Contemporary Fiction Author, Infrequent Blogger & Retired Clown

Author: Shannon

Summer Bucket List: Grown-Up Edition

Summer Bucket List: Grown-Up Edition

You know what’s crazy? Seeing friends you’ve known for twenty years become moms. But it’s also kind of amazing to see these girls you used to play with become incredible women raising their own independent, strong, sweet, beautiful little girls. My friend Tori has three [Read more…]

4th of July Recipe Round-Up

4th of July Recipe Round-Up

I’m ready to get my ‘Merica on — are you? This is one of my FAVORITE weeks of the year (or at least of the summer). My sleepy little beach town is buzzing with activity — I was at the St. Augustine Lighthouse today and [Read more…]

Pink Mermaid Pinspiration

Pink Mermaid Pinspiration

Everything with Killer Shine is kind of in a short-term holding pattern. Well, almost everything. Next week I’m going roll out my media kit for the new book, featuring an introduction to the Dawson family, a previously unreleased excerpt, AND a new book blurb that [Read more…]

Dearest Dexter

Dearest Dexter

Remember way back in 2009 when the Swine Flu was going around? Well, I got it. When my brutal flu test (seriously, it’s awful, like someone’s trying to poke your brain with a Q-tip via your nasal cavity) came back positive my doctor regretfully informed [Read more…]