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

Posted in Summer on Oct 26, 2022

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“The Baseball Game” by Nathan Barraza

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It was a sunny afternoon when my mom came into my room with some news. “Hey Nathan, Start to get ready for your baseball game” she said. After I paused my game on my Xbox I looked around my room and saw nothing but a messy room. “Sheeesh it looks like a tornado happen in here” I said feel disappointed in myself. I cleaned up any trash I had left out, clothes I had to hang, and shoes that needed to be in my closet. “Alright, now it's time to suit up,” I said while grabbing my clothes. A shirt, pants, socks, belt, shoes and hat was all I neede...

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“What's The Sun Like?” by Kate-Lynn Ramirez

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I’m tired. I’m stuck in this place that is my so-called home. No way out. It’s beautiful outside… or so I’ve been told. I wouldn’t know. The sound of my mother in the kitchen and my father in his study. My siblings scream with joy and laughter just outside of the window of my bedroom that shines such little light. I can’t go outside. The sun will hurt me… or so mother says. I wonder what it is like out there. The sun seems blinding, it must hurt if my siblings scream every time they go out there. The sun doesn’t...

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“The Dreaded Sun” by Mary Ellen Hulburt

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The Dreaded Sun Oh my goodness! Again I have to go outside, and I dread every morning. I need to get ready to go to work and I have to get up extra early to get ready for the start of the day routine. You see, I hate the sun, and everything that has to do with it. I myself prefer the gloomy, cloudy days where no sun surfaces at all during the day. So much to do before going out into the dreaded sunshine. It is so uncomfortable to my skin, my face gets red and splotchy. So my routine I have developed seems to help, but sometime the every da...

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“Sun stroke ” by Becca Pirritano

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A is for angry alpacas. B is for boisterous bananas. C is for charismatic cabbages. A small giggle escapes my lips before I force my face back into an amiable smile, my mind drifting back to my exercise. I face a high ceilinged auditorium, filled with hundreds of rows of velvety chairs. I,of course, am not granted the  privilege of sitting in such, and am left to my own devices: my legs. After all, speakers usually present standing up, unless the event is casual. And this event is certainly not casual.  My eyes drift to the new peo...

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“The kid who lived in the Dark” by Matthew Galindo

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The kid who lived in the dark It was a beautiful, great day for a little boy to go outside, get dirty and have fun. Otis put on tons of  sunscreen all over his face and body in order to ensure he wouldn’t get burned. But just as Otis walked out of his house and into the glaring sun he felt a sharp pain. This was no ordinary sharp pain, the pain was rapidly moving throughout his entire body as if he was thrown in a fire pit and left to suffer. The little boy scream in agony, but the ball of fire that was up above was unforgiving. The ra...

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“Who Loves the Sun? ” by Daniel Brown

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The sun makes me wheeze hard. It makes me grow spots and welts. It makes me strip naked and roll around in my front yard to stop the intense burning and sweating. I confine myself to the house and shut the blinds. People call me weird but they don’t understand because- “-they’re not allergic to the sun.”  “And you are?”  That is Falicia Myers over the phone. She's my alleged best friend who doesn't believe I'm allergic to the sun. Despite me bailing her out of middle school detention when the teacher slept underneath her news...

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“Sunny Pick-up Line” by Blue Angel

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The wood of the porch whined under my weight as my bare feet stepped onto it. The cool morning air sent shivers down my spine, causing me to huddle myself closer to my hot cup of tea. The shivers quickly dispersed as I took a sip from the mug. I closed my eyes as I enjoyed being able to breathe in the fresh air that I hadn't been able to enjoy since we moved to the city. Even though I didn't want to come here, I must admit this vacation was a marvelous idea. I looked up at the sky. Birds flew through the air giving me the irrational fear t...

