what am I? “a flower,” he said. he always treated me like a flower: cherished me, nourished me, loved me? he shaped my petals and leaves until they knew his hands better than my own,[…]
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The Stone Angel – Survival of the Elegant Weed
Prompt: Write an essay analyzing how a symbol functions in the work and what it reveals about the characters or themes of the work as a whole. Values and ideals are principles by[…]
Ted Talk: Heir to a Garden Heart
part 1: (child) When I was a child, my favorite flowers were tulipa tardas, these tiny pale yellow star-shaped blossoms. In the spring, they are the first to bloom and the first to die,[…]
Daisies on a Thursday
he gave me daisies on a thursday. they smelled oddly like snow– fresh and cold and a little sad. maybe that’s why they’re my favourite. i clutched them to my chest for the remainder of[…]