Write about a character who thinks they have a sun allergy.

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“The Fragility of Moonlit Skin” by E. B. Bullet

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My parents have long said that I am in sisterhood with the moon, luminescing against the crisp, charred black of the night-fallen sky. My entire family is wrapped in cooked skin tones, like colors of the fertile earth, painted from their temples to the very tips of their toes in patches of brown; but my flesh lives a distinct life—a shivering white like the stark sheets of snow I have seen in picture books. It ends not with my skin. The porcelain hue seeps into the follicles of my coiled hair, slithering from my scalp to the space of my lash...

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“reAwakening” by Carole Cobos

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(this scene happened in Spanish but is in English due to reasons, please enjoy) In Argentina, after lunch. “José! Go outside!” José flinched and tightened his grip on his controller, “Later, ma!” The door to the basement flew open and José hissed from the sudden light entering the room. His mom was a small woman but she had large facial features, a curved beak-like nose, wide angry eyes, and a big mouth good for yelling. José only inherited the wide angry eyes and mouth. He had his father's nose. “Ma,” he whined, body chilled...

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“Isolation” by Scarlett Flare

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“But Mom,” Christina complained, “Why can’t I go outside!” Her mother looked her up and down, frustrated and shaken from the morning's events. “Sweetie,” her mother replied, “You know it’s still light out. We can’t have you getting sick again.” “Again?” Christina asked wonderingly, “What do you mean again?” Her mother sighed. They had been over this many times before and yet Christina never seemed to remember. “When you were a baby, only one year old, we took you out into the sun for the first time. You immediately broke out in hiv...

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“The Suit” by Sue Catrama

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Carl stretched his arms high over his head and legs as straight as they would go as he opened his eyes for the day. His first instinct was to grab the sun blocking goggles from his end table. He laid in bed a moment longer, placed his two feet firmly on the the floor grabbing at the shag carpet with his toes. Every joint in his body froze as he looked towards his closet.When his mother Jenny heard the doctor tell her she had 8 months at best she ordered Carl the finest suit she could find. She took the measurements herself to ensure he would...

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“Local Honey” by Danae Stafford

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My skin is screeching again. Every time I leave the cover of my home, my body makes its audible objection. I can't remember a time before this phenomenon. It's almost as if my brain is trying to protect what is left of my sanity by not letting me remember my experience with peace. There is one thing I know, though - it's getting worse. Not even three weeks ago I could be out for the entire day and only have had what I thought to be the ramifications from all of that time exposed to deal with in the night. Now it seems that the very idea o...

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“To Kill a Sun” by Toluwa Krystian

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The boy wrapped the blanket tighter as he peeped through the window, he imagined he was the man strolling by with the walking stick, he was an old soldier, he had discovered his commander sleeping with the enemy and had been stabbed, a lucky dodge had saved him as the sword missed his arm and pierced his leg, on the spot he had challenged his commander to a duel. After winning the duel he had broken the enemy front by charging in alone with a cannon, he- “Boy-” the boy shivered, he didn’t dare hope. “Boy.” the voice was softer now, not t...

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“In These Moments, We: Part-time Allergy” by Kees Chan

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Danjune fixed her eyes on the word before her. Allergy - intolerance of or adverse reaction to a specific substance, esp. a food. Below that was an informal definition of: An antipathy To the side was a link to another website. The excerpt of the website listed a few symptoms like watery or itchy eyes or nose, sneezing, stuffy noses, shortness of breath, and swelling. And below that excerpt was a list of common allergies. Danjune scrolled through but didn’t find one that seemed to fit her situation. After all, Kiusik wasn’t made out ...

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“Their Choice” by J.A. Blackmore

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"Luna!" Peter yells at me. He throws a pebble at my bedroom window. "Come on. Remember what today is?"I sighed and tromped over to my window with heavy feet. How had I forgotten about Solis', my cousin's, and also Apollo's son, birthday.I opened the window and said. "Okay, I'll be there is a minute!"Ugh... I thought. Solis loved being outside, going on picnics and all. But I got quickly sunburnt in the sun and... ugh. And also, his birthday parties were always unicorns and mermaids. But hopefully, this one would be less unicorn-y.Why couldn'...

