Gemotions

The rejection letter crackled in her hand. "Unoriginal," it stated, the word like a personal insult. Emily, after weeks of submitting her stories to different literary magazines, clenched her jaw. She knew her work was original. *She* had poured her soul into them. Then she saw the newly published book by her favorite author, a book that mirrored her own narrative. The feeling within her was not just disappointment, it was raw, unadulterated fury. She wouldn’t back down. She'd fight for her voice to be heard. She opened her laptop and stared at the empty document, a different kind of story forming in her mind.