by Shannon Anderson | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized, Writing
When I got my haircut yesterday, Claudia, my stylist, told me about her trip to Florida, a place we all would like to go when the snow still flies here in the Midwest. When she was there, she went out onto her mother’s lanai and heard the crickets singing in the...
by Shannon Anderson | Mar 1, 2014 | My View
This winter I’ve not had much good to say about the weather in Wisconsin. In fact, those of you who know me know I don’t care for winter, so as the saying goes, if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. I was...
by Shannon Anderson | Jan 6, 2014 | Writing
After the Christmas holidays I’m filled with new ideas and energy for writing, spring cleaning, organizing my house, crafting, cooking…you get the idea. I always overdo it with the new year’s resolutions, but I’m eager to make 2014 the best...
by Shannon Anderson | Sep 11, 2013 | My View
On a beautiful September morning I went to school to teach my high school students. During second hour our principal’s voice came over the intercom and directed us to turn on the TVs in our classrooms. Something was happening, but no one knew what. My...
by Shannon Anderson | Aug 7, 2013 | Writing
I’ve Hit the Wall I’ve hit a wall with my writing. Somehow I feel empty, as though the creative well has run dry. Maybe it’s because I’ve finally finished my novel and am in the revision stage—the hardest stage for me I’ve discovered. Maybe it’s because we went...
