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

Posted in Summer on Oct 26, 2022

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“Bubble up” by Susan Turner

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This couldn’t be happening to me! Not a former lifeguard who had spent her teen years at the pool, slathered in baby oil. Granted, that was in Canada, where the summer sun may not have been as intense. Still, having a reaction to the sun here just didn’t seem feasible. Sandy looked down at her arms and legs. There we small, angry red blisters forming on the tops of both legs where her cotton shorts met her skin. Both forearms showed similar blisters. Reaching her left hand to her right forearm, Sandy gently moved the tips of her fingers o...

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“The Savannah” by E. G.

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*possible trigger warning for suicide* I saw dead birds. Dead birds everywhere. You see, the playground stretched far and wide in my young mind. It was a burning savannah , and a stampede thundered through the wood chips beneath my shoes. The roaring, the stomping. It felt electric, like a vibration which scorched my skin and stung my ear drums. While the lions and the elephants ran past, I stood with my hands over my ears. And I cried. ‘Eyes shut tight’, my mom told me. ‘Sometimes the darkness is better than the light.” Sometimes the...

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“Snapped” by Michelle Gonzalez

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~Gabriella’s POV~ People walking around the city like they have nothing to lose. Smiles forming in their faces, running around chasing children. Others running while absorbed water is coming out of their bodies. How can people not scream when being touched by light? Is there a special jewelry to be worn? So lost in my thoughts, that my roommate Samantha had to get my attention. “Why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost Gabi” she says concerned “How can you and other people be walking around like everything is normal?” Gabri...

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“Hide From the Light ” by Sarahi Padilla

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Mom and Dad always told me to stay out of the sun because of my sun allergy. Of course, I listened for fear of getting hurt. But, it wasn’t until I accidentally left the curtain open in my room that I began to grow suspicious. The warm, golden light hit my skin as I struggled to keep my eyes open. Suddenly my eyes fluttered open trying to close the curtains as soon as possible. I sat on my bed waiting for my eyes to water and my skin to break out in hives but nothing happened. I think to myself, Sh...

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“Heliophobia & Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies” by Paris Kain

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Heliophobia (noun) refers to intense, sometimes irrational fear of the sun. There is this idea that if children have their fantasy ripped from them or destroyed too soon that it would destroy them. So given how much Jasper's parents loved him, they did everything they could to avoid that. So much that they continued to let Jasper live as he pleased. He only would go out as long as the sun was shining somewhere else and he continued to do this throughout his life. He would do school remotely and take picture of his work and submit it throu...

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“Life Without Light” by Marian Baldwin

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“Follow me,” said the young woman. She spoke to a middle aged man who stood beside her. He held a small potted plant that looked out of place in the drab colorless house he had just entered. The woman took up a light and led the way down a dim passageway. “It’s been nearly a decade since I saw your Father, Kate,” the man said a trifle awkwardly. He felt strangely unsettled. The whole atmosphere felt eerie and unnatural. “How have you all been?” He asked. “For the most part we’ve been well, Mr. Goodray,” the woman answered in a strained voi...

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“Tiarella” by Palwasha Munir

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Tiarella "Pat-Pat" "Chaw-chaw" , the wooden stairs welcomed her after the whole day tiredness.The stillness of the basement was disturbed a bit. Its moist, stale air irritated her throat. Light rushed through the window so abruptly , as if it was in search of food. She woke up Tiarella. Unable to speak , Tiarella only shook her head to answer her mother. " Its third day since you have not &...

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“Under the cotton-twill covers” by Farwa Hassan

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The whirring of the fan stops, waking Tauseef up from his four-hour sleep. He was used to the scheduled blackouts that occur every other hour.“5 am?” His voice croaks as he tries to guess the time. His breath bounces back from his covers resting on his face. The unbrushed air that escapes makes him flinch.Despite the unpleasantries of his breath, Tauseef does not take off his covers. His bed would soon turn damp due to inevitable sweating. It is the middle of June. The time when temperatures in the southern areas of Pakistan rise. The season...

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“Little Did I know” by Cianna Fahmy

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Little Did I know I walked outside and looked up at the night sky as I felt the cold air run between my feet. I was not allowed to be outside during the day and I never knew why. I always wanted to play with the other kids out in the sun or go to the beach while it was hot outside. My mother told me to always stay inside during the day and I was only allowed to go out at night. I wondered, why? Why was I different from all the other children? My father told me when I was younger I was able to go outside, but as I got older I developed a co...

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“Don't Leave Me” by Twinkle S

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The world around him was dark, but he did not mind. Darkness was his solace. "Suriyo, we're leaving for the mall. Get ready!" came a loud voice from the room next to him, interrupting his thoughts. That was his room-mate, Eric. More like, his house-mate. Suriyo supposed they could be called friends, even though they did not meet much, as Suriyo preferred to do everything in the comforts of his room. It was all cherries and blossoms until he used his obnoxiously loud screech to constantly badger Suriyo to accompany him to places. "No," Su...

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“Sun Bum” by Amairani Ron

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“It was pretty hot in London. Maybe you just didn't use enough of your overpriced sunscreen. What's it called again? Sun Bum?” I caressed my lumpy uneven skin. Some parts felt wet and oily. Some parts had a hole like texture that would definitely trigger someone's trypophobia. This isn't normal. Jessie and I had just come back from a scorching hot vacation in London, one of the cities with the most pollution in the world. 3 days before our flight back, a foul stench flowed throughout the city and ebony clouds stretched for miles. But that wa...

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“A Lie” by Tescrucorz Eydaje

Submitted to Contest #92

When you go out, do you feel the warmth of the sun dripping down your head, onto your shoulder, your torso, knees, and feet? Does the warmth envelope you after getting out of a cold room. Does it light your path to the park and stay lit while you play. Or does it, like me, burn your skin, creating bumps and red marks all over you. Instead of the warmth greeting me when I step out into the light, I feel pain. For me, that warmth is nonexistent, instead, I feel a burning sensation, one you feel when you cook an egg and the oil jumps onto you...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 117 stories

“Bubble up” by Susan Turner

“The Savannah” by E. G.

“Snapped” by Michelle Gonzalez

“Hide From the Light ” by Sarahi Padilla

“Heliophobia & Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies” by Paris Kain

“Life Without Light” by Marian Baldwin

“Tiarella” by Palwasha Munir

“Under the cotton-twill covers” by Farwa Hassan

“Little Did I know” by Cianna Fahmy

“Don't Leave Me” by Twinkle S

“Sun Bum” by Amairani Ron

“A Lie” by Tescrucorz Eydaje

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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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Write a story set in a city where the power suddenly goes out, leaving everyone in darkness.

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