The Tree
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This is a very short story written in response to a writing challenge called "The Tree Exercise". The challenge is to write a description of a tree that indirectly expresses a character's inter emotions. I decided to take it one step further and show a narrative progression through an emotional journey, all told solely through descriptions of a tree.
Let me know what you think! How did you interpret the story?
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