Emilie Ocean - Writer on Reedsy Prompts

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38620, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

My eyes peel away from the half open window of the taxi to rest on the piece of paper crumpled up inside my fisted palm. The warm breeze winds through my black curls, cooling down the glistening skin of my neck and collarbone, where sweat has settled to pearl on my too-hot body. Despite the fact that I was born in Reunion Island—one of those tiny pieces of land adorning the Indian Ocean—three decades on the Emerald Isle was more than enough to tame my natural defences against the blazing heat of sweltering havens to mush. People always assu...

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My New Friend Marie

Emilie Ocean

Submitted to Contest #189

My eyes flutter shut, the corners of my mouth curling into a bright smile, as the breeze dances through the short green leaves of the grass beneath me. I giggle quietly, my toes stretching from the ticklish sensation over my bare skin, but I don’t move, allowing my body to sink deeper into Mother Nature’s embrace. The sweet scent of peach and vanilla travels to my nostrils and I eagerly inhale it, wishing this moment would last forever. “Is it always this peaceful out here, Ava?” Marie asks me, her petite frame rolling over to face me. She b...

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Mission Partner, Recognition, and Disappointment

Emilie Ocean

Submitted to Contest #188

“So, what’s the catch?” I ask Malcom—my boss—crossing my arms over my red suit jacket as I arch a dark eyebrow, unimpressed.“There’s no catch, Becs,” he grumbles in a deep voice, the unlit La Prosa cigar stuck between his yellowed teeth bobbing in my face.“There’s always a catch,” I remark, my rouged lips pouting at the word.I graciously turn around, nonchalance a second nature of mine by now, to be on my way. The heels of my matching red stilettos clacking loudly through the tiled hall, the echo bouncing off the walls to announce my coming....

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Author bio

Emilie Ocean is a fantasy writer and polyglot originally from Réunion Island. She has a bachelor’s degree in LLCE (languages, literature and foreign civilisations) from the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France, and a master’s degree in Literary Translation from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. After starting her journey as a translator, she embarked upon a career as a writer. Ocean has a passion for languages and speaks Reunionese, French, English, and Spanish, which she often uses in her writing. She enrolled in a Counselling & Psychology course at PCI College in September 2022, which helps her analyse her characters’ behaviour and life choices. Ocean currently resides in Galway, Ireland, where she has been working on her Chronicles of Protectors series. Protectors Inc. is her first novel, soon to be published.
Follow me on Instagram at @author_emilie_ocean