#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 — but it’s also associated with a message of renewal, and hope for the future.
To celebrate the new season, this week’s prompts are inspired by cherry blossoms and the feelings they evoke year after year 一 we hope they’ll bloom into great stories!
This week's prompts
Start your story with your character(s) going to buy some flowers.
Spring
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78 stories
Write about a character who is starting to open up to life again.
Character
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68 stories
Write a story about a character who’s 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, “I feel alive.”
Dialogue
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68 stories
Stories
“FALL SEVEN TIMES, STAND UP EIGHT” by Susan Catucci
Submitted to Contest #191
“Memories of Magnolia” by Joy Velykorodnyy
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #191
“Daisies and Daffodils” by Amy Bepko
Submitted to Contest #191
“The Virtue of the Foxtrot” by John White
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #191
“One With the Sea” by Mikky Kuenster
Submitted to Contest #191
“Decision at the Diner” by Darryl Roberts
Submitted to Contest #191
“Flowers” by Morgan Douglass
Submitted to Contest #191
“Call For Life ” by Pouria Razmara
Submitted to Contest #191
“Spring Awakening ” by Abigail Craig
Submitted to Contest #191
“even your mistakes” by Geir Westrul
Submitted to Contest #191
“THE INTERVIEW” by BRUCE MARTIN
Submitted to Contest #191
“Eric’s Last Stand ” by John K Adams
Submitted to Contest #191
“The Bright New Day” by Deborah Cabral
Submitted to Contest #191
“The Flowers Don't Bloom Like They Used To” by Giselle M
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“Blossoming Hope A Chance Encounter Turned Nightmare” by Belinda Ward
Submitted to Contest #191
$250
Prize money
277
Contest entries
170
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Mar 31, 2023 EST
Won by Pari Ghodsi 🏆
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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