"A life without mystery is just a schedule on repeat."
- Kelly Shade

Kelly Shade is a mystery and fantasy writer, screenwriter, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and all-arts enthusiast.

Kelly thrives on bringing stories to life - twisty mystery thrillers and noir-tinged mystery-fantasies, both with cinematic reveals and morally gray hearts.

For Kelly, all forms of art are highly needed for survival. She also loves music and dancing.

Step into a world of Forbidden Magic and Dark Secrets in "Helligdom" - an enthralling Young Adult/Coming of Age fantasy-mystery novel.

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Navigate a web of corruption and deceit, blending wit, twists, romance, and intricate cons in a unique crime thriller drama.

*TV project in development

MUSIC

Hip-hop/rap/dark pop

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Psycho-Logical with Kelly

Psychological tips & tricks, real advice, and the truth about people... made simple. Short, direct, no-fluff videos on relationships, family, parenting, friendships, self-worth, mental health, teen struggles, finance, health, fitness, confidence, boundaries, dark psychology, and everyday behavior.

Rooted in psychology, behavioral insight, and personal experience with toxic people and unhealthy patterns, this channel covers self-sabotage, bullying, love, pressure, emotional pain, and why people do what they do.

Free Reads

Rent-Free

Find the song on: or on any of the following platforms: Artist name: SH8 [Intro] Yeah… No rent, no lease. You’re in too deep. Mind’s a palace, baby, only the strong find peace. [Verse 1] I’m living in my head, penthouse views, high heels on the floor, whiskey, nothing to lose. Could go rogue one night, make a scene like Cruise, then disappear and return in a fresh set of moves. I live how I want, you would do the same, if you knew how to touch pain and turn it to fla

Music

A Stranger’s Password

A Stranger’s Password The phone wasn’t hers. She knew that immediately. Too heavy. Wrong case. No cracks in the screen. Whoever owned it didn’t drop things. Or panic. It buzzed once on the café table between her coffee and the window. No notification preview. Just a lock screen waiting for a password. She should’ve left it. Turned it in. Done the polite thing.... Instead, she picked it up. Six digits. No face recognition. No fingerprint. Old-fashioned. She tried the obvious o

Flash Fiction

Should’ve, Could’ve… But I Didn’t

Find the song on: Find the song on any of the following platforms: Artist name: SH8 [Intro] Everyone has advice when the story isn’t theirs. Everybody’s brave with advice they don’t own. [Verse 1] Everybody’s brave with advice they don’t own, judging scars they never earned from a throne they call home. “Should’ve stayed.” “Could’ve tried.” “Blood’s thicker,” they claim, said by people raised warm who don’t flinch at a name. They say “family’s family,” like that erase

Music

I’m Not “Healed.” Just Done.

People like to talk about healing as if it’s a destination. A place you arrive at once you’ve processed everything properly. Once you’ve forgiven enough. Once you can talk about the past without your voice changing. Once you’re calm in a way that makes everyone else comfortable. That version of healing never appealed to me. What actually happened is simpler. I got tired. Not tired in a burned-out way. Tired in the sense... not interested. When you’ve explained your boundaries

Thoughts & Personal Experiences

The Apology Generator

The website was minimalist. White background. Black text. One blinking cursor. Enter your offense. What are you apologizing for? She hesitated, then typed. “I hurt someone and don’t want to take responsibility.” A loading bar appeared. It moved fast, confidently. Select tone: • Sincere • Overwhelmed • Misunderstood • Calm but Concerned • Apology Without Admission She clicked the last one. Select relationship: • Partner • Friend • Family • Colleague • Public Statement Family.

Flash Fiction

Saint of Bad Decisions

I don’t chase disasters, I chase ideas that sprint, I believe in plans that ignore common sense, Big dreams, bad timing, Sometimes both, but if it's in my head...it deserves a shot. I say “watch this” with unearned conviction, Explaining outcomes like a fact, not predictions. I see the ending and skip to the scene, Assume the messy middle will edit itself clean. I mistake momentum for destiny’s nod, If it feels impossible, It already has my vote. If believing too hard is a pe

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