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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

“The Golden Gift ” by Amber Brownlee

Submitted to Contest #86

Being separated from my group was the worst thing that could ever happen to me, before we set out the very first thing that my tribal leader had said was; 'Young ones this land is very treacherous, we don't just have predators to worry about, man is the most dangerous thing out here. As wood elves we a constantly hunted for our abilities; given to us by the wood Goddess Celestine at birth, is savagely torn from our bodies from a species that is run by greed and hatred.' Now I am lost in a Timber wolf den, standing eight feet at the should...

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“Carl's Quest” by Barbi Calusdian

Submitted to Contest #86

I’ll never forget May 2nd, 2019 because that’s when the snake spoke to me. I don’t mean he hissed at me. He actually talked and I could understand him. I know what you’re thinking - that I’m nuttier than a five pound fruit cake. I’m telling you, you should be thanking me for saving the world, because that’s what ended up happening. And it wasn’t just Frank who talked to me.That was the snake’s name, Frank. Weird name for a snake, I know. Other animals in the woods started telling me stuff and that’s what led me to save the Fairy Quee...

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“Back To The Woods” by Ruth Smith

Submitted to Contest #86

Edgar stepped out of his cottage and headed towards the town bridge. He looked all around before crossing the stone bridge, then disappeared into the forest on the other side of the river. It was spring and Edgar's village had just endured an unusually harsh winter. Food had been scarce and some villagers didn't survive. Edgar wanted to see how his woodland friends fared during the winter. He arrived at a large, hollowed-out tree. He looked up into its dead branches, hoping to see something. Seeing nothing, Edgar turned to leave. “...

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“The Howl” by Stone Burn

Submitted to Contest #86

Luke doesn't really care for animals but for some reason he has the ability to talk to the woodland creatures. The only other person beside him who knew about his ability was his twin sister named Mary. She loved animals and was jealous of the ability Luke had. Luke would have given the power to her if he could. The twins were walking to school one morning. Luke was ahead of Mary. Mary started yelling his name. ¨What do you want?¨ Luke said annoyed. Mary replied ¨I want to talk to the woodpecker over there. I need you to translate for me.¨ L...

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“The Girl From Mysterious Forest ” by Ally J.K

Submitted to Contest #86

Obrey loves his bicycle. But the truth is, he is addicted to his bicycle. The best time of the day for him is the morning because he rides his beloved cycle to school. The streets are mostly sleepy this time. Less crowded, foggy and he can fly on his ride. His friends don't know that he calls his bicycle with a name. Ben. He calls it Ben. It's a he. And Ben is the best friend among all of his friends. If Obrey is truly honest to himself, he feels that his city is quite mysterious in the morning. Nocturnal people say that all the mysterious t...

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“The Gifted are Hidden” by Katie Fitzpatrick

Submitted to Contest #86

Chloe is a young girl who lives with her parents in a cabin. This cabin is located in southern Alaska. Inside this cabin lives a three person family that gets through everything together. Even the huge Cyclone Blizzard back in November of ‘11. They were snowed in without power and with a limited supply of food for six days until help came. Then, they just stocked back up on food and moved back. They weren’t getting rid of the cabin, at least not yet.Chloe was born eight and a half weeks too early but she survived. Albeit barely. They were gr...

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“The Woodland Communicators : Dicaleon Dynasty ” by Melo Hale

Submitted to Contest #86

Many centuries ago, there was a realm called Nemia. It had many kingdoms, one of which stood out from the rest. It was the Nuimerean Kingdom. This kingdom flourished with mystical woodland creatures. It had a dragon that lived in the clouds and occasionally flew down for ceremonies and rituals. Mermaids lived by the enchanted rivers and swam all day long. It also had werewolves that hunted for food from the other kingdoms. All these creatures lived in the forest above the surface. Below the surface, was the Centaurs reigning as kings an...

