About The Author 

Shantay Nicole Ballard — known to some as Shanny — is a storyteller who lingers in the shadows between thought and nightmare. Enchanted by the mysterious and captivated by the unknown, she thrives in the space where imagination dances with fear. Fascinated by the unseen, the unexplained, and the quietly horrific, she delves deep into the fragile boundaries of sanity and the eerie quiet of psychological unraveling, weaving tales that resonate with those who dare to look closer.

Her stories do not shout. They whisper. They creep in, subtle and strange, threading themselves through the reader’s mind with quiet persistence. With a touch that is haunting yet delicate, Shanny draws her inspiration from places few dare to look — the liminal spaces of memory, the things glimpsed in passing, and the tension that coils beneath the surface of everyday life. For her, horror is not always loud or grotesque. Often, it is familiar, unsettlingly so. Often, it wears a human face, one that is both recognizable and impossibly distant.

This collection marks Shanny’s first foray into the printed world, but her stories have been telling themselves for years — in dreams, in silence, and in those strange, unguarded moments just before sleep takes hold. Whether these pages are purely fiction or reflections of something more personal, something buried deep within, is a question best left unanswered. Such mysteries are part of the allure, drawing readers into her quietly evocative and unsettling worlds.

What lies ahead for Shanny remains uncertain, shrouded in the same mystery that defines her work. But one thing is abundantly clear: this is only the beginning of a journey that promises to grow ever more intriguing.