Emily Dontsos
Reader, writer, free thinker.
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The Prompt Shop: A Short Story
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Hello! I’ve been quiet on Substack for quite awhile as I focus on writing my first novel (a paranormal thriller!). (Side note — I also work full-time and parent the other full-time, so it’s a slow process...
Zoom Therapy and the End of the World
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My therapist pops up in the tiny box on my screen, a serene smile on her face.
“Hi there,” she purrs, head cocked slightly to the side, eyes achieving a perfect balance of focus and concern. Therapist face,...
The Boy in the Window: Published in The Fiction Journal!
This is an excerpt from my latest short story, The Boy in the Window. Read the full story in The Fiction Journal, a Substack initiative publishing works of short fiction (you can subscribe for free!). Thanks to The Fiction Journal for belie...
AI’s theft of the em-dash isn’t just disheartening — it foreshadows our downfall
This essay was originally published in the Globe and Mail on April 22, 2026. I’m sharing it here in a departure from my usual apocalyptic short stories in case it resonates with other writers battling the AI demons and despair!
“Did you j...
The Parent Council Meeting
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“Kelly, I think you’re on mute.”
We all watch, polite smiles pasted to our faces, as Kelly mouths her apologies and searches for the unmute button.
Seconds pass. The rest of us continue to smile polite...
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Writing original dark and speculative short stories, with the occasional work of creative non-fiction or literary fiction thrown in there. Based in Toronto.
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