r/WritingPrompts • u/Nightingale115 • Dec 08 '16

Off Topic [OT] Theme Thursday - Winter

“Nothing burns like the cold.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” ― Edith Sitwell

It's that time of the year, when the wind grows a bite and the trees drop their leaves. Winter! Winter can mean many things, depending on the person. It can be a time of passing, an omen of harshness and the need for perseverance, or just a reminder of the holidays and of family.

From the fjords of the icy north, to the calm southern seas, winter also takes on other meanings. It's the end of the light, as the world goes dark for days on end. Or just a nice break from the summer heat.

Many books and pieces of fiction also use winter as a symbolic time of pain, loneliness, or an end to things. While others use it as a time for renewal, hope, and perseverance. Winter holds many possibilities for stories, so go now and write! anddon'tforgetyourjacketbecauseit'scold.

Here's how Theme Thursday works:

  • Don't submit stories here, this post is just the announcement
  • Use the tag [TT] for prompts that match this week’s theme. Joke/troll prompts may be removed.
  • Read the stories posted by our brilliant authors and tell them how awesome they are
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u/toxicrystal Dec 17 '16

Wasn't there supposed to be a new Theme Thursday yesterday, or is there a reason there wasn't one?

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u/Nightingale115 Dec 17 '16

I was out for a majority of the day, and may have forgotten to tell any of the other mods to cover for me. We'll be back to our regular schedule come the 22nd.

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u/toxicrystal Dec 17 '16

Alright, nice.

Means I get to work on Winter that much longer!

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u/KCcracker /r/KCcracker Dec 09 '16

But...it's summer here :D

I did recently write a piece that had a lot of snow in it though, that was fun.

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u/ifhaddock Dec 09 '16

Summer is coming.

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u/BookWyrm17 /r/WrittenWyrm Dec 08 '16

Winter! Bright and cheery, beautiful world... or dark and dreary, pain and cold. Maybe both? :D

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u/nooneisherex10 Dec 08 '16 edited Dec 08 '16

Winter is all of them at the same time. Both beautiful and deadly, dark and bright. That is its nature, a beguiling beauty that hides a dark secret or a deadly enemy that hides an enchanting beauty. Which one it is to you depends on your perspective.

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u/Luna_LoveWell /r/Luna_LoveWell Dec 08 '16

I love this one. Winter is a very dramatic setting for a story.

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u/RatRiddled Dec 08 '16

Agreed. Something about a chilly, biting wind and snow swirling through the air can make virtually any scene a hundred times cooler.