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 Queen of the Snow Encounters the World” by Samantha Carleton

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Roxana sat by the bedroom window and watched snowflakes as big and fluffy as cotton balls melt into the sidewalk. She pulled the blanket her mother had knit up around her shoulders like a cape, then dragged the ends behind her as she padded down the ground-floor apartment's hallway. "I want to go outside," she announced to her mother, who sat at the little table in the living room with a stack of bills. "It's too cold to go out right now," her mother said without looking up. "Besides, the steps are probably iced over, and I d...

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“A friend for each snowflake” by L M

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She had been here for five days and hadn't yet set foot outside. She wasn't scared she assured herself, just cautious recalling her first night as she made her way from the car to the door dragging her luggage and almost slipped. Surely this snow, practically frozen rain, was dangerous.They had no snow where she came from. It was all sun and heat and drenching rain all year long. But she had needed a better life, a brighter future, so to speak and when the opportunity had presented itself, there had been no hesitation of packing her off and ...

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“Death in winter” by Asa Green

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I stared at the snow. It was so far down...I think. When everything is white, you really can't tell. Footsteps pounded the ground next to me. I couldn't keep up, but he squeezed my hand. I wanted to say something, I wanted to do something besides run. What was he thinking? He was leading us all to a fate worse than what we would experience if one less of us lived out our days. There it was. The hand. She was back up. We reached the ice. My feet stopped moving. I had made up my mind, I refused to continue and die too. But he was faster, stron...

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“The Bay Window” by Aubrey Spencer

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Jack Wilson sat in his navy blue robe, nursing a strong cup of scalding hot coffee, sitting at his favorite bay window. This space, despite being cold enough by the large window that he saw his breath when he blew, was where Jack sat every day. Thinking. Looking through the window to the snow. Remembering. Times when sitting in this bay window was filled with company. Simpler times when he could sit here with his coffee too sweet, writing and reading and drawing the view of the bare trees covered in a white reflection and a frozen lake, sere...

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“Just Outside the Door” by O B

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It was around nine in the morning and I had taken up my usual post by the window, staring out at the little white flakes that fell gingerly from a bleak gray sky, frosting the grass in our backyard, covering everything around in a crisp layer of white. I exhaled slowly and let my breath obscure the glass in front of me. It was a very typical morning in the Fitzpatrick household. Mom was sitting roughly on the edge of her seat at the kitchen counter, smacking her lips as she sipped from a steaming cup of warm liquid. Dad sat across from her,...

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“Set In Snow” by Carole Cobos

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Trigger Warning: Suicide Attempt. Overdose.She stared at the snow, a cool crisp blanket of white. Not yet muddled by footsteps. “Taylor,” her boyfriend’s hand ghosted a few breaths short of her shoulder “don’t you want to go outside?”She raises the open book from her lap, showing him the cover. Non-verbally telling him that she didn’t want to go outside, she had a book.He sighed, looking at his tall strong girlfriend dwarfed in a sweater, shaking like a leaf. She was staring at the snow again, with the glazed look on her face.Tears slip...

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“Gliding to a Smile” by Kerry Chaput

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It’s been five years since my diagnosis. When the doctor said Parkinson's Disease I thought I heard her wrong. I laughed and told her that I was only fifty-five. Her face fell and she said, “Yes, I know.” Staring out at the wintery wonderland over my box of pills, my thickened coffee, and my cane, the glass pane of the floor to ceiling windows feels like a cage. An impenetrable fortress of glass that shields me from the crisp air and the soft snowflakes. My hands shake. They call it a pill rolling tremor. My brain wants to jump up an...

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“Indulge Me In, Snow.” by Shreya Kandari

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CW: suicide I looked at it, the first snow of this year. Falling down freely as if they have waited for this moment from many years. Dropping themselves on the ground, but still so happy. It was the same cold winter this year, the chilly winds which made people adore laziness and stay back at their homes. But somehow it felt colder to me, I realized it wasn't the snow that made me feel colder, just my own loneliness in this warm home, but not enough warmth that will melt my sadness in my heart. Suddenly, I smiled looking through my gl...

