About Me

I'm a writer and mom living in Oakland. This is my personal blog; I write about parenting, cooking, local issues, books, and anything else that's rattling around inside my head.
I am the author of The Millennial Sword, an urban fantasy novel set in San Francisco, and two read-aloud picture books for kids, The Big Booger Bubble and Gail Murphy and the Piskies.
Contact me by e-mail: shannon@sonic.net
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My short fiction is included in the anthologies Fae, Love Hurts, and Speculative Story Bites:
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July 27th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
Gosh, your kids are so dang adorable. You could land a bird on that lip!
July 28th, 2012 at 5:24 am
Cute!!
July 31st, 2012 at 7:31 am
Ahhhh, sweet Davy.