#191: Sakura
Spring is finally here! In Japan, the season is famously marked by the mass blooming of cherry blossoms, also known as sakura, an event so beautiful it attracts tourists from all over the world. Due to its impressive yet short-lived blooming, the flower symbolizes the fascinatingly transient nature of life â but itâs also associated with a message of renewal, and hope for the future.
To celebrate the new season, this weekâs prompts are inspired by cherry blossoms and the feelings they evoke year after year ä¸ we hope theyâll bloom into great stories!
đĽ Winner
âLiliesâ by Pari Ghodsi
âď¸ Shortlisted
âLife After Deathâ by Cecilia L. Maddison
âSosoâ by Russell Mickler
âA True (Ghost) Storyâ by Daniel Dundin
âMemories of Magnoliaâ by Joy Velykorodnyy
âThe Virtue of the Foxtrotâ by John White
âFeeble Hopeâ by Caroline Eddy
This week's prompts
Start your story with your character(s) going to buy some flowers.
Spring
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81 stories
Write about a character who is starting to open up to life again.
Character
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71 stories
Write a story about a character whoâs late to witness a special event.
Funny
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25 stories
Make Japan (or Japanese culture) an element of your story.
Narrative
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38 stories
Write a story that includes someone saying, âI feel alive.â
Dialogue
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68 stories
Stories
âLiliesâ by Pari Ghodsi
âThe Truth About Ghostsâ by Thom Brodkin
âExcaliburâ by Daniel Allen
âRenewalâ by MichaĹ Przywara
âLife After Deathâ by Cecilia L. Maddison
âSosoâ by Russell Mickler
âOn Cherry Tree Laneâ by Rebecca Miles
âA True (Ghost) Storyâ by Daniel Dundin
âT.G.I.F.â by Viga Boland
âThe Fourth Giftâ by Michelle Oliver
âDOLORES-DELILAHâ by Viga Boland
âA Day Late And A Dollar Shortâ by Joe Sauers
$250
Prize money
283
Contest entries
171
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Mar 31, 2023 EST
Won by Pari Ghodsi đ
Title: Lilies
Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.
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