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Join Alicia's Desk Mail Club for monthly original art, short stories, celestial calendars, stickers and inspiration. Choose Snail Mail or Email!

Meet Kara Veran in Last Call, a supernatural mystery by Alicia K. Anspaugh featuring vampires, dark humor, dangerous magic and found family. Read on Inkitt, Tapas or as a Celestial Library Webnovel Mini.

Meet Iowa author, artist and storyteller Alicia Anspaugh at the Storytellers Market at Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines on October 17, 2026. Explore books, magazines, webnovels, art and more.

Explore September 2026 with Alicia of Path Light Readings. Discover psychic guidance, tarot insights, what to release and what may be waiting ahead.

Watch The Great Release, a 16-minute lunar eclipse discussion exploring release, endings, emotional clearing, old patterns, and letting go.

What are you ready to stop carrying? Explore an August lunar eclipse release ritual with crystals, herbs and spiritual tools in Crystal Caverns and the Celestial Library.

Alicia K. Anspaugh submits “Pied Piper Pest Control,” a humorous supernatural flash fiction story, to Glossy Planet Magazine’s Free Space Challenge.

Alicia Anspaugh critiques Anne Rice's Ramses the Damned and discovers that frustration with its pacing has unexpectedly inspired a new supernatural story.

Alicia K. Anspaugh submits supernatural horror story “2:13 A.M.” to Glossy Planet Magazine’s 2026 Doomscroll flash fiction challenge.

Spirit Guide Basics has begun. Read Alicia Anspaugh's free introduction and discover the story behind this practical Living Book for beginners.

Join Alicia Anspaugh as she shares years of teaching and real-world experience in Spirit Guide Basics, a Living Book offering practical guidance for beginners.

Discover digital artwork by Alicia Anspaugh, now available through Celestial Imprint Publishing and the Des Moines New Age Shop. Explore fantasy, mythology, folklore, cryptids, and original art with new downloads added every week.

Celebrate The Art of Pigs with three new paintings by Alicia Anspaugh, including Baby Saran from the new webnovel The Whole Point, plus the Lucky Lucky Stars excerpt and narrated YouTube reading.

Explore Path Light Readings by Alicia Anspaugh. Thoughtful tarot, astrology, and intuitive sessions designed to offer clarity, perspective, and grounded guidance. Book through the Des Moines New Age Shop.

Author and artist Alicia Anspaugh joins Theater Genesis as part of the writing team for the 48 Hour Film Project, helping bring the original short film Keeping the Lights On & the Coffee Full from concept to screen.

Go behind the scenes of A Winter's Fortune as Alicia Anspaugh shares how a simple contest entry evolved into a heartfelt fantasy romance filled with mystery, friendship, destiny, and unforgettable characters.

Author Alicia Anspaugh shares the journey behind entering A Pocketful of Hopes into the Hero Chronicles writing contest and how two unexpected young heroes grew into something much larger than planned.

Science-fantasy adventure Outpost 37 by Alicia Anspaugh has officially entered the Inkitt Hero Chronicles Contest. Follow Win, Vox, and Weatherby as they uncover the mysteries hidden beneath a peaceful frontier colony.

Is toxic positivity leading to victim blaming in spiritual communities? Explore why preparation, awareness, and personal responsibility are healthier than blaming people for hardship through karma, fate, or spiritual judgment.

See Striped Fortune, a new fantasy artwork by Alicia Anspaugh featured in the He-Man & She-Ra Art Show. Includes a companion short story reading, Good Luck, connected to the novella See You Tomorrow.