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SSS PROMPTS 2025
Welcome to May’s Colourful Gardens!
Send us your stories of longing and bloom
Hello, Simple Story Seekers!
May has been here for a while, and we have new stories for you to read. Do check our publication and enjoy what our writers have been sending in.
We hope more and more of our writers start participating in these flash prompt exercises.
At Simple Story Seekers, we aim to inspire you to reflect on your own experiences, tell a story, or share what these ideas mean to you in a simple story. — GTT
So, without further ado, the flash prompt for May is "May Blooms, Secret Journeys”.
May Blooms, Secret Journeys
“A bee may be born in a hole in a tree, but she likes the honey of the lotus.”
― Kālidāsa, The Recognition of Sakuntala
I found this beautiful quote from Kālidāsa while I was drinking my tea this morning. It brought me back to our publication and how our stories could be symbols of the universal longing for beauty, sweetness, and fulfillment beyond one’s origins.
The (wild) bee is born in the dark shelter of a tree hollow and is irresistibly drawn to the lotus, which is a symbol of purity and…
