by Shannon Turner | Jan 31, 2016 | Blog
Many of you may remember this as one of my most famous stories… [vimeo 13828876 w=500 h=281] That story took place in 2005 in North Carolina. So, imagine my surprise this week when Jesse walked into the gym here in Atlanta and sat down on the bike next to me. I...
by Shannon Turner | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog
For two years in a row now, it’s been my great honor and privilege to direct a night of storytelling so distinctly different from many others out there, I feel extraordinarily proud to be a part of it. [I was a teller before I became the director.] Stories on...
by Shannon Turner | Jan 12, 2016 | Blog
“This is not a piece of paper,” she said, holding it aloft in the morning light. I was momentarily confused because clearly, to any sentient human being, the object in her hand was a plain, white piece of paper. This beautiful, mild summer morning was deep...
by Shannon Turner | Jan 7, 2016 | Blog
If you and I are friends on Facebook, then you’re probably well aware of the unusual, and unusually protracted, way in which I celebrated turning 40 last year. I was very honored when the folks at Pecha Kucha Atlanta invited me back for a second time, this...
by Shannon Turner | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog
We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope. ~ Epictetus I moved to Atlanta in January 2008 and immediately started online dating. I just couldn’t wait to start my life here because I was so excited to have jumped into the larger dating...