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“Silver Love” by Emma Harris

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January 21, 2014 Poof. The beautiful, white, crystal gently lowered itself to the ground only to quickly be covered by hundreds more. I watched as they gently hit the ground outside my window. It was the first time that I had seen snow in twelve years. I had forgotten just how beautiful it was. Taradiddle The thought of, even the small freedom, of an uncovered window An outlet to the world I no longer belong in Riveted by the seductress Khione Alert to the beauty that is just outside my reach Delighted by the smallest freedom Imbued by ...

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“The Key of Eidolon: Brilliant Disguise” by Cara H

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Brilliant Disguise Grim and Frostbitten Hearts 3 December 2014 “Ugh, it’s getting worse,” forty-seven-year-old nursing assistant Pepper Baiij groaned as she looked out the panoramic front window of Trinity Retirement Community in Lawrence, Kansas at the blowing snow. “It’s becoming a full-on blizzard. Maybe I should come with you on your outdoor rounds, Mary.” “Wouldn’t do to have both of us getting lost in the storm, Hon,” sixty-four-year-old security guard Mary Fonseca countered. “You know I wouldn’t feel right if one of the folks wandered...

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“A Sub-Zero Conquest” by James Holgate

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A simple glance, a simple smirk and two feet joined the earth as Fabio’s visage lit up with glee as the desert of ice appeared before his very eyes. A humble lodge of mahogany and a view of the lifetime was all he needed as a wake-up call, whilst his life of adventure awaited him in the form of the perilous ski slopes beneath his cabin. At the age of 24 he lived a perfect life: his own house, his own lifestyle, and a job that brought jubilation to all around. As the owner of the ski slopes in the surrounding land, he allowed anyone and every...

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“Mercy” by Vanessa Waltz

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As soon as I see that another foot of snow has fallen overnight, I know this will be a busy day. I learned quickly after being assigned to NorthWoodsZone713 that weather changes make for an increased number of subjects. So on days when I sense a storm, I’ve made it my habit to wake well before my shift begins, taking a few slow moments all for myself to watch the sun rise before I head out.It’s still snowing gently as the sun shifts up breaking over the mountain crag, and the wind whips the whiteness into tendrils. It’s beautiful out here, a...

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“A Message That Combined Two Nations ” by Lunaria Dragonix

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Now that I am old enough to go on my personal journey. Zurich the Imp Messenger came to the door and knocked. Knock, knock, knock! I was surprised to see the message. As a surprise to me and my Parental Structure it was a message from our rival nation the Icy Elves, who used the element of Ice to create weapons. We Snow Elves use our abilities to create wards and shields in defense. We now have to find a way to get there without incident, but how can we move to our enemy line? How can we prevent war? Why is doing this important? Well they st...

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“The Climb” by Michelle Ann Solis

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The world in front of me is white and sparkly. I need to squint my eyes as it’s almost too bright. It’s so different from the slushy, muddy and icy streets we just left behind. The ice rink is in the centre of the War Memorial Park, just next to the statue of the galloping horse. I love the sound of the fresh snow crunching under our feet but the closer we get the less I can hear our steps and more the music coming from the rink. It’s busy here. Looks like the whole department brought their loved ones to enjoy the day out. Everywhere I look,...

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“Bring Me Flowers” by LILY DAWN

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*TW*: Death. I have tried to handle this topic so gently. I know TW's don't always work but please don't read it if it does trigger you. It was still snowing in Mordovia. Kendra stared out the window, close to tears. She hated it. She'd have to spend another year here, she wiped the tears from her eyes swiftly and looked back to the bed. Keagan was asleep, so she weighed the chances of opening up to him, leaving him here, or waking him up. Either way, he'd be angry. She shouldn't have cried, now she'd have a migraine for the whole day and ...

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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 Queen of the Snow Encounters the World” by Samantha Carleton

“A friend for each snowflake” by L M

“Death in winter” by Asa Green

“The Bay Window” by Aubrey Spencer

“Just Outside the Door” by O B

“Set In Snow” by Carole Cobos

“Gliding to a Smile” by Kerry Chaput

“Indulge Me In, Snow.” by Shreya Kandari

“Silver Love” by Emma Harris

“The Key of Eidolon: Brilliant Disguise” by Cara H

“A Sub-Zero Conquest” by James Holgate

“Mercy” by Vanessa Waltz

“A Message That Combined Two Nations ” by Lunaria Dragonix

“The Climb” by Michelle Ann Solis

“Bring Me Flowers” by LILY DAWN

🌟 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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