Start your story with your character(s) going to buy some flowers.

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“Flowers - Nature's Soul Nurturer” by Valerie Preston

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“Hello Diedre. How are you love?” Mrs Lincoln the florist asked as she cut off some surplus leaves from a bunch of carnations. “Pretty good thank you” came the reply from Jennifer as she walked around the light and airy shop. Today there was a delicate perfume floating through the air that Diedre hadn’t smelt before and she was intrigued. “What’s that lovely perfume I can smell?” she asked Mrs Lincoln, who was drying her hands on the pink and purple pinny she wore for as long as Jennifer could remember. “Oh, lovely isn’t it. That is the new ...

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“A Howl in Time” by James Marvin Taylor IV

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Part 1 The night was cold and dark as the full moon rose in the sky. Jackson, a teenage werewolf, felt the transformation happening inside him. His bones cracked and his muscles stretched as he felt the fur sprouting from his skin. He howled in pain and ecstasy as he became the creature he was destined to be. Jackson had inherited the werewolf gene from his father, who had passed away a year ago. His mother had remarried and they had moved to a new town, where nobody knew about his secret. But Jackson couldn't keep the wolf inside him fo...

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“Flower Talk” by Someren Glen Retirement Community

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She wondered briefly if sending flowers that would be received with joy and anticipation of happy times ahead, when she neither felt nor intended any such thing, would damage her karma. She brushed the thought aside, as she did most ideas, she found distasteful. She yanked open the door to the flower shop and proceeded to put her plan into action, pushing her way to the counter despite the other customers in the shop. After considerable bickering and complaining about everything from the vase to the ribbons to the garland, she purchased a be...

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“Fish” by Fusun Guzey

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It is going to be perfect, Tina thought, the last thing I need are the flowers. She was thinking about this dinner party for a week. She didn’t love having people over, but Kevin had asked them to come, and Tina would die rather than find a reason to say no. Also, she had some time on her hands since she just quit her job because Kevin made so much money off of selling his internet company. OK, what should I buy? Yellow flowers are for sad hospital visits, white is too romantic, red is way too over the top. Maybe something purple or lilac? S...

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“HAZOR” by Diamond Keener

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The first day of spring calls for color regardless of one’s mood. The shop was empty, she took her time choosing.The flowers in her arms were orange and red and white with two little blue bells centered in the middle. Tan straw tendrils poked out creating stripes across the petals. Orange and red and tan and white and blue. She stared into them and got the full effect. They were an uncanny abstract version of the dreaded art she had fought for months to forget. She hadn’t seen it since December. And here she was in the flower shop buyin...

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“Roses, Lilies, Daisies” by Ness Turner

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The shopkeeper examines the handful of flowers that I carefully place on the counter. “The usual?” he says, with a smile. Roses, lilies, daisies. I saw her at the corner of a bar, brightly dressed in a white dress and a pink hat, looking down at the floor. “What’s your name?” I slid my arm onto the counter, but the surface was slick with spilt drinks and I slipped forwards so that my face pressed into her torso. Sitting back up, my face was burning hot and the words tumbled out of me. “I’m - I’m so sorry.” “Da...

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“They were just flowers. ” by Suria Sandhu

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I stood. Transfixed in a tormenting daze, my sunken pupils met the array of tones, laid out in rows of deepest and dimmest along the market stall. The various shades and colours rebounding amongst the delicate fabric walls, my steady gaze encapsulated within the many hues and my limbs suspended in hesitance. A feeling of inability washing over me to break the monotonous cycle of my eyes circling between my body, mind and sight. The echo of coins rattling, paper rustling, witnessing petals withering before me, flower heads which were drooping...

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“Flowers for Mom” by Diana Moor

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A young woman stood paused on a quiet sidewalk, eyes closed, listening to the birdsong and the breeze. Taking a deep breath, the powerful aroma of blooming flowers wrapped around her, soothing her heart. Opening her eyes, she continued walking down the street; staring ahead but her mind far away, in glimpses of a woman laughing, sitting in the sun, or stopping to smell the flowers. A couple blocks later, she found her destination: a quaint flower shop, sandwiched in between a laundromat and a tattoo parlor. Opening the door with a fai...

