Florera
“Go, Florera!” The vase leaps off my arm and flies away.
“How does it do that?” my friend asks.
“I’ve trained Florera since she was a shot glass.” I shrug. I’m not about to explain the whole history of vasery now.
“What if she breaks?”
“Florera’s tempered. Sure, there are predatory florists out there, but I’m careful.”
We see Florera flying slowly back, filled with long-stemmed roses.
“She even found baby’s breath,” my friend said. “How?”
“She’s the best.” I pat Florera and take out the flowers. “Here.”
“Thanks! Jenny has to forgive me now.”
“Oh, definitely.”
He’ll be back.
As some of you may know, I work in the international admissions office of a university in Pennsylvania, in the US. A while back I wrote a children’s book about a group of animals that work in an international admissions office after all the humans go home for the night.
I just released it publicly last week. It’s called GASP! A Night in International Admissions. Check it out here, if you want.
The Green-Walled Treehouse 
There is nothing like a good piece of magic to brighten up the day.
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So true.
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Favorite line….
“I’ve trained Florera since she was a shot glass. OMG…THAT’S BRILLIANT!
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haha, thank you. I like this line too.
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PS I love the vase of flowers.
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What a lovely idea!
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Thanks, Neil!
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Now I want a Florera!! Wonderful imagination you have, David.
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That’s what my wife said too, when she read it. 🙂 Thanks for reading, Dale.
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I bet! 😀
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I like the fantasy theme and the light-heartedness of your story, David. Congratulations on the book!
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Thanks, Lisa. That would be a very weird world to live in, but I wouldn’t mind. 🙂
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🙂
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This is fantastic. ‘ … the whole history of vasery’, ‘predatory florists’!!! What an imagination you have. Love it.
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Thanks, Margaret! I’m glad you liked it too.
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Love this story. Congrats on the book.
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Thanks, Dawn. Glad you liked it. 🙂
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Brilliant story. I want one too. And congrats on the book.
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Thanks! Yeah, my wife instantly wanted a Florera too. It would come in handy, haha.
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A lovely tale, and the flowers are gorgeous. Best wishes for your book, David.
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Thank you, Brenda. I’m glad you liked it.
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This was a delightful read, funny and imaginative. I adore the line:“I’ve trained Florera since she was a shot glass.” Nicely done!
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Thanks, Angela. So glad you liked my weird little story. 🙂
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The shot glass line; perfection.
What a clever and charming piece of whimsy. Brilliant take, David!
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Thanks! Yeah, I like that line too. I had it as demitasse at first, but shot glass works so much better.
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Definitely! Good move changing it.
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Dear David,
Florera’s a keeper. Full of evasive maneuvers 😉 (I couldn’t help myself). Good story from your store of imaginative stories.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle. Sometimes (or more than sometimes), I just have to write a really weird one. 🙂
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