Prose by Emil Sher


  • Away

    A young girl’s fears about her first overnight. A mother’s reassuring words. A story told entirely through sticky notes.


  • Young Man With Camera

    Young Man with Camera is about a boy, his camera and a singular perspective that gives him an uncommon strength in the face of unimaginable choices.


  • MITTENS TO SHARE

    With the lost mitten and lost smiles found again, and mittens shared in novel ways, joy is restored to a perfect winter day.

  • A Button Story by Emil Sher

    A Button Story

    A lost button leads a young girl and her father on a colourful journey and an unexpected discovery.

  • A Peggle Story by Emil Sher

    A Pebble Story

    When a young boy can’t find the perfect pebble he takes matters into his own hands.

  • Hana's Suitcase on Stage play by Emil Sher

    Hana's Suitcase On Stage

    Second Story Press has combined Karen Levine's original story and Emil's play into a special edition titled Hana's Suitcase on Stage.


  • Chirp Poems

    Flies. Falling snow. Lizards, leopards and looooooong hair. You never know who you’ll meet or what you’ll see in the poems Emil has written for Chirp.


  • Essays

    Reflections on a variety of topics, ranging from audio books to Ellis Island to canoe trips.