Em P

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022

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“Massachusetts” by Em P

Submitted to Contest #258

I like the sun. It doesn’t crap out on me. The camera does, here and there. There are days when it doesn’t spew out anything, or it starts continuously taking shots every other second until it runs out of paper. I’ve got it wired up to an intervalometer so it’s meant to take pictures every hour or so, then spit them out on little squares of photo stock that land on the ground roughly five feet below it. It’s fixed to a metal stake, positioned to keep a watchful eye over the burial spot, which I’ve left unmarked. I can’t help but feel like a ...

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“Cold Feet ” by Em P

Submitted to Contest #144

I have my routine down to a science, I think. I meet with the couple in advance. It’s usually a very relaxed interview. I ask them what type of schedule they’re looking at, if they have any particular moments they want caught on camera. It’s usually very standard stuff.  The first look. The first dance. The first cake slice. The first middle-aged aunt to get drunk enough to begin loudly denouncing her siblings’ political views and parenting techniques in front of a crowd of onlookers. This way, I know exactly when to be ready to t...

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Currently an undergrad student playwright + fan of all things sci-fi and speculative fiction. Feedback is super welcome!