1001 Writing Prompts About Rainy Days

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If you are familiar with anime, you’ve probably heard of Weathering with You—an animated film that tells the story of a high-school boy who ran away to Tokyo and befriended an orphan girl with the ability to manipulate the weather. It is set in a world wherein rain never stops, so the people have learned to accept the gloomy weather as a part of their everyday life. 

The film was written and directed by the Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist Makoto Shinkai. According to an article published by Deadline, Shinkai was inspired to create the film because of his interest in climate change. In an interview, he said he wanted to make a story about young people dealing with the environmental issue because he had noticed that the world has changed so much because of climate change. 

Isn’t it interesting how a person was able to create such a unique story because of the long-term changes in our weather patterns? 

Maybe you could also do the same by challenging yourself to write stories inspired by your observations about the weather. Check out this list of writing prompts about rainy days for inspiration: 

• Write about a spooky night scene with a mysterious atmosphere.
• Escape from the rainy circumstance. Write about it.
• Write about the love for rainy days.
• Write about a night of dreams that rain was inside of you rather than outside.
• A family reunion on a rainy day goes awry.
• Write about how you feel when you hear heavy rain on the roof.
• Write about the feelings of rain.
• Write about an endless rain ruining a beautiful moment.
• I wrote a poem about these prompts.
• Write about a dark and stormy night that you lived through.
• An umbrella won’t protect you, it’s way too late for you to be walking the streets, don’t you know?
• Someone hides inside your home.
• Write about your character chasing down a raindrop, or rather, not being able to catch one.
• Find beauty in the little things.
• Write about the absurdity of the phrase “the pot calling the kettle black”.
• Write about a rainy day from your future.
• Write a letter to a loved one who has disappeared.
• You have died from a terrible drowning accident…
• There’s an off-limits area at the end of my street.
• A normal day in the rain is like any other.
• Write about the awkward weather.
• Includes writing prompts about snow days as well…
• He tells you three stories that change you forever.
• The spider is happily spinning its web in the center of the room.
• Rain falls on the window like teardrops from a princess.
• Write a letter from a collector to a person who owes money. Write the first page.
• Write a story about a rain dance.
• People fear the rain, but it is necessary for us.
• Write about a time in your life when it rained.
• For every paragraph of flippant fiction, write one paragraph of more serious fiction. Don’t reveal what’s been written, instead have others guess between authoring flippant or serious fiction.
• The sun has finally come out after a hard summer of storms.
• An angel must choose between the golden light of Heaven and the sunset of Town.
• Write about a day spent hiking in the rain.
• Write about your least happy memory about rainy days.
• Home videos tell the tale of a family lost to the rain.
• Write using one or more of your senses.
• It’s a love story that begins with 4 letter words. Everyone is asking them how, but nothing is coming from you.
• Sometimes, you have to get hurt before you can heal.
• You survived the flood but now you must live in the sewers.
• Write about the bratty kids who are always violently fighting in the house. Bonus points if they’re siblings.
• Then make your day with a simple gesture.
• Shipwreck! Be a castaway on an island. Write about your description of the island, your survival skills, etc. You are there for as long as you want to be. You know it will rain every day, and you know that you may never get rescued. What is your life like? Are you agreeable? Does the island get on your nerves? You are not sure when you eat, when you sleep, when you do anything. It is not important, the only thing that matters is that every day, the rain rains down on you.
• Tropical rainforests don’t always enjoy sunshine, but are rather full of rains and storms during some times of year.
• Write about the worst rain storms you’ve been in.
• Write a fictional story about a rainy day.
• Write a story about the greatest festival in the world. It always rains on that day.
• The sky turns dark outside just as you’re about to give up on your homework.
• You wake up from a vivid dream, only to find that the weather outside is exactly like the dream.
• Write about a rainy walk home from work.
• Write a poem about the rain and the power it holds over the plants.
• Describe the beauty of falling rain, the smell of the wet ground.
• Write a poem about rain.
• Write about your day when it rains.
• Write about making the best of a rainy day. Pick one rainy day based on place, time, or topic, and write about it.
• Write a short story featuring a truck driving through the rain.
• Write about dark rainy nights.
• A raindrop falls from the sky, and promptly dissolves into your tears.
• Yesterday was sunny and calm. Today is the opposite. Write about how this change affects your day.
• Describe what life was like before it rained.
• Write about your favorite rainy day rituals.
• Write a love letter to rain.
• Write about what it is like to experience a rain storm.
• You sit on your porch for hours, observing the rain fall.
• Write about a food you’d like to be served while it rains outside.
• Clear stormy skies reveal a meteor shower overhead.
• Write about your first unpleasant experience with the rain.
• Write about finding shelter in the rain.
• You wake up to the sound of pouring rain outside.
• Write about your worst rainy day experience.
• Your main character can’t stop thinking about the dark and stormy night.
• Name 3 things you enjoy most about rainy days.
• Understandably, the liquid freezes on solid surfaces, yet here you are. Fire lingers within the unlit fireplace.
• Write about the cloud seeding going on in another part of the country.
• You’re stuck inside, sick with the flu.
• Create a food that brings thoughts of rainy days.
• A boy and his mother hide together from the pouring rain in their fort made of sheets.
• Start with a title and no ending.
• You step outside to admire the rain, forgetting that your umbrella is broken.
• Write about a game of hide and seek in the rain.
• A standing puddle on a rainy day.
• What beauty lies on a cloud-covered night?
• The sun doesn’t come out until…
• The dark man with the yellow umbrella shared some secrets with me.
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• Inside a giant, pumpkin patch with no face.
• Write about a rainy day you remember with a friend. Tell me about a rainy day when you were in high school. Tell me about a rainy day when you were in college. What is the significance of a rainy day? What do you do when it rains? What do you make of this list of photography ideas for rainy days? Aren’t they amazing? Which one is your favorite rainy day idea? Feel free to write us a comment.
• Write a love poem about your significant other when one of you stays home sick while the other goes to work.
• Rain drops become tears. Write about your life.
• Write about your day soaking in the rain.
• A homeless man begs for change from you, as he’s patiently standing in the pouring rain.
• Write about the memory you would have from a rainy day.
• Write about the weirdest thing you discovered on a rainy day.
• Write about a lost person in the rain.
• The pavement glistened in the shining streetlight. Its’ reflection flickered in the puddles, like the stars in the night sky.
• Write about a rainy day that was from your childhood.
• A plane crashes into the side of a building
• Build a comical conversation between two characters who have to walk home in a rainstorm.
• Are rainy days your favorite of all the days? Explain your answer.
• Write about rainy days when you were a child.
• Write about your thoughts on rainy days.
• Rainy day gum
• Write about a message sent with a carrier pigeon.
• Write about what you are doing when the rain begins to pour.
• Write about a dramatic rainy day.
• Be careful driving, don’t hit anyone.
• The world dries up and the dead rise.
• Write about the hospitality of a stranger in your neighborhood.
• Four grandparents are sitting around a table, bragging about their grandkids.
• You open the door to see a person, who looks… you can’t quite tell.
