Emily Farr

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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“Just the way it is. ” by Emily Farr

Submitted to Contest #254

“I can only assume he was born a bad kid”Incident at Stonewall Jackson Elementary School Causes UproarDOWNTOWN (January 6, 2024)Miles Thompson, age 7, was found today in the most compromising of positions. Specifically, he was pooping in the library of Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, which is about to have its own reckoning on account of the school board’s recent vote to change its name. Little Mr. Thompson, a small child who is known about town for his rosy red, apple cheeks (reported to be the clinical Rosacea) and mischievous gr...

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“be careful what you wish for ” by Emily Farr

Submitted to Contest #253

You were sitting on the steps of your grandmother's house, crying. I have known you since you were a chubby kid, skinning your knees while you ran from that house to the sewer and back again, convinced a clown lived down there. You once lost your bicycle in my backyard, under the Azalea bush. We found it after too many days, and only because your father came marching down the street, looking for his investment. Did you ever learn to ride a bike?  By the time I saw you crying, I knew she had died. Gertrude told us. I also spotted you dri...

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Author bio

Emily Wessel Farr has been writing for fun since childhood, and seriously into adulthood. She practices law as Senior Employment Counsel for a tech company. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and The University of Michigan Law School. Emily currently lives in Colorado with her husband, son, Calvin, and daughter, Holland. When she's not working or writing, she loves a cold beer.