Emma Atkinson

"A writer is essentially a spy."

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My little tagline quote comes from the poem “The Black Art” by Anne Sexton.

One day my cats will be famous.

New Poem: “I’ve never written fiction set in a psych ward”

July 23, 2018

I have a new poem up at Cagibi! It’s called “I’ve never written fiction set in a psych ward.” I know I’ve talked about taking a break from mental illness as a topic, and I have been working on some new stuff that explores other themes, but I wrote this poem awhile back and frankly, … More New Poem: “I’ve never written fiction set in a psych ward”

New Short Story: “Won’t You Go My Way?”

May 31, 2018

Issue 3 of Waxing and Waning is up! It contains a story I wrote called Won’t You Go My Way? It’s about sorrow and siblings and mental illness and perseverance, but most importantly, it’s about cats.

New Story: “We All Return to the Water Some Day”

March 17, 2018

So there’s this anthology out there called Vagabonds: Anthology of the Mad Ones, which collects art, poetry, and prose. Their latest issue, Volume 7 is out now, and it includes a piece of flash fiction I wrote! You can purchase a print copy or read a free PDF on their site. When I was writing “We … More New Story: “We All Return to the Water Some Day”