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Being A Girl is Hard
Originally published in Lunch Ticket Magazine, Issue 28, Friday Lunch Weekly Blog (link below).
 • Shawn Elliott
I'm Sorry
A short story I entered into #330 Reedsy Prompts contest. The prompt was to write about the beginning or end of a relationship. TW/CW: Brief mention of…
 • Shawn Elliott
Recommendation: Wolfsong by TJ Klune
This is a space for stories, essays, and art — where progress never stops. Because practice makes progress. Never perfection.
 • Shawn Elliott
That Horse
Originally published in Lunch Ticket Magazine, Issue 28, Friday Lunch Weekly Blog (link below).
 • Shawn Elliott
Short Story WIP
This story has been in my brain for over a year. I want to make it into a web comic or visual novel, but thought I’d try writing out a bit as a regular…
 • Shawn Elliott
The Diner (a fictional short story)
TW/CW: Brief mention of gun violence, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
 • Shawn Elliott
My Body (A Poem About Dieting, Self-Hate, & Self-Acceptance)
TW/CW: A poem about being put on a diet at a young age and the impact of being fat shamed by the adults in my life. Photo by
 • Shawn Elliott
Pride
I have never been to a Pride event. I am a forty year old gay trans man. I belong in that space. I should feel a sense of community in that space. But I…
 • Shawn Elliott
Character Development
TL;DR Character development matters. It's hard, but worth it.
 • Shawn Elliott
Pen, Prose, & Progress
Pen, Prose, & Progress
This is a space for stories, essays, and art — where progress never stops. Because practice makes progress. Never perfection.
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