• You’re eating at a restaurant and it’s raining outside.
• There is a sense of melancholy in the rain.
• A raindrop is about to drop from the sky when…
• On a rainy day, you look up at the sky and see a rainbow.
• Write about this day in the life of a stormtrooper.
• Colour outside the lines.
• Write about things you remember about rainy days.
• They say they have been walking through the rain for twice as long as you’ve been alive, and demanded to come in to do the final thing on their list. What did they say?
• Describe the quiet of the day after the rain has stopped.
• The next day, the rain never stops.
• The first time you met your lover on a rainy day.
• You walk outside to contemplate life and find yourself under a tree as it is raining cats and dogs. Write about that interaction.
• Write about having to hide when it rains.
• Your car has broken down and you’re trapped inside, write about what happens next.
• Write a short story in a rainy setting.
• You tell me that you are crying because no one understands you.
• Keep the forces of nature grounded!
• Stop staring at the ceiling and listen to words of a man soaked in rain.
• Shout your favourite colour. Write down that word on a piece of paper. Tear it to pieces, and hide it. Write down a sentence that describes the colour.
• Write about your neighbor, the crazy alchemist.
• Write about a rain filled bird bath.
• The rain drummed against the windows of the house.
• You are trapped in a maze and it’s raining.
• It’s still raining. The crops we worked so hard to grow withered overnight into nothingness.
• Write about the last time you cried.
• Rainy day writing prompts that trigger memories
• The old man wore a hat and carried a newspaper.
• Write a letter home to your parents about the day’s weather.
• List five of those days where your family was stuck cooped up inside.
• Write a poem about rainy days.
• Write about a rainy day that you regret.
• Write about a rainy day when your past is catching up to you.
• What do a pirate and a rainy day have in common?
• Write about life in a heaven of peace and rain.
• A memory from a rainy day.
• You try to read, but you can’t focus. The pounding of the rain on the roof drowns out all other sounds.
• A girl cries as she sits on a bench in a public park, watching the rain.
• Write about a person going through a bad storm.
• Why does the rain seem to pause between the buildings but cascade so rapidly from the heavens when it’s over them?
• Use your knowledge of beauty products and write a satirical column called “Help for Hags” about their usage on rainy days when one looks tired.
• You walk into a room to find your husband lying dead on the floor. The windows are wide open. Snow drifts in from the storm. The curtains whip in the wind. In disbelief, you fall to your knees as rain mists your eyes.
• Write about the sound of rain against the walls of your house at night.
• It began when they entered high school. Nobody ever thought that it would happen to them. Now they have experienced it first-hand.
• Write about a rainy day that changed you forever.
• Rain taps upon my nose.
• A girl walks alone in the rain.
• A loved one has left you to wander in the rain, for an entire week.
• Your mother says it’s time for school, but you don’t want to go. The sky is bright white. Write about it.
• Write about a person you admire from a distance.
• There’s no place to run from this downpour.
• Write a story about a girl, boy, man, or woman who isn’t afraid to get their shoes wet.
• You wake up to the sound of howling wind and the patter of rain on your bedroom window. You get up and look out, but can only see the grayness of an oncoming storm. You try to go back to sleep, but fear that later the storm will turn into a hurricane. You can’t eat to calm your nerves. The winds howl like a wolf’s baying howl.
• It was a hot muggy summer’s night when it began to rain.
• Write about your grandmother’s cookie recipe.
• It was sunny and warm outside. Sprinkles of rain now began to fall.
• He wears a black hat.
• A mad scientist sewn together animals into monstrosities made to destroy the world, and only you can stop him.
• Discuss your rainy day wishes.
• The rain won’t stop. You know what it means. You must get out and stop them.
• Tie a shawl around her shoulders and pull down your window shades.
• Write about running the first red traffic light.
• Write about an outing that gets out of hand in the rain.
• Write about the effect of raining on someone.
• Write about being stuck in the house with a foul smell coming from your kitchen or bathroom.
• Write a story about a rainy day
• The world gets flooded, except for a little bit of dry space, and it rains, and rains, and rains.
• Write a letter to someone stating why they are wrong.
• Write about two people caught in a storm.
• List 5 ways to fit in when there is no sun!
• Do you invite her in?
• The rain gets worse at night.
• Write about the horror of rainy days.
• A treasure is hidden beneath the broken corner of this wall.
• After the storm comes the quiet. The feeling of peace.
• Write about why running makes you feel better.
• Write about the misty landscape before the rain.
• The weather outside is frightful…
• Write about your favourite rainy day.
• Describe what happens after a big storm.
• An immense noise shatters the fragile silence.
• It’s not safe to be outside, not when rain falls from the sky like this.
• The end of the world happened when it was raining out.
• The sky is dark and nothing but the crackling of thunder can be heard in the distance .
• Rain taught me a valuable lesson about forgetting to take the trash out.
• The pitter patter of rain shivers my window sill.
• Write a story about a girl whose cat disappears during a storm.
• She claims she can speak to the dead.
• Blood Curdling screams echo through the woods.
• Write about everyday life on rainy days.
• The sky glows in the dark night.
• You wake up to the sound of the rain steadily tapping against your window.
• A shelter is what you need. Seek refuge.
• Write about insomnia and the unreal feeling of nighttime when there is no light.
• Write about a time when you were stuck indoors by the rain.
• Your character has no umbrella, and now he is wet to the skin. Write from his perspective.
• You arrive home after the rain has finally stopped.
• Write a poem about rainy days.
• People long for sunny days.
• Write in the frame of mind of someone who has a lifetime flashing before their eyes.
• The leaves crunch and soak up the puddle underneath them. Impossible to avoid.
• Water is the blood of the Earth Mother. As we bleed, she bleeds.
• Write about your neighborhood on a rainy day.
• Write a poem in the style of your favorite artist.
• Write about a rainy day when you did something totally unlike yourself.
• It was a miserable evening because of the rain. The movie had to be canceled. Your favorite sports team lost in the rain. It’s been ages since you’ve gone outside, and you’re all cooped up in the house. There’s nothing to do but write about the storm.
• The stench of salt, the burning sun. Two things which do not go very well with each other.
• Did you know that some scientists for nefarious purposes. Many governments. And scientists say. Those days of rain. Might not be that bad.
• I see stormy skies, leading my eyes to the walls of grey.
• It’s your favorite weather. Write about why.
• A glimpse of hope appears when the rain finally stops.
• Write about the worst rainy day you’ve ever lived through.
• Write about your struggle with chronic illness.
• Find beauty in rainy days through art.
• The grey clouds part, and you see the sun.
• Write what you would do if it were your last rainy day on earth.
• Write about what you do during the rainy days of summer.
• Write about a day from your past that you would like to go back to.
• The rain falls softly without water.
• Write about what happens to the world when it rains. What are the consequences? What are some of the great trials caused by a single raindrop?
• Write about your most awesome rainy day experience.
• Explain why you don’t like rainy weather.
• We call them haunted clouds.
• The storm raged on for days. No end in sight.
• Your prince has taken your apologies and still gone away. You will beg the rain to stop…if you can.
