Samantha Bryant

Author

Stories from Shadow Hill: 13 Weird Suburban Tales

Dread Mondays: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology

Friend of Foe: A Menopausal Superheroes Novella

Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 4

Change of Life (Menopausal Superheroes Book 2)

Face the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 3)

The Good Will Tour: A Menopausal Superhero Novella

Be the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 4)

Change for the Better (Menopausal Superheroes Book 5)

Through Thick and Thin: A Menopausal Superhero Short Story Collection

Agents of Change: A Menopausal Superheroes Collection

Off the Beaten Path 3: Eight More Tales of the Paranormal

Deadman Humour: Thirteen Fears of a Clown

Selfies from the End of the World: Historical Accounts of the Apocalypse (Mad Scientist Journal Presents Book 2)

Streets of Fire and Shadow: an Urban Fantasy Anthology

Breaking Free: Stories of Escape and Survival

Tracing The Trails: A Constant Reader’s Reflections on the Work of Stephen King

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Writing for Profit

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Guide to Publishing and Beyond

Latest Updates

November 3, 2025

Next event: Pages at Dusk

I'll be at R&D Brewing: 1399 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC from 5:00-8:00 this Friday along with four other authors. Come hang out, get a drink, buy a book!

October 22, 2025

Disruptive Intent Kickstarter

Have you checked out this project yet? You've got 9 more days to get on board this Kickstarter.

"An anthology that challenges expectations, subverts tropes, and fights the...

Series

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Menopausal Superheroes

It began with soap, tea, skin cream, and supplements. No one predicted the side effects would include super-strength, flight, bulletproof skin, and the ability to wield fire, not even the mad scientist who created the products.

The Menopausal Superhero series by Samantha...

Going Through the Change, Friend of Foe: A Menopausal Superheroes Novella, Change of Life (Menopausal Superheroes Book 2), Face the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 3), and 5 more

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Gen X romances

These low-tension GenX romances spotlight love in the third act of life, with characters in their 50s and 60s finding new partners. These sandwich generation characters have a lot going on in their lives, but there's still room for love!

Not Too Late: A GenX Romance

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Horror Stories

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Short Fiction and Nonfiction

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Going Through the Change

A Menopausal Superhero Novel: Book One

From the series: Menopausal Superheroes

Going through “the change” isn’t easy on any woman. Mood swings, hot flashes, hormonal imbalances, and itchy skin are par for the course. But for these four seemingly unrelated women, menopause brought changes none of them had ever anticipated — super-heroic changes.

Helen discovers a spark within that reignites her fire. Jessica finds that her...

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Stories from Shadow Hill: 13 Weird Suburban Tales

For fans of programs like Twilight Zone and Tales from the Darkside,13 weird tales set in a seemingly normal suburban neighborhood, with a hidden underbelly of supernatural happenings.

Why is the guy across the street always mowing his lawn? (“Lawn Wars”)
How about the house that always seems to be for sale again? (“The Bad Luck House”)
What’s...

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Not Too Late: A GenX Romance

From the series: Gen X romances

Amanda Deaton left her hometown right after high school, looking for adventure. But now, thirty-five years later, her mom needs her, and this GenX nomad has come home. Bellevue, Kentucky has changed--they even have a Thai restaurant! And here where Amanda least expected it, a new kind of adventure might be looking for her.

Her yoga instructor,...

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Other Writing

Patricia Saves the Beauty Queen

A short story that eventually became a chapter in Going Through the Change, the first of the Menopausal Superheroes series.

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Rorscharch's Ceiling

A little domestic slice of life story.

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Wonderboy's Last Flight

A heroic ending.

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Blog

November 6, 2025

What I thought a writing life was, an IWSG post

November 5 question - When you began writing, what did you imagine your life as a writer would be like? Were you right, or has this experience presented you with some surprises along the way?

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I "began" writing several different times in my life.

(BookBub doesn't support comments, which I consider essential to a blog, so for now, my actual blog is still on Balancing Act. Read the post there.)

November 3, 2025

Best Lines, an Open Book Blog Hop Post

Until Bookbub opens up commenting for blogs here, I'll be leaving my blog at my old website: Balancing Act. Please check out my post there!

October 15, 2025

New home for my life in words

After a looooong time at Blogger, I'm finally making the move to a new website. You can still access all my old content at Balancing Act, but I'll be moving my blog posts here starting in November.

Events

Join me at the Geekery Market! November 15, 2025 at Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, 4751 NC Highway 49 North, Concord, NC. 10:00-4:00 rain or shine, you can get all your geeky holiday needs.

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Upcoming Event

Read Between the Pines Book Pop-Up at Oak City Brewing Company

2:00-5:00

Oak City Brewing

616 N. First Ave

Knightdale, NC 27545

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Nov

Upcoming Event

Grown Up Book Fair at Hugger Mugger Brewing

2:00-8:00

Hugger Mugger Brewing

229 Wicker Street, Sanford, North Carolina 28327

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Samantha Bryant

If you’re looking for Samantha Bryant, check the woods first. She likes to get lost there and she’s probably near the water. Samantha writes about what scares her, and the results are multi-genre, including her beloved Menopausal Superhero series, her GenX romances, and a variety of short fiction that leans dark.