Finn Emerson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024

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“Ten” by Finn Emerson

Submitted to Contest #250

You are suddenly awake. Deep under the floral quilt, box fan whirring at your head, you are not immediately able to discern what pulled you from dreams of falling water. The creak of the bunk as you shift to your side is familiar and safe, as is the slow, deep breaths of your sisters in the bed below. You reach out and feel the cool metal of the bed rail, installed by your irate dad the 6th or 8th or 10th time you fell with the rushing water and woke up, scraped and crying, on the bedroom floor. You rest your damp forehead against the metal ...

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PNW based. they/them.