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Emily Pratt Slatin 🏳️‍🌈

she/her

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Only The Moon Understands The Beauty Of Love

Only The Moon Understands The Beauty Of Love

Only the Moon Understands the Beauty of Love is an autobiographical work of nonfiction, wedding Thomas Slatin’s colorful poetic prose…

2023

Stories

The Story Of Makayla

I wasn’t legally her mom. I just loved her like one.

5d ago

The Story Of Makayla

5d ago

Unwanted Then, Unshakable Now

I went down to the river today because I needed to remember who I am. Not the version people expect. Not the one who always has the answer…

6d ago

Unwanted Then, Unshakable Now

6d ago

My Father Died Angry Because He Couldn’t Fix Me

I didn’t transition. I didn’t need to. I was a girl from the beginning — and my father spent his life trying to destroy that truth.

Jul 3

My Father Died Angry Because He Couldn’t Fix Me

Jul 3

The Pieces I Left Behind

Returning Home, Finding New Love, And Remembering What Matters

Jul 2

The Pieces I Left Behind

Jul 2

A Little Ghost For The Offering

When my parents moved me to our second house, I was instantly drawn towards a hundred year old maple tree in the back yard. As the years…

Jun 25, 2024

A Little Ghost For The Offering

Jun 25, 2024

Reflections On Life And Identity

When I think of June, my mind immediately turns to Pride Month, a time of celebration, reflection, and acknowledgment of the diverse…

Jun 7, 2024

Reflections On Life And Identity

Jun 7, 2024

The Heartfelt Need To Call Someone My Best Friend

All my life, I have yearned for two simple, yet profoundly significant things. First, I wanted to marry my best friend — a wish that’s now…

May 11, 2024

The Heartfelt Need To Call Someone My Best Friend

May 11, 2024

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

It’s a peculiarly early Sunday morning for me, the world outside still shrouded in the quiet darkness of the pre-dawn hours. As I sit here…

Jan 28, 2024

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

Jan 28, 2024

I Have Been A Lot Different

I have always been a little different. Even as a young child, when other girls were content with playing princesses and tea parties, I…

Jul 30, 2023

I Have Been A Lot Different

Jul 30, 2023

In Another Set Of Chances I’d Take The Ones I’ve Missed

I used to write in riddles, and I used to write in rhymes; my body ached to write the words, the prose is what kept me alive. I write into…

Nov 2, 2021

In Another Set Of Chances I’d Take The Ones I’ve Missed

Nov 2, 2021

Emily Pratt Slatin 🏳️‍🌈

Emily Pratt Slatin 🏳️‍🌈

she/her

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Former Career Fire and EMS Lieutenant-Specialist, Writer, and Master Photographer. https://rescuegirl557.com/

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