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Author: Shannon Richards

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  • A handmade fox melty bead ornament turns out misshapen when the artist has trouble following the pattern.
    PoetryRhyming Poems

    Heuristic Christmas

    By Shannon Richards
    December 8, 2025
    Needles are falling, the tree skirt’s plain fabric, The bulbs are all scratched up and losing their magic, Only three-fifths of the light strands ...
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  • Surrounded by smoke, a dark, hooded Sorcerer gives a menacing stare.
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    The Witch’s Task

    By Shannon Richards
    November 10, 2025
    “Yes, Master.” I choke out the words to relieve the pressure on my throat. Finally, Kaelthar releases me. I stumble back, gasping for air. ...
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  • A forbidding stone castle sits atop a wooded hill while lightning clashes behind it.
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    The Master’s Decree

    By Shannon Richards
    October 6, 2025
    Screaming pierces my eardrums. The door slams, and suddenly, we’re all capable of calling light to the tips of our fingers. In the crackling glow, panic flares in Tyrak’s eyes ...
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  • Rows of archaic spell bottles line shelves leading to a castle window
    FantasySuspense & ThrillersFiction

    The Sorcerer’s Flock

    By Shannon Richards
    September 8, 2025
    Nobody questions how the Sorcerer Kaelthar grows the most potent herbs in Anacaris, but an hour into tilling his garden, I discover the bones. ...
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  • Colorful cartoon stars form the number 42 across a celestial background.
    PoetryRhyming Poems

    Ultimate Birthday

    By Shannon Richards
    August 11, 2025
    Round the sun I go, turning forty-two, Ultimate Answer to life, the universe, And everything echoing through and through, Withholding its wisdom like it’s ...
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  • A star-shaped space station with a spherical hub at the center floats in a pastel nebula
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    Love and War

    By Shannon Richards
    July 14, 2025
    Luna fussed with her hair for the hundredth time. The pair of diminutive silver barrettes she’d snagged at Al’s Emporium functioned to hold the ...
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  • A star-shaped space station with a spherical hub at the center floats in a pastel nebula
    RomanceScience FictionFiction

    Cold, Hard Facts

    By Shannon Richards
    June 9, 2025
    Luna paced the deck in her quarters until the hunter-green carpet turned a dusty shade of moss. The argument with Astor flickered in her ...
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  • A star-shaped space station with a spherical hub at the center floats in a pastel nebula
    FictionRomanceScience Fiction

    Race Toward the Truth

    By Shannon Richards
    May 19, 2025
    Despite the look on Wesic’s face when Luna tossed his ship, building a case against him would be harder than making him jump at ...
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  • A star-shaped space station with a spherical hub at the center floats in a pastel nebula
    RomanceScience FictionFiction

    The Search for Evidence

    By Shannon Richards
    April 14, 2025
    Even with Astor’s head on her shoulder and her fingers tracing post-coital patterns along her side, Luna couldn’t get Dunnagan’s stupid expression out of ...
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  • A star-shaped space station with a spherical hub at the center floats in a pastel nebula
    FictionRomanceScience Fiction

    The Line of Duty

    By Shannon Richards
    March 10, 2025
    Memories of the previous night danced across Luna’s mind and settled in the pit of her stomach. She discovered from the station logs that ...
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