• Village of Ravens was a dark fantasy story of betrayal. It was only available as an eBook and was included in the Dark Wings anthology by Ink Smith Publishing in December 2016. In February 2017 it will be included in the anthology Space Pirates by Unwholly Books.
• Write about a rainy day that you would rather forget.
• It’s been 6 days and it still won’t stop raining.
• Explain how a rainy day affects you.
• Write about how you became a writer.
• Write about the worst rainy day of your life.
• You fall down in your coffin-like bed, bringing the soft sheets in with you. “Lovely, drenching rain.”
• Write about a rainy day.
• Write about the struggle of survival in order to escape a storm.
• Write about how you felt about a rainy day.
• Does the rain cure or cause a sickness?
• This is the first day of summer vacation when you realize it’s going to be raining for days.
• Shine your driving lights.
• A rainy afternoon makes you realize how grateful you really are.
• The trees at the end of your street are yearning to be saved.
• The rain is getting heavier and is penetrating your home.
• It’s coming down… show me your silliness!
• Some pillows, soft from being blown dry in the dryer, a good book, a gust of wind causing a tree …
• The rain is blocking your view of the city, but you can still hear it.
• Giant trees scattered all around torn apart by lightning strikes.
• A small drop of water on a rain free day.
• Walk outside in the pouring rain and go somewhere.
• Write about the end of a relationship.
• Tell how you spent your day.
• Your partner ordered you to write. You attempted to write and failed miserably.
• Use a coin to decide your fate. Will it be heads or tails?
• Write about the moment you receive a letter from your secret lover, who is in another kingdom.
• You stepped out into the garden when the downpour began. Having been unaware of this, you realize that you cannot see the light of your own home. You keep walking, trying to find your way home.
• Try to cheer up a friend by reminding them of the beauty of those rainy days.
• Rain drops trickle down your window.
• They want to stay in for the night.
• Something vital is hidden in the rain.
• A window in a rainstorm.
• You can write historical fiction scenarios with this dark and dreary setting. You can also write a suspense or mystery story.
• A chance encounter on a rainy day.
• Write as if you’ve been living in a world without rain. Your roof sprung a leak and it began to rain inside your house for the first time.
• You wake and hear the rain pattering against your window.
• Write about a rainy day that becomes clear of the clouds only to reveal the destruction caused by the flood.
• After the downpour in the woods, a fairy appears.
• A car crash results in your retirement, but it’s OK because it’s raining! Narrate it.
• It’s always raining in Summerfield. No one seems to mind, though.
• Write about a rainy day and the impact it has on a particular place. Where?
• It is a rainy day, and you are excited to finally write your book.
• Everybody has to avoid those dark clouds…
• Write about a memory of ghostly rainy days.
• Write about trying to survive a storm.
• Write about the beauty of rainy-afternoons.
• Leave the house on a rainy day on impulse. Describe where you end up.
• After being caught outside in the stormy weather, you find a friend in someone you least expect. What happens?
• Create a dramatic setting where it is always raining.
• Write from the point of view of the rain.
• Your car breaks down and you’re stranded in the middle of a rainstorm.
• Someone has found a scroll with strange text on it. They ask you to copy it for them.
• When a rainy day goes bad.
• When it rains, the drain always seems to get clogged up.
• Write about your reaction.
• Write about the mysterious man who visits you on rainy days.
• It’s cold and soggy outside.
• A rainy night at the beach.
• Write about yourself on a rainy day.
• The darkness seems menacing as the dark clouds roll in
• Write a letter. To the sun.
• What does the rain sound like to you?
• You wake up and discover the world is flooded.
• Give a character weather-based superpowers.
• Write about a rainy day from your childhood.
• Write about the moment that rains stop.
• The moment before the storm hits.
• The night where you tried to wait up for the sunrise.
• Write about the song the rain sings.
• Write about your surroundings. What do you see, hear, and smell?
• What are you doing inside the house? Don’t have the urge to play in the rain?
• A conversation between two girls meeting for the first time in a crowded waiting room…
• Why do we love the rain so much? Give a detailed list of your favorites.
• 7. Love and Emotions
• The rain falls unusually hard for this time of year.
• Speak to your inner child. How do rainy days make you feel?
• An unexpected storm covers the town in darkness.
• Write about a day that seems so much like any other that it doesn’t seem like anything at all.
• Write about your house on a rainy day.
• Write about a love story that is hopeless.
• She hands you an olive branch.
• Write about being caught in a torrential downpour.
• Envision you are a stone lying on your bed. Using five senses, describe your experience and feelings about the rain.
• The sky is dark and grey. There is a rhythm in the raindrops.
• Describe a rainbow. In as much detail as possible, you describe the arc of the rainbow, the colors of the rainbow, and the environment at the origin of the rainbow.
• Write about the first time you went to the beach, or an important beach memory.
• Write a dream sequence about an unsettling rainy day.
• Venus comes out from behind the clouds.
• Describe how the monotonous, steady sound of the rain really relaxes you.
• The rain is a great tapestry upon which my thoughts and feelings are woven…
• You just bought a new umbrella and are excited to show it off.
• Someone has begun to heavily stalk you.
• Step outside on a rainy day. Notice how the rain takes on a particular scent.
• You always wished to write like the world is ending. Why not try that thought to fit on a rainy day?
• This could be a horror story or a fantastical one full of wonderful creatures.
• Revel in the wonder of a boring and rainy day.
• A character receives a message that changes their perception of the world.
• When it rains, your mind goes into overdrive.
• Write about a rainy day from a parent’s point of view.
• Write about a rainy day that takes a tragic turn.
• Write a story about a rainy day gone terribly wrong.
• It was a dry, dry day… an inhospitable day to be outside so the air conditioner was running full blast… which, unfortunately, wafted a putrid odor throughout the house… which, unfortunately, caused your mood to drop like a rock. You banished everyone outside to play. After an hour, they started knocking on the back door.
• Write about your favorite rainy day memories.
• A drop of rain begins to write a letter.
• You’re walking in the forest, watching the rain drip down from the leaves and branches.
• Rain does crazy, unpredictable things.
• What happens when the constant rains flood so far it covers the earth’s mountains? Who is that strange creature that appears in the waters?
• A lightning bolt strikes you, transfiguring you into a vampire.
• Icy tendrils twine around the bare trees and tug them as hard as the wind.
• Write about a rainy night that was so deadly.
• You’re watching the world through a rain-soaked window.
• Write about a magical land where water is precious.
• There’s nothing to be said when your child co
• Spend an afternoon in the woods with a forgotten chest from a shipwreck.
• Memories are worth cherishing during rainy days.
• Write about falling under the spell of the rain.
• What if we lived on a planet where it never rained?
• How would you describe this rainy season?
• Write about a dog or cat that looks like rain.
• Write about a rainy day that changed your life.
• I went to a carnival once and they had terrifying nightmare machines.
• Write a poem about riding in a hot air balloon over the rainforest and watching the trees sway through a foggy dome of ominous darkness.
• Shoes are rarely worn these days, since the good weather disappeared.
• A grieving widow, standing alone next to her boyfriend on his open grave.
