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Jan 12

Sea Changes

A Coastal Fable of Fish, Potatoes, and Human Evolution — In our world, there’s really no such thing as a pair of people who are exactly alike. Even identical twins, formed from the same snarl of cells and genetically identical at their origins, have small differences between them. They possess different fingerprints. They can come to be unlike one another…

Short Fiction

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Sea Changes
Sea Changes
Short Fiction

7 min read


Jan 10

The Ghosts That Don’t Live Here Anymore

I want this to be the year I permanently stop letting dead dreams and expired expectations take up space in my life — When I was a teenager, I used to have this really unsettling, disturbingly realistic recurring dream about living in a huge house that was not only falling apart but full of malicious ghosts. However, the ghosts were very selective about the parts of the house they haunted. The bottom floor…

Autism

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The Ghosts That Don’t Live Here Anymore
The Ghosts That Don’t Live Here Anymore
Autism

11 min read


Jan 5

“I Would Never Share Something So Personal”

Well, I guess you’ll never assure someone else like you that they’re not alone, either — The other day, I was jacking around on Quora and decided to write an answer to a particular life choice-themed question that rolled through my feed. It was aimed at people over 40, asking whether we ever regretted whatever choice we’d ultimately made about having children versus not having them. …

Self

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“I Would Never Share Something So Personal”
“I Would Never Share Something So Personal”
Self

6 min read


Dec 6, 2022

I’m an Old-School Artist Who Absolutely Loves AI Art

Because it can be a game-changer for creatives willing to explore the possibilities, writers included — These days, most people who know me probably know me best because I write like the damn wind, and with good reason. …

Ai Art

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I’m an Old-School Artist Who Absolutely Loves AI Art
I’m an Old-School Artist Who Absolutely Loves AI Art
Ai Art

12 min read


Oct 27, 2022

I Wish I Knew What My Insides Look Like

I mean that figuratively, mostly, but not entirely — When I was a little girl, I had what you’d call a love/hate relationship with my body, but not the way you might be thinking. I wasn’t one of those kids who’s already scrutinizing their reflection in the mirror, looking for things to hate. No, I wasn’t the biggest fan…

Nonfiction

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I Wish I Knew What My Insides Look Like
I Wish I Knew What My Insides Look Like
Nonfiction

5 min read


Sep 25, 2022

I’m Honestly Not Sure When I’ll Be Ready to “Get Back Out There”

Things aren’t OK out there, and I can’t just pretend that they are. — I live in Monterey, California, just a few blocks away from the very stage where Jimi Hendrix burnt his guitar onstage at the Monterey Pop Festival. The famed Monterey Jazz Festival is currently taking place right down the street at the very same venue. …

Covid 19

5 min read

I’m Honestly Not Sure When I’ll Be Ready to “Get Back Out There”
I’m Honestly Not Sure When I’ll Be Ready to “Get Back Out There”
Covid 19

5 min read


Aug 2, 2022

The Color of Venus

A Celestial Fable of Endings and Beginnings — They say it’s always dark at the end, but the same can almost always be said of beginnings. Starts and finishes are, after all, like mismatched twins that don’t quite get along and hate hearing how similar they are to one another. …

Fiction

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The Color of Venus
The Color of Venus
Fiction

7 min read


Feb 23, 2022

The World Isn’t Going to Miss Me When I’m Gone

So I’d just as soon focus on how I made my loved ones feel while I was still here. — Until about a month ago, I’d never had surgery. I’d never even been to the emergency room unless I was accompanying someone else for moral support and to make sure they got there safely. But I knew that was probably going to change when I developed a deep, nagging pain…

Mindfulness

7 min read

The World Isn’t Going to Miss Me When I’m Gone
The World Isn’t Going to Miss Me When I’m Gone
Mindfulness

7 min read


Published in Elevated Living

·Feb 18, 2022

Happily Ever After Doesn’t Look the Way You Think It Does

But that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth having or pursuing. — Everybody grew up on the idea that successful relationships last “until death do you part.” …

Relationships

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Happily Ever After Doesn’t Look the Way You Think It Does
Happily Ever After Doesn’t Look the Way You Think It Does
Relationships

7 min read


Published in Elevated Living

·Dec 5, 2021

Never Be Ashamed of Your Big Heart

Even though it may not always feel that way, it’s a strength, not a weakness. — My brother and I didn’t have the kind of parents who liked doing “kid things” with us when we were still growing up. They were especially averse to sitting through kid-appropriate movies, like cartoons or family films. …

Mental Health

7 min read

Never Be Ashamed of Your Big Heart
Never Be Ashamed of Your Big Heart
Mental Health

7 min read

Shannon Hilson

Shannon Hilson

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Pro copywriter and blogger. AI enthusiast. Avid storyteller. She-wolf. | Email: bellingthecat@gmail.com | Links: https://linktr.ee/shannonhilson

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