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The Flame
  • Home
  • Prompts
    • Summer Challenge Entries
    • October Prompts
  • Contributions
    • Poetry Submissions
      • Loose Morals
      • Mask of Light
      • I Am-AC
      • I Am- LQ
      • Ode to God
      • Ode to Waffles
      • Ode to Benson Boone
      • Ballad for my Hope
      • I Smell Snow
      • Writer's Block
      • Purple
      • Pink
      • Purple-HD
      • Dark Red
      • Remember Me
      • Withered Away Like a Rose
      • Life is the Things You Remember
      • What If? - LQ
      • What If? - HD
      • What If? - AC
      • What If? - HC
      • The Tree and Me
      • The Stage of Shadows
      • The lonely woman
      • Belonging
      • Ode to Hazel
      • Ode to Iced Coffee
    • Fantasy Submissions
      • Mortal Queen
    • Realistic Fiction Submissions
    • Science Fiction Submissions
    • Horror and Suspense
      • Moth Wings and Midnight Charms
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      • Teen saves the world with just one hashtag
      • Save the Cuddly Ones: A Charity for Animals That Matter
      • Avoid Listening to Schizophrenics; They’re Starting to Make Sense
      • AI Chatbot Takes Mental Health Day After Writing 300 College Essays
      • The Most Magical Consumers on Earth
      • Management At Local Supermarket Calls Out Zoo-like Behavior From His Employ
      • The Perfect Student Athlete
      • ā€œBREAKING NEWS: GEN Z CLAIMS ā€˜THE DEMONS’ ARE TELLING THEM TO OVERTHROW THE
    • College Essays
      • I Still Believe in Dragons
      • A Brighter Future
      • Walls
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    • Photographer: Sophia Rogan
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    • Photograper: Ian Walck
    • Photographer: KaylaAnn Kandy
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    • Photographer: Ihor
  • The Flame Archive
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      • 24/25 Submissions
        • Fractured Fairy Tales Prompt
        • What's in a Word? Prompt
    • 2024/2025 Submissions
      • 24/25 Fantasy Submissions
        • Moana Retold
        • The Tale of Ernaline
        • A New Generation is Born
        • Alchemy
        • The Dawn of Silklon
        • The Untamed Wilds
      • 24/25 Science Fiction Submissions
        • The Algorithm's Gambit
        • Ten
        • Moon Boots
        • Cold and Alive?
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        • Murphy's Christmas Chaos
        • Magic Memories
        • Magician's Cape
        • Family Christmas Reunion
        • The Last Sunrise
        • Memento Mori
        • Dead Queen
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        • Love is Metamorphosis
        • Ode to Birds
        • Ode to the Beauty of African Culture
        • Seed by Seed, I Bleed, the Pomegranate
        • I See, I Cry for My BIrd
        • Ode to Dr. Pepper
        • Oh Pickles So Divine
        • Love
        • Black Ink
        • Like a Blanket
        • Friendship Over FNAF
        • A Bird in a Cage
        • Love is a Spark
        • Ready to Decay
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      • 23/24 Fantasy
        • Magical Reconciliation
        • The Frog King
        • The Origin of Leprechauns
        • Why the Prince Was Turned into a Frog
      • 23/24 Poetry
        • It Was Not Your Fault
        • What is life?
      • 23/24 Realistic Fiction
        • The Sun
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        • I Am From
        • I Am From- HF
        • I Am From- GT
        • I Am From- CG
        • Two Flowers
        • Leave it on the Court
      • 22/23 Realistic Fiction
        • A Man's Choice
        • Hired for Destiny
        • It Started with Me & You
        • Mr. Bank’s Private Investigation Company: The Mysterious Demise of Alejandr
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      • 21/22 Fantasy
        • The Greatest One We've Every Gnome
        • The King's Sister's Curse
        • Crump the Grump from Joyville
        • The Secret of the Sea
      • 21/22 Poetry
        • Earth needs a home
        • I feel like a flower
        • Sunrise
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        • My Meaning
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        • The Essence of Time
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        • Friends are not always trustworthy
        • Life Altering
        • Unorthodox
        • The Artist
        • To the Seniors of '21
        • Ode to the Impossible Whopper
        • Forgetfulness
        • Holding Punchlines
        • Beauty and Grotesqueness
        • Stopwatch
        • Training Wheels
        • The box of expectations
        • Freshmen Year
      • 20/21 Realistic Fiction
        • Over-powered
        • Pandemic Positivity
        • The Car Broke Down, and My Life Changed
        • The Crazy Cat Lady, Snowball, and the Pink Coin
        • Freedom
      • 20/21 Essays
        • Be Careful with Your Words; Gossip Can Ruin a Reputation
        • Stress Won't Last Forever
        • As Days Pass
      • 20/21 Science Fiction
        • The Rescued
        • Pill Better
    • 2019/2020 Submissions
      • 19/20 Poetry
        • The Five Senses
        • The Stars
        • The Nature of Life
        • Cars
        • Bad at Writing
        • We the Procrastinators
      • 19/20 Realistic Fiction
        • The Story with No Title
        • The Bridge
        • High School Struggles
        • Today is the Day
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        • Ode to God
        • Ode to Waffles
        • Ode to Benson Boone
        • Ballad for my Hope
        • I Smell Snow
        • Writer's Block
        • Purple
        • Pink
        • Purple-HD
        • Dark Red
        • Remember Me
        • Withered Away Like a Rose
        • Life is the Things You Remember
        • What If? - LQ
        • What If? - HD
        • What If? - AC
        • What If? - HC
        • The Tree and Me
