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

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“Photophobia is not a phase, tata!” by Wiktora Zatorski

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Dear Diary on this moonlit 4th Sunday of June, How many times do I have to tell my pops that it's not a phase! My tata can see my skin burning like the roiling sands of the Sahara! My dad can sense the stinging heat whenever I am attacked by Sol's stinging rays! My father, withal, still cares so little to my corpus and calls my condition "an overreaction". I remember how he say, when he wanted to surfboard, to "put on the sunscreen, kiddo" so we could "fight the high waves with our surfboarding skills"! Oh, it's not like I don't believe ...

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“Allergic to the sun” by Abdulazeez Zaynab

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The sun. That golden yellow fiery ball in the sky. Not that Alex had really ever seen it with his real eyes but from the pictures on the internet he'd sneaked to look at, he had seen them. Ever since he could remember, he had always been confined to their huge home. He never lacked anything though, his dad always made sure he granted his every wish except for the one wish he wasn't even allowed to wish- stepping outside. It made no sense but what could a thirteen year old do? Technically, he didn't lack anything. Having being homeschooled hi...

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“Kiara's Light” by Anita Johnson

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Kiara’s Light by Anita JohnsonKiara heard the familiar sound of the door closing. A jingle from the bell that stood ready to alert everyone of its opening. Then the series of swipes and clicks that sealed the multiple locks that kept her from the sun.&nbs...

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“To Swat A Mosquito...” by Lennox Ducksworth

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Dragons love the sun. That’s what his father used to tell him in the old legends he’d tell him before he went to bed. That the benevolent creatures were the ultimate creatures. That some came from the sun to conquer the malevolent dragons, the ones that came from the shadows. How the symbols of the sun shone fiery light down on their wicked brothers and would send them back to whatever hell they came from. Looking back on that, the vigilante started to see why the shadow dragons kept to themselves. How they were in solitude until the l...

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“Vampires Are Made” by Chacko Stephen

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1942, Augsburg"Heil Hitler." The senior commander's hoarse voice reflected within the walls of the ominous camp, designed to segregate the unworthy souls from the superior Aryans. The day was cloudy- the first raindrops slowly splashed against the concrete floors. But no rains or thunderstorms could cease the never-ending toil of the impure souls. Deemed to suffer, struggle and serve the worthy, they lived enclosed in a cage, from where there was no escape. Their lives belonged to the Fuhrer- he owned them, puppets to please his terrifying f...

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“Sunburnt” by Elizabeth Etzwiler

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I sit here day after day watching time pass me by. I hate that I get to see every one outside enjoying themselves not worrying about a thing. I go to look out the window and it feels like my eyes are going to burn out of my head. “Don’t open that door!” I said to Wanda “Why not?” She replied "Girl, I told you a million times why not to let that door stay open.” I said back to her “Okay, and how about you tell me a million and one then?” Wanda asked again “Okay, because you know I have a sun allergy be...

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“Protecting My Potatoes” by Brittany Gillen

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Crouched low, underneath the boardwalk, I peered through the slats to see six superheroes flying over my hiding spot. None of them glanced my way, but I knew if I set even one toe outside the boardwalk’s shadow, I would be spotted. Looking out through the bushes to the ocean side, I counted fifteen more superheroes playing volleyball on the beach, nine superfamilies building sandcastles, and six female superheroes sunbathing or reading a book. My predicament was trouble of my own making. I never sh...

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“A Lie That Almost Ruined a Life” by Glenn Etzwiler

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A young woman in her late twenties early thirties live alone. In a small town she never goes out side unless it is storming. One day a young man walks by her house sees that she is having trouble. Trying to get her news paper that is sitting on her porch. She is trying so hard to scoot the paper to the door with her broom. All attempts fail at her getting the news paper. The young man from the street watches wondering why. She just does not walk out and grab it he looks on as she walks back inside. To grab something else he really cant ma...

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“I am the firework in this velvet darkness” by Michelle Weaver

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She placed her fingers upon the transparent thin veil. The tinted glass reflecting her alabaster perfection . She longed to be able to bask until she was baked bronze. As soon as the day showed any promise of balminess her new neighbours would find their spot. They’d attempt to conceal their joy when they noticed her peering at them from above. Feigning ignorance they’d turn their sun loungers towards the sun, away from Luna’s wistful gaze.When they first discovered that Luna had an affliction to the day they thought it couldn’t be that seri...

