Write about the longest day of the year, or a day that never seems to end.

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“Deal” by Mrudula Marathe

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It seems almost cruel that today will be the day that the bargain expires. It feels like a dark joke that hits too close to be funny. Perhaps the spirit, or demon, wanted it to be this way. Maybe making our last day the longest of the year was part of the fun, the game. We know it satisfies him to see us cling to life today, but we do it anyway. We wake up at sunrise knowing it’ll be our last one, perch ourselves on the balconies railing. We grip hands as that disc of life slides into the air, dowsing everything in its path with glit...

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“Over Time” by M Forbes

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Over Time The formula for time is distance divided by speed. That does not correlate to anything, I just wanted to be informative. 6:30 am Its Sunday morning, the weather is already beautiful at 72 degrees. The birds are out to get a jump start on enjoying this day before anyone else. Julian wakes up at 6:45, he has a day off and plans to make the most of it since it has rained the past few weekends, he was off. Julian takes a shower, brushes teeth and washes face. Opens his closet to pick out something to wear. “Hmm, I’m thinking tank...

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“The Longest Day” by Sharelle Toomey

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Through the kitchen blinds, I watch the sun peek over the horizon, its golden rays fanning out from a blood-orange sky. It’s early morning, but the steam is already rising up off the pavements. Feels like it’ll be a hot one, bright and muggy, a typical Aussie summer day.The thought twists my stomach into knots.I gaze around the kitchen, at the dishes piled in the sink, the flies buzzing overhead, smell the stink of the overflowing rubbish bin.I close my eyes and imagine my family seated around the breakfast table.“So Dad, what do I do now?” ...

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“THE GHOST LONG DAY.” by Cobby Tube

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They say there are three hundred and sixty six days in a year, I never believed it. For me, happened just a day. And was thinking all just a dream and happened I just in a long day. It three past four early morning, my mom came to my room and was asking me of my normal activities for the day,I told her all plans. That time, I forgot of when my birthday was. Mummy held my hands and told me what I like to do when I was a baby, she told me my likes and dislikes and Willie that was what I was called not alone, my little John my pet. Mummy song m...

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“Sand Dragons” by Carmen Lopez

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I looked behind myself and shielded my eyes from the piercing rays. The community compound was becoming more like a distant shiny object than a facility where hundreds of people lived and protected themselves from the dangers of the sands. When they forced me to leave, they had told me that I was lucky that today was the longest day of the year, a day that would give me 17 hours before the night would come and the sand dragons would eat me whole. I did not think I was very lucky. I did not need 17 hours, now 11 hours since I was forced out, ...

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“The Midnight Sun (Baseball Game)” by Judy Race

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I’m not a big believer in ‘bucket lists’, but I do try to promise myself that on those ‘big birthdays’, I’ll do something special. And I really, really, really wanted to take a trip to Alaska, so on one of my ‘zero’ birthdays, that’s what we did. (I must note this took place in 2017, long before Coronavirus was part of our world. So there are no mentions of social distancing, masks or other restrictions, since four years ago we’d stand shoulder to shoulder in a crowd and not think anything of it. My, how times have changed.&...

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“Her Heat” by Stiya Wriley

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This giant dusty bowl she drove herself into had started to mess with her mind. To her, she had taken the trip around a million times already. She thought she saw puddles of starch blue leading in front of her car now and then. She knew she saw the cactus and swore it had an eye. An eye that was staring her down every time she passed, an eye that drilled holes through her car and into her. A stare that was sharper than the seagull that stared down her sandwich at the beach. It was impossible, she couldn't pass the two giant cliffs ...

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“Avoid the A303” by Samantha Savage

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It is as if I have just driven through a portal to another world. Only five minutes ago the windscreen wipers were whipping away at the downpour in such a frenzy that it felt like they could have propelled the car into flight. No such luck. My grip is still so tight on the wheel I see that my knuckles are white. I can still feel the adrenalin flooding me from the inside all but ready to explode out of whatever escape route it can. The intensity of having to concentrate so acutely when driving in such heavy rain always makes me hold my breath...

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“Summer Shots” by Serena Fontaine

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It was one of those days when even standing still would leave you blinded by the perspiration that bypassed your eyebrows on its way down your over-heated face. It was a day where your pit stains announced to the world the river of sweat that flowed underneath your shirt and no one could ostracize you for it. To wear more than one layer of clothing on a day like this should have been a crime. The heat wave was one to take away all of your energy, then leave you praying with your last strength that a breeze may come for momentarily relief. No...

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Write about the longest day of the year, or a day that never seems to end.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 99 stories

“Deal” by Mrudula Marathe

“Over Time” by M Forbes

“The Longest Day” by Sharelle Toomey

“THE GHOST LONG DAY.” by Cobby Tube

“Sand Dragons” by Carmen Lopez

“The Midnight Sun (Baseball Game)” by Judy Race

“Her Heat” by Stiya Wriley

“Avoid the A303” by Samantha Savage

“Summer Shots” by Serena Fontaine

🌟 Similar prompts

Begin your story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset.

End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.

Write a story about somebody reminiscing on an event that happened many summers ago.

Write a story about characters going on a summer road trip.

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