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The Strawberry Tree

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The Strawberry Tree
A story about imagination, beauty, life, love, loss, and hope. Warning: This is going to be a tear jerker; I cried while writing it!
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  • kaye
    kaye says:
    Wow. Incredible story, amazing storytelling. Just lovely.
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  • mark
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    Stunning.
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  • tandrusiak
    tandrusiak says:
    Thanks so much for this beautiful story... :-)
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
  • Kundala
    Kundala says:
    Beautiful!Thank you.
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
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  • samuelclay
    samuelclay says:
    I don't cry for much, but this made me mist my glasses.
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
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  • wirelesslibrarian
    wirelesslibrarian says:
    Beautifully written! Did you mean to say ice cram on page ten, or ice cream? Typos make me crazy.
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
  • zibbycomix
    zibbycomix says:
    Whoops, thank you for catching that! It said ice cram, but it should say ice cream.
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
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  • tortagialla
    tortagialla says:
    Beautiful story...wow!
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  • absurd_bird
    absurd_bird says:
    Oh my goodness. This is just sooooooo beautiful. I am inspired by your ability as a writer. I've read a few of your stories and I just loved them. You have so many wonderful ideas. Where do they all come from? You must have a great imagination. You have done a brilliant job.
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
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  • zibbycomix
    zibbycomix says:
    Thank you for your kind compliments, absurd_bird. I'm honored to hear that you are inspired by me! In fact, I only very recently considered myself a writer. Yes, I had written a few things here and there over the years, but I was never serious about writing, and I never had a compulsion to write (until now). In fact, I may have been holding back my creativity. I've always doubted myself and my abilities. But ever since I started writing on storybird, and people told me that they liked my stories, I've been able to tap into my creative impulse, and the stories have started coming out of me. The most important thing for me to accept was that I can make mistakes, and that I'm not perfect. I was able to let go of my fear that my writing and my stories were horrible, and instead I could open up to the creative process.
    My ideas come from various places. In the case of "The Strawberry Tree" and "Broken," I was inspired by parts of my dreams. But I've also been inspired by other authors. I especially love adapting fairy tales and folk tales. But I cannot take complete credit for my ideas, as I don't think that they are entirely my own (I believe that creativity is a gift from the divine).
    Thanks again for your comment. And please continue to keep writing your stories as well! I believe that every single person has a great gift that they need to share with the world, and one of your gifts is writing. If you don't believe me, look at the home page of storybird. Your story "Jealous of Georgia" is featured! Congratulations!
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
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  • alitcoolcat
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  • Greenfrog
    Greenfrog says:
    wow thats well good! :0
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
  • Taylorswift122
    Taylorswift122 says:
    WOW! Thats really creative!
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
  • Ferinhator
    Ferinhator says:
    Beautiful!
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
  • elisejh
    elisejh says:
    really lovely
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
  • massieluvamericangirl
    massieluvamericangirl says:
    Incredible! It's very amazing! Nicely written.
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  • legenu
    legenu says:
    goosebumps!
    Posted 24 months ago (Permalink)
  • mae
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  • ele_202
    ele_202 says:
    WOW this is STUNNING! amazingly written, this is definately one of my favourites! could you read some of mine and tell me what you think of them. Thanks!
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  • lazydaisy
    lazydaisy says:
    this is too cool 4 school
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  • macbeth
    macbeth says:
    I love this!
    Posted 23 months ago (Permalink)
  • DizziIzzi22
    DizziIzzi22 says:
    Its so sweet I nearly cried
    Posted 23 months ago (Permalink)
  • gilbysclass
    gilbysclass says:
    I love it
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  • graceishere
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  • graceishere
    graceishere says:
    Wonderful!
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  • lelee
    lelee says:
    cool story i hope you write more
    Posted 23 months ago (Permalink)
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  • lolliepop123
    lolliepop123 says:
    I wish I could write like that!
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  • FogCat
    FogCat says:
    Wow, this really is absolutely lovely. Great job, Zibby! I'm adding this to my reading list.
    -FogCat
    Posted 16 months ago (Permalink)
  • Kitsune
    Kitsune says:
    I like the story! Well Done!
    Posted 15 months ago (Permalink)
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Published: Feb. 6, 2010
Updated: May 1, 2010
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