        • The Stage of Shadows
        • The lonely woman
        • Belonging
        • Ode to Hazel
        • Ode to Iced Coffee
      • Fantasy Submissions
        • Mortal Queen
      • Realistic Fiction Submissions
      • Science Fiction Submissions
      • Horror and Suspense
        • Moth Wings and Midnight Charms
      • Satire Submissions
        • Teen saves the world with just one hashtag
        • Save the Cuddly Ones: A Charity for Animals That Matter
        • Avoid Listening to Schizophrenics; They’re Starting to Make Sense
        • AI Chatbot Takes Mental Health Day After Writing 300 College Essays
        • The Most Magical Consumers on Earth
        • Management At Local Supermarket Calls Out Zoo-like Behavior From His Employ
        • The Perfect Student Athlete
        • ā€œBREAKING NEWS: GEN Z CLAIMS ā€˜THE DEMONS’ ARE TELLING THEM TO OVERTHROW THE
      • College Essays
        • I Still Believe in Dragons
        • A Brighter Future
        • Walls
        • Less Than 30 Seconds
    • Photo Gallery
      • Photographer: Sophia Rogan
        • Nature
        • Urban
        • Animals
        • Objects
        • Cars
        • Seasonal
        • Summer Challenge Photos
      • Photograper: Ian Walck
      • Photographer: KaylaAnn Kandy
      • Photographer: Danielle Harris
      • Photographer: Ihor
    • The Flame Archive
      • 24/25 Prompts
        • 24/25 Submissions
          • Fractured Fairy Tales Prompt
          • What's in a Word? Prompt
      • 2024/2025 Submissions
        • 24/25 Fantasy Submissions
          • Moana Retold
          • The Tale of Ernaline
          • A New Generation is Born
          • Alchemy
          • The Dawn of Silklon
          • The Untamed Wilds
        • 24/25 Science Fiction Submissions
          • The Algorithm's Gambit
          • Ten
          • Moon Boots
          • Cold and Alive?
        • 24/25 Realistic Fiction Submissions
          • Murphy's Christmas Chaos
          • Magic Memories
          • Magician's Cape
          • Family Christmas Reunion
          • The Last Sunrise
          • Memento Mori
          • Dead Queen
        • 24/25 Young Writers' Contest
        • 24/25 Poetry Submissions
          • Love is Metamorphosis
          • Ode to Birds
          • Ode to the Beauty of African Culture
          • Seed by Seed, I Bleed, the Pomegranate
          • I See, I Cry for My BIrd
          • Ode to Dr. Pepper
          • Oh Pickles So Divine
          • Love
          • Black Ink
          • Like a Blanket
          • Friendship Over FNAF
          • A Bird in a Cage
          • Love is a Spark
          • Ready to Decay
      • 2023/2024 Submissions
        • 23/24 Fantasy
          • Magical Reconciliation
          • The Frog King
          • The Origin of Leprechauns
          • Why the Prince Was Turned into a Frog
        • 23/24 Poetry
          • It Was Not Your Fault
          • What is life?
        • 23/24 Realistic Fiction
          • The Sun
        • 23/24 SOS Sagas: Hunted Winners
      • 2022/2023 Submissions
        • 22/23 Poetry
          • I Am From
          • I Am From- HF
          • I Am From- GT
          • I Am From- CG
          • Two Flowers
          • Leave it on the Court
        • 22/23 Realistic Fiction
          • A Man's Choice
          • Hired for Destiny
          • It Started with Me & You
          • Mr. Bank’s Private Investigation Company: The Mysterious Demise of Alejandr
      • 2021/2022 Submissions
        • 21/22 Fantasy
          • The Greatest One We've Every Gnome
          • The King's Sister's Curse
          • Crump the Grump from Joyville
          • The Secret of the Sea
        • 21/22 Poetry
          • Earth needs a home
          • I feel like a flower
          • Sunrise
        • 21/22 Essays
          • My Meaning
        • 21/22 Personal Narratives
          • The Essence of Time
      • 2020/2021 Submissions
        • 20/21 Fantasy
          • A Hybrid's Legacy
        • 20/21 Poetry
          • Friends are not always trustworthy
          • Life Altering
          • Unorthodox
          • The Artist
          • To the Seniors of '21
          • Ode to the Impossible Whopper
          • Forgetfulness
          • Holding Punchlines
          • Beauty and Grotesqueness
          • Stopwatch
          • Training Wheels
          • The box of expectations
          • Freshmen Year
        • 20/21 Realistic Fiction
          • Over-powered
          • Pandemic Positivity
          • The Car Broke Down, and My Life Changed
          • The Crazy Cat Lady, Snowball, and the Pink Coin
          • Freedom
        • 20/21 Essays
          • Be Careful with Your Words; Gossip Can Ruin a Reputation
          • Stress Won't Last Forever
          • As Days Pass
        • 20/21 Science Fiction
          • The Rescued
          • Pill Better
      • 2019/2020 Submissions
        • 19/20 Poetry
          • The Five Senses
          • The Stars
          • The Nature of Life
          • Cars
          • Bad at Writing
          • We the Procrastinators
        • 19/20 Realistic Fiction
          • The Story with No Title
          • The Bridge
          • High School Struggles
          • Today is the Day
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The FlameĀ 

Within each and every one of us burns a flame of creativity that can ignite things of wonder

Purple

By Hannah DeHaan

Purple is amethyst, violets, and lilac.

Purple is dreaming, meditating, and healing.

Purple is mysterious, royalty, and spiritual.

Purple is the sound of magical twinkling, bubbling potions, and the quiet noise of lavender blowing in the wind.

Purple is the aroma of grape, lavender, and incense.

Purple is the flavor of plums, blackberries, and figs.

Purple is the feeling of silk, velvet, and cashmere.

Purple is the belief that imagination is essential to life.

Purple inspires me to become more spiritual.

Purple is the twilight forest, shadows casting down onto the ground while trees blow in the wind.

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