Emory Paine

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“How You Remember” by Emory Paine

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #140

“I remember…”I scrub harder under the faucet, the metal sponge stinging into my palm. A black something flies into the sink. Char from an old meal? A piece of the electric stove coil?“What do you remember, Mama?”“I remember…”The television lights the person who was my Mama in changing technicolor as ads flow one into another. In the dusklight, all I can see in the frame of the door is her in that chair. She rocks, rocks, watches, and calls out a thing that hits me in my heart every few cycles.I shut the water and could hear the ad better. “…...

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“The Best Seat in the House” by Emory Paine

Submitted to Contest #28

I’m not sure why I even bothered to try and use hair gel that day. I slapped it on for the first time in years, but by the afternoon I had already sweated it slick again. In the cool fall air, several clumpy strands fell mishmashed across my forehead to kill any semblance of the classic side part I was going for. I didn’t notice. The photos (and delightful wedding video) would make sure it lived on forever.Nearly two years prior, my best and oldest friend sat me down in our local burger joint. He had just flown in from Wisconsin, where he wa...

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Author bio

Working in marketing and looking to get back in touch with creative writing - with only recipe gifs and my cat, Pepperjack, as my muse.

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #140

How You Remember – read story