Write a story that weaves together multiple lives through their connection to a particular tree.

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“The Tree” by Luna Wood

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-Shara POV- I walk through the field with the grass brushing against my knees. I'm going to the tree. To others, this tree might not mean anything but to me it's everything. Deer prance through the grass near my feet. Cece is atop one. -Cece POV- I fly through the grass on the deer. I see Shara as I dart by. Her short white hair flowing in the wind with her knee-high brown dress. She pushes her circle glasses up on her nose. She is holding bundles of ferns. They must be the result of her magic. We get our magic from the tree we are...

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“How i met him” by A Human Lmao Zhang

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I remember the day i met them like it was yesterday. It was a hot summer day, i was 15 and visiting my grandmother in the countryside. I was mowing my grandmother's lawn when i saw a tall, blue tree in the distance. Trees are not usually blue and neither were they that large. The tree seemed like it was growing as i got farther from it while i was mowing the far west side of my grandmother's lawn. Curious, i made a note to myself to go explore that area with the tree after i finish mowing the lawn. When i finally finished, it was 3pm in the ...

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“ A misplaced stroke of white paint ” by Kiki Shanae

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Cynthia let out a grunt as her trembling hands ruined her painting of an ash tree. Her once perfectly painted ash tree now had a misplaced stroke of white paint in the trunk of the ash tree. She examined her painting once again, contemplating on whether to continue or to disregard it. A tall Ash tree stood in the middle, with its ever so green leaves covering its branches. Cynthia then remembers how Ash trees looked like this during the summer. The Ash tree had only one straight trunk and a misplaced stroke of white paint."why did ...

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“Daniel” by Alex Auclair

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Daniel was a student that gave teacher’s a hard time. I would be lying if I said Daniel didn’t give me a hard time every now and then in my biology class. He was the kind of kid who would stand up in the middle of a lesson, stretch, and yawn loudly just to get a laugh from the other students. Daniel made me laugh too, but as the adult in the room, it was my responsibility to remind him to stay on task and do his work. I’ll never forget the day Daniel had his head down on the desk, eyes closed. “Daniel are you sleeping?” I asked. “Nah...

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“Yggdrasil, the tree of Mankind” by Lis Lovén

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You know! This dame was a priestess among the Vikings. Ingegerd was her name. She had to teach her people how to connect. It was a matter of fact that the men roamed on sea and land. They had to get a stick for each relative to get into skies and heavens above. Yes, it´s true… Only a true warrior was allowed to eat Särimner (the pig) up among the gods. And those Viking gods were very close in resemblance to Mankind. They ate, they drank, they had sex, they had envy, they had to build a hall among all halls where only the best could join into...

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“The Shade Beneath The Maple Tree” by Zion Hintay

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"Eleanor suppers ready, come down from there."Her mothers voice rang across the field as resounding as the ringing of a supper bell in the afternoon.The young girl sitting beneath her favorite maple tree, packed up her books and woolen blanket she had been sitting on."Come darling, it'll be getting cold for sure if you don't eat now." Her mother waved her in. As she did so she looked out at the tree with solemn eyes before closing the door.***Another door opens, and out springs a man thrown to the streets."Uhh.." He moans as he makes to rise...

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“The Knotted Eye” by Rebecca Thibodeaux

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My knotted eye has seen many things. I remember peering out at the world around me, watching squirrels jump from my branches to the branches of my brothers and sisters. Hearing nothing but sweet silence, accented by the rustling of leaves and chittering wildlife. I remember the first time I heard a human voice, the soft and gentle laughter of a child, climbing on my limbs to better see the world that surrounded them. THUD.The sound of an axe breaking my bark, my soul cries out in silence as a man chips away at my life. He hacks through ...

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“The Evergreens” by Alyssa Thomas

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The Evergreens ARROW I was 15 when it happened. “Arrow, truth or dare?” Thorn asked me. Thorn wasn’t a friend really. He was the kind of guy you dealt with because he knew people who knew people. I narrowed my eyes at him. “Dare.” A smirk appeared on Thorn’s face. That wasn’t a good sign. “I dare you to spend the rest of the night exploring Evergreen Manor and climb to the top of the Tree. But you have to record it.” I was ready to refuse the dare. ...

