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Cannon D. Shealy

Author, Screenwriter

Me and Mom

Me and my mother, Kelley!

Featured Work

The Proctors (2023)

An average American man answers his door one morning to be met by two government agents accusing him of treason of the highest order . . .

Published in the Black Horse Review  September 7th, 2025

 

2023 MN Young Writers' Competiton Honorable Mention

Proctors Cover

As far as I can tell, I've only given an A on this essay three times in the last thirty years, and you're one of them.

Scott Wrobel, Professor at Anoka-Ramsey Community College and author of Cul-de-Sac

Praise & Reviews

I don't know shit about writing, but I know this is good.

My father, Travis

Honorably Mentioned

2023 MN Scholastic Young Writers' Competition

Upcoming

Here's a timeline of upcoming publications.

"Shane Swang's Mustang" - 19-year-old Tyler makes friends with a cool, calm, and collected kid his age who drives a silver 1985 Mustang GT. They drive around all the time . . . towards possible destruction.

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"Blessed are the Meek" - A gunslinger in search of vengeance stumbles upon a town ravaged by some unknown sickness. To find the man who did him wrong, he must first discover and destroy the cause of what is killing this isolated village.

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"The Mexican's Pendant" - A homeless punk named Liam is given a medallion of extraordinary value by a Mexican farmer. He keeps this a secret from Brock, his friend who has become ruthlessly addicted to heroin. He must decide between their friendship and the riches the medallion can bring him as they hitchhike their way to Los Angeles.

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About Me, "The Guy"

I'm an amateur writer from Elk River, Minnesota. I frequently find myself writing westerns, noir, horror, and fantasy, or even combining genres. I enjoy delving into why we do what we do--all the traditions and subconscious cues that make us who we are.

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