Shaylynn Marks

Happy #NationalPaperbackDay! 📚 There’s nothing like the feel of a real book in your hands, the flip of a page, the smell of ink and adventure. What paperback are you reading today?

Postpartum Depression in Dads: Why New Fathers Need Mental Health Support Too - Central Florida Health News Mental Health Experts Discuss Symptoms, Solutions for Struggling Fathers by SHAYLYNN MARKS When most people hear “postpartum depression,” they think of mothers. But a growing body of research and firs...

Read here: centralfloridahealthnews.com/postpartum-d...

My latest article, " #PostpartumDepression in #Dads: Why New Fathers Need #MentalHealth Support Too," is now available on Central Florida Health News' website.

I'm so fortunate to have the opportunity to write and learn more on such an important topic. Link below!

#journalism #menshealth

I just wrote about the most chaotic #Oscars in #history for @faroutmagazine.co.uk

#Drama, #scandal, and a supermarket dumpster. What more do you need?

✨ Read it now: faroutmagazine.co.uk/most-chaotic...

Welcome to #Literary #HappyHour PART 3, where every genre gets a drink. What are you sipping based on your summer read?

📝 Drop your genre + drink combo in the comments—or tell me your pairings for a genre I didn’t mention! #booksky

Follow me for more #bookish fun!

Welcome to #Literary #HappyHour PART2, where every genre gets a drink. What are you sipping based on your summer read?

📝 Drop your genre + drink combo in the comments—or tell me your pairings for a genre I didn’t mention! #booksky

Follow me for Part 3!

Welcome to #Literary #HappyHour, where every genre gets a drink. What are you sipping based on your summer read?

📝 Drop your genre + drink combo in the comments—or tell me your pairings for a genre I didn’t mention! #booksky

Follow me for Part 2!

New Article Out 📚💙

CHAOS #GARDENING 101

If you've ever felt guilty about not following a Pinterest-perfect garden plan, this one’s for you.

Read it now: sassmagazine.com/chaos-garden...

Then tell me...what’s the weirdest thing that’s ever grown in your yard without permission?

Where do you go to feel alive when you’re alone?

#booksky #oceanvuong #bookish #nature #mindfulness

I literally cried writing this latest #fiction piece, and it's very dear to my heart. 💙📚

If you're into #horror, #femaleprotagonist, and/or #fantasy, this one's for you! It would mean a lot to me if you would give it a read! #booksky

Available to read for free: deathwishpoetry.com/2025/05/25/t...

My newest short story, The Masterpiece, is out now in Death Wish Poetry Magazine.

This one hurt to write, and it means more to me than I can explain.

📖 Read here: deathwishpoetry.com/2025/05/25/t...

#GothicFiction #booksky

You too, thank you so much!

Me: I wonder what Liam Neeson listens to in the car.
#LiamNeeson: #EvaCassidy, #JohnnyCash, and also some #U2 for good measure.

New article up on @faroutmagazine.co.uk: faroutmagazine.co.uk/liam-neeson-...

Check out all my other published works here: shaylynnmarks.com/works

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Ugh, I totally feel that! There was something weirdly comforting about the stillness back then, despite the fear and grief. Like the world finally slowed down enough to match the pace inside my head. Definitely didn’t feel happy, but it felt...familiar in a strange way. Brontë-core to the max!

Mass market paperbacks are perfect, and i will die on that hill
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What's your literary toxic trait? 📚💙

#readers #bronte #bookish #booknerd #toxic #booklover

The line that got away—that one sentence you loved, that's never been placed into a story or poem that it could call home.

🖋Drop it in the comments.

#booksky #writers

On my page today, I'm currently working on starting a confidence journal. Working on prompts for myself to do daily in 5 minutes or less. I'd love to work it into my morning routine!

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Today, let your words flow freely and unapologetically!

What’s on your page today? Share your thoughts or a line that’s speaking to you! Let’s inspire each other. 📚💙

#WritingCommunity #MotivationMonday #PoetryCommunity #CreativeFlow #Inspiration #Writers #WritersLife #booksky

A little purr for you from the galaxy far, far away. (Sound on) 🐈‍⬛🤍 #cat #purr #maythe4thbewithyou

My toxic trait is thinking I’d thrive in a Brontë book. 📚💙

your website should be your hardest-working team member, but if it’s just sitting there looking pretty (and not much else), it’s time for a strategy shift.

new article out now: how to make your site actually convert

read here: sassmagazine.com/website-conv...

#websitetips #digitalmarketing

I’m just tryin to have morning coffee with Kafka in my jim jams 📚💙

Your sweet little reminder not to let overthinking drive the narrative on your page. ❤️

Most of us are just here for the glorious mess known as the “vomit draft.”

Don’t hit pause. Write now, polish later. 💙📚

#WritingCommunity #motivationmonday #booksky

My ideas are officially out of my head and into your inbox. I can’t wait to see where the trail leads! 🥾

Happy National #Shakespeare Day!

Today, give your words a little Bard energy. Toss “eth” on your verbs (“I leaveth for coffee”) and swap “it” for “’t” just because.

Drop a dramatic line or two below—maybe call your least favorite chore a “pit of despair.”

💙📚 #booksky

How to Channel Feminine Energy in a Modern Way Channel feminine energy in a modern, empowering way with tips to balance confidence, creativity, and strength.

This new article explores how slowing down, setting boundaries, and making space to reflect can create a more sustainable way to work, lead, and live.

It’s a perspective anyone can apply—especially if you’re tired of the nonstop hustle.

#feminineenergy

🔗 sassmagazine.com/how-to-chann...

💙📚 #DoublebackReview Issue 7.1 is officially live!

Resurrecting great work from defunct journals—because good writing deserves a second life.

This issue features resurrected #Fiction, #Poetry, and #HybridWork too good to stay buried.

Read for free: doublebackreview.com/issue-7-1-april-2025/