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“Happily Ever Not” by Christina Coudoux

Submitted to Contest #86

Once upon a time, in a land that never was, there lived a young maiden…. Cleo throws open the shutters, letting in the new day. The breeze whips through her slightly disheveled hair, long and golden in the morning sun. Rabbits scamper in the underbrush. Two little blue birds dance rings around one another, chirping with love songs, as they grow nearer Cleo’s little cottage in the woods. They land in an evergreen tree, facing Cleo, their sweet song peaking until…. “Oh, shut it, will you!” Their chirping cuts off abruptly. Both their heads sli...

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“A Symphony In Green” by Nelly Jane Kaye

Submitted to Contest #86

Symphony in Green The Maestro strode through the woods in the gloaming, leaves flowing behind him like a majestic cape as he called the night creatures in: with his right hand he heralded the bats to cease flitting, with his left he called the owl to alight and close his big round eyes, and with a glance and a whisper he bade the moths and the spiders to go to sleep. The sky took on shades of periwinkle, and then light gray, as Dawn fought to break. He waited for the precise moment and cued birdsong, as the robin chirped, the...

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“Suffer The Child” by Robert Vucsko

Submitted to Contest #86

Come away O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand. - W.B.Yeats A small figure separated from the tree line, taking its form directly from the mist which shrouded the mountain bald. A young girl to any who witnessed, though most likely a trick of the light on the morning mist, drifted to the edge of the rocky cliff-face. The sun poked up enough to take away the gloom in the west end of va...

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“Waking up in Another World” by Katelynn Laird

Submitted to Contest #86

A dim red glow shone through David’s eyelids as he regained consciousness. He lay flat on his back, the dense foliage soft beneath him. Finally, he pried his tired eyes open, blinking away the slight buzzing in his head. Sunlight filtered down through the green canopy above him and the quiet, familiar sounds of the jungle slowly reached his ears. It wasn’t quite where he expected to wake up. However, it was comforting recognize the colorful press of trees around him, to spot the far wall of his old hut peeking into the clearing. Since being...

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“THE BIT FAIRY” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #86

THE BIT FAIRY Tess always said that in the wood she met fairies and gnomes and goblins, and other strange creatures that it was not given to everyone to be able to meet, to be able to see. Cathy, like other little girls of the same age of Tess, who was ten years old, had asked to be able to see the fairies and the gnomes and the goblins she too. So she and the other little girls had begged Tess to take them into the wood together her, so that they too could see those wonderful creatures. Tess, albeit with some reluctance,...

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“The wolf who cried in spring” by Reginald Span

Submitted to Contest #86

The warm spring air held sweet tones of flowers and ripened fruit bringing in the changing of the seasons. Young John thought he was too small to reach any of those sweet fruit hanging in trees or those flowers high on the vines. Sometimes you have to experience something sour before you can appreciate something sweet. Just like the small candy John struggled to enjoy as the pits of his mouth stung with an intense tang. His vision of the spring sun blurred as his eyes were nearly held shut from the strain. Just when he thought he wasn’t goin...

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“Spring into Love” by Rishi Go

Submitted to Contest #86

“Spring is right around the corner, huh?” my dad asked, looking out the window. The sunlight splashed his face, illuminating his features, revealing his high cheekbones, warm brown skin, and curly black hair which fell around his ears. I look just like my dad, and I’m glad I do, because it makes me all the more handsome. (wink) “Oh yea, and unfortunately it means that I get one less hour of sleep,” I sighed, following his gaze to the fresh white buds coloring the naked trees, sparkling from the morning dew. “As if you have enough...

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“Hope in spring” by Kimberly Funwayo

Submitted to Contest #86

Winter had been marked with so much bitterness literally and metaphorically speaking. John Windsor sighed with relief as he saw the once ice inhabited ponds come back to life. He looked down at his five-year-old son whose gaze was fixed on him all along. His boy’s eyes shone brightly, he looked at everything in life as though it were an adventure. John pointed his hand towards the pond. "You see over there son, the once frozen pond is now coming back to life. That is one of the first signs of spring" he explained. This was the first day afte...

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