Emma Shanley Williams
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Midnight Musings
The power was out for stretches around. No lights. No sounds. Just darkness. In the beginning… There were fireflies rushing in and out of the shadows of the trees, undisturbed by the outage. I wondered if they rather liked it. If they felt boastful of their brightness on particular nights such as this when they didn’t need to compete with the brightness of men’s creations and could take up that whole night sky if the urge overtook them.
By Emma Shanley Williams2 years ago in Poets
Bears in Traps
I was reminded of something Rhett used to say. I was reminded of it every time I met someone. Every time I interacted with someone. I carried it with me as if it were branded in my marrow. And I could still hear it as if he was saying it to me as I walked into that bank. “For better or for worse, people will surprise you.”
By Emma Shanley Williams3 years ago in Humans