Emily Albers
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Hi there! My name's Emily, and I'm a 27 year old Kansan with a passion for writing! Thanks for checking out my profile! I hope you enjoy my little stories <3
Stories (10)
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The Box That Knocks. Runner-Up in A Knock at the Door Challenge. Top Story - October 2025.
It was one of those nights. The kind where time drags on and the world outside feels far away, as if everyone else were somewhere else, doing something else, and you were left behind in your own house, stuck in the limbo of boredom and solitude.
By Emily Albers3 months ago in Fiction
The Pet Sitter Files: Jack and Lola
I worked as both an employee of Rover and a freelance pet sitter between the ages of 20 and 23. During that time, I encountered my fair share of strange dogs, difficult clients, and problems I created for myself due to my tendency to panic in crisis situations. These stories are my personal anecdotes about the gigs that I only managed to get through because I kept telling myself “well, at least it’ll make a good story”. Names and locations have been changed.
By Emily Albers4 months ago in Petlife
Good Boy. Top Story - August 2025. Content Warning.
I live in a rural part of eastern Kansas. It’s your typical Midwestern small town: there’s a church on every block but the nearest hospital is twenty miles out. It’s the quiet, bucolic little corner of the world that I call home. It can get boring sometimes, yes, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
By Emily Albers5 months ago in Horror
The House of Lambs
When I think back on my formative years, my mind fills with blissful recollections of fun, laughter, innocence, love, and discovery. My parents, though divorced, loved me deeply and did their best to give their only child the best childhood possible, something I’m very grateful for in my adulthood. I cherish those bright snapshots and revisit them often when I’m feeling nostalgic. Of course, I didn’t make it through childhood without acquiring some unpleasant memories too: painful doctor’s visits, being bullied, getting in trouble, losing my favorite toy, watching a movie that scared me - experiences that upset me enough to sear themselves into my consciousness. But I wouldn’t consider any of them to be particularly traumatic. All except one, that is.
By Emily Albers5 months ago in Horror
The Caroler's Gift
On a chilly December night, the streets of a town not so far from you or I lay quiet, blanketed in snow that glistened under the faint glow of street lamps. Small puffs of warm breath rose from a group of carolers huddled together on the steps of the church, laughing and shivering as they adjusted their scarves and gloves.
By Emily Albers6 months ago in Fiction
Celebrating Authenticity, Joy, and Resilience at Hamburger Mary's
As anti-queer rhetoric and legislation gains traction in the U.S, queer spaces are becoming increasingly under threat. One such space, a cherished sanctuary of mine, is a drag bar in my city called Hamburger Mary’s.
By Emily Albers7 months ago in Pride
2024: The Music Of Its Moments. Runner-Up in The Soundtrack of Your Year Challenge.
I’ve had my fair share of ups and downs this year, just as I’m sure we all have, and I think one of the many beautiful, powerful things about music is its ability to help us navigate life’s highs and lows. Whether we're finding strength in a challenging moment or celebrating a happy occasion, music is there, enriching our experiences and providing a score to the movie that is our lives.
By Emily Albersabout a year ago in Beat
A Greenwich Park Goodbye
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been an Anglophile. I might’ve been in Kansas City physically, but I was always somewhere in England mentally. I visited my soul country for the first time in the Spring of 2022 and when I returned, I searched for an excuse to go back. That excuse came in the Spring of 2023 when I enrolled in a class at my University about the history of England, which included a class trip to London over Spring Break! It couldn’t have been more perfect.
By Emily Albers2 years ago in Wander
A Weekend in Buxton. Top Story - May 2024.
All my life, I’ve been English in an emotional, mental, and social way, but never a physical one until the Spring of 2022 when all my Anglophile dreams came true. I was finally able to visit my soul country, meet my wonderful online friends in person, and confirm my belief that it was where I belonged.
By Emily Albers2 years ago in Wander
The Pet Sitter Files: Mina and Harris
The majority of the time, pet sitting was fun and enjoyable - exactly how I'd romanticized it to be. However, in my three years as a sitter, I did upwards of 100 jobs and, statistically speaking, they couldn't have all been winners.
By Emily Albers2 years ago in Journal
