This post is a contribution to the #fiftywords challenge. I'm keeping it going until such time as @miniature-tiger is ready to host it again! The prompt for this one is "spring." Check it out here.

The farmers' market

Image credit: Picture by Skeeze on Pixabay

Brussels sprouts heap next to round green bulbs of kohlrabi. Fat purple and red carrots embarrass their common orange cousins. Colorful peppers spill from hallocks--red and yellow, crinkled and sleek. The farmer’s wife, who held down the fort as he plowed snow all winter, praises the heavens for spring.

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Here are more of my 50-word short stories:

• The tiny hunter
• The map
• Ghost fair
• Departure from Castle Island
• Conspirators and lies
• Getting to know you
• The man in hiding
• Mermaid dreams
• Time to say goodbye