• Write a time-travel romance where the only way she can go back is by flying to the tropics, just after a hurricane.
• A boy on the beach, alone, wishing the rain would leave him alone.
• It had not rained since Yk’thulghk, which was rumored to be the end of all planetary water, and now all that rain is back.
• Write about a monster lurking under bed with the sole purpose of getting wet and spooking the reader with children.
• Someone’s life is flashing before her eyes while floating in a lake of rain water.
• Write about a moment of peace.
• Write about the last time it rained on you.
• Addressing a feline that has always been in the house…
• It’s far too cold and wet today for anyone to be in a good mood.
• Write about a rainy morning. A rainy high noon. A rainy sunset. A rainy midnight.
• Write about the loss of faith in one rainy day.
• The smell of mushrooms in the air is more potent today because of the rain.
• You have the day off work, but because of the weather, there won’t be much to do.
• “Ah, nothing like a good old storm to make your point.” He pulled out a knife, ready to fight.
• Remember a rainy day long ago.
• Write about what you can learn from rainy days.
• It was a cold, rainy day when he found the Golden Snitch
• Write about a rainy day in a foreign land.
• What would you do if you woke up and the clouds were gone?
• A rainstorm is making it impossible to sleep because it’s so loud outside.
• A girl is walking down the sidewalk, her head tied with her raincoat. She looks very upset. Write a poem about what she had been through.
• People get upset when they realize that they will never see the sun again. What are their reactions?
• Drive home in a storm and write about it.
• Write about the first time you defeated the Ultimate Ninja.
• You’re sitting in your bedroom, enjoying the sound of the rain hitting your roof.
• You’ve been forced to work outside in the storm.
• On rainy days, the smaller things are more beautiful. Describe one of them.
• She takes off her raincoat and reveals a soaked dress.
• Write about the worst time you’d ever spent on a rainy day. What happened?
• Write your own old-fashioned weather advertisement.
• It may be considered bad luck, but it’s a rainy night and your date is late.
• The scent of fresh rain invades your room and you can’t sleep.
• Your dog disappears, it turns out to be a full moon.
• Write about your first memory of the rain.
• What would you do if you couldn’t go outside anymore?
• People have discovered a water source in the barren desert. All of the sudden, everyone is trying to get to this new oasis. You’re trying to find out why, too.
• It hasn’t rained for years.
• A sunrise in a dark and dreary city.
• A novel made up of short stories, one for each day of the week, with each story having something to do with rain.
• Write a poem that describes the feeling of rain hitting the ground.
• Have each character be affected by inclement weather.
• 5. We write to tell stories. Why tell what they think they know?
• Write about the first time it rained? What surprised or scared you the most about it?
• It is a story-telling website, and many seasons and weather are available. Famous authors and individuals have written stories using these prompts, to find them all,
• Write about a character who’s always weathering the storm, no matter where they are.
• Write about your own experience of a rainy day.
• The dirty snow melted, leaving behind a shiny layer of black ice.
• Write about someone who embraces rainy days.
• From the lips of a rain spout, to the blue ink on your notebook’s pages, all will be washed away when the sun finally shines once again…
• Tell your readers your name.
• The world begins to fall apart through rain.
• Describe what you do when it rains.
• Our inner child catches a cold from the dripping rain.
• A wild forest fire sweeps through a jungle, leaving the wildlife wet from all the water. Write from an animal’s perspective.
• Write about a place that hasn’t seen rain in years.
• The world went black, along with all the lights, and the rain continued to pour down.
• Write about the end of a rainy day.
• Write about a rainy day that changed your life forever.
• Describe your favorite rainy day.
• Remember the good times from when you first started dating.
• Write about winter by describing rain.
• You get a call from someone who’s trapped in an alley during a downpour.
• What if the earth had no rain?
• The night sky is full of water. So beautiful.
• Explain how you feel about gloomy weather.
• I stare out the window at the rain, watching the birds flee the skies for shelter.
• It’s pouring rain. You open your window to let the fresh air in.
• Describe a rainy day in your childhood.
• Your pet is caught in the rain. Write a poem about this.
• I hate rainy days!
• Write about a time you experienced bad weather.
• Write about your favorite shady spot.
• A mysterious man is standing in the shadows. What are his intentions?
• Write about a rainy heist.
• Write a piece about a missing person or someone you miss on rainy days.
• Describe the first time you saw the rain.
• The better thou knowest thyself, the more pain thou canst Lake.
• Write about the end of the world.
• You’re walking through the park, and you discover an unexpected boy.
• Write about how rain can relate to crime.
• Most people love rainy days. You do not. Write about your experience.
• Write about two people going through a divorce or a separation. One of them cheated on the other. Both of them are fighting for everything they have. Rain is trying to stop them, but they remain stubborn to find each other.
• Head out and write about a rainy day.
• An unidentifiable object lands in your yard and you smash it open with a shovel.
• Write about the nastiness of rainy days.
• Imagine a rainy urban fantasy.
• A young man walks up to you, extending his hand, he proclaims with a grin to share his umbrella with you.
• Avoid trying too hard to be fancy. It’s bad enough that it’s raining.
• Write about the strangest sound you’ve heard on a rainy day.
• Memories from the past…
• Write about life before the rains.
• Write about exciting things that happen when it rains.
• A person sits in the rain staring at a wall.
• Write a self-reflective, sad and mostly short haiku poem about how ugly rain and violence make you feel.
• Write about how the rain drowned the world.
• Write the first thing on your mind when you wake up on a rainy day.
• Write about a first love that goes sour.
• A petty thief tries to break into your house in the middle of the night, but the weather opposes it.
• It is raining so hard, you can’t see the sidewalk.
• A conversation on a melancholy, rainy day.
• You find yourself trapped inside the house because of the rain.
• A father tells his son a story on a rainy day.
• Write about your first kiss, when it was raining.
• The death of someone you loved was caused by the rain.
• Write a short monologue about your disappointment about the weather.
• Whether it be fictional or realistic, write about a rainy day.
• Write about a rainy day.
• Write about a rainy day that’s happening in the middle of summer.
• It is stopped by a mysterious man who appears just outside your door and instantly says he knows everything about everyone.
• Write about the first time you and your best friend met.
• Signs of life in the city.
• You wake up to the sound of a leaky roof. You are grateful it’s just a little leak, and not water pouring in.
• How did you spend your rainy day?
• Write about a rainy day when you were a child.
• You’ve lost everything to the floods.
• For your own safety, you must escape now, and survive the cruel weather.
• Something weird happened while the sun was out.
• Write about the rain.
• Is it ever okay to cheat on your spouse?
• How many days until it stops?
• Write about a time when you were caught in a rain shower with a loved one.
• Enjoy the rain while it’s outside of your window.
• A child walks home through the downpour carrying a broken umbrella on a school day.
• She is bleeding from her hand.
• Write about a troubled, rainy relationship.
• Write about the sad feeling of not being understood.
• Write about a rainy day from the point of view of your favorite water drop.
• Reality and fiction mixes together in today’s world.
• Joseph lives for rainy days. There’s a smell in the air that only comes around on rainy days.
