The Wishing Flower Short Stories Up and Out

Up and Out

Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd

who celebrates the ways in which Lorde's philosophies resonate more than twenty years after they were first published

With her final breaths

Vel fears he’s ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin

The Wishing Flower Short Stories Up and OutBy A. J. Irving An LGBTQ inclusive story about understanding your peers, your feelings, and yourself, The Wishing Flower is a love letter to longing, belonging, and longing to belong. Birdie finds comfort in nature and books, but more than anything she longs for connection, to be understood. At school, Birdie feels like an outsider. Quiet and shy, she prefers to read by herself, rather than jump rope or swing with the other kids. That all changes when