Shannon Stacey

Thirteen things you can do with a printed copy of a negative review: 1. Set it on fire in the driveway. (An obvious one, yes, but a method I’ve used on crappy drafts in the past. I have stopped doing that, but only because the Mustang has a slow gas leak. Wouldn’t that suck?) 2. [...]

Thirteen reasons I can’t wait for ATV season to start! 1. Spinning my wheels takes on a whole new meaning when I’m in a mud puddle and my husband’s behind me. 2. No cellphone reception up north where we go. (Downside—no wireless, either.) 3. It’s the one thing we all enjoy as a family. 4. [...]

Thirteen Places I’ve Lived (and a milestone or two from each) 1. Wareham, Massachusetts: A milestone? Umm…birth. 2. Witchita Falls, Texas: My uncle threw me into the deep end of the pool to “teach” me to swim, turning a mild fear of water into terror. 3. A couple of towns outside Langley AFB, Virginia: My [...]

Thirteen Things I Like Close By While I Write 1. A large Dunkin Donuts coffee, cream only 2. My hackeysack 3. Ezmerelda 4. The remote to my CD player 5. My electric pencil sharpener because I like my pencils deadly-sharp, but can’t stand mechanical pencils. 6. My copy of Rodale’s The Synonym Finder 7. A [...]

Thirteen Totally Random Things About Me Because I Got Stuck on 9 While Doing Thirteen Bits of Writing Advice I Totally Ignore : 1. I hate gel toothpaste. My mother always said “When you grow up and have your own house, you can buy paste”, and I do. The last day I lived at home [...]