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“Therapy Session with the Vampire” by Lucas Baptista

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“How was your week, Bruno?” “Good, good. I finally got to read again. Some writing as well. But nothing too grandiose.”    “That’s great! As we always say, a small advancement is infinitely greater than no advancement at all.” Bruno adjusted himself in his chair. The therapist eyed him through the camera with that look of near-infinite patience and expectancy that only therapists have. Even Bruno thought that look was weird, and he was, as the therapist himself said, one of the most interesting patients he had ever worked ...

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“The Wonderous Beauty of a Heart Filled with Darkness” by Jerry Gilstrap

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 Lying in the cold darkness of an empty room, I didn’t want to get up, there was no point! How many times can you get knocked to your knees before you just stayed down in the muck? This wasn’t who I was, or at least it’s not who I used to be, but here I am knocked down again, all in the name of Love. You see I have yearned for love, hunted it, tried to create it, and all to no avail. The rational side of my brain says to forget it and become the type of guy that I cannot stand. You know the one, the guy who uses women for one thing...

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“SOLAR URTICARIA” by Quill Porter

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SOLAR URTICARIA |so-lar-uhr-tea-car-eyah| “-Sun allergy, also known as sun rash, is a rare sunlight allergy that causes hives to occur on sun-exposed skin. Itchy, reddish patches or welts appear within minutes of sun exposure. They will last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. The cause of solar urticaria is unclear. The allergy can progress to a lifelong illness, but the effects can be controlled. additionally-” Two large pale hands gripped some blue dyed locks and pulled in frustration, hurting the scalp and slowly making i...

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“My Life is in Sunlight” by Veronika Cevelova

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Sun. For some the Sun brings a great deal of happiness and positivity. In Celtic mythology the Sun represents leadership, healing, and strength. For a little child it can be as simple as certainty of a very fun day ahead of them, spent on playground. But for me? The Sun brings only pain and suffering. I spend my days behind dark curtains, tinted glass windows silently judging. Judging the people outside, passing by my house that I cannot ever leave. I have always wanted to be like them. Mysterious, looking like they have somewhere to be, ru...

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“Issues with blending in” by Leanne Taylor

Submitted to Contest #92

Issues with blending in A teen boy called David Morse was walking down the streets of a village he was visiting. He would try to take walks in the moonlight and avoid the daytime. He knew he struggled to be in the sunlight for long periods as his skin would start to slowly blister as a result. He remembered going to the village's local pub Flannigan Arms once before and was deciding to visit again. The last time he was there three of his 'uncles' had embarrassed him by making inappropriate comments towards a young female server.  Davi...

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“Solar Meltdown” by Lucas Galante

Submitted to Contest #92

Letter left at foyer table on march 28th.  For the curious minds out there,  I feel the desire to explain the motivation leading to my death. Which shall take place on the morning after the writing of this letter. First, let me make it clear that it was my desire to perform the action, and no one, except myself and my creator is to blame. Second, I would like to describe what it was like to grow up with my condition, so you can further assess my decision.  I had my first crises in my pre-teen years, during summer break at...

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“the sun i never saw” by Sunshine (:

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I sat. I stared. At the delicate gold picture frame, housing a painting of a sunset inside. I watched. I listened. To the slow rumble of the floor breathing. Sitting, my legs stretched. In front of an old painting. The curtains closed tight. My eyes open wide. The world on pause. As I watched the painting move without moving. And watching the sun I never saw. _________________________________ The world is full of mysteries.  Verses of unheard songs.  Stanzas of unwritten poems.  Chapters of unpopular books.  Yet we sit ...

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“Anything But the Sun” by Idzwan Jay

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I tried to step out of the house during the day today, again. But just a few steps into the sun, I ran back into my apartment. There was something about the light that made the hair on my back stand. Even with my sunglasses on, the glare was too much for my eyes. Three minutes was the longest time I was out in the sun in my adult life. The fire alarm made me do it. Even then I wore three layers of blanket over myself. And when someone pulled away the blanket over me, I ran back into the apartment that was possibly on fire. Lucky me, it wasn’...

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