What is Shade of the Morning Sun?

Shade of the Morning Sun is both a blog and a digital garden for my fiction writings.

My blog mainly deals with life as a writer while also being a full-time caretaker for my autistic son.

My fiction is a collection of vignettes, flash fiction, and linked short stories.

What is the fiction about?

Faith and finding it, love and loss, families and special needs, hope and dreams, endless road trips and everything life throws at you. 

Fiction index here.

Who is the writer?

Everything is written by me – Christopher Marcus – fiction and blog.

I used to have my own IT-company but now I am a full-time carer for my son and a writer in the little spare time that I have.

Have you done any paper books?

Yes. I have published one print collection in 2025 . It contains a tight sequence of fully edited and updated linked stories that read like a little novel:

Why is the layout different in some stories?

I started to experiment with layouting some of my stories in a more reader-friendly way, especially for mobile. This means more images and bold sentences. I have since discontinued that.

How will I know when new stories come out?

I will mention in my blog when there are new stories out. (Sometimes I will pool new stories into one announcement a few blog posts down the line.)

You can subscribe to the blog by email here:

How often will there be new fiction?

Occasionally.

How often do you blog?

Occasionally.

Why are there different people posing for the same character photo?

I can only afford to use photos from Unsplash and Pixabay and similar sites, not to pay a series of models.

I do feel that it is somehow fitting, though, that the models can vary for the same cast member, as I like to think that many of the family’s experiences are universal.

Why are some photos in color and some in black and white?

For awhile I thought black and white looked better. I may eventually replace all photos, if available, with color versions. We’ll see.

Do you have a social media presence?

I have a Facebook page that I really don’t use except to participate in some groups, and a Goodreads page that is also only updated irregularly. Feel free to give any of these a follow, if you like!

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Last updated 11 July 2026