Emmy GaddyBoundThe ruffled canopy that drapes over a metal frame, hangs over my still body like a guard on the night watch, but it offers no safety. I’m…Feb 9, 2018Feb 9, 2018
Emmy GaddyI’ll Be HomeSipping on a cup of sweet & spicy, I twirl a lock of my hair as I rein in my thoughts. I’m on my last Christmas break from my education at…Dec 26, 2017Dec 26, 2017
Emmy GaddyStung with a MemoryAboard out luggage cart we traveled down the hallway in exploration for our room, “403, 405, 407, 409”. I continued to list off the…Dec 22, 2017Dec 22, 2017
Emmy GaddyI always wonder what it would be like if I slipped off the edge of a mountain.This hike is a trail hanging on this mountain, padded down by people who walk their dogs here on the weekends, and schools who take their…Dec 7, 2017Dec 7, 2017
Emmy GaddyHey BrotherI was three years old when you became my big brother. I kept a 3x5 photo of your by my bed and occasionally, I would put the picture in my…Nov 16, 2017Nov 16, 2017
Emmy GaddyAnother MealIt was a Thursday evening when I drove to up my friends for Thai food. Sarah queued songs, Megan tapped out the beat on her full set of…Nov 13, 2017Nov 13, 2017
Emmy GaddyThe City MarketWarmth hung close as I walked on the cement to the market. The green and maroon overhangs pass by in a steady rhythm while the offers of…Nov 9, 2017Nov 9, 2017
Emmy GaddyJaws of Jo“Okay, you go to the front of kitchen and distract him, and I’ll come down the backstairs to the pantry and grab the fruit by the foot and…Nov 7, 2017Nov 7, 2017
Emmy GaddyStupid FleeceAh the rain, my constant annoying reminder of my current location. Waiting outside of the bathhouse I pressed in closer to its limited…Oct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017
Emmy GaddyA Fall TraditionThose who’ve been raised right know that southern hospitality applies to more than just dinner parties. We welcome in fall when a breeze is…Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017