Love & Affection - a Valentine's Inspired Challenge
It's time for a new challenge, and as the title indicates, it is inspired by, but not restricted to Valentine's Day.
Guidelines for the challenge:
- The text must be written for this challenge and not already published here or elsewhere
- It should be a stand alone story, not part of a series
- There is no deadline to the challenge
- Preface your title with Love & Affection Challenge
- Include love&affection as a tag - note the use of the ampersand: &
- Submit your story via the story submission link on the home page
- Mention must be made in the text of at least one of the following: flowers, chocolates or chocolate, sweets, or cookies
- Word count is minimum 140 words, maximum 1400
- Categories : Children's, Flash Fiction, General, Humour, Memoirs, Musings, Poetry, Romance, Songs and Young Adult
- It should be suitable for all ages, and no sex: not hinted at, referred to with euphemisms, implied, etc.
- Language should be clean and appropriate
- All the site rules apply
The story does not have to be on or about Valentine's Day, but it certainly can be.
Romance isn't a requirement, but would be a welcome addition if it suits the story.
Love and affection can cover a vast territory - it can involve the discovery of love for animals or a pet, for instance, on the part of someone who always claimed to dislike them.
As a bonus, any writer who has had a story in this challenge posted on the site can then, if he or she so wishes, compose a single 14 word piece of micro fiction or poetry and post it as a comment in this thread.
That's it! If there are any questions or confusion about this challenge, please post to this thread and we'll sort things out.
Here we have the story links:
Love & Affection Challenge - 1 Hour Person Dreamcatcher
Love & Affection Challenge: Ruby AnnaMayZing
Love & Affection Challenge: Visiting Hours Gypsy
Love & Affection Challenge - A Bibliophile's Sonnet Survivor
Love&Affection Challenge - Puppy Love Denim Angel
Love & Affection Challenge: Buck's Bucks Rumple_deWriter
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Love & Affection - a Valentine's Inspired Challenge
Chasing Dragons
I've knocked out a little poem for this challenge. Keep an eye out for it. 
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
Crazy old ape
Story in progress. Thought it is turning into one of those "sounded better in my head than it's coming out on the screen" ones.
Halloween looms and my annual story is here. Is it a trick? Or a treat? Let me know.
And... my contribution is awaiting approval from a mod!
Edited to add, my story is posted. Love & Affection: Visiting Hours
Edited to add, my story is posted. Love & Affection: Visiting Hours
Primus Omnium
It pleases me to say I have my challenge story on the main page now. Please give it a look if you have time. it is a sonnet and has exactly 140 words to meet that criterion.
https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/-love-affection-challenge-a.aspx
https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/-love-affection-challenge-a.aspx