Things Remote...: A Love Letter to Newfoundland

by Emma Winters

It’s April 2002, just after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Emma Winters, a legendary acting and dialect coach in film and television, has been assigned to a shoot in the unparalleled beauty of the province of Newfoundland. She finds herself in the midst of an internal and external discovery, falling head over heels not just for a local named James, but for a place that feels like home for her and her eight-year-old son, Noah. While she expects windswept cliffs, lighthouses, and the challenge of perfecting the not often heard Newfoundland accent for film, she doesn’t expect the rugged island to steal her heart in every possible way.

The moment she steps off the plane in St. John’s, Emma is swept into a world of salt-air charm and warm, unforgettable locals who welcome her and her son like family. As she enjoys the freshest seafood of her life, is initiated by local wildlife, and survives a near wreck, Emma discovers a part of herself she didn’t know was missing. Her brief assignment begins to feel like something instinctual, freeing, and permanent. In the stillness of the landscape and the music of the waves, Emma must is this just a beautiful pause in time, or the place she was always meant to find?

70 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 21, 2025

About the author

Emma Winters is a twenty-something New Adult writer from Down Under, with a love of everything Stateside. She was that weird girl at school who bought books instead of clothes, preferred the library to the schoolyard, made literary jokes that no one understood, and crushed on fictional characters instead of real boys.

While she is studying to become a teacher by day, by night Emma appeases the voices in her head by giving them life on paper. When she isn't tapping frantically at her keyboard, Emma can be found trawling marketplaces for teacups, performing embarrassing dance moves in public and private, annoying her long-suffering boyfriend with Shiny New Ideas, or planning for the zombie apocalypse, which she is sincerely excited about.

You can email her at: emmawintersauthor@gmail.com

Reviews

[Tara Thygerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really enjoyable read from start to finish. The story flowed well, and I loved learning about the author’s experiences in Newfoundland. You can tell a lot of heart and personal experience went into this book.