Writing

Poems, essays & letters

Where the work has appeared, newest first.

Published

choose your fighter 2026 essay always, emily (Substack) · September 19, 2026 ^draft
the wounds we show 2026 essay always, emily (Substack) · June 27, 2026 ^draft
porch raspberries 2026 poem always, emily (Substack) · April 23, 2026 ^draft
451 2026 poem always, emily (Substack) · January 16, 2026 ^draft
letters to my dead mother vol. 13 2025 essay always, emily (Substack) · December 25, 2025 ^draft

Pieces tagged draft are suggestions from the Substack archive. Emily keeps, swaps, or deletes them, and adds anything published elsewhere.

always, emily