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Notes from the desk—updates, reflections, and insights into the creative process.

This is where ideas take shape before they become stories.

Book-cover-style artwork for The Crossroads Inn by Alicia Anspaugh featuring a mysterious inn at a glowing crossroads at dusk, magical atmosphere, vintage elegance, and hints of supernatural adventure and folklore.

The Crossroads Inn | A Supernatural Short Story by Alicia Anspaugh

A strange elevator ride, a wish for one more day, and a mysterious crossroads lead to unexpected consequences in this supernatural short story by Alicia Anspaugh.

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Jun 121 min read

Dark atmospheric writing desk with scattered manuscript pages, a glowing computer screen, coffee cup, and handwritten notes representing the submission of a speculative fiction story to a literary contest.

Alicia K. Anspaugh Submits “To Quell the Quiet” to the History Repeating Writing Challenge

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.

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May 151 min read

In Submission | Fake News Short Story for Demicon Writing Contest

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

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May 11 min read

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The Crossroads Inn | A Supernatural Short Story by Alicia Anspaugh

Alicia K. Anspaugh Submits “To Quell the Quiet” to the History Repeating Writing Challenge

In Submission | Fake News Short Story for Demicon Writing Contest

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