The Prompt
Write a story about a person, an animal, or even an inanimate object that finds joy or deep meaning in fulfilling its purpose.
(Note from Julie: this song was inspired by a Bermuda Palm that lived out its life in a glasshouse in Scotland.)
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Aimee Ogden
Aimee Ogden is an American werewolf in the Netherlands. She is a three-time Nebula Award Finalist, most recently for her short story Because I Held His Name Like a Key, and the author of four standalone novellas from publisher Tor.com, Psychopomp, and Interstellar Flight Press. Over 100 of her short stories and novelettes have appeared in publications such as Strange Horizons, Clarkesworld, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. For more about her work, please visit her author website: aimeeogdenwrites.com
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Prefer paper crafts? Here’s the cut & paste version