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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“The Wyoming Winters” by Kylee Walker

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The Wyoming Winters When Jeffrey and I watched the television show Longmire, we were immediately inspired to travel to Wyoming. It had quickly become my favorite show, and Jeffrey enjoyed it too. We left on November 29 and knew it would be cold, but we couldn’t begin to fathom how cold it would truly be. We got to the lodge around lunch time, where we were greeted by a very friendly woman who introduced herself as Sarah. She told us this was her father’s lodge, and that he would be back soon, more than eager to meet us. She took us to our r...

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“A Cold Fire” by Ashton Gingerich

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It was a quite calm winter morning. The snow outside the cabin lay undisturbed, save for one small trail from a squirrel that was searching for a safe cache for the two large nuts it was carrying in its mouth. It scurried atop the snow, stopping occasionally to dig beneath to test the solidity of the earth below. Just as the squirrel had finally discovered a patch of dirt tender enough for its needs, a man’s loud scream erupted from the cabin, making the squirrel scurry off in fear. &nbsp...

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“The Cabin” by Mackenzie Countryman

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A couple, Noah and Olivia, wanted to find some time away together from their two daughters, so they went on a trip to Colorado. They wanted to find a good restaurant to eat at because they had been driving so long, as they got into this cute little town right outside of where they were going, they saw a restaurant, it looked too nice to pass up so they stopped and got something to eat. As they got back in the car, Olivia told Noah they needed to find somewhere to stop for the night, as it was getting dark and neither of them wanted to drive ...

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“Bitter Snow” by Tom Housden

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“The forecast for today is for blizzard conditions, with temperatures falling well below freezing. To add to that, black ice will form overnight so the morning rush hour will be treacherous. The advice is to stay indoors, wrap up warm, and don’t travel. Talking about travel, over to Tom for the traffic news. Tom, what have you got for us?” It had started snowing as he headed to Winterfell. He had come up here for the weekend to get away from it all. Three days of peace! He couldn’t wait. The fields round Winterfell, The Snowfall Expans...

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“People We Knew” by Heather Ann Martinez

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People We Knew By Heather Ann Martinez The snow drifts rippled across the grass and embraced the trees for miles around. This was our last hope, a small cabin in winter’s paradise. We were somewhere in the northern Canadian tundra. That’s what our doctor called it. It was his cabin we would be staying in until we were well enough to come back to civilization. The man I met only twenty-four hours ago and I had what could be a potential cure for the nation wide pandemic. We were the lucky ones to have the right DNA, and we both had the e...

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“The Cabin” by Kristin Springer

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The Cabin By Kristi Wester The car jolted and shook Connie from her slumber. Opening her eyes she could see that they were now on a different highway. Leaving her to wonder how long she had been out. From the corner of her eye, she could see that her husband, Major, brandished a tightlipped cocky smile. Did he do that on purpose? Instantly, she was disappointed that she had not slept through the entire trip. She distracted herself by staring out her window. Giant trees towered overhead as their trunks whizzed by. The ground was...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 246 stories

“The Wyoming Winters” by Kylee Walker

“A Cold Fire” by Ashton Gingerich

“The Cabin” by Mackenzie Countryman

“Bitter Snow” by Tom Housden

“People We Knew” by Heather Ann Martinez

“The Cabin” by Kristin Springer

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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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