By Shannon Bond Aiden Bishop has watched Evelyn Hardcastle die more than once and his only hope for salvation is...
Shannon Bond
Shannon Bond is a writer and visual artist living in middle America who believes that the stories we carry create us. He enjoys flawed characters in tough predicaments. It doesn’t matter if stories are fiction or non-fiction as long as they are full of truth. He retired from the U.S. Air National Guard as a photojournalist in 2016 and holds a Master of Fine Arts in writing from Lindenwood University. He has written for many organizations and publications including the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, and The Regular Joe. His first novel will be published in the 2020 and the second in 2021.
By Shannon Bond “My God, Mae thought. It’s heaven.” The opening line in The Circle reflects not only the...
By Shannon Bond I pull the lump from my chest and slap it onto the yellow speckled top of the...
By Shannon Bond The heels of our boots strike a cadence on the old concrete flight line and my heart...
By Shannon Bond "She looks upward, praying to Mizuko Jizo the windup bodhisattva to give her mercy."-Emiko's prayer, The Windup...
By Shannon Bond As St. Joseph natives wait out the coronavirus pandemic in their homes, it’s nice to know that...
Just before the global coronavirus pandemic turned the country upside down, Patrick Evenson had a chance to photograph the performance....
By Shannon Bond You’re sitting at home in St. Joseph, Mo., practicing responsible social distancing, when all of a sudden,...
I finished "The Artist's Way," by Julia Cameron, in 2019 and my best advice to aspiring artists would be to...
By Shannon Bond What happens when cultures collide? Terry Pratchett explores this in his often-hilarious book, Nation. This coming-of-age story...
