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Author Michele Bardsley's avatar

Breaking my heart with your words. Thank you.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

❤️ Thank you!

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Tiffany S.'s avatar

Short and sadly sweet.

"...but at such a distance, how could the heart reach its mark?"

Loved this!

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

I loved this line, too! Thanks for calling it out! ❤️

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Jimmy Gardner's avatar

So lovely

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thanks, Jimmy! ❤️ Hope you're doing well!

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Hanna Delaney's avatar

Aw, Sean 💔 this was lovely.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thank you, Hanna. That means a lot to me!

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Will Boucher's avatar

"For a moment, she bloomed." got me.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

❤️🌸

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William Pauley III's avatar

Ah, that last line. Perfection. 👌

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

❤️

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molly's avatar

I especially love the parallel between the flowers and Rinko herself. And it was cool to add a "realistic" motif (flowers) into a scifi landscape!!

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thanks! My favorite sci fi is organic. :)

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Annie Hendrix's avatar

oooh I love this

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thanks, Annie! I wrote it for a contest, then forgot to submit it! haha

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Keith Long's avatar

Love the scifi idea of a flower that blooms based on emotion

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thanks for reading, Keith! 🌸

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