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Polly lets her elderly neighbor Edith wander in and out of her yard, unlike other people on the block who shoo Edith along. Over the winter, Edith’s children move her into assisted living, and when spring comes, Polly’s yard explodes in a profusion of flowers—the surprise fruits of Edith’s labors.

Aggie Blum Thompson worked as a newspaper reporter, covering cops, courts, and trials, with a healthy dose of the mundane mixed in before turning to thrillers. A native New Yorker, she now lives just over the Washington, DC, line in Bethesda, Maryland with her husband, two children, cat, and dog.

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it got me at the part where the mother is collecting broken hearts for the old woman. a simple, very short story, with a touch of sorrow.

simple, with a touch of sorrow

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Much packed into 5 minutes. Thought provoking on multiple levels. Well done to the author and well read.

A little plant magic

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