Write about two characters going apple picking.

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“Honey and Spice” by Pen Holder

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Sweat forms on my brow. My skin was exposed to the sun, and even with the cool air, it was still scorching. I lift my eyes to block the peaking light from the trees. The fiery leaves of the board tree in front of me ruffles. A few leaves part from the branches, drifting off in the wind. My eyes lock with amber ones. I drop the basket I held and round, ripen apples roll on the dirt ground. ¨Atlas!¨ My head snaps to an angry, older woman. Her face was sunken, her lips pursed as her arms were crossed. The lines on her forehead deepened. Her...

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“City Boy's First Time” by Julia Janus

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“Shelby,” Ashton looked at me suspiciously then at the wobble wagon. We decided to take our daughter to the apple orchard for the first time. “What is that thing?” I looked at him like he was stupid. I should have known he didn’t know what a wobble wagon was. This was his first shot at a small town life. He is used to the fast going LA life, but here he is with me, at the Rustin Orchard. I’ve been here every year since I was a little baby, which made me sad that Isla is four before we decided to ta...

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“THE BIG SECRET ” by Anna Peter

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It was a sunny Thursday Afternoon and the small village of Emakalakala was at peace as its residents went about their daily activities dutifully - traders were at their shops tending to the few customers patronizing them, farmers were just returning home to rest, the younger children were back from school and their laughter filled the air as they played outside the various compounds with their peers while the teenagers were doing whatever teens did best.However, Colin and Rhoda would not be classified into any of these categories. Rather tha...

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“An Apple a Day” by Lesli Williams

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Two young girls trudged across the grassy hills, little white flowers littered beneath their worn shoes. They each held a thick, woven basket in their hand and a small scissors in the other. The sky was clear and blue, the air warm and sweet. A cottage sat in the far distance behind them, but no one watched the girls as they soldiered through the moores. "Mr Castor told us that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. " the smaller girl struggled to firmly grasp the basket in her sweaty hands. "Hm. An apple a day keeps the doctor from ear...

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“Rowena's Theme” by Phoenix's Fire

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I’d never given so much thought to the apple, forever grasped in her hands as she sat there, every day and any day when the sun was kind enough to avoid her small realm of shade. I’d really never given so much thought to her, either, but today is different. Today she came against the sun’s will, drenched and muddied up, a greenish-yellow apple still firmly gripped in her hand. She came with a book, more of a journal it seemed, daring the rain to touch the pages. She came for the rain to claim the tears that berate her, letting them add on to...

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“Apple Pickers ” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

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“Pay five dollars a bushel.” Orin Conner said to the two sad sacks standing at his door. It was early October and the weather in Nedrow had on the chilly side for the past two weeks dipping down close to 32 degrees on two occasions turning the green apples into a happy red and ready for picking. He had nearly forty acres with half of it apple trees that were some of the best apples in upstate New York, or the northeast for that matter, hell the entire country including Washington State and their mushy MacIntosh stock. Both men no...

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“Apples” by Emmett Wrighter

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I fell in love with her in October. I mean, I loved her before then. You don’t spend three years with someone without falling for the way the light curves around their cheek, or the sound of their first waking breath in the morning, or how their voice goes just a bit higher when they’re about to surprise you. And every single time you fall in love with them, your life together becomes just a little bit brighter. That’s what you really have to be careful about in love. When you stop falling in love with every little thing about someone, I...

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“The Colours of Autumn” by Angela Sokolova

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It was the beginning of October, the weather was getting colder and the nature was colorful. I loved autumn, it brought me some coziness. It was not like summer, constantly hot, nor like spring - frequent rains. It was beautiful because of the variety of colors describing an amazing natural picture. My parents and I went to visit my grandfather in the village. Every year at this time we would gather to pick apples as big as Dad’s fist. And my father was a big man. Arriving there, he greeted us with a rich meal and long conversations. When my...

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“First love” by Cray Ola

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Lidia felt like was standing on ice and could slip at any moment, her legs were shaking and her hand clenched onto the side of the ladder. Her pale arm trembled as she slowly reached out her arm grabbing onto the apple and yanking it off. The apple was lighter than she expected, and Lidia was surprised when she found that Don’t look down, she told herself. Lidia could remember that a few years ago when Charlotte and her had gone apple picking together and Charlotte had screamed “Don’t look down!” as Lidia climbed up the ladder. ...

