Emily Brownlee

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Clandestine Operations” by Emily Brownlee

Submitted to Contest #81

“Let’s get something straight, Blade,” Nellie said aggressively as she strode up to the booth and slid into the seat across from her rival. “I’m not here to play games. Tell me what I want to know or you won’t be walking out of here unharmed.” The other agent maintained her cool, unruffled demeanour as Nellie entered. She sat leaning contemptuously against the wall of the booth, arms crossed and one leg c...

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“What Is To Be” by Emily Brownlee

Submitted to Contest #62

The brown-haired woman being wheeled down the hall doesn’t have much time left. She is fading away from grief, I think, seeing how tightly she is holding on to the tendrils of her past. She has interwoven the strands of her memory so tightly with every possibility of her future that it has been cut short. I look away. My attention turns back to the nurse administering medication to the few other patient...

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“The Machinations of Man” by Emily Brownlee

Submitted to Contest #60

October 23rd, 2087. A bleak morning. It has been two weeks since the destruction of Toronto. They haven’t been seen today but I can still hear them tearing up streets and smashing buildings. The occasional scream of another poor soul lost to their terrible blades— “Oh come on, Hen. It might be the apocalypse but we’re not literally hearing people die left, right, an...

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“Nimbus Novus” by Emily Brownlee

Submitted to Contest #59

“Now arriving at: Nimbus Prime. Please gather belongings and prepare to deboard.” A robotic voice gargled through the rusty speakers of the passenger cabin. Vallen’s lips tightened nervously and she studied the speaker nearest to her intensely to try and take her mind off of how afraid she was. It looked like an old tin can, she thought, imagining the robot announcer at the other end of the line speaking into a second t...

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“Innovation” by Emily Brownlee

Submitted to Contest #58

The Prime Space Station orbited serenely above the Earth, lights from various generators and power sources blinking red, blue, and green. Currently manned by a crew of three scientists, the station was modelling the latest in experimental technologies, including a gravity-controlled environment and an energy field enveloping the craft to defend against space debris. The energy field, a faint green net surrounding the st...

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Author bio

I'm a classical musician by trade, but I've loved writing since I was a little kid making up stories about my stuffed animals. Although 2020 has been, shall we say, interesting, I will always remember it as the year that I picked back up my love of writing. Taking an unintended gap year has its unfortunate side effects, but at least now I have the time to write that I haven't had in years. I hope to continue making writing a part of my everyday life from this point forward. Being able to create whole worlds with words is an incredible gift that helps me better understand the world around me! Plus, I can make up all the awesome queer heroes I can dream of. Thanks for reading!