Emily West

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2024

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2 Stories

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“Loss and Crowned” by Emily West

Submitted to Contest #267

Mirren Carnegie’s dormitory was awash with a tide of files, books, laundry, and personal effects. Wading through it, heaving great clawfuls of her own things to one side and then to the other in the manner of a frantic dog searching for a long-buried bone, thrashed Mirren, herself. She was plain and middle-aged, with a bright sparkle in her gray eyes and a permanent bloom of jolly pink on her cheeks. At this moment, however, her entire face was flushed with crimson, and her salt-and-pepper braid was frayed. Strands of it stuck to her sw...

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“the Cosmologue” by Emily West

Submitted to Contest #266

The cursor prompted a command be input. The text field screamed white, blank. Waiting. Saydn caught himself glancing at the test subject, then checked himself and returned his gaze to the monitor. He felt that looking away too many times would surely paint him in an unfavorable light with his observers; he tried to operate with a feigned cool confidence despite his anxiety that he might be perceived as somehow anxious for some reason. Saydn caught himself glancing at the test subject. A panel of displays washed from crimson...

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