The Flowers by June Hunter
Anna heard the clang and clash of the latch on the gate at the side of their house, and her mom stomping into her brother, Peter’s, bedroom to yell out of the window. “We don’t want any! Go away now!”…...
Category 2021 SS Prompt 8: The Flowers
SS Prompt 8: The Flowers
Word count: 1800 words exactly
Deadline: 11 August 2021
Please do not post before the deadline.
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The Flowers by Seyi
“The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.” ― T.S. Eliot
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‘She’s opposing it because I suggested it.’ ‘I don’t think that’s likely, Kenneth.’ ‘It is and it’s what’s happening.’ ‘That’d be silly, she just wants the best for the town like the rest of us.’ ‘You think? She’s only been…...
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Humans on a distant planet celebrate a special day
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Without my shoes, I could feel the cool and veined slate tiles under my stockinged feet. When had she grown?
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All you have to do is keep them away from each other Dave
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A woman lives in a dome filled with flowers. She is their Guardian. What is stopping her fulfilling her mission to return them to their rightful place?
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She’d become obsessed with them – the flowers. They were her escape. Her two eldest children (Gemma and Gray) were a real help, but raising a newborn baby had not been so easy after so many years. Moving to Kansas…...
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Mother Daughter relationships change over time in ways you never expect
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If you look for magic you'll see it. Discuss.
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Digging in the dark was Betty’s idea...
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Ma was dead only for a bit, meaning I could still smell her but only in her clothes and bed, and pa was already not coming home much, and it was just me and Davey with crackers and peanut butter…...