• You are trapped, unable to get from inside to out.
• Write what you would do, if you were in such a situation.
• Something miraculous happened the other day, because of that wonderful rain storm.
• The sky reminds me of angels.
• A lone ship sails on a stormy sea, searching for home.
• A flash of lightning lights up the sky.
• Write about the true power of rain.
• The rainbow was placed in the sky the moment you were born.
• For the remainder of today, it will never stop raining.
• You answered the door, to see a stranger. Wet from head to toe, with nothing but a flower.
• It starts to rain a few days before they arrive.
• Write about sharing a rainy day with a pet.
• Write about the sounds of the rain.
• The reader is only shown things from the second person.
• Write about a rainy day when chores need to be finished.
• A child opens the door.
• Write about a person you miss on rainy days.
• Write a diary entry about the day when it rained forever.
• You are riding in your car, when all of a sudden it starts to rain.
• The End of the Dwarves
• Write a story about a person who is afraid of rain.
• The road between your town and someone’s golden graves.
• Write about the struggles of a lone survivor trapped by the rain.
• The sound of raindrops creates an unnatural silence.
• Rain soaks humans, but blesses the ground.
• “I’ve come for your children,” he says. You look up, surprised, and say, “Well, they aren’t home.”
• Write a story about the mysteries of the rain.
• You and your significant other bring an umbrella on a date for an evening walk so you can spend time together. The two of you are opposites. While you are dressed in warm coats, he is wearing shorts and a vest. He has the umbrella and insists that you hold an end of the umbrella without saying a word. The two of you walk along, sharing a quiet intimacy.
• Your husband comes home soaking wet.
• She says her name is Jane Smith. There’s a flash of lightning outside your window.
• It’s raining and snowing. The strange dichotomy of the two is soothing.
• The sun is beginning to shine again, but the rain keeps falling.
• Someone you love is going away and won’t be back for a long time.
• At the very top of the tallest hill it tends to cancel the rain.
• Write a short story from the perspective of the rain.
• Write about a rainy, storm night.
• A mail letter delivers a harsh message when you thought nothing could be worse.
• Write the story that happens on a rainy day.
• Have you ever had someone abandon you in the rain?
• An old remembrance…
• You have 24 hours to write a masterpiece.
• What’s the meaning of rain?
• There is no better day for a nap.
• Professor Smith was your English teacher in college, and upon graduation, you moved to the other side of town. You haven’t seen each other in over a decade.
• You are sitting in your house on a rainy day. It has been days since you’ve seen another human.
• A backpacker pacing around at a bus and train station in the rain.
• The only thing you can see through the torrential downpour is smoke rising from the top of the hill.
• The sun is gone and winter will last for eternity.
• Write about the unfortunate people working on rainy days.
• Write about a bad day, turned upside down.
• It’s starting to rain, and you were just about to leave on an adventure.
• Springtime rain is refreshing and clean.
• What little good thing is your character seeing in the rain?
• Write about confining rain.
• Write about umbrellas.
• Are you somebody who loves rainy days?
• Never leave the house on a rainy morning.
• Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Imagine the smell of rain.
• What did she want? What did she bring with her?
• It is raining…
• Write about an old friend you haven’t seen in a long time, and what happened when they just dropped by.
• Write about a living’s quest to finish his painting.
• You’re stuck outside because of the storm and need ideas for songs.
• Someone tells you, “I hate rainy days.” Write what they are like.
• Gary Carter left one last message for me…
• Flashes of light streak across the sky. You run for cover. Avoiding those hot burning rays that singe skin with each touch.
• Do you let the stranger in?
• The first few drops of rain feel so good on your face.
• They’re looking for a place to stay because the weather has become hostile and their shack has just blown away.
• Write about what you’re supposed to do because of rainy days.
• It was a dark and stormy night…
• Rain drops pushed against your window. It’s a rainy day. Is it okay?
• Write about something magical occurring during a rainy day.
• Write about how your family spends rainy days.
• Whoa, we fell through a black hole into Seattle.
• Write about how a rainy day changed something for the better.
• Write from the perspective of a rainy-day-loving serial killer.
• The rain drops on your face.
• Take your most valuable possession outside and let it be soaked with rain.
• Invent a weather system and write a brief description of the rain it delivers.
• Write about the spookiest thing you’ve ever heard while it was raining.
• You wake up on a rainy day to two figures standing at the foot of your bed.
• The sun is about to shine through the clouds.
• It is raining cats and dogs.
• Write about the things you remember about rainy days.
• Write about how you stew over your problems during rainy days.
• A child secretly hides in a closet as she hears her parents fighting above the rain.
• The world is flooded, and your family floats in a makeshift raft.
• Write about a lonely person on a rainy day.
• Write a story about how fun rainy days can be.
• It is a rainy day, and you decide to go swimming in the lake/river to relieve stress.
• Write about storm season from the perspective of someone who has apocalypse level…
• The rain is a blessing.
• The rain always stopped by noon.
• Why do birds suddenly sing in the night
• The last time George needed to mow the lawn he shivered through raindrops.
• It’s such a gloomy rainy day that no one has the courage to go outside.
• The rain falls ceaselessly as you fall asleep.
• Write about the fun you have when it rains.
• A man suddenly jumps from behind your door. He has been sneaking in your house for a few days, eating your food, and taking a shower with your rain. He proposes that you are less sane than he is, and demands that you make soup.
• Write about rain from the point of view of a sad, depressed person.
• The most important setting, event, tool, or other element in the story begins to rain, as if on cue.
• Write about someone who prefers the colors of raindrops.
• Write a short description of the streets after a lengthy storm.
• What do you do when it rains?
• Lightning illuminates the dark forest.
• The buzzer rings in the middle of your favorite TV show.
• The rain is kissing my forehead gently. It’s dancing on my skin.
• Write about your feelings on rainy days.
• There was once a child who lived on a reservation… A psychiatrist tries to decipher the man who tried to kill her child…
• Write about the sounds of rain.
• They answer the door and are startled by what they see.
• You unlock your deadbolt to see a friend standing at your doorway feeling sorry for yourself.
• A hostile child locks you in a crumbling building with no escape.
• It doesn’t matter to me that you live because of rain.
• The rain falls to the ground in heavy droplets, clinging to your boots, forming a small pool that’s the color of dull silver.
• Write about the reasons you like to sit out in the rain for long periods of time, and why you don’t mind getting soaked when it rains.
• What did you do on this rainy day?
• Turning away from the rain Leaning against the window Pause and stare outside Where darkness meets the downpour
• A rainy day means you’re stuck indoors with someone you hate.
• Write about the exquisite torment of the loved one who doesn’t remember you.
• Your umbrella is useless.
• Rain is a writer’s best friend.
• Write about an exciting time that happened during stormy weather.
• Write about the worst rainy day of your life.
• Thunder – The explosion of lightning strikes the sky and shakes the earth.
• Write about a rainy day in the dungeon scene.
• Write about a rainy morning.
• Write a story featuring a rainy day or week that changes your protagonist’s life.
• The sun comes out as soon as your umbrella opens.
