Emily Brisse

Emily Brisse (@emilybrisse) has placed essays and stories in publications including The Washington Post, Lumina, New South, december magazine, and Ninth Letter. Her work has been shortlisted for the Curt Johnson Prose Award, nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and awarded a Minnesota Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant. She teaches high school English in Minneapolis.

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This Is My Oldest Story
Emily Brisse was just eight years old when eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted from their small Minnesota town. Haunted by the long-unsolved mystery of the boy’s disappearance, Emily tries to make sense of a terrible story that isn’t really hers to tell—but that also shaped her entire life.
True Story, Issue #15

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Emily Brisse

Recent Writing

This Is My Oldest Story