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Emma Goertz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

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The Fae Child's Forbidden Home

Emma Goertz

Submitted to Contest #16

Deep in the outskirts of modern-day Počitelj, across the still grey waters of the loch, lay a quiet hamlet nestled between the great, snow-encrusted rolling hills and vast forests. In the winter months, fog rolled in from the slightly rippling waters and hung thickly in the air while the frosty grasp of glass-like verglas crystalized the tips of the needles on Firs and Spruces. On a freezing winter night, while the snow cascaded in large flakes from the sky, a sprout of deadly Belladonna peaked its head through the snow at the tree line of t...

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Bustin' Glass

Emma Goertz

Submitted to Contest #16

Heather heard the deep rumble of an engine behind her, the bright white light of the sun blinding her blue eyes. Seriously? She thought as she waited at the stop sign that continued the road leading into nowhere. Someone is behind me now? She glanced in her rear-view mirror and was struck with awe as her adrenaline spiked.Outlined in the mirror was a car, but not any car. Its sleek black body and golden eagle emblazoned on the hood was a telltale sign of one of the most classic cars of the past decades.“Babe? Let’s go, no one’s coming. This ...

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Calliope's Song

Emma Goertz

Submitted to Contest #15

The ground of the barren island raked and tore the soft skin that would have the misfortune to walked upon it. The surface was pockmarked with shallow craters that housed small tidepools but, no creature would dare to inhabit them. The sea was perpetually turbulent, and the overwhelming stench of sea spray invaded every pore and strand of hair. Fish and sharks alike were driven far from the Devil’s Isle from fear that their bones would be crushed to dust and their blood drunk as if it were water. The only creatures that inhabited this forsak...

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The Final Day Called Exitus Umbra

Emma Goertz

Submitted to Contest #15

On the final day, there will be no massive storms or fire, nor brimstone and chunks of meteor streaking down from the heavens to bombard the earth. It will be abrupt and ultimately, painless. Joe Smith, quite literally an “average Joe”, looked down at the chicken scratch writing that had covered the entirety of the once white piece of computer paper.It was the only place left where his calculations could be solved. The ceiling, floor, walls and numerous whiteboards were covered in an intangible conglomeration of numbers and letters, forming ...

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Research and Forethought

Emma Goertz

Submitted to Contest #15

The room was dark and quiet, each curtain had been stapled to the wall to prevent even the smallest stream of light from peaking through the cracks. The dark outlines of chairs and all manner of furniture stood out against the grey walls of the apartment. Mira sat upright in her bed, surrounded by the absolute darkness. Good thing I got rid of that horrid white paint on the walls, Mira thought as she remembered how bright and open the apartment had been when she first moved in a few months back. The place was now the perfect environment for ...

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