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“Not Just Paranoid” by Carmen Schaller

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"I'm telling you, Gracie, it's the sun!" Gracie rolled her eyes. Opal could be so paranoid sometimes. "I get all broken out every time I'm at the lake." Opal continued, touching her left arm gingerly. Gracie could admit that her friend was allergic to something, but the sun? No way. "It's probably just something in the water," said Gracie. "No," said Opal, "Because it happens when I'm at the park, too." "Something you ate, then." Gracie shrugged. "But it only happens when I've been in the sun!" Opal insisted. "Coincidence," said Grac...

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“Why I Wilt” by Isabelle K

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I’ve always been jealous of flowers. Roses, daisies, lilies. Sunflowers. Imagine a life like theirs. Beginning as a little seed nestled in dark, damp soil, nurtured by trickles of water and patches of sunlight. No one else to worry about beside yourself. No one to disappoint. If you need a few more days to sprout, take a few more days to sprout. You have time. Then the day comes to burst through the soil in an elegant stem, pushed upwards from your own roots. That feeling of growing stronger, taller, more beautiful. Basking...

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“Epidemic Of Days” by Michael Hearn

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“I’m allergic to the sun,” Avara said. I looked at her. Blinked. “I’m sorry. What?”“The sun,” she said. “I’m allergic to the sun. Well, specifically, sunlight. Here’s my doctor’s note.”Avara leaned forward and placed a folded note atop my desk. The desk was cluttered with invoices, worksheets, checklists, applications – the typical busy work of a mid-level manager of a mail order pharmacy. Avara sat across from me in my office which occupied a closet-sized nook in this fifty-thousand square foot highly-automated drug warehouse...

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“Ben Pimples” by Daniel Pasillas

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Ben Pimples Ben was a boy that was not as bright as his 14 year friends. He was special in ways that no one could do or be like him. He could fit a whole pencil in his ear. He could keep his eyes open for 5 hours straight without blinking. He could even make use of his fart to help him fly 2 inches above the ground for just a few seconds. To Ben and to his 4 year old mind, it was something that no one could do so he thought that he was special. So then one day, humid and gloomy, he woke up with two red dots on his forehead. Ben thoug...

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“The Best Mom?” by Edgar Sosa

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Today is my fifteenth birthday in my dark and gloopy house while I should be excited am not much due to my sun allergy. I cant travel or leave my house much due to it but luckily I have my mom and we do many things every day. I stood up and went downstairs to see the birthday decoration around the house and it looked amazing. But suddenly my emotions got to me and I burst out crying thinking that I just want to go outside for my birthday and have the sunlight shine on me. While my mom is comforting saying that everything is okay. I toughen u...

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“Dear Diary” by Megan Schrader

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August 4, 1892 Dear diary, I have awoken this morning with the very same cold that has haunted me for nearly a week now, and I am starting to wonder if I have brought this unending ailment upon myself through my own hubris. The light cuts through the shades and stabs my eyes with a precision I long thought improbable of nature alone. How could this illness possibly prove the result of a weak constitution when my heart always beat so strong? For a while, I was convinced that my suffering could only be the result of a man’s meddling, thou...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 117 stories

“Photophobia is not a phase, tata!” by Wiktora Zatorski

“Allergic to the sun” by Abdulazeez Zaynab

“Kiara's Light” by Anita Johnson

“To Swat A Mosquito...” by Lennox Ducksworth

“Vampires Are Made” by Chacko Stephen

“Sunburnt” by Elizabeth Etzwiler

“Protecting My Potatoes” by Brittany Gillen

“A Lie That Almost Ruined a Life” by Glenn Etzwiler

“I am the firework in this velvet darkness” by Michelle Weaver

“Not Just Paranoid” by Carmen Schaller

“Why I Wilt” by Isabelle K

“Epidemic Of Days” by Michael Hearn

“Ben Pimples” by Daniel Pasillas

“The Best Mom?” by Edgar Sosa

“Dear Diary” by Megan Schrader

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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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