• The Queen walked slowly through the rain, her heels clicking on the floor as she went. Prince Charming struggled to stay upright in the mud, but he was determined nonetheless.
• A “rainy day” is the background to a romantic story. Person A and person B meet on a rainy, stormy day. What happens next?
• The rain never stops. Flowers begin to wilt and grow moldy.
• Rain. It’s a real bummer.
• A hot bath.
• Tell a story about a somber, rainy day in prose.
• Write a poem about a rainy day.
• Why is he or she on your doorsteps so late at night in the rain?
• Write about an afternoon you spent watching the rain.
• After a particularly miserable rainy day, the sun finally comes back out!
• Rain or shine, every day’s the same.
• Teach your reader some survival advice for rainy days.
• She is sent from the heavens to tell us something.
• Write about the memory of a stormy night.
• Describe the hardest thing about rainy days.
• Write about the decision to stay in bed all day during spring showers.
• The night that the rain landed.
• Write about your first summer with your family.
• You run for shelter from a super-powerful raindrop.
• Write about your experiences on a rainy day.
• Write about a time you were caught doing something illegal during a rainstorm.
• Write about vacations covered in rain.
• Write about the effects of rainy days on your self-confidence.
• Write about your worst day during the rain.
• Describe a normal, everyday rain part of your daily life.
• Write a story about a man/woman moving to a new town entirely due to the weather.
• The life of a castaway, stranded on a tropical island.
• Write everything that happened on the worst rainy day.
• Write about having the perfect day.
• I open the door, not knowing why this stranger came here at this time of night.
• How does it affect your daily routine?
• Write a monologue about your relationship with rain.
• A time machine fell from the sky, bringing with it an old family photo.
• A bird catches the rain in its tail feathers and drinks it.
• Write about a memory of a first love.
• The war between humans and bad weather has begun.
• A vampire story, about the trouble caused by flooding.
• You feel angry at the rain?
• There’s a flash of light through the thick clouds. Thunder rumbles. Write about a first kiss in the rain.
• A deserted street during a thunderstorm.
• You’re all tucked in your bed, but can’t sleep because of the constant rain tapping on your window.
• Write about the lives of raindrops.
• Read more at the original source
• It was an overcast day and you caught the raindrops on your fingers and licked them.
• The man was lying in the ditch. He wasn’t dead…
• Write about a day where it just rains, rains, rains.
• Write a story within a story. Write about a storyteller telling a story to a group of friends. Write about the story being told. Write about the friends’ reaction. Write about what the friends do after the story is over.
• Write a message in a bottle to a distant relative or close friend.
• You discover that your city is run by intelligent reptiles.
• What good can come out of such a horrible day like this one?
• Write an exotic, tropical location, complete with a storm.
• You are the last human on Earth, living deep underground.
• You’ve just had a baby, and it’s been raining for a month. He’s sick and needs someone to talk to.
• Write a scene wherein a sad rainy day gives way to a happy rainy day.
• For the list of writing prompts for other seasons, go The Great Pumpkin Posts or to the Schoolhouse at the End of the Universe.
• Write a short letter to nature or God.
• A newly discovered planet orbits this dim red star.
• Ask someone out for a walk in the rain.
• Write about your emotional state during a rainy day.
• Write a eulogy for a character whose life was defined by the rain.
• Write an epic poem about sunny days.
• The rains have stopped. How has the quarreling in your home stopped?
• One day after the apocalypse, the sun refuses to shine again.
• The world ends on a rainy day.
• Do not like cauliflower.
• A pleasant journey through rainy places.
• There’s a magical power in the rain.
• She tells you that there is a curse upon the town – that it rains and rains and rains forevermore.
• Write a scene about swimming in the rain.
• Write about the weather, good or bad!
• The thunder keeps shouting.
• Write about the creepy mystery about a rainy and gloomy night.
• Write about a goblin who dances in the rain for villagers.
• Write about your most vivid memory of a rainy day. Was there a child or pet lost, a fight, a lover? Did anyone save the day?
• Write about the dreaming child, sad that it won’t be sunny.
• The weather isn’t so bad out, you could go for a walk, or do some reading.
• Write a poem about your home’s leaky roof.
• Write about Christmas during a rainy day.
• You have just received a box containing all your wishes. What did you wish for?
• Write about playing in the rain on a hot summer day.
• It was a dark and stormy night.
• A confession during a rainy day
• The fear of being a vampire or werewolf.
• A sunny yellow raincoat flies through the sky.
• The old man’s grandfather once fought a sea monster.
• Have you ever danced in the rain? Written a song about it?
• Write about a breakthrough you had on a rainy day.
• Rainy season comes earlier every year, and we never know when it will end.
• Describe a manifestation of misery during rainy days.
• Jealous of the sun, the rain lies there… falling.
• You turn your back on the world and turn to painting- perhaps a painting of a rainy day. You must use vivid words to describe the painting in your story. You can add things like symbolism, metaphor and simile but avoid any symbolism, metaphors or similes that reference rainy days. Only use vigorous language expressively
• Write about a rainy day.
• Revenge comes to those who are gracious enough to forgive.
• Write about a rainy day when something strange happens.
• The sun has submerged itself too long under water. It is time for it to rise.
• How does the weather affect your romance life?
• Write a story centered around a bad storm.
• Write about your day. It can be whatever day.
• Investigate the mysterious affair of x and y.
• Ten rules for rainy days.
• The sky is dark and the clouds are fat. It looks like it might rain.
• Write about your first axe murder.
• Find a rainy day simile.
• A penny for your thoughts, they say…
• The dark puddles of rainwater cling to your rain boots. You look down at them and a gnawing, seemingly endless hunger starts to stir inside you.
• A screaming woman rushes by you. Eyes hungry and clothes stained red.
• Are you a fan of rainy days?
• It’s been so hot. Really, really hot. It’s made you feel sick.
• Write 2-3 page stories about the apocalypse caused by the rain.
• It’s too gray. Too feeble. Too inhuman. It’s not my kind of weather.
• Write about a rainy day that turns into a sunny day.
• Write about the goodness of rainy days.
• A day without rain feels pointless. Sketch a busy city on your rainy day.
• You’ve never enjoyed the rain more.
• The sun glared through the window, lighting my hotel room.
• Rain is a natural form of euthanasia.
• You are the rain. Describe your day.
• The sky is crying today for a loved one we have lost.
• Write about the  tension  between raindrops and the flower covered ground.
• Young boy goes into the woods to find a way to escape forever the rain
• A little girl finds a kitten in the rain. Write about how she takes care of it in the dark, rainy woods.
• I wonder if too much sunshine is just as damaging as too much rain.
• Who is your very own character who would benefit from the gift of rain?
• Write about how rain changes your day — or how it changes what you’d normally be doing.
• Write about your character’s first memory.
• Discuss the benefits of rainy days.
• Write about a typical day for a character like Skeletor. Write from his point of view.
• When it starts to rain I…
• It was a rain so thick and a day so bright, that we could no longer see.
• Write about a rainy day camping.
• Write about your routine while it’s raining.
• Direct the rain to tell a story.
