Shannon Hilson
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Pro copywriter chasing wonder, weirdness, and the stories that won’t leave me alone. Fiction, poetry, and reflections live here.
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The Etiquette of Endless Light
The Usual Weather No one in the city remembers the exact day the sun stopped moving. People generally agree that it happened sometime after the grocery store began stocking strawberries again, but well before the mayor announced the new festival to celebrate “a remarkably stable season.” Most residents place it somewhere around there, in the fuzzy calendar purgatory where ordinary life continues.
By Shannon Hilsonabout 2 hours ago in Fiction
The Architecture of Normal Things
The First Door The first extra room appeared on an ordinary Tuesday morning while my mother was trying to remember where she'd last left the vacuum cleaner. She was standing halfway down the hall with one hand on her hip, staring intensely at a door that had absolutely not been there the night before.
By Shannon Hilsonabout 5 hours ago in Fiction
Any Minute Now. Honorable Mention in Rituals of Affection Challenge. Content Warning.
Molly started the coffee and opened the kitchen curtains to let in some of the morning light. It was bright out, as was often the case here, where she lived near the desert canyon with Jack.
By Shannon Hilson22 days ago in Fiction
Four Falling Objects
It was so quiet here on top of this mountain in the middle of nowhere. Too quiet, if Ona was honest with herself. Sometimes the silence was enough to drive a person mad. And some days, like today, it was enough to make her long for the dirty city days of her past.
By Shannon Hilson22 days ago in Fiction
Where Do You Go When the Story Doesn’t End?
Sometimes stories end because the book is actually finished. Others abruptly stop because the reader has fallen asleep. But sometimes the story keeps going simply because it's developed a mind of its own, leaving you to keep turning the pages without noticing.
By Shannon Hilsonabout a month ago in Fiction
