Emma Hedrick

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2022

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“Devil Came Down to Georgia” by Emma Hedrick

Submitted to Contest #215

She’s got a good head on her shoulders. That's what Gran said. Daddy and Uncle Hector said it too. She’s got a good head on her shoulders. So even though the brimstone in the air is making her eyes water, even though the scalding ground is making the rubber soles of her shoes soft, and he’s looking at her with fire in his eyes, she's come too far to back out now. This deal is too important to lose her head now. “It’s the standard contract,” the devil says. The pinstripes on his suit aren’t black like she’d first thought. They’re red ...

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“Devil Came Down to Georgia” by Emma Hedrick

Submitted to Contest #180

She’s got a good head on her shoulders. That's what Gran said. Daddy and Uncle Hector said it too. She’s got a good head on her shoulders. So even though the brimstone in the air is making her eyes water, even though the scalding ground is making the rubber soles of her shoes soft, and he’s looking at her with fire in his eyes, she's come too far to back out now. This deal is too important to lose her head now. “It’s the standard contract,” the devil says. The pinstripes on his suit aren’t black like she’d first thought. They’re red ...

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“Don't Look Behind You” by Emma Hedrick

Submitted to Contest #165

“Smile!” I shouted. Jen turned as I pressed the shutter. Click. Jen stuck out her tongue. “You didn’t give me time to make my face not look weird.” “But I love your weird face. It’s exactly my kind of weird.” Instead of replying, Jen reached down, gathered up a snowball, and winged it at me with the accuracy of a lifelong softball star. I managed to turn my back so my jacket absorbed the blow. “You throw like a girl,” I shouted, putting my camera in its pack so I could begin a snowball counterattack. “Thank you for the complimen...

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Just a girl who loves to write.