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“a shot gun and an apple tree” by Lexie Crook

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His dark brown eyes looking into my soul as his soft lips brushed against mine. I looked up, as he stood over the top of me, he told me “I love you”... Love? Did he love me? Or did he love the features and curves of my body? Did he love the thought of showing me off or did he love the inside of me that cannot be touched? I looked at him and replied “I love you too” knowing I wasn’t sure if it was a truth or a short response to break the awkward silence. As I got into the passenger seat of my sister’s car those words couldn’t leave my head. A...

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“The one they got right ” by Dede Dee

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It was Thursday night and I was comfortably tucked under my duvet in my one bedroom apartment watching an episode of friends while enjoying a cup of hot chocolate, it had been a long day it started raining in the afternoon but it was light showers but as the day progressed the rain got heavier and the wind got stronger it managed to destroy my umbrella when I was just a few meters from my apartment so I was at the mercy of the rain that had been rather unkind and had bitten me to the point that I was wet from top...

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“Apple Pickers” by Alex Ramirez

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Alex Ramirez Apple Pickers One day on a sunny afternoon a kid named Bill went to school in a very happy mood because a special toy his mother has gotten for him has finally come in it is called the “Robot Blaster.” On the way to school in the early morning Bill sat in the backseat fidgeting with the toy like his life depended on it. His mother said” Billy are you having fun back there?” Billy replied” Yes mom but this toy is just so cool looking and amazing to play with.” They approved the school zone where it says slow down...

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“THE MURDERED APPLE” by Mara Masolini

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THE MURDERED APPLE_____MURDER WITH APPLE “ But look, it seems this apple has been stabbed” Mark tells me, showing an apple, which he has picked up from the ground. In the apple, a Plumpgum apple, full, so pot bellied that it looks like the apple is about to burst, a knife blade is stuck. Mark tries to extract the knife from the belly of the apple, but he doesn’t succeed in it. The blade is so deeply stuck, indeed sunk into the apple, as if it were gotten stuck into the apple. Mark and I came picking apples in Harold’...

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“The Core of My Apple Heart” by Katelynn Holden

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When they first met me, it was obvious I wasn't like other girls. At my age, they'd always talk about guys at school. But I was more interested in my apple trees. My passionate interest didn't last very long when one day, I saw him. It was your typical sunny afternoon on a Wednesday, where people would come to purchase my sweet, crisp apples. I liked the weekdays, when it wasn't so busy because everyone was either at school or work. I made sure the apples on display shined like diamonds, wiping each of them carefully and thoroughly. Since t...

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“Adam Pearmain” by Megan Faith

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Gabriel stood on his toes, reaching for the dangling shiny treasure just grazing his fingertips. “Godwin will like this one,” He smiled at the prize, now in his hand. The breeze rustled the trees, the orchard was lovely with its colors. The sun gave a small relief from the chill, warm enough when you stood in its light. Gabriel loved this time of year, loved it when the air was colder but the homes were warmer. Summer was so balmy and the rain never seemed to end. The winter was too harsh and raw, unforgiving to anyone’s comfort. The Spring ...

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Write about two characters going apple picking.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 249 stories

“Honey and Spice” by Pen Holder

“City Boy's First Time” by Julia Janus

“THE BIG SECRET ” by Anna Peter

“An Apple a Day” by Lesli Williams

“Rowena's Theme” by Phoenix's Fire

“Apple Pickers ” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

“Apples” by Emmett Wrighter

“The Colours of Autumn” by Angela Sokolova

“First love” by Cray Ola

“a shot gun and an apple tree” by Lexie Crook

“The one they got right ” by Dede Dee

“Apple Pickers” by Alex Ramirez

“THE MURDERED APPLE” by Mara Masolini

“The Core of My Apple Heart” by Katelynn Holden

“Adam Pearmain” by Megan Faith

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story in a coffee shop that’s just introduced a new line of autumnal drinks.

Start your story with the line, “By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire.” (Whether this is a literal fire is up to you.)

Write about a character making fall decorations out of construction paper.

Write a story from the perspective of a bird migrating for the winter.

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