Rock-Paper-Shadows
Staci Layne Wilson, writer of macabre fiction and the dark side of pop culture.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 234 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Rock, Screens & the Emotional Damage We Collected Along the Way
Some stories are best told in the dark. Not because they’re shameful, but because darkness has a way of cutting through the noise. No filters, no branding strategy, no inspirational quote in a sunset with a flowery font. Just people trying...
Happy 100th Birthday to Zelda Zonk
Marilyn Monroe, As My Mom Knew Her
Today, June 1, 2026, Marilyn Monroe turns 100. That sentence shouldn’t work. After all, a century feels like too long a corridor for someone who still feels this present, this now, and yet here we are, wi...
She’s Been Living in My Head for Years. Now She’s Your Problem!
A few days ago, Crystal Lake Publishing debuted the following interview on their Patreon, and I am so pleased to share it now with my readers here on Rock-Paper-Shadows.
This conversation with CLP founder Joe Mynhardt was a genuine joy, an...
The Holy and Unholy Trinities
I am a Gen-Xer, which means I was raised on benign neglect, latchkeys, and the foundational belief that I am the sole architect of my own fate. We didn’t get participation trophies. We got After School Specials and a drawer full of takeout...
Rock Moms: After the Encore
Ask anyone to name a famous woman connected to rock royalty and they’ll rattle off muses, models, and notorious exes. Ask them to name the women who actually raised the next generation of that royalty, and you’ll mostly get a long pause.
T...
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Think of Staci Layne Wilson's Substack as your favorite midnight radio show – if that radio was possessed by the ghosts of classic rock past, movie history, freaky fiction, and all things odd.
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