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

Posted in Winter on Oct 25, 2022

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“The new ice champion (part one)” by Harley Quinn

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“I cant do it.” said Cory to herself looking at the ice skating rink out of her hall window . She took a deep breath and closed the curtains. Cory went to the kitchen and made herself a warm cup of hot coco with a marsh mellow on top. She then sat on the couch and wrapped herself in her warm purple blanket that her mother had given her before dying. Cory’s parents had died in a tragic helicopter accident. Cory’s mom, Tina banks, was a professional ice skating champion. And her dad, Steve banks was a very famous anchor and had anchored in alm...

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“The Girl in the Well” by Briana Spring

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Trigger warning: DepressionShe tilts her head up and feels the specks of cold land gently upon her face. She can see nothing in the darkness above save for the pure white of the snowflakes that offset against it. They fall slowly; time is meaningless to them. It's almost mocking—the slowness—when paired with her ever-increasing urgency.She can't remember how she got here or how long she has spent clawing at the unyielding stone walls. Her bloody fingers are an indication that she's been at it for a while. But once she eventually gi...

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“Wintersun ” by Kay (:

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Looking out of the back window I saw something sparkling white, gleaming in the Winter’s sun. I pressed my face against the cold glass. A deer walked past in the distance, pawing at the glittering snow, searching for food. I shivered, backing away from the glass moving towards the warm fireplace, it melted my frozen face and hands. “Eria! Lunch is ready!” my mom called from the kitchen. “Coming!” I called back, standing up. Taking one last look outside the window, I noticed that glittering stars were falling from the sky....

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“Red On A White Canvas.” by Eleanor Grey

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Jean woke up in the morning to white. The village had been covered in a blanket of snow, thick and deep. She stood outside, shivering slightly - not just from the cold, but excitement. The breeze cut through her like a knife, but she slipped on her red mittens and stumbled onward through the snow. It tripped her up frequently as Bailey, her ironically golden and summertime looking dog, leapt enthusiastically through the snow. Jean laughed and watched as Bailey’s fur practically turned white. He, like Jean, had always loved the snow. He was a...

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“Beginning of the End” by Rosie Garcia

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Well. Here you are. All the way at the beginning of the end. You’re staring at the snow, aren’t you? Like it holds the answers to your questions? You don’t have any questions. But it seems that you think there are answers. Answers to why it is only the beginning of the end, when so much has already gone wrong. That’s not a question; it’s a statement. There is a lot of thinking to be done. Thinking about how you could stay here, and remain quiet in your ways, to halt the end in its tracks. That’s how it’s supposed to work, right? If you do no...

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“The Mountainside” by Bill Willoughby

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Many, many years ago, when tigers used to smoke, there lived an old man on a mountain. He lived in a secluded cabin far, far away from any other people. He was happy there alone with nothing but his own thoughts. Until he met her. Life became brighter. His beautiful wife, a lovely creature, all smiles and sunshine, pretty blonde curls, blue eyes the color of the clear running mountain stream that flowed past their cabin. Her voice as soft and sweet as the tufted titmouse, she would sing all day while she worked around the cabin. He could h...

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“The Halo of the Blue Moon” by Flizzle Out

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Marcia stood at the big living room window. She stared at the blue halo moon. It would slowly rolled in the frosty sky. There was a dead stillness in the other room. Blue moonlight reflected on sheets of snow that blanketed each yard. His body still, under a blanket in their marital bed. She walked to the other side of the living room. She looked through the glass doors, to the deck, at the silent stillness of he...

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“A Winter Wonder” by Tamili Sanjiv

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I stared out the glass window. Snowflakes tumbled down in a flurry. Winter’s slavering fangs had devoured the last leaves from trees, leaving dark skeletal branches edged in white. Snow weighed down pine boughs. White layered the cars and buildings and icicles hung from eaves. I touched the cold window, as a thin sliver of sunshine pierced through the thick clouds and sparkled the snow. Snowmen were built in everyone’s backyards. Winter’s whining winds didn’t rid the people of the neighborhood from their joviality. The kids laughing and play...

