Write a short story about someone tending to their garden.

Posted in Spring on Oct 26, 2022

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“Monarch Caterpillars in Lizzie's Garden” by Janet Swan

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Little Lizzie Listerhorn didn't think she was an odd, or unusual girl. Lizzie thought she was rather marvelous and unordinary. She didn't care about ballet lessons, social media, or cell phones. Lizzie didn't like the color pink either. She had two passions; one was butterflies, and the other was her garden. Lizzie had her own particular garden in her back yard, and it was filled with beautiful flowers that attracted butterflies. She planted coneflowers, corn poppies, lupines, zinnias, and butterfly bushes. Lizzie and her mother visite...

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“The Garden on the Ledge” by Sully D. Nimrod

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With Kate gone, the entire house went into mourning. From her little shelf of knick-knacks gathering dust to the curtains sorrowfully closing in on themselves, enveloping the now silent apartment in darkness. Every nook and cranny of the place missed her presence dearly, but none so much as the sunflower on the windowsill of our study nook. On the morning I worked up the motivation to leave the bedroom did I see it gazing morosely at the streets below, head bowed. Its once golden petals, having lost their lustre, drooped sadly, and some fell...

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