Emily Bradburn

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2019

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“Blue Trains and Yellow Diamonds” by Emily Bradburn

Submitted to Contest #168

I watched out the window as the train wound through the lush winelands like a brilliant blue snake. Further ahead on the track, a tunnel stood with a gaping mouth ready to lead us into the vastness of the Great Karoo desert. Our starting point, Cape Town, now lay far behind us. I turned my focus from the golden framed scenery to the ipad on my lap, scrolling idly through an email that outlined my work assignment. I preferred to sit back and relax, but it always helped to be extra prepared. An older gentleman, who had claimed one of the plush...

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“The Dragon Guild” by Emily Bradburn

Everything tastes like salt here. Marston is a salt mining town run by the Lion Salt Works. It’s about as exciting as it sounds. Nothing happens here. And when I say nothing, I mean it. Not in Marston, and not in all of Northwich. Until the day he trundled into town with his brightly-colored wagon that jingled and rattled with every step of the black and white draft horse that pulled it. One look at him told us he wasn’t from here-- from his long, dark hair tied back in intricate braids to the dragon tattoos that covered his forearms.  ...

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