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  • Two smoking orange goblets and bright green lettering that reads "Loxirus Special by Shannon Richards" appear across a smoky orange background dotted with purple and green stars.
    Science FictionLiterary FictionFiction

    Loxirus Special

    By Shannon Richards
    October 5, 2026
    Does it have to be this dark in here? Pinpricks of topaz, amethyst, and chrysoprase dot the ceiling like fine-cut stars, but with the ...
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  • An image of a laughing Dick Cheney is superimposed across the Twin Towers as they belch smoke and fire on 9/11
    Current Affairs & PoliticsPoetry

    Post 9/11

    By Shannon Richards
    August 31, 2026
    Twenty-five years later, It’s problematic to carry breast milk onto an airplane.   They’ve never caught a lactating hijacker, But neither has the Patriot Act tapped into a ...
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  • A child's drawing of a green-skinned girl with fuchsia hair and a pink gown, set against a black background with colorful splotches
    Science FictionLiterary FictionFiction

    Venusian Dreamscape

    By Shannon Richards
    August 3, 2026
    I love staring at my mother’s butt. Iona is jealous of parades, like the planet unfurls before us god-beings walking down the middle of the street, then avalanches ...
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  • Across a rainbow background, a bathroom sign shows the silhouette of a man, woman, ghost, fairy, alien, and the bat signal. Underneath, it reads "Whatever, just wash your hands!"
    Rhyming PoemsPoetry

    A Modern Proposal

    By Shannon Richards
    June 29, 2026
    We’re ass-deep in bathroom confusion: Gender has this issue twisted all wrong. Some folks are worrying about trans women, But I’ve been thinking of trans men all along.  They’re the ones watching ...
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  • Against a rainbow background, wooden tiles with letters sit on a white table, stacked to spell "love is love" atop rainbow tiles.
    Literary FictionFictionRomance

    The Hardest to Learn

    By Shannon Richards
    June 1, 2026
    “Yeee-OUCH!” My Tusken Raider voice ululates, and my hands flit to my neck to wrest any ponytail I have left from Abby’s grasp. “What are you doing back there?”   With a huff, she releases her hold on the brush she’s wrapped my curls around. “Trying ...
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  • Scrawled across a blue-black background, the words "Dragon Slayer" appear, featuring a Viking-style dragon "d" and an "S" framed in the style of an illustrated scroll.
    FantasyAction & AdventureFiction

    Dragon Slayer: Chapter One

    By Shannon Richards
    May 4, 2026
    Red washed over the world. Rivulets of blood gushed from shining, black, plated scales, and the great wings’ labored flapping shredded the lakeside calm. To avoid the beast’s counterattack, Lysander snatched his sword and stumbled backward. His first instinct was to puke, but out ...
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  • A shooting star streaks across the bright stars outlining the disk of the Milky Way
    PoetryHaiku

    Shooting Stars

    By Shannon Richards
    April 17, 2026
    Shooting stars burn bright Setting fire to the night Glowing galaxy Sturgeon Moon on high Leonid-magic gilt sky Quick now—make your wish! Editor: Rockebah ...
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  • A black and white image of three men in coats and knit caps in front of a line of traffic, in front of the Azadi Tower in Tehran
    Poetry

    The World We Leave Them

    By Shannon Richards
    April 6, 2026
    My son is almost twelve, And he can pick up a textbook To plot his course and destiny. For a model, he had Malala Yousafzai, Who taught him ...
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  • The soft grey face of a donkey, his ears splayed in annoyance, with the desert and sage brush behind him
    PoetryRhyming Poems

    “Water, Water”

    By Shannon Richards
    April 1, 2026
    Her father’s attention part of love’s spell, A small girl pulsed with inspiration’s burst. “Listen, Dad, I’ve got a story to tell!” And began ...
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  • Protesters in Minneapolis gather on the spot where Renee Good was killed, holding signs that read, "When these colonies gonna rise up?", "ICE out of MN", "Renee sparkled! Fight for our neighbors". "Fuck ICE", and "ICE is not welcome (with not emphasized in red)".
    Poetry

    Proverbs for Paranoids 2026

    By Shannon Richards
    February 9, 2026
    “If there is something comforting – religious, if you want – about paranoia, there is still also anti-paranoia, where nothing is connected to anything, ...
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