KN Magazine: Short Stories

Ashley Clifton Shane McKnight Ashley Clifton Shane McKnight

Cerulean

When Deacon learns that a Category 5 hurricane is headed straight for his father’s home on Maynard Key, he races into the storm to save him. But what he finds in the old house is far more haunting than the weather outside—a mysterious blue spark, a father’s grief, and the ghostly presence of a mother long gone. Cerulean is a story about loss, love, and the fragile space between the living and the dead.

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Gary Duehr Shane McKnight Gary Duehr Shane McKnight

Two of Swords

In a tarot reading gone unexpectedly personal, Two of Swords follows Blake—a haunted traveler tangled in conspiracy theories and emotional crossroads—as he encounters an uncannily perceptive psychic on Bourbon Street. What begins as curiosity soon reveals deeper truths about choice, obsession, and the fine line between revelation and delusion.

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Leanna Riley Shane McKnight Leanna Riley Shane McKnight

Dear Daughter,

In this haunting and heartfelt short story, a dying mother pens a final letter to her daughter, sharing a vivid dream that blurs the line between memory and premonition. Through dream logic, familial love, and raw vulnerability, Dear Daughter delivers a powerful meditation on illness, legacy, and the quiet urgency of survival.

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