D.K. Shepard

Joined October 2022

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Character Crafter, Witty Banter Enthusiast, World Builder, Unpublished novelist...for now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

dkshepard.com

Achievements (5)

Stories (36/0)

Awena's Curse
Author's Note: This was written for the first round the 2024 NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge. My assignment included the following: Genre - Ghost Story, Subject - A blood feud, Character - A ranger
By D.K. Shepard3 days ago in Fiction
Wordsmithing
Wordsmithing, writing's origin Tongs hoisting rigid iron rods Down into storming hot iris Swing with strong might into midnights
By D.K. Shepard9 days ago in Poets
Climbing Forward
Soak in streaking scenery Tracks are just fallen ladders Author's Note: These two lines (7,7) are a contribution to a larger collaborative poem started by Hannah Moore. Check out the invitation and poem below:
By D.K. Shepard15 days ago in Poets
Top Story - April 2024
Temporary TrialsTop Story - April 2024
Each summer the bright feathers fade Change renders vibrancy to gray Lake or land bound for lack of flight Incapacity at first sight
By D.K. Shepard24 days ago in Poets
Tales of Ardia: A Whisper of Waking
A pair of chattering squirrels wound themselves up, down, and around the trunks of two enormous trees. The noisy critters were completely oblivious to the green eyes surrounded by freckled brown skin that watched their every movement.
By D.K. Shepard25 days ago in Fiction
Institutionalized
On Monday afternoon, fifth period Diana asks, “Can I have a band-aid?’ In the desk drawer among the myriad Of pens, post-its, and paper clips arrayed,
By D.K. Shepard30 days ago in Poets
The Hope
Your eyes stare at the page. You want to slam the book closed. That chapter was shocking and painful. You want to stop reading.
By D.K. Shepardabout a month ago in Fiction
The Wait
You’re sitting and waiting. You distract yourself with scrolling. Someone’s shadow engulfs you. Annoyed, you look up. It’s a child.
By D.K. Shepardabout a month ago in Fiction
The Fall
It’s cold. Also dark. Your legs are caught in twisted sheets. You’re awake, but not. You try untangling yourself. Suddenly you’re toppling over the edge. The fall seems endless. You were pushed.
By D.K. Shepardabout a month ago in Fiction
Runner-Up in Snacktime Sonata Challenge
Sunday Morning Blues Runner-Up in Snacktime Sonata Challenge
Sunday morning, I plod downstairs, barely awake, then slump into a kitchen chair. Dad’s specialty, pancakes with blueberries.
By D.K. Shepardabout a month ago in Poets
Queen of Hearts
My compass led me here, must be broken, To slanted streets in a tilted city The one of which trembling lips have spoken A cry “All hail her royal majesty!”
By D.K. Shepardabout a month ago in Poets
Ode to Oreos
Crunchy chocolate cookies and cream Frothy glass of milk for dunking A taste supreme, layered daydream Childhood Snack King
By D.K. Shepard2 months ago in Poets

D.K. Shepard

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Stories (36/0)

Awena's Curse

Wordsmithing

Climbing Forward

Temporary TrialsTop Story - April 2024

Tales of Ardia: A Whisper of Waking

Institutionalized

The Hope

The Wait

The Fall

Sunday Morning Blues Runner-Up in Snacktime Sonata Challenge

Queen of Hearts

Ode to Oreos

Achievements (5)