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Journal
& Updates
Notes from the desk—updates, reflections, and insights into the creative process.
This is where ideas take shape before they become stories.
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“Pied Piper Pest Control” Submitted to Glossy Planet’s Free Space Challenge
Alicia K. Anspaugh submits “Pied Piper Pest Control,” a humorous supernatural flash fiction story, to Glossy Planet Magazine’s Free Space Challenge.
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Aug 231 min read
“2:13 A.M.” Submitted to Glossy Planet Magazine’s Doomscroll Challenge
Alicia K. Anspaugh submits supernatural horror story “2:13 A.M.” to Glossy Planet Magazine’s 2026 Doomscroll flash fiction challenge.
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Aug 161 min read
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
The Road to Hell | A Sci-Fi Horror Short Story About Good Intentions and Alien Invasion
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.
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May 131 min read
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