Writing Prompt: Take Heart

In the category of worst holiday candy, conversation hearts give candy corn a real run for their money. At least they're wordy, weird, and worthy of writing inspiration.

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My mom gave my fiancé and me a bag of truly terrible conversation hearts this Valentine’s Day. They were Friends-themed. It’s not that Friends is terrible (I mean it is, in terms of its rampant homophobia, fatphobia, and the existence of a character as repugnant and sociopathic as Ross Gellar aside), but the hearts themselves were, dare I say, badly written.