Emma Diliberto

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2021

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“Eyes” by Emma Diliberto

What makes something real? Can it still be real, even if it isn’t for someone else? If you believe it, it's real, isn’t it? The stale old light from the tv glares on my skin as I sit in the darkness of my room eating chocolate ice cream. The show's cheery noises clash with the deafening silence enclosed around me. Watching it helps me keep my mind off everything, though. It also keeps me compan...

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“The Other Side” by Emma Diliberto

** contains some potentially triggering material such as mental health, and bullying** I run outside, my face red and wet with tears. Gasping for air, my lungs penetrate as I flee with despair. Pain's surging through the body. Actual pain. How I feel- It actually physically hurts. My mind is racing. "Why. Why. Why. Why is this happening?"  I'm still running. Running with no direction. But it must have be...

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“Strangers” by Emma Diliberto

I sit in silence as I examine the peculiar surroundings, watching people like a fish floating within a deep tank of water. Through the reflections of the moving water, I observe fragments of human exchanges–laughter, arguing, crying, hugs. The foggy images parallel the tank's glass full of children's cloudy handprints imprinted on the glass. The glass, a separate wall between their existence and mine, yet the remains of...

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