Emily H.
@emhall47.bsky.social
Writer and Literary Critic. Prose Reader for West Trade Review. English PhD, despite being terrible at spelling.
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That new Wuthering Heights trailer calling it the greatest love story of all time has me wondering if I read a completely different book with that title.
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
That new Wuthering Heights trailer calling it the greatest love story of all time has me wondering if I read a completely different book with that title.
I have a weakness for stories about about East/West Germany, and loved Shapiro’s novel. Thanks for sharing my review, @regalhouse.bsky.social! #writersky #books
Just in from @necessaryfiction.com for Tamar Shapiro's RESTITUTION: "Tamar Shapiro’s Restitution is a thought-provoking exploration of how personal pain cannot be resolved through retribution but may be to some extent assuaged by empathy." necessaryfiction.com/reviews/rest...
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I have a weakness for stories about about East/West Germany, and loved Shapiro’s novel. Thanks for sharing my review, @regalhouse.bsky.social! #writersky #books
Thank you for publishing my review of Restitution, @necessaryfiction.com ! And thanks for the copy of this wonderful novel, @regalhouse.bsky.social
RESTITUTION by Tamar Shapiro (@regalhouse.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emhall47.bsky.social.
Restitution – Necessary Fiction
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November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thank you for publishing my review of Restitution, @necessaryfiction.com ! And thanks for the copy of this wonderful novel, @regalhouse.bsky.social
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“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. Books are proof that humans are capable of working magic."
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. Books are proof that humans are capable of working magic."
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
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A peek at what's on tap this week! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-l... #booksky
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A peek at what's on tap this week! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-l... #booksky
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Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
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When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
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The 2026 CAAPP Book Prize is now open!
The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free.
This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.
The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free.
This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The 2026 CAAPP Book Prize is now open!
The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free.
This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.
The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free.
This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.
Submit your pieces to @fiveminutelit.bsky.social so that I can read them alongside the rest
of the team! #writersky #memoir #cnf #writing
of the team! #writersky #memoir #cnf #writing
November Reader @emhall47.bsky.social’s prose has appeared/is forthcoming in Passages North, Portland Review, Necessary Fiction, Cherry Tree & more. She’s a prose reader for West Trade Review, has a PhD in contemporary Anglophone novels & lives in NC with her husband. fiveminutelit.com/submissions
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Submit your pieces to @fiveminutelit.bsky.social so that I can read them alongside the rest
of the team! #writersky #memoir #cnf #writing
of the team! #writersky #memoir #cnf #writing
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THE OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL! Pre-order your copy so you'll be the first to get it: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804471...
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
THE OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL! Pre-order your copy so you'll be the first to get it: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804471...
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I used to subscribe to many magazines/newspapers: Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, etc. but I can’t financially juggle that anymore. To say nothing, of course, of the terrible writing and pro-corporate messaging coming from these outlets. #writersky #politics
I’m being forced to screenshot this because i can’t respond to it. But this has nothing to do with my point, which is not that no one will subscribe (a total straw man), but that consumer spending is pulling back. That is just a fact.
November 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I used to subscribe to many magazines/newspapers: Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, etc. but I can’t financially juggle that anymore. To say nothing, of course, of the terrible writing and pro-corporate messaging coming from these outlets. #writersky #politics
We have a paperbark maple in our side yard. This time of year it’s especially gorgeous. I’d never seen one before we bought our house, but it’s my favorite part of our property! #gardensky #trees
#autumn
#autumn
November 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We have a paperbark maple in our side yard. This time of year it’s especially gorgeous. I’d never seen one before we bought our house, but it’s my favorite part of our property! #gardensky #trees
#autumn
#autumn
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Well, I guess they're about to find out just how their FA goes...
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Well, I guess they're about to find out just how their FA goes...
My 50-Word story won “Story of the Week.” It’s now a contender for “Story of the Month.” If you can head to the site and give it a like, I’d appreciate it! ♥️ #writersky #microlit #flashfiction
EMILY HALL: Full Potential
I watched as Mom-Mom made her bed. She raised the sheet corners like four strong sails. Plumped embroidered pillowcases until the roses bloomed. Leveled her handmade quilt with an engineer’s precis…
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October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My 50-Word story won “Story of the Week.” It’s now a contender for “Story of the Month.” If you can head to the site and give it a like, I’d appreciate it! ♥️ #writersky #microlit #flashfiction
I rarely knit sweaters, but it’s been unseasonably cold in NC, so I’ve been working on a Cozy Classic Raglan in stash yarn by @theredpansy.com. 🧶 #knitsky #showusyourknits #garmentknitting
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I rarely knit sweaters, but it’s been unseasonably cold in NC, so I’ve been working on a Cozy Classic Raglan in stash yarn by @theredpansy.com. 🧶 #knitsky #showusyourknits #garmentknitting
Had a little story called “Full Potential” published in Fifty-Word Story today. It was inspired by my great-grandmother. ♥️ #writersky #50wordstory #microstory #quiltsky
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Had a little story called “Full Potential” published in Fifty-Word Story today. It was inspired by my great-grandmother. ♥️ #writersky #50wordstory #microstory #quiltsky
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Wow, thank you @emhall47.bsky.social @necessaryfiction.com for the deep and careful reading and review! Also rare that a reviewer’s favorite story is also mine.
THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE by Lauren D. Woods (@autumnhousepress.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emhall47.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
October 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Wow, thank you @emhall47.bsky.social @necessaryfiction.com for the deep and careful reading and review! Also rare that a reviewer’s favorite story is also mine.
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"The collection’s freshness stems from its remarkable playfulness."
Thanks to Necessary Fiction and Emily Hall for this lovely review of Lauren D. Woods' (@ladiwoods.bsky.social) debut short story collection!
Thanks to Necessary Fiction and Emily Hall for this lovely review of Lauren D. Woods' (@ladiwoods.bsky.social) debut short story collection!
THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE by Lauren D. Woods (@autumnhousepress.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emhall47.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
October 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"The collection’s freshness stems from its remarkable playfulness."
Thanks to Necessary Fiction and Emily Hall for this lovely review of Lauren D. Woods' (@ladiwoods.bsky.social) debut short story collection!
Thanks to Necessary Fiction and Emily Hall for this lovely review of Lauren D. Woods' (@ladiwoods.bsky.social) debut short story collection!
Thanks so much for publishing my review, @necessaryfiction.com! And thanks to @autumnhousepress.bsky.social: this was an exciting collection!
THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE by Lauren D. Woods (@autumnhousepress.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emhall47.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Thanks so much for publishing my review, @necessaryfiction.com! And thanks to @autumnhousepress.bsky.social: this was an exciting collection!
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"Breath" by Swapna Sanchita in case you missed it
October 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"Breath" by Swapna Sanchita in case you missed it
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Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
October 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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s/o to everyone from working class backgrounds in the arts and entertainment who clawed their way to where they are without the benefit of family wealth, career experience, or connections
October 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
s/o to everyone from working class backgrounds in the arts and entertainment who clawed their way to where they are without the benefit of family wealth, career experience, or connections
My favorite is places like The Atlantic claiming that the desire for the prize would make him into a good diplomat. People *really* do not understand how abusive people work. You can’t placate them; you can’t just inspire them to be good.
It’s hard to award the Nobel Peace Prize to a guy that maybe brokered a temporary peace deal after he ordered 500 tons of nutrient rich biscuits destroyed instead of saving the lives of desperate, starving babies.
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My favorite is places like The Atlantic claiming that the desire for the prize would make him into a good diplomat. People *really* do not understand how abusive people work. You can’t placate them; you can’t just inspire them to be good.