Emma-Li Ames

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

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“Sea of Darkness” by Emma-Li Ames

Submitted to Contest #8

I pull the heavy cloak closer around me, so I won’t be seen. It’s my father’s cloak. I took it and some other necessities for the journey. I stare up at the S.S. Falcon. It is huge. The masts are bigger than anything in my hometown. I clutch my locket, and I take a deep breath. I bustle my way into the line of men carrying crates of food onto the ship. I duck down and enter the kitchens below. I see the cook peeling potatoes in a corner. I walk over to him. I deepen my voice as I say: “‘Ey. Would ya mind pointin’ me in the direction of the s...

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“Father of None” by Emma-Li Ames

Submitted to Contest #7

Does happiness lie in a silver DAYUN? Or does it lie in the sun as it sets over the horizon and you watch it from your motorcycle stalled on the side of the highway? Does happiness lie in the wind as it rustles through your hair as you ride 60 mph on an empty desert road? Does it lie in the canyon as you look down into from countless miles above? I ask this question for the thousandth time as I drive along the deserted highway in Moscow, Idaho. I know I should stop for the night soon, but I am so close to where I started this ten-year journe...

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I am an aspiring writer.