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#86: Springtime Flowers

March 21st may be considered the first day of Spring by many, but Mother Nature doesn't always agree. Depending on where you live, the daffodils could be showing their sunny faces or still hibernating under frozen soil.

For me, it’s usually a mix. Here you can be wearing shorts one day and shoveling snow the next, but one thing is consistent: as soon as the weather warms up, I’m bursting outside to gulp down that fresh air and watch the world come back to life. This week, regardless of what the weather actually holds, let’s celebrate the season of rebirth and renewal. After all, in our imaginations the sun can always be shining and the birds can always be chirping!

This week's prompts

Set your story at a park during a spring festival.

Spring – 82 stories

Write about a character coming out of a long hibernation (either literal or metaphorical).

Spring – 158 stories

Write a fairy tale about someone who can communicate with woodland creatures.

Kids – 168 stories

Start your story with one character pointing out the first sign of spring to another.

Spring – 107 stories

Write a story where flowers play a central role.

Spring – 278 stories

Stories

“Flowers” by Joy Toku

Submitted to Contest #86

King Williams II who was the 12th king of the Union village had a daughter called Flora II. She got her name from Flora the First. Flora was a pretty and intelligent girl who loves to learn more about the things around her and beyond. Curiosity was her strength, and this habit of hers gave her a chance to learn more about her family line. Long ago in the land of Union, flowers were used to express feeling and spread love. People expressed their feelings based on the type of flower they had and how the flower looked at the moment. However, ...

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“Another Season” by Julia Abelsohn

Submitted to Contest #86

Marnie opens the blinds and the sunshine is so dazzling that she has to shield her eyes. There hasn’t been much sun for months and as she looks outside she sees the ravages of winter in the garden. The lavender looks like it might not bounce back this year and there are no signs of the tulips yet. She wonders how many of them will make it as the squirrels were extra tenacious last fall. Still, there might be a few hardy ones that survived and Marnie says a little silent prayer for their welfare. It was Claire that had the natural fla...

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“Here Come the Sun” by Jennifer Engel

Submitted to Contest #86

Do, do, do, doDo, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, doThe sound of an acoustic guitar was reaching her ears, slowly luring her out of a state of heaviness into the grogginess of being some-what conscious. The lyrics of the song began to kick in now: Here comes the sun, do, do, doHere comes the sun, And I say, it’s alright. Is it though? She rolled over asking herself. Little darling, it's been a long, cold, lonely winterLitter darling, it seems like years since it’s been here. It sure has. Reaching for her cell phone that ...

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“THE TRANSFORMED BIBULOUS CHAP” by Kennedy Safari

Submitted to Contest #86

Mutune had just excelled in the in the national exams and joined the best university in the country. The bloke being lithe and supple in body physique, he was gifted in class, very adroit and intelligent. He was always the top student in his entire academia. His desire was was to be be a barrister. Even in debate clubs, he had profound knowledge and savvy epitomizing a good debater, true demeanor and disposition that mirrors solicitors who litigate in the courtrooms. Mutune was in his right career path!Mdiambo was his alias name and moniker....

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“Changing signs changing times” by Kathy Landes

Submitted to Contest #86

The two bear cubs were about 8 months old. They had been having a great time learning to climb, swim, hunt and play. Their mother had spent a few months finding them a really nice cave to hibernate in and made sure their bellies were full before they settled in for their winter sleep. The winter months were harsh with deep snow and sub-zero wind chill. The cubs had never experienced winter and when they first got to the cave wanted to play. Mother bear let them frolic and went on the prowl for one more kill. They snow had come early th...

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“Missing Pieces” by Sjan Evardsson

Submitted to Contest #86

The doctor said I have to go out today. I don’t know why she’s doing this to me. She doesn’t listen when I tell her I’m not ready. It would be better if she’d said I have to go “outside” today, because I’ve been doing my exercises. Yesterday I stood outside the door forever… well, five minutes, but it seemed like forever. She’d show up, wearing her bright colors and cheery smile. I liked that. There wasn’t much about her I didn’t like, even when she was poking around in my head to find my hurts. It’s just that she’d been going too fast for ...

