Kelly Shade

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget; I dance to re-assemble— so I resemble, reset. Sampled breaths in loops, chopped and set to...

[Verse 1] I see the city lights flicker like a loaded gun, Shadows whisper names but they ain't trustin' none. Every move’s a gamble,...

Mia and Jess sat cross-legged on the bedroom floor, flipping through a stack of glossy magazines. The overhead fan spun lazily, making...

Unluckily Lucky What do you call luck? For me, it’s a bit of a mindfuck. Born in the wrong place, From a fleeting embrace, Came into this...

What I’ve Learned About People by Writing Fiction Writers are often asked if their characters are based on real people. The short answer?...

What It’s Like Moving to Different Countries Some people love stability. They plant roots, settle down, and build a life in one place....

The club pulsed like a heartbeat, thick with sweat, neon lights slicing through the haze of smoke and liquor. Music throbbed through the...

Some writers like to keep things light—happy endings, heartwarming moments, and a general sense that the world is mostly  a good place. I...

The Burden of Knowing David Grant had a pretty standard life. Boring, even. He woke up, went to his accounting job, crunched numbers,...

Let’s get one thing straight: I did not  plan to be a writer. If you had asked me as a kid if I wanted to spend my life crafting stories,...

I waltz with secrets, slow and sweet, A tangled rhythm, sharp deceit. The truth is laughing in the dark, It knows just where to leave its...

The Echo in My Veins I hear them whisper in the night, Ghosts of choices, wrong and right. Their echoes rattle through my chest,...

Carlos had spent his life making clocks that moved time forward, but he had spent the last ten years creating one that could push it...

Your name’s a whisper, lost in ink, A puzzle piece, a missing link. Numbers scratched, a coded lie, Burned-up maps and alibis. You think...

We ran like ghosts, like gods, like fire, Set the sky and streets on pyre. We stole the stars, we cursed the moon. We knew the end was...

The Hollow Man The blood is still warm on my hands. It seeps into the cracks of my skin, staining my fingers like ink on old parchment. I...

Double Crossed Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Emily Buenos Aires at midnight was alive with temptation. Neon lights painted the...

( Intro "Rent-Free" ) Yeah… I live in my head, no rent, no lease Mind’s a palace—only the strong find peace (Verse 1) I’m livin’ in my...

They told me he's gone, And I felt nothing. Is something within me wrong, Or was he just not worth it? He brought the darkness, the...

Mina Hartley’s life sparkled on the surface. As the only child of Charles and Margaret Hartley, the wealthiest couple in town, she was...

Detective John Taylor sat in the dimly lit interrogation room, staring across the table at the man who had terrorized the city for...