Set your story in a remote winter cabin with no electricity, internet, or phone service.

Posted in Winter on Oct 25, 2022

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“lethargy” by Mavka Lisova

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Since childhood, I only loved winter. Where I lived, winters were always cold, always snowy. Frost has always dulled human feelings and reflexes. Locals used to spend the winter in their wooden houses in village, and as animals fell asleep. They slept all winter. I loved winter for desolation. No people. Only snow and frost.Since childhood, I used to go to bed earlier than everyone else to get up first and look at the fluffy snow. The snow was the only thing that brought joy to my life. Snow always covered the horror that surrounded me - gre...

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“Hollow” by Breahna Lesemann

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The wind was picking up in the growing night. The creature could feel the storm that it brought. The snow was steady and light, but soon it would make it impossible to see. The creature was looking for something, pulled from it’s home at the feeling of it. There was a need. A hollowness to be filled and it needed to be found before the storm made the forest impassable. The snow crunched beneath the creatures feet, the only noise but the wind in trees. Everything was shades of purple and blue with only shape and no detail, but it was e...

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“Snow Angels” by Jody Serey

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The little bird house sagged on the branch, heavy with ice. He hadn’t gotten around to taking it down for the winter. So many other things had come to claim his thoughts, and then the season hardened with the cold. He recalled the work he and the little girl had done together on the bird house, the endless measuring and planning. Now it hung on the tree branch almost without moving, despite the icy wind. He looked out the window, and remembered her words last spring when she had picked the perfect spot to place their creation. She had tol...

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“WHAT I DO NOT KNOW” by Chance Chri

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"You cannot tell children to change their hearts with their minds!" that was grandmother's voice in the cabin. Wait, was she yelling? I asked myself. for some minutes my thoughts told me she was not playing with my mind either sending mixed feelings. Convinced was me in my head. wait- well, for gate that but do I have to trust a weather man? None of us knew it was going to rain so badly. It is hard to catch what you do not see. Ooh I know those eyes would ask me why I said that. Well here is what I tell you, in Africa trusting a weathe...

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“Wagging Tails” by Jose Duron

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You might think that a cabin on top of the Alpes would have everything a person needs to have an easy-going life. But what if I tell you that despite the luxuries--redwood, marble, and a collection of first edition hardcover books--it's a dull place for someone who grew up with technology all around him. And yes, I'm talking about me. I sigh. Even if we had internet, with no electronics, it's obsolete to even think about it. I stare outside the fogged-up window. My dad and the devils for my twin sister, Vickie, and Glory, are making a sno...

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“The Cabin” by Chris Culpepper

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Macy was excited for the weekend! Weekends are always exciting. A couple of days away from the drudgery of teachers and lame students who didn't understand her. She had no time for school. She knew what she wanted to do with her life, she'd known that since she was 10yrs old. Her art was her life. She could draw or paint anything just by looking at it. She enjoyed art throughout middle school, learning about the early artists and style. But it wasn't long before she surpassed anything her teachers should show her. Her parents constantly...

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“Imagination by the dozen” by Bella Dattoli

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We step into the cabin, luggage in tow. Ready to start winter break off right. Sandy, and Sammy the twins decide to bunk upstairs, where they can store their snowboarding gear, disappearing to settle in. Which leaves the downstairs master for Cory and I to split. Great. I remove my parka, and put it on the coat rack, stumbling out of my boots. "Well." I think to myself, "at least it's roomy." I pick up my discarded suitcase and duffle, shuffling to the room. When I arrive I find a half a dozen outlets. I plug my phone in. Nothing. I try aga...

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“Keterina” by V W

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Negative forty five degrees Celsius, the frosted thermometer read. Keterina swiped away the thin layer of snow with her wool mittens before turning to peer out at the morning sun. The golden rays of light illuminated the wide landscape in her backyard. Before her was a familiar picture of bluish-white snow, pine trees, and the small unpaved clearing to the main roads.That was all.The rural town of Oymyakon, Yakutia is the coldest place in the world and that is not an exaggeration. In 1933, they recorded the all-time low of negative sixty sev...

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“Just Chill” by YEMISI B

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I pulled the last of the suitcases out of the trunk and tapped it lightly for it to close. It would be a long weekend in more ways than one. God knows I love my wife, but as much as I recognize that He gave her to me to love, I knew just as much that He gave her to me to challenge me. Shanice, my dutiful wife, always found a way to make sure that I could never rest on my laurels. In the distance, I could hear her shepherding my two reluctant teenagers into the cabin that she rented for the weekend. She finally settled on this one after condu...