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“Garden Life” by Anita Neal

Submitted to Contest #86

The sun shone brightly upon the earth below as greenery and life awoke from a long winter’s nap.“Susan. Hey, how are you? It is so good to see you again this year. How was your nap?"“It was good Daisy, how was yours?”“It was good. Feels so great to stretch towards the warmth of the sun.”“It looks like you have a part there that is not wanting to stretch out.”“It was a hard winter. I had ice packed in all around me. Hoping the sun will tease it on out.”“Well, hello there my little beautiful friends.”“Foxy, how in the world are you? Good to se...

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“Asleep Among the Stars” by Robert Consiglio

Submitted to Contest #86

Asleep Among the Stars By Robert Consiglio “We are in scanner range of the bogey, Captain,” says First Communications Officer Borlov. “It’s definitely a ship of some sort, but it has no heat signature. It appears to have lost power.” What could it be doing here, so far from any planetary system? the Captain thinks, swiveling his command chair slightly to glance at Borlov, who is bent over his computer, scanning and analyzing the mystery ship. &nbs...

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“Life, As We Know It” by Tanja Cilia

Submitted to Contest #86

Hibernation is for hedgehogs. And skunks. And bears. And me. That thought was on a loop in my mind as I left the Clinic. “It’s something between torpor, and sedation, and suspended animation…” The doctor had explained. “This is a very, very innovative and exploratory therapy. During the time you will be under, you will have time to dream, to think, to examine your life so far… and make plans for your future. There will be Life, but not as you know it right now. There will be Friendships, Motion, and Sustenance, so do not worry...

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“Dreams of Alpha Centauri” by Paula Dennison

Submitted to Contest #86

“Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars.” –Carl Sagan Over the past few weeks, Bancroft’s team and another group led by Markus Marcoski of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have been trying to glimpse Alpha Centauri’s putative worlds with the help of two different giant telescopes in Chile and the use of new high-precision starlight-sifting instruments. Jedda Delareaux, graduate o...

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“The Caged Bird” by Shannon Ethel

Submitted to Contest #86

“She’s an odd little thing, isn’t she?” a whispered voice commented to its compatriot, “Completely barmy! Belongs in the mad house!”“Shhh!” the other hushed, “You don’t want the Dragon hearing you!”“Indeed, Miss Fisher,” the housekeeper, Mrs. Carlisle intoned behind the gossiping maids, “That’s the most sensible thing you’ve said all morning.”Startled, the two girls turned, blushing furiously as they awaited the wrath of the afore mentioned Dragon. Mrs. Carlisle raised a ruddy eyebrow and waited.“Sorry!” they spluttered in unison, rushing to...

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“The Story Of Woodland” by Sudhanshu Shekhar

Submitted to Contest #86

Woodland world Woodland world was a developed world. It goes many thing with Woodland people, creatures, king and queen. For they are highly developed and uses developed technology for future. So there was a tiger teleported from Woodland to another world that was real world Saris. &nbsp...

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“ESCAPE TO SPRING” by Pam Hicks

Submitted to Contest #86

Sara Jane stretched and slowly opened her eyes. She glanced at the old Mickey Mouse clock sitting on her old bedside table, the one her father had made for her 10th birthday seventy years ago. She couldn’t believe her eyes, it was 11:30. She had slept the morning away, that was a common thing these days. After all, what reason did she have to get out of bed? She slowly got up and reached for her robe lying on the pink chair in the corner of her bedroom. Walking into the kitchen, she went over to the coffee pot and started her morni...

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“The Pet” by Charlie Murphy

Submitted to Contest #86

"Look, Brian, out your window! Bumblebees!” Kelsey pointed. “The first sign of spring!”“So?” I replied, not looking up.“So? Spring is coming, wonderful weather.”“I’m sorry to be a grouch, but I’m kind of busy here.”“You Can read later.” She pulled my book out of my hands.“hey! Give that back!”“No. Let’s ride our bikes.”“I don’t wanna!” I whined.“Come on, let’s go!” She tugged my arm, and I grumbled and stood up. “You’ll thank me for getting you out of your mancave!”I grumbled and drew the curtains of my huge picture window, and it became dar...

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“Clark ” by Sandra Claros

Submitted to Contest #86

The first rays of the day were getting ready to lighten the celestial firmament, spreading sparkling diamonds of frosty drops of morning mixed with dark shadows over the flowering trees. My owner, was a soft-mannered and honey-sweet looking, wearing a corduroy suit - always smelling aged olive oil , to go together with his grayish hair . At that time of the day, he Invariably would remove the padlock from the stable gate wearing his smile extended from ear to ear, erasing the detail of his aquiline...

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