Emily Hanlon

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

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“The Legacy of Little Stella” by Emily Hanlon

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The Legacy of Little Stella EC Hanlon Little Stella leaned back on her legs like a jackrabbit about to leap forward. I typed this up and showed it to my sister, Rebecca. “Over-used simile,” she said, handing me back the laptop, not carefully. “And the phrasing is awkward. Say it simply, ‘She was about to jump.’” “Was is a passive verb,” I shot back. “Well thank you, Grandma Barb,” she said breezily. She scratched at the purple sparkle polish on her toes so that it came off in flakes. “It’s like she never died, having you here to point out ...

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“A Delicate Question” by Emily Hanlon

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