Flower Girls

Flower Girls

Flower Girls is complete at 87,000 words. Publication and project updates will be shared here.

An outdoor suburban backyard in the mid-1980s, enclosed by slightly leaning wooden fences, is seen in early evening. A round metal patio table holds a chipped ceramic pitcher overflowing with loosely arranged garden flowers—peonies, daisies, and untidy greenery—some stems drooping as if after a long summer day. Beside it lies a spiral notebook with handwritten pages partially visible and a ballpoint pen resting diagonally. The background shows a swing set and laundry line out of focus, rendered with analog-film grain and soft color falloff. Golden hour sunlight spills across the scene, catching the edges of petals and wire chairs, casting long, wistful shadows. Shot at a three-quarter angle, the mood is nostalgic yet unsentimental, evoking quiet creative moments and unspoken stories.

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