Emily Finlayson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

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“Popsicles on the Porch” by Emily Finlayson

Submitted to Contest #53

Anyone who says they aren’t a morning person never spent a day in my tattered overalls. Mornings were easy. Almost comfortable. We’d play for a while, crashing broken toy cars against each another wordlessly, or shooting marbles across the slanted floor. My favourite thing to do, though, was just sit at Ma’s calloused feet. She’d move to’ and fro’ in her rocker, knitting or darning our socks, while we’d count our baseball cards. Sometimes, on mornings like that, I swore I’d even see a small smile illuminating her face, lighting up the room w...

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“Popsicles on the Porch” by Emily Finlayson

Submitted to Contest #53

Anyone who says they aren’t a morning person never spent a day in my tattered overalls. Mornings were easy. Almost comfortable. We’d play for a while, crashing broken toy cars against each another wordlessly, or shooting marbles across the slanted floor. My favourite thing to do, though, was just sit at Ma’s calloused feet. She’d move to’ and fro’ in her rocker, knitting or darning our socks, while we’d count our baseball cards. Sometimes, on mornings like that, I swore I’d even see a small smile illuminating her face, lighting up the room w...

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