Writer by passion, necessity, and existence. Mom named me after Shane. The book. Explains a lot.
Black books by black authors during these trying times for black people. … More Shannon’s Reading List: The Street; Heaven, My Home; How We Fight For Our Lives
My story outline needed serious work. The key: focus on the antagonist. … More How Strengthening My Antagonist Completely Changed My Going Nowhere Storyline
Self-isolation: an excuse to stay in and veg? I’m so in! Until . . . … More Shannon in Self-Isolation
I came across Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. Feelings. Angst. Music. 80s. I was so there. … More Shannon’s Reading List: Talking to Girls About Duran Duran
I analyzed some of my favorite TV shows to see which of the Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations were used. … More Some of Shannon’s Favorite Shows and The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations
See the movie Harriet, despite what you’ve heard. … More Movie Night: Harriet
The November LERA meeting got me thinking about my favorite tropes. Some have my childhood imprinting psychology written all over them, while others came as a surprise. … More Shannon’s Top 5 Romance Tropes
Some random tracks from my Halloween playlist. … More Shannon’s Wicked Halloween Playlist
On some of my picks of essay collections by black women authors. … More Shannon’s Reading List: We’re Going to Need More Wine, Meaty, and So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know
I re-watched the 80’s classic movie Say Anything and recorded my running commentary. … More Movie Night: Say Anything