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“Sunburnt” by Daisy Goudan

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Ashley I rolled gracelessly out of bed at 5pm on a Saturday starving, with a dry mouth and a raging headache to find my alarm clock ringing (still, since 8am) and a phone full of missed calls and angry texts. Damn, I’m too old for this shit. I didn’t even drink that much last night, did I? My head is pounding so hard it feels like it wants to explode. It would hurt less if it did. More than...

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“The Geodians” by Marie McLaughlin

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The Geodians An eleven year old girl named Fiona sat in her room in her family's house, watching Cat Videos on her computer, while Fiona's little brother Gary was out playing soccer with his friend Jim when her mother walked into her bedroom. "Fiona, honey...Why don't you go outside and play? It's such a beautiful day!" said Fiona's mother. "It's too bright out there!" Fiona protested. "But sun is good for you, sweetie!" said her mother. "I think I might have a sun allergy!" Fiona answered with a smartass smirk. "Don't get smart with ME, y...

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“Allergy.” by Evi K

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Work was hard today. Not that it's been much better any other day these past few years. Every day seems to be getting worse and worse. I don't think I could ever move on form her death. I don't think I will ever be able to forget her sweet smile or her warm touch. She gave me life once, only to take it with her when she was gone. Jolene was the only real reason I had some self worth. The only thing in my life I was proud of. And she died. She was killed off, like she didn't matter to the universe. She was killed off, like some sort of side c...

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“Italy was cruel to me” by Nataly Feldman

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I absolutely hate summer. In all complete honesty, that one is the season I despise the most. You can get angry all you want, but nothing, I repeat – nothing – shall stop me from complaining about the sun. I have never understood sunbathing. The whole procedure, to me at least, does not make any sense. I see it as people lying on their backs waiting for the sun to make them crispier and, for some reason, darker. You cannot watch anything on your phone, read a book, while you are facing the sun because you will burn your eyes. Even if you are...

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“Goldenrod Sun” by Aloe Plant

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Age 10I haven’t been out in the sun for years. I can’t. So I stay inside all day, writing and reading with the AC turned up to max setting. The AC feels better than the sun anyway. The sun hurts us. Skin cancer and sunburns, global warming. That’s what Murray says. Murray knows everything about everything. About the world. About boys and friends. About the sun. I wouldn’t have known that I was allergic to the sun, even, if Murray hadn’t told me. That’s how much he knows. I flip through the channels on the television. It’s all mostly lies. Ne...

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“Poisoned Darkness” by Karmissa Ariadne

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It happens every time and I always end up in hospital. I can hardly remember a time it didn’t happen, except of course before the accident. They told me it was a miracle I survived, but I felt cursed. I was only quite young at the time, barely a teenager, and with teenage hormones came teenage moodiness. Tragically, I had stormed out of the house after discourse with my mother. I took to the nearby forestland for an evening stroll to help relieve some of my pent-up anger. It was an evening stroll that would change my life forever. Though I h...

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“Lunch Date Surprise” by K A

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Trevor panted in front of the bathroom mirror, clutching his face. A wet trickle of blood moved through his fingertips and down his hand. He cursed and hastily reached for some toilet paper. He slapped it on, wincing but refusing to show it outwardly. He checked his phone for the thirtieth time that morning, staring at the last messages:Can’t wait! I’ll see you tomorrow at 4.And Trevor’s reply: Yep. It’s a date then. But it was a date...right? They had met on Tinder. That is a dating app. For dating. Not for hanging out. But he sho...

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Write about a character who thinks they have a sun allergy.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 117 stories

“The Fragility of Moonlit Skin” by E. B. Bullet

“reAwakening” by Carole Cobos

“Isolation” by Scarlett Flare

“The Suit” by Sue Catrama

“Local Honey” by Danae Stafford

“To Kill a Sun” by Toluwa Krystian

“In These Moments, We: Part-time Allergy” by Kees Chan

“Their Choice” by J.A. Blackmore

“Sunburnt” by Daisy Goudan

“The Geodians” by Marie McLaughlin

“Allergy.” by Evi K

“Italy was cruel to me” by Nataly Feldman

“Goldenrod Sun” by Aloe Plant

“Poisoned Darkness” by Karmissa Ariadne

“Lunch Date Surprise” by K A

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Write a story that begins in the light and ends in darkness, or the other way around.

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