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“The Cabin ” by Caroline Burkey

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“Do you have enough food to last the week?” Mr. Archer asked Debbie as he stepped into the cabin. Debbie nodded as she followed him inside, saying, “I stocked up before I came here.” “What about firewood?” he asked, setting down the armful of logs he’d carried inside to the fireplace. She pointed to the box near the fireplace and said, “That’s full, and there’s a large stack on the porch.” He looked at the box and nodded. Standing, he wiped the dirt off of his hands and said, “The water pump is in the backyard. The kerosene lamps are f...

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“Oh Jack!” by Estelle Westley

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"Gaby, Mum asked me to go up to the cabin and check that all is good for Christmas but I have a deadline to meet...." "Oh I know what's coming, you want me to go up to the cabin and I bet you it's not a deadline you have to meet. It's a new date that you have. I can sass you out very quickly big brother." Gaby laughed. "Not a problem Jack, I could do with a weekend away in peace where I can do some work. The cabin will be ideal. Unlike you I do have a deadline to meet!" She felt a rush of excitement as she put down her phone. What a p...

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“Deception” by Kemzyacco Nedd

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At the edge of the world the cabin sat, perched gingerly on top a steep hill top surrounded by tall trees and frozen streams down below. It was my first time in the mountains; there was a stillness that existed within its nature, a solitude I was not accustom to, being so far away from civilization. I glanced at my phone on the table, half expecting it to ring or give off any assortment of noise for that matter but it never came. It was so quiet, so very quiet that it scared me a little, no phone service, no electricity or internet just the ...

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“What Next?” by Taonga Nyirenda

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Everything in here is all shaken up. I honestly never thought I’d survive that blizzard. It’s one of the most intense I’ve ever experienced. I get up from under the table to examine the rest of the cabin. Every damn room is a mess, with one of the bedroom windows completely smashed. I hate cleaning, hate it so much, but this is beyond me. Now, where is that vacuum cleaner? The last time I was here was almost five years ago and I can’t remember where everything is, except the broom that I found by the front door, but I don’t want to use that...

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“Insignificance” by Sara Blanch

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I made a decent living as a guide for those who wanted to pass through the wild yet breathtaking beautiful Elvish mountains. The 'Flumen' mountains, known for their namesake river were a series of steep summits covered heavily in thick vegetation that sprawled out lazily for hundreds of kilometres between the lands of the Fae and the Elvish Empire. Despite the majestic fauna of the mountains and the picteresque scenery, temperatures jumping from sub zero to over 50 degrees were the norm and deterred most travellers. Flurried blizzards could ...

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“The Snowy Adventure ” by Vaishali Jayshval

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Our winter vacation has begun, it was a warm but cool winter day, and the time was 12:01, and we were driving to our destination. This winter me and friends (Isabelle and Charlotte) decided to go on a vacation together along with my little sister Anne (because she wanted to come too). We decided to stay at a remote winter cabin kind of in the middle of nowhere, or what I meant was that it takes about an hour and 30 minutes to get to the nearest town and restaurant. But there was a lot more to do than just sitting in the cabin. But for right ...

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Set your story in a remote winter cabin with no electricity, internet, or phone service.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 246 stories

“lethargy” by Mavka Lisova

“Hollow” by Breahna Lesemann

“Snow Angels” by Jody Serey

“WHAT I DO NOT KNOW” by Chance Chri

“Wagging Tails” by Jose Duron

“The Cabin” by Chris Culpepper

“Imagination by the dozen” by Bella Dattoli

“Keterina” by V W

“Just Chill” by YEMISI B

“The Cabin ” by Caroline Burkey

“Oh Jack!” by Estelle Westley

“Deception” by Kemzyacco Nedd

“What Next?” by Taonga Nyirenda

“Insignificance” by Sara Blanch

“The Snowy Adventure ” by Vaishali Jayshval

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Write about two people going sledding for the first time in many years.

Start your story with someone looking out at the snow, and end it with them stepping tentatively onto a frozen surface.

Write about someone who gets stuck in their workplace during a blizzard and decides to explore rooms they aren’t normally allowed in.

Write a story set in the summer, when suddenly it starts to snow.

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