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“French Women Always Know What to Say” by •Bubble _ Tea •

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French Women Always Know What to Say I was Hemingway-crazed in those days. Freshly minted divorce decree: quit claim deed; unemployment under review, but today was a sunny day. Lifted a tulip from the tall, generous vase by the geraniums at Eglantine Fleurs. Around the corner strafed every kiosk for an English printing of Moveable Feast. La Nef des Fous was wedged onto rue Ste-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie at the edge of the Marais, my adopted arrondissement. Little wonder every book was French; salty irony it’s a love boutiq...

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“Daisies for Delilah” by Victoria Haneveer

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The bell tinkled lightly as Gerry strolled into the florist. He inhaled deeply, enjoying the combination of delicate scents in the air. He looked around the small shop and saw many types of flowers – elegant lilies, beautiful roses, bright carnations, and sweet daisies were just some of the blooms on display. Every time Gerry came to this florist, he would choose something different or ask Lily, the florist, to come up with something special. This was his Friday ritual and the perfect beginning to every weekend. Delilah adored flo...

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“Flowers and Grapes Lead to a Date” by Diana Alexia

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...I can buy myself flowers... Jessica hummed to the latest hit by Mylie Cyrus on her headphones. It was definitely the jam and, ironically, what was playing as she browsed the flower section of her grocery store. She loved bringing home fresh flowers every week while doing her shopping. It gave her home a life that her fake plants just could not do. This week was filled with new choices as they finally entered spring after a brutal and cold winter. Today, she chose sunflowers and baby's breath to take home. Jessica was not exactly su...

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“Love & Kaiju” by Ryan Does

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Rin will love these. Izumi breathed in the refreshing, floral scent of the fresh cut cherry blossom bouquet. The peaceful moment of smelling the flowers was broken with the sound of nearby traffic and bustling citizens moving about the busy streets of Tokyo. The heart of Japan’s largest metropolis never stopped beating; it hardly slowed down. Though drowned in noise and the clamor of the busy streets, Izumi smiled wide at the thought of the welcome he would get once he returned home with Rin’s favorite flowers. Izumi paid the vendor pr...

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“Marked” by Glenda Toews

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(Warning; Adult Content. This fictional story is based on real events. The real events were difficult for this author to write and may be difficult for the reader to read.“ я куплю цветы. I’ll buy the flowers.” He cracked his gum and tucked his sunglasses into the neck of his fitted tee. He smelled good. Expensive cologne fused with aniline leather, it smelled like money, a lot of money. He knew it. He did it intentionally.He was an eight dressed up as a ten. Ten was power and power was what he inhaled. Controlled. Calculated. Clever.They ca...

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“Joe's Bouquet” by Myranda Wren

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Before Joe turned the street corner, he heard the telltale sound of the rolling steel shutters that signaled the store was closing. Joe leaned heaving on his cane, the orthotics in the new orthopedic sneakers his wife had bought him doing more to create blisters than comfort. He stared down at the ugly orange shoes, they had been on sale and his wife just loved a sale. His wife, the flowers, he took a breath and trudged forward. Turning the corner he saw the smooth metal aluminum shutter covering the store entrance and a lock. Whoever worked...

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“A Reunion” by Alaina Armendariz

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They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops. What they don’t say, is when you meet your ex-boyfriend in the middle of a flower market while wearing day old make-up and a threadbare “Pluto revolve in peace” sweatshirt, time grinds to a halt and rewinds at rapid fire speed, drenching you in memories like a bucket of ice water. The flower market was devoid of its usual freneticism that morning, which should have been the first clue that my day was going to be anything but ordinary. ‘Leo’s Flower House’ was the most popular flower ...

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Start your story with your character(s) going to buy some flowers.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 78 stories

“Flowers - Nature's Soul Nurturer” by Valerie Preston

“A Howl in Time” by James Marvin Taylor IV

“Flower Talk” by Someren Glen Retirement Community

“Fish” by Fusun Guzey

“HAZOR” by Diamond Keener

“Roses, Lilies, Daisies” by Ness Turner

“They were just flowers. ” by Suria Sandhu

“Flowers for Mom” by Diana Moor

“French Women Always Know What to Say” by •Bubble _ Tea •

“Daisies for Delilah” by Victoria Haneveer

“Flowers and Grapes Lead to a Date” by Diana Alexia

“Love & Kaiju” by Ryan Does

“Marked” by Glenda Toews

“Joe's Bouquet” by Myranda Wren

“A Reunion” by Alaina Armendariz

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a character who is starting to open up to life again.

Write a story about a character who’s late to witness a special event.

Make Japan (or Japanese culture) an element of your story.

Write a story that includes someone saying, “I feel alive.”

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