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“The River” by Caitlin Biggs

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The woods that were once full of emerald-green life were now seemingly dead and covered in a heavy layer of snow. Not a single leaf remained untouched. The moss, the ferns, every little rock had disappeared underneath the frozen precipitation. There was no sign of any animal, any life hidden from the winter’s wrath. I stood staring out at those woods, the only thing separating me from them a narrow river that ran perhaps infinitely on either side of me. Despite the cold, all I wore was a thrifted cardigan and stolen jeans that sagged ...

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“Tally Lake” by Michael J. Conroy

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Quintin Short sat comfortably by the window, watching as another layer of snow blanketed his backyard. On his lap was a book.“How can you read at a time like this?” “Christiana, when did you get here?”Quintin’s reaction, although one of surprise, was slightly subdued.“Never mind that,” she said. “I want to know how you can read at a time like this?”Quinten reached for his bookmark – an outdated coupon – that had fallen between his legs and slipped it between two pages.“If you don’t mind?” he asked, turning. After Christiana accepted the...

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“A Gregarious Snow Fall.” by Tariq Saeed

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It was my third day in Karachi, Pakistan, attending the wedding of my friend. As i touched the net, reedsy prompt appeared,as a regular short story writer,it was my utmost try to write something new,and It was a brand_new prompt for me,Snow, all snowy. It chirred up me that there in Karachi the weather was still humid and people were still looking for air conditioning to sit.So,to write about a story ,depicting snow in Karachi ,was not justified,that stirring cold was not circumferring in the feeling, So,to add an original tou...

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“Me, Them And Her” by Rose Cartwright

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Flake by flake it's falling. I cannot help but always be in awe of snow. Not simply because of the cloak of calm it covers the winter days with, but because of the courage each tiny flake carries in itself, not a fear in the world. Happy to fall. Sometimes I wish I were like that. Happy to just let go of my worries and daily stresses, let life become what it wants instead of what society says it should be. I came here to escape those thoughts for a day or two, the ever-evolving sometimes crushing expect...

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“Confessions” by Ace Llewellyn

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Silence is a fragile thing, but right then, silence seemed to be an insurmountable beast that had its claws around the car. Even the howling wind that was blowing snow outside was banished from the vacuum surrounding them. If it weren’t for her heater, which was working overtime because of the howling January snow, she would have sworn that she had lost her hearing. Even that wasn't fully penetrating this silence though. Ella had offered to drive her nephew to the airport. How could she not with him going away to boarding school? He had beco...

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“Through Snowfall,far beyond” by Lerato Moeketsi

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From where she stood at the window, Susan could see how the flakes of Snow slowly but gradually fell and covered the superb landscape of the Adventure Farm, with it’s gentle hills and wide sweeps of green . For the past two years Susan haven’t had the time to visit her grandparents. The pain of losing Howard became so unbearable and she thought one visit to the Adventure Farm would help clear her mind and find closure. Now, deep in thoughts, she stared through the window expecting to frame Howard’s features. But they didn’t materialize. Try ...

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“First Christmas Snow” by Cather Meldr

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On Christmas Eve morning Jenny mouse woke to the sounds of great excitement from her children. Dressing as quickly as she could she rushed downstairs to see what was happening. Every pane of glass in the kitchen window was covered by a head looking out at the big white things falling down from the sky. When the children saw Jenny, they rushed toward her, all talking all at the same time. “One at a time,” she smiled, as she looked down at little Pip, who was jumping up and down in her usual excited way. "The bi...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 233 stories

“The new ice champion (part one)” by Harley Quinn

“The Girl in the Well” by Briana Spring

“Wintersun ” by Kay (:

“Red On A White Canvas.” by Eleanor Grey

“Beginning of the End” by Rosie Garcia

“The Mountainside” by Bill Willoughby

“The Halo of the Blue Moon” by Flizzle Out

“A Winter Wonder” by Tamili Sanjiv

“The River” by Caitlin Biggs

“Tally Lake” by Michael J. Conroy

“A Gregarious Snow Fall.” by Tariq Saeed

“Me, Them And Her” by Rose Cartwright

“Confessions” by Ace Llewellyn

“Through Snowfall,far beyond” by Lerato Moeketsi

“First Christmas Snow” by Cather Meldr

🌟 Similar prompts

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

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.

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

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