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“one of the senses” by Inkstained Introvert

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the fair-skinned girl is crying again. she leans against you, your rough knots making rivets in her smooth forehead, her fast tears sliding down your bark and darkening a patch of dirt at your base. when at first she came running through the forest to you, of course you could sense that something was wrong, but you weren’t able to tell what. though as soon as she touched you--falling to her knees on the ground, lurching forward onto her torso, scraping the pads of her fingers against your uneven brown skin as her light hair became spattered ...

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“The Old Tree” by Anita Neal

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The Old Tree “I don’t understand why she always goes to that stupid tree every time she gets mad,” said Josh, frustrated as he stood at the front door of Carly’s house. “I am not sure if that is where she went. And it’s not a stupid tree to her. It involves a memory that is precious to her,” candidly explained Carly’s mom. “I know, sorry. She told me. I guess I just don’t get it. Plus I went by there before coming here and I didn’t see her there.” “Did you look up into the tree?” “Up in the tree?” “Yes. There is a lower limb on the back sid...

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“The Peepul Tree” by Ravi Srivastava

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The Peepul Tree Today again, I saw the old man sitting on the bench under my peepul tree. It was the third day since my return from my Kolkata PG, and every morning I had been coming down to the condominium park for my morning jog and yoga. And on each of these mornings, I had seen the old man sitting under this tree; he was always alone and in a pensive mood, and though I often thought that I’d sit beside him and talk to him, I could not muster enough courage. Why, I thought, should I intrude upon his thoughts? But today I suddenly found my...

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“They got their Lesson” by Kashish Bansal

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So, it was a nice morning, granny was reading magazines sitting comfortably on her armchair and I was in the backyard, just playing alone with my toys.Meanwhile, I shivered as she shouted in her high pitch voice saying, "You brat!" I just stood up and drop that flower on the bundle and she ran off to me."What are you doing, Roseline?" She asked."Nothing much, granny, just plucking the flowers," I replied in a sweet voice."Ohh, so my girl is just plucking the flower," she said making me feeling more uncomfortable."Yes!" I replied."Why are you...

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“The Oak King ” by Rebecca Nestor

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June's alzheimers has gotten bad, but she is mostly joyful nonetheless. There is somthing she always talks about, but I'm not sure what it means. She tells me about an old king with a three pronged crown atop his head. "Im sure he still has the scars we gave him that day," she always says. She tells me that as a child she would sit by the window in the afternoon sun for hours staring at this royal giant, the king of green, and Imagine him calling out decrees in his booming voice. When it would storm, she would pretend that there was a royal ...

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“The forbidden Forest” by Pooja Dubey

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“I brought this flat because it was near nature. I loved it here but now, they are planning to cut off these trees and make more buildings. How can the government allow it?” said Mia looking out from the balcony with her frowned face. Her hand was busy combing her wet hair. “We can’t help it. The government has already approved it. The construction already began”, said her husband resting on the Sofa and his lay eyes fixed to the TV screen on which a Tennis player, holding his racket was jumping to and fro as if waiting for a pass from th...

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“Floral Memories/The Heart Tree” by Spencer Steeves

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In the dew-drenched radiance of an early spring morning, a sylph touched down gingerly on a flower bud. She reached in a tiny, translucent finger and tickled the bud, giggling in a chime-like timbre as her touch coaxed out a wave of infinitesimal seeds. With a wave of her free hand, she conjured a slight breeze, scattering the seeds across the floral field, hoping to fill in any gaps hungry birds and tiny mammals had made. Spring was the season of renewal, after all, after winter where old and weak things were discarded to be replaced or ret...

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Write a story that weaves together multiple lives through their connection to a particular tree.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 246 stories

“The Tree” by Luna Wood

“How i met him” by A Human Lmao Zhang

“ A misplaced stroke of white paint ” by Kiki Shanae

“Daniel” by Alex Auclair

“Yggdrasil, the tree of Mankind” by Lis Lovén

“The Shade Beneath The Maple Tree” by Zion Hintay

“The Knotted Eye” by Rebecca Thibodeaux

“The Evergreens” by Alyssa Thomas

“one of the senses” by Inkstained Introvert

“The Old Tree” by Anita Neal

“The Peepul Tree” by Ravi Srivastava

“They got their Lesson” by Kashish Bansal

“The Oak King ” by Rebecca Nestor

“The forbidden Forest” by Pooja Dubey

“Floral Memories/The Heart Tree” by Spencer Steeves

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Write a story in which an endangered species (of plant or animal) plays a central role.

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Start your story with someone sitting on a crowded train and end it with them looking out over beautiful natural scenery.

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