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Learn practical ways to protect your home, family, and personal energy using crystals, candles, cleansing herbs, incense, and simple spiritual housekeeping techniques.

A science fiction romance adventure featuring time travel, betrayal, and second chances. See You Tomorrow has been submitted to Inkitt's Second Chance Romance Contest.

Author and artist Alicia Anspaugh explores slasher horror, creature horror, and sci-fi horror with her contest entries My Waters and A Hundred Lives for Vocal Plus’s Stay Awhile writing contest.

Learn why small in-shop psychic fairs are an important part of the metaphysical community. Discover how local readers, vendors, artists, and spiritual shops help create meaningful connections and accessible spiritual experiences.

Feeling overwhelmed or mentally overloaded? Learn the Finishing Jar productivity method—a gentle system for organizing tasks, reducing stress, and visually tracking accomplishments.

Writer and artist Alicia K. Anspaugh submits her speculative fiction short story “To Quell the Quiet” to Glossy Planet Magazine’s May 2026 History Repeating writing challenge.

Learn how to use oracle cards for beginners with this simple step-by-step guide. Includes deck cleansing, spreads, intuition tips, crystals, and beginner-friendly reading techniques.

A burned-out night-shift janitor tries to help a mysterious captive creature escape a secret underground lab, only to discover he has restarted an alien invasion delayed for sixty years. Read this dark sci-fi horror short story from Alicia’s Desk.

This latest sci-fi horror piece, The Road to Hell, follows a tired night-shift janitor whose attempt to help a mysterious captive creature escape from a secret underground lab accidentally restarts an alien invasion that had been delayed for sixty years. This story was written for the challenge prompt: Write a confession about a situation where you tried to fix something and only made it worse. I had a lot of fun balancing dark humor, escalating consequences, and cosmic horro

My work is heading to Demicon this year—both in the writing contest and the art show. While I won’t be there in person, my stories and artwork will be. If you’re attending, I hope you get a chance to check them out—and thank you for supporting indie creators and original work. More previews and updates coming soon. #Demicon #ArtShow #WritingContest #IndieArtist #IndieAuthor #FantasyArt #SciFiArt #CreativeLife #AliciasDesk

Two original short stories—Outpost 37 and a fake news-themed piece—submitted to the Demicon Writing Contest, exploring isolation, perception, and narrative.

A new Outpost 37 science fiction story submitted to the Demicon Writing Contest, expanding the series world.

A speculative fiction short story exploring truth and perception, currently submitted to the Demicon Writing Contest.

A new Outpost 37 story exploring isolation and mystery, submitted to the Demicon Writing Contest.

A speculative fiction short story exploring truth and perception, submitted to the Demicon Writing Contest.

Romancing the Reaper By Alicia Anspaugh Even death can’t keep a determined reaper from love—but breaking the rules of the afterlife comes with a price. “Oh my god!” Jim put his hand over his face. He knew he had done wrong. “You can’t just do this!” “I know… I KNOW!” “How many times, Jim?!” “Weeelllll……” he trailed off. “HOW MANY?!” “Well, there was the mix-up at the hospital, and the one with the blood pressure… the one where her heart stopped… the one where she fainted… th

Dungeons and Dragons Art Show in Des Moines, Iowa at The Fremont featuring local artists, fantasy artwork, and creative storytelling inspired by D&D. Free all-ages art event with dragon dice giveaway and community art exhibit.

Explore 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse in Eastern astrology. Learn what this energetic Yang year means, how it affects each Horse year, and how to navigate its powerful changes.

Hey Folks, This is from a couple months back, we are hard at work on Issue #2 !!! #celestialimprintpublishing #issuetwo Hey Guys! So...

Hey Everybody, Guess who is writing the wrap around story for this anthology?? You guessed it, Me!! Im so excited!! BTW, They are looking...