• In the middle of the rain, talk to yourself about how happy you are that you’re inside.
• Write about a rainy day that ruined your life.
• It’s been raining for weeks. Read a book. Develop a short film. Draw.
• The rain beats down against the windows. Everyone cowers in their homes, except you. You take off your sweater and you go outside with only a towel around you.
• You are driving your car home from a payday. The rain tears down your cheeks causing you to have blurry vision.
• Write about a rainy night in a city.
• Everyone goes outside to dance in the rain.
• The heroes question, what about all of the people that got addicted to the rain?
• Looking out your window and you can barely see your reflection.
• Go back to the past, to the tale of the little girl, and the rain.
• Write about a character-building rainy day.
• Write about childhood memories of rainy days.
• Write about a crazy person on a rainy day.
• A good flood from the skies is always a cause for celebration!
• You’re the parent of a very sick child on a rainy day.
• Write a letter or a note to someone through raindrops.
• Write about a rainy day you’d like to live over.
• Write about your pet on a rainy day.
• For someone who hates rainy days, you sure do write about them a lot. Why do you do this?
• Ask your character why they love rainy days.
• Describe the first moment when the rain stops.
• How did he get caught in the downpour?
• Write about what the storm sounds like, feel like.
• On the first day of spring the rain suddenly begins falling. What will become of the budding away from your window?
• If your character is a superhero, what does her costume look like in a rainstorm?
• Write about how this stranger came into your life today.
• A taxi cab driver talks to you about his life.
• Write about a rainy day setting that will carry the story.
• Write about the advantages of wearing raincoats.
• Dreaming of the sound of rain…
• The rain was the only reminder of what life used to be in this small village.
• Write about your dreams while sitting on a park bench in the rain.
• What happens when a meteorologist sees a “wanted dead or alive” poster?
• Describe a cup of hot chocolate and an electronic device. Describe why they’re both life-changing.
• A demon hunched over a desk in its lair, writing down a story while listening to soft rainfall outside.
• Write about the darkness of a rainy day.
• Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.
• There’s no place like a…
• You have been stuck outside your home for days. How are you doing with actual supplies?
• It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck the ground right in front of you. You look up and what do you see? The rain never stops anymore. It’s been so long since we’ve seen the sun. Rainy days make everything seem so much better. The fog blankets the sky. The walls of rain hit the ground. You show the beauty of rain. Bring out the sunshine on rainy days by writing a poem that shows it’s beauty!
• Write about an inmate in a long-term prison, undergoing mental torture. Another inmate reveals that beauty is accessed through pain. Write the process of beauty.
• His shop flooded, he only had a few moments to grab his most valuable possessions. What catches his eye?
• Talk about your favorite rainy night.
• The house on ninety-five Hemlock Lane was full of mold due to years of hard rains and neglect. All are gone, now, except for a group of teenage squatters in the basement. And Steve has been hearing a strange laugh in the attic.
• Write about today’s rainy day.
• Write about memories of rainy days from your childhood. Imagine the smells and sounds of rain.
• Write about a character who has a pet raincloud sucking up the sunshine.
• Write about a rainy day from the perspective of the rain.
• The sun comes out. The world is so, so bright.
• I dreamed about a rainy day…
• Looks like rain today.
• Write about the last storm you experienced. How did you spend your time avoiding the storm?
• The poem that sprang to life, a loony palindrome
• Open the window and let the rain in.
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• You are stuck home all day on a rainy day.
• You’re sick and need some medicine.
• Lights flick on in a house across the street.
• Inside your pockets, you felt something squishy. When you pulled out your hands, it was a tiny sea creature with golden eyes.
• Believe it or not, this person used to be your spouse. Be specific.
• Write about the memories of rainy days.
• Pumpkins are pulled out of the ground after long cold days.
• Nothing could save you from this storm.
• Write about a lost soul.
• Last night, it began to rain blood.
• You know your life is about to change forever.
• Write about what happens if there is a long or permanent rainy day streak in an otherwise sunny region.
• A letter to the universe.
• There’s too much water in the world today.
• Walking home in the rain, you suddenly realize you don’t know where you are.
• Your sibling was just run over by a truck in the middle of a rainy street.
• In a world where rain never stopped on a nice day, write about everything that is wrong with this wonderful world.
• A snapshot from a rainy day. A mother sends her child out into the downpour.
• On rainy days, deep dark secrets unfold within us.
• Who were you sitting with under the portico?
• Write about time that’s been missing.
• Write about your life in 3rd person. Write your way into and out of character.
• Write a poem or a story about a rainy day.
• Wet pavement, wet windshields, wet hair.
• Pretend you are a flame, and write about the heat of the people surrounding you.
• In your opinion, what’s the best thing about rainy days?
• Write about the unfriendly town you live in.
• Write about how to create a rainy atmosphere.
• What do you say when the clouds collide with your heart?
• The view from the helicopter is dreary. Desolate houses and towns are seen everywhere.
• Write about the last day of a sunny season.
• Write a story of a person whose special day turns out to be terrible.
• Repetitive thud of rain on the window as we huddled around the fireplace trying to forget…
• Write about a rainy day that brings you something special.
• Write about your travels through a rainy landscape.
• Write about the aspects of rainy days you enjoy…
• Go on a walk to find a lone fellow, just like you, sitting on a bench covered in rain.
• Write about the first day of summer.
• The world is ending. What do you do?
• Write about an umbrella that defies the prediction of a businessman that selling umbrellas will never fail.
• On the day you graduated from the Summer Solstice School of Art, it rained continuously, forcing you to move the ceremony indoors … Write about what you did with your one free Saturday.
• Answer a letter about a rainy day in the Middle Ages.
• It has been 3 days since the last rain and the clothes outside the window are sopping wet. The inhabitants are mad with anger.
• Remember the days when you didn’t have to hide inside the house all day.
• Rain can be taken for granted only until it becomes a rare commodity.
• It began as a typical day during a downpour and ended up…
• Imagine a rainy day where you run into the one who got away.
• Write about the rain’s effect on a relationship.
• Describe a most memorable rainy day in your life.
• Write about a family eating a meal on a rainy night.
• Someone you never want to see again comes to a reunion on a rainy day.
• Write about your dream, arranging the details in the order in which they appear in your brain.
• Dodging the raindrops can be difficult.
• A gloomy rainy day cuts shorter.
• The sun is out, birds are chirping, we’re perfect for another date in the park.
• They tell you they just needed a place to stay while waiting out the rain.
• Who is this mysterious mystery person?
• Write about the worst storm you have ever experienced.
• Between the sheets, it’s a rainy day.
• Life has always seemed so easy. Now it feels like it’s become so hard.
• Write about a rainy day.
• Write about the worst rainy day on record.
• Is your dog afraid of the rain?
• Write about a time you fell from grace.
• Partake in the life of a raindrop.
• Bath time. A child is splashing and playing in the water.
• Write about the break-up letter.
• The skies are dark and gray, making everyone on campus gloomy and worrisome.
• Write about a stranger you’ve never seen before.
• Write about a character who dreads rainy days.
