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Six Interesting Things about Me

by Emberly Gray

Rated: E · Book · Other · #2352262

A intro to who I am and a cute little game to pass on to a few other.

Good morning everyone I’ve officially been tagged by Jack Of Diamonds to share 6 things about myself. It’s always a bit daunting to sum up a life in 6 points, but here is a glimpse into my journey:
1. The Spark: My writing journey started in 6th grade. My language Arts teacher gave me my first “writer’s high” when she told me I had genuine talent. She believed that with a little work, I could make it as a professional, and I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since.
2. Small Town Roots: I grew up in a small community in Eastern Kentucky. There’s something unique about the pace of life there that stays with you, no matter where you go.
3. High- Flying Ambitions: Back in school, I was always active- I played volleyball, was on the flag team, and joined the Air Force Jr. ROTC. At one point, my dream was to be a jet fighter pilot!!
4. A Mother’s Heart: I am the proud mother of four amazing children. One of my children was born with Hypo-plastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Navigating that journey taught me a level of strength and resilience I never knew I possessed.
5. Overcoming the Odds: Life hasn’t always been easy. I’ve faced the heavy loss of my father and fought the hard battle of overcoming addiction. These experiences have shaped who I am and give me a deep well of emotion to draw from in my writing.
6. New Beginnings: I’m here to keep honing that talent my 6th-grade teacher saw in me. Writing is my way of processing the world and sharing the lessons Ive learned along the way.
Now, to keep the “infection” going, I’m passing the baton! I’m tagging these three members to share their own six things:
@TeeGateM
@Magoo
@Wolfkingdom

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Amethyst Agape Angel ♡

Jan 31, 2026 at 7:31am
In response to "Big moments & Big progress"

The first ribbon on my new poetry collection:

A Year of Pink Poetry

[ASR]

52 weekly poems for Lilli's 6th Promptly Poetry Challenge

by Amethyst Agape Angel ♡

Best wishes 🙏🏼

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Soldier_Mike

Jan 22, 2026 at 11:27pm
In response to "Finding Magic in the Mundane "

I smiled when the vehicle inspection technician handed me the paper that said my vehicle passed, thus clearing the way for this year's reregistration with no unwelcome sidetrips to the mechanic.

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Emberly Gray

Jan 14, 2026 at 5:42pm
In response to "Finding Magic in the Mundane "

Reagana

I hope you get to feeling better.

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Reagana

Jan 14, 2026 at 11:05am
In response to "Finding Magic in the Mundane "

At home, Sick, but managing to sit up and hopefully...hold down some oatmeal.

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Amethyst Agape Angel ♡

Jan 14, 2026 at 8:07am
In response to "Finding Magic in the Mundane "

I'm glad my car started this morning

The starter is going, so just yesterday I had to crawl under and tap it while Mom cranked it over

We'll be getting it replaced ASAP...

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Magoo

Jan 9, 2026 at 2:06pm
In response to "The Geography of a Story"

I mainly focus on poetry but some of my poems reflect the life I had in a small town in PA. Most the stories I have written are based on my youth and the town I grew up in. I grew up about a block from the Allegheny River and had fields full of butterflies, grasshoppers, and quite an assortment of bugs and bees. I have some very fond memories.

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TeeGateM

Jan 9, 2026 at 8:58am
In response to "The Geography of a Story"

“Does your hometown still influence the ‘vibe’ of your writing, or have you left those roots behind to create something entirely new?”
Asked by Emberly Gray

I mention my childhood now and again, but the truth is, part of it was painful, and I tend to keep those memories at arm’s length. I did go to my ten year high school reunion, but returning to my hometown isn’t something I choose to do. Still, I don’t think anyone can ever completely leave their roots behind, whether they are good or bad.

My childhood taught me a lot about survival, about prejudice, and about lessons that still find their way into my writing, especially in stories for children. When I describe a fictional place, it often carries echoes of somewhere I once knew, even if I do not name it as such.

This may sound strange, but even though I live in North Carolina now, only about ninety miles from where I grew up, I do not think of my hometown as a happy place. It is not somewhere I would ever choose to live again. So in that sense, yes, I do try to leave those roots behind.

And yet, some things from that time remain priceless. My best friend, the one I met at my sixth birthday party, is still my best friend today. Having her in my life is one of the very best gifts my childhood gave me.

I also find that I write about places I know. For me, a setting feels more real on the page when I carry some personal knowledge of it. And now that I have really thought about this, I realize I have used more of my roots in my stories than I ever noticed before.

My knee jerk reaction was to say, “I left those roots behind.” But now I see that is not entirely true.

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Amethyst Agape Angel ♡

Jan 9, 2026 at 8:19am
In response to "The Geography of a Story"

Ooh, what a lovely question. I grew up on an acre of land in Tennessee, and the beauty and symbolism of our garden saturated the first story I ever shared here "Virus"

(be warned, it's weird, kinda creepy and kinda collapses under its own weight

)

I'd like to mention that if you want to tag people, it goes {suser:}

So... TeeGateM

Magoo

🐺Wolfkingdom🏰

are these the people you were thinking of?

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Amethyst Agape Angel ♡

Jan 6, 2026 at 8:48am
In response to "The Many Versions of Me"

The child, for sure. I write kiddy fanfiction with ease, and in a lot of ways I don't think I've grown up yet. I can write dark, but I like to have a light at the end of the tunnel.

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February 4, 2026 at 5:02am

#1107515

Trying to Outrun the Life I Was Handed

Maybe My Happily Ever After Looks Different

I don’t think I’ll ever get my happily ever after.
Not the fairytale kind, anyway. The kind where everything lines up neatly, where love stays, where the past doesn’t keep tapping you on the shoulder like it has unfinished business.

I haven’t lived a life of a saint. I’ve been an addict. I’ve made drastic mistakes—choices I can’t undo, moments I wish I could rewind just to breathe differently. I’ve hurt people. I’ve hurt myself. And sometimes it feels like those things are stamped permanently onto me, like they’re the first thing the world sees when it looks my way.

I was born a poor, white girl in Eastern Kentucky. And I ask myself all the time if that alone wrote the outline of my life before I ever got a chance to hold the pen. If my ending was decided somewhere between generational poverty, limited opportunity, and a system that doesn’t exactly leave room for detours or redemption arcs.

Does where you come from get to decide how far you go?
Does who you used to be cancel out who you’re trying so hard to become?

I try to do good now. I really do. I love deeply. I show up when I can. I feel things intensely, maybe too intensely, but I don’t know how to be halfway about anything that matters. Still, there’s this quiet fear that no matter how much good I stack on top of the bad, the scale will never tip far enough in my favor.

Like I’ve already used up my chances.
Like happiness is something other people inherit, not something I earn.

Sometimes I wonder if “happily ever after” is just another privilege—something reserved for people who started life with a softer landing. People who didn’t have to claw their way out of survival mode before they could even think about dreaming.

And yet… I’m still here.
Still hoping, even when I pretend I’m not.
Still believing, on my bravest days, that maybe my life isn’t a punishment—it’s a process.

Maybe happily ever after doesn’t come wrapped in perfection. Maybe it doesn’t look like stability that never shakes or love that never leaves. Maybe it looks like waking up sober. Like choosing growth when it would be easier to stay bitter. Like learning to forgive yourself even when the world doesn’t.

I don’t know if I’ll get the ending I once imagined.
But I know this: I deserve peace. I deserve love that doesn’t feel like a test. I deserve a life that isn’t defined solely by where I came from or who I was at my worst.

And maybe that’s my rebellion—
believing I’m worthy anyway.

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