D.K. Shepard

Joined October 2022

0 stories

Bio

Character Crafter, Witty Banter Enthusiast, World Builder, Unpublished novelist...for now

Fantasy is where I thrive, but I like to experiment with genres for my short stories. Currently employed as a teacher in Louisville.

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Stories (65/0)

Murals and Mirrors
Adopted by my city’s busy streets A mixing of deep roots and refugees And those of us from somewhere in between An urban canvas soaked in striking scenes
By D.K. Sheparda day ago in Poets
Abstract Mosaic
With the best broken pieces he could find He placed each colored shard just as designed Garden of stone, but critics were cruel:
By D.K. Shepard3 days ago in Poets
The Fallout
Now we’ve both spilled onto the floorboards. Ashes, ashes, we all fall down. Your urn broke just like I did. At least I picked you up.
By D.K. Shepard8 days ago in Poets
Unmasking
You saw right through me or so I thought Such praise was too good to be true Something was off, suspicious Found phrases formulaic
By D.K. Shepard10 days ago in Poets
Broad Strokes
Handsome even with paint on your nose Your plan to spice up our pale walls With tangerine polka dots Like orbs of your laughter
By D.K. Shepard12 days ago in Poets
Prior Engagement?
A day intended for celebration Now may be a day doomed for infamy Nightmare to replace my dearest daydream Invitations already sealed and sent
By D.K. Shepard15 days ago in Poets
Undertow. Top Story - July 2024.
I want to rinse my tears away and yet be engulfed by them all To simply dissolve in tidal rhythm as each risen wave falls To take hold of seaweed reins, sink below as ocean steeds pull
By D.K. Shepard16 days ago in Poets
Sunset & Sunrise
Days of endless summer trickle by In a humid haze of fireflies, Before dark we hope to spy Finger paint lidded eye Winking a goodbye,
By D.K. Shepard19 days ago in Poets
Clean Start
Sue always said she wanted a brother An older one just the same age as you I thought it strange, never understood her Wasn’t much good a big brother could do
By D.K. Shepard22 days ago in Poets
Tales of Ardia: A Song of Light. Runner-up in Summer Solstice Challenge.
Balkar felt as though the ground melted away beneath his hooves as he leapt into the air. Hand extended above his head, reaching to its limit. Satisfaction tingled in his stomach as his hand made contact with the ball, an old tent skin wrapped tightly with a rope. He grabbed it firmly with his fingers and drew it down to his navel where his fleshy skin started to grow hairy and merge with the chestnut pelt of his horse-like legs.
By D.K. Shepard23 days ago in Fiction
Under the Exterior
Arranged in butcher blocks of potted soil Leaves like the blades of living green gel knives Ornamented with teeth studded armor
By D.K. Shepard24 days ago in Poets
Perennial
“It’s over! I’m finally free!” Ms. Connor sighed as she sank into her desk chair. This year’s class of kids had been a handful. All the disrespect, the disinterest, and the drama. Sixth grade school girls could be so mean to each other. And to adults...
By D.K. Shepard25 days ago in Fiction

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