The Longevity of an Acorn

A fourteen-page short story in PDF format.

Celia has to impress Simon, the beautiful student who frequents her bakery. After her latest attempt to catch his attention ends in failure, she has the idea to give him a red rose, no matter what it takes to get it. An oak tree agrees to help her.

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An exploration of neglectful relationships; sometimes a relationship with a man can kill you but a relationship with a woman will bring you back to life.

A retelling of Oscar Wilde's "The Nightingale and the Rose," featuring WLW.