Start your story with two people planting a tree together.

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“Doing time” by Lama Maya

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"Today, we are planting in two rows along this stretch. There will be ten trees in each row. You two will be working on this side." The Corrections Officer points to the other side of the road as we shuffle into our high-vis jackets beside a pick-up truck full of sad trees. The Officer continues in her monotone, "The tools are in the truck, and I'll be with you shortly to give you a short demonstration." Why does this Corrections lady presume that I wouldn't know how to plant a tree? Entitled prick! To be moderately fair to her, most...

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“The Seeds of Time” by Jango MyHeart

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Like the passion flower that only blooms for a short while, our love appears to be like the stars that form into a giant mass, only to combust and die shortly after exhausting itself. Like all the sweet peas, marigolds, sunflowers, and other common perennial flowers that bloom in the summer, we are like the shrubs themselves that return and become renewed every year, maybe with better well-being, brilliance and coloring. Some flowers, like the passion flower, may never bloom again, but their seeds lay dormant in the soil, with their roots bo...

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“Planting A Tree” by Judith Robinson

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Rose and Violet had just lost their younger sister Amaryllis. Her loss devasted them, so they purchased a Memorial Tree for her Obituary. They designated that they wanted the tree planted in The Dry Tortugas National Park. After hurricane Ian passed thru, they had to close the park. Ian caused the loss of human life and property damage. Critical natural resources like coral reefs were also affected. Coral reefs are natural infrastructures that protect shorelines, support endan...

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“Goodbye Jolly, Goodbye Karen” by Ralph Emery Barhydt

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Goodbye Jolly, Goodbye Karen Jolly and Karen had an idea. They had been friends forever, but just recently, they had become lovers. Then, they moved in together. They were very happy, very compatible and quite a bit in love. They talked all the time and they had quite a few good ideas. Today, they had their best idea. They decided to plant a tree together. “Jolly, what a wonderful idea!You are just so cool. I do have a question about it though. We now live in a small house. Yes, we have a yard but it isn’t very big. My guess is that someda...

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“This is Where the Story Begins” by Leighton Jeffy

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Life is something taken rather than gifted in my country. It has stewed in violence and shrapnel for decades, the results evident in the once modern and well-maintained buildings that now crumble and shake at the foundation, full of the diseased and hungry crammed far too close together. The starkest reminder, however, is the massive graves littering the edges of our cities. What were once undisturbed forests now carry bleak meadows near their fringes, the small wooden posts sticking disorganized in the ground are the only indication of the ...

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Start your story with two people planting a tree together.

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✍️ 50 stories

“Doing time” by Lama Maya

“The Seeds of Time” by Jango MyHeart

“Planting A Tree” by Judith Robinson

“Goodbye Jolly, Goodbye Karen” by Ralph Emery Barhydt

“This is Where the Story Begins” by Leighton Jeffy

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Write a story about someone who volunteers to read for others at the local library, and how it impacts their community.

Write about a character who discovers something while raking leaves in their neighborhood.

Write about a professional who is called back to serve their community after retirement.

Write a story that includes someone saying, “Thank you for that.”

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