• Write about trying to spend the last of your days on earth as you leave it.
• Write about the shortest, longest, deepest, widest, or kindest rainy day.
• Life would be better without feelings.’ Was it true for you?
• Rain trickles down your face, your neck.
• Rain on your wedding day.
• Describe rain in a disapproving manner.
• The rain has washed away all of the beloved memories that you and your love shared.
• Write a story about your turn to a zombie when the rain kicks in.
• What is your rainy day routine?
• Write about a rainy day in your life.
• French cigarette commercials will always use dark and raining weather for a moody atmosphere.
• The heavens open and your street becomes a river.
• Before the rain came.
• Write about the coming of a momentous event. The person in this story doesn’t know it yet, but the momentous event is about to happen very soon.
• Another refugee from the rain rushes into your safe house. It turns out he’s your long-lost brother…and the key to the cure.
• On a rainy night, you hear thunder and the sound of weeping.
• One winter afternoon… Write the story.
• Write about a rainy day that changed your life.
• How does the rain make you feel?
• Free write about the positives of being drenched in water.
• It was cold and rainy, a night like tonight.
• Write about the past–father and son go on a long hunting trip.
• Make a list of the litter that commonly gets found in puddles, as if you spotted it from an airplane.
• A vacationing couple comes to a rainy island in mid-summer.
• Write about a rainy day gone wrong.
• Remember a rainy day from your childhood.
• The road ahead of you is a stormy one…mine are.
• Write a scene about a fabulous rain that suddenly transforms into an ominous storm.
• Write a poem celebrating rainy days.
• It’s raining cats and dogs outside. Put them in your story.
• Your first kiss, in the rain. Write about it.
• Write a poem about the rain.
• Blood is scattered all across the entrance way.
• A pristine rainbow appears and calls you to come outside & bow.
• Write about…
• Write a composition about your day. Remember to write about your experiences.
• Write a story about the most important rainy-day moment in your life. A story about a rainy day you will never forget.
• On a rainy day, after spending the day cooped up in the house, your children ask you to play outside. What do you do?
• Write a poem about rain.
• The smell of the ozone lingers in your home for the first time in weeks.
• The rain can always be heard, but never seen.
• Write about a rainy day in the life of a kept woman.
• Write about the perfect rainy day.
• Write about the time you lost your umbrella during a rainstorm.
• The clouds are black and orange, a real setting for Halloween.
• Darkness doesn’t bother you anymore. Rainy days are the only way to describe your night.
• How would your life have been different if you’d found your one true love ten years earlier. Write about it.
• A penguin walks through a field of daisies while sad, rainy piano music plays in the background.
• A storm’s coming. Beware.
• Mr Gloom invites your muse for a cup of tea.
• Write a grocery list if you were only allowed to buy items found on rainy days.
• The poem did not rhyme well. Everyone thought it was a poor attempt at poetry. It stopped you from going outside on a rainy day.
• Write about the water cycle – rains down, rose up, floats away – and blessed be.
• Write about how the rain is a blessing in disguise.
• A writer laps up rainy days.
• A tragic incident happens on a rainy day. The protagonist of the story tries to cope.
• Do rainy days make you crave chocolate, or something else?
• Write about a sad rainy day.
• Write about a rainy day on the Job.
• What do you do when it rains?
• Write about two strangers who meet the day after a large storm.
• Describe the strange creatures that run wild in the rain.
• They come seeking a place to stay and are willing to give up anything.
• Taking shelter in a nearby shop from the onslaught of rain, you believe you’ve met the man of your dreams.
• Perspective is easy to lose when it’s been nothing but rainy days.
• There is a storm outside, and it comes bearing fear.
• Write about a meaningful symbol of yours being washed away.
• Write about the scariest thing that’s ever happened to you.
• It has been 100 years since it rained and left the city barren and empty. Write a story about it.
• You could tell something was wrong, but you let him inside anyway.
• Everything is gloomy.
• Write about what you dream about on rainy days.
• Write about your favorite rainy day memory. Is the memory from childhood?
• Write about how an even stranger saves you on a rainy day.
• Write something about a partner who wants to spend time with you, but you’re too busy staring out the window, refusing to be engaged with your world…
• Write a letter to your partner about a time you got caught in rain together.
• You hear the distant thunder.
• Write about a memory you have that is rainy.
• Write about a dream you had about rain. Were you walking on water? Did it feel like raindrops?
• Write about two people who are stuck on a rainy day.
• Write about the first time you saw rain fall from the sky.
• Make a list of items you find scattered on rainy days.
• The rain is so heavy. You can’t see out the window, and you can’t see in the mirror.
• Write about a fleeting moment of love, lost in all of the rain.
• Write about a rainy day from the viewpoint of a dog’s paw.
• In between flashes of lightning, see what you can paint with your mind.
• Describe the sound of rain.
• A wayward soul, seeking refuge in your house.
• Drunk with sadness, the rain reveals everything.
• Take a photo of the sky full of rain clouds and turn it into a story.
• Have you ever thought the rain to be a blessing or a curse?
• My friend always tells me his favorite memory of rain was when we were kids.
• I wish it would soak into my soul.
• Trees sway in the rain, and small animals scurry about. Trees drop things from their branches — squishy things.
• What is it about rainy days that make you want to curl up in a cocoon?
• You hear the rain, see the rain, but you can’t feel it on your face.
• The rain is so lovely today.
• A gust of wind blows all your papers into the garden.
• A child’s funeral- all their toys and books are placed in a cardboard box.
• Rain, rain…all day long. It was the perfect weather for a picnic!
• An unexpected surprise befalls you on a rainy day.
• A bike ride through the neighborhood on a rainy day.
• The only eye witness to a murder is hiding inside a secret room. Listen.
• The rain has caused floods all over. Your town is slowly crumbling.
• The showers were coming close together, and it wasn’t long before the weather cleared up.
• Write about rainy days from your childhood.
• A child crosses your path, running barefoot in the rain.
• Your best friend died a few days ago. Write about their funeral.
• It is so cold and wet outside that he begs to come in and dry off.
• Write about an adventure where you clutch the crumbling, mold covered cover of your favorite book.
• Your child wants to go outside and play in the rain.
• Rain. Write a poem based on the sound of rain hitting windows.
• You have to go outside on a rainy day.
• Write about a rainy afternoon.
• Write about a climatic event that turned out not as disastrous as it could have been.
• A reddish dawn pokes through dark clouds.
• A new meteorologist brings exciting forecasts including snow in the summer and year round sunny days.
• The clouds were a flock of grouse huddled together in anticipation of their flight to warmer climates.
• The murky, black rain clouds are much too thick for the sun and the moon to shine through.
• The town clock tower chimes on the hour as a child wanders alone in a rainstorm.
• Write about a rainy day injury. Who was involved and what happened?
• It’s raining outside. You wake up to the sound of crashing waves.
• Write about a rainy day you’ve had. Write about the worst rainy day that you’ve ever had.
• It’s the first day of summer. Stare out the window. Write about summer.
• Write about the nightmares that come during a rainy night.
• Although your world is falling apart, you found something to live for.

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