

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“Iron roof” by Chloe Elle

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Lily stood, arms crossed, leaning against one of the many beams that lined the once grand veranda of her not-so-grand-anymore family home. The veranda wrapped itself around the old Federation style home, engulfing it like the land did the home itself. It was hot. A heavy, dry heat. The type of heat where you don’t sweat, or you do but it dries as quickly as it appears as a thin layer of salt on your skin. The type of heat where you feel permanently dirty. Lily had lost count of the day since it had rained in Nanima, New South Wales...

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“The Season of Dragons” by Brooke G

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The red dragons in the sky cast no shadows below them. The 11-year-old boy in the grass followed them with his eyes, squinting as their translucent, serpentine bodies shimmered and twisted about. The air wavered with the heat of the day, like ripples in water. The dragons swam through it, leaving trails of smoke from their mouths and noses. Ronan swallowed away the itch of thirst in his throat. "If I didn't see another summer again, I'd be happy the rest of my life." Ronan sat up from the grass. Helena brushed a hand over her forehead ...

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“Miami Ice” by Martin Buckell

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MIAMI ICE by Martin Buckell I stand there on the beach in smiting snow and biting wind. There’s already a white dusting on the ground. I clutch my Ambre Solaire, wrap a beach towel tight round my shivering torso and schlep back to the hotel.“What the fuck?” I say to the concierge.“Fucking climate change,” he says.I hear the distant whine of sirens. I go up to my room leaving a trail of me...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 159 stories

“TRAPPING EVA GREEN” by Joyful Joel Zemba

“Sticks and Stone and WatErMeLoNs” by Hungara Gamelia

“Epiphany” by Malia T.

“Snow in Summer.” by Nazneen Saiyed

“A Summer Trip” by Madisen Robinson

“Snow from the Treetops” by Carly Rickenbaugh

“Under the snowy pretenses of our world” by Hylas Marner

“"Schism..."” by Talesha Nurse

“Suddenly there's snow” by S.C.C. Fields

“Comets” by Agnes M

“Snow in the Summer” by Alex Paul

“Mother Nature Has Different Plans” by Kerri Shanley

“Iron roof” by Chloe Elle

“The Season of Dragons” by Brooke G

“Miami Ice” by Martin Buckell

🌟 Similar prompts

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

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Write about someone who gets stuck in their workplace during a blizzard and decides to explore rooms they aren’t normally allowed in.

Set your story in a remote winter cabin with no electricity, internet, or phone service.

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