The 40 Day Project

The 40 Day Project

  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...
Online Dating, Redux

Online Dating, Redux

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...

On the TeeVee

Lately they’ve been recording and airing our Carapace stories on PBA, our local PBS station. It’s pretty groovy to get to see yourself up there in this way. Haven’t gotten to catch an episode on a real TV since mine now serves as a great place to put...

Online Dating in Atlanta, pt. 1 of ?

In August 2015, I was asked to do a presentation at Pecha Kucha Atlanta. Pecha Kucha is an international organization, started in Japan by architects but now in more than 800 cities around the world. It brings people together for fun and informative nights based on a...

String of Fish

It’s here. The big reveal. (Though there were hints if you were paying attention.) It’s my pleasure to announce the publication of… String of Fish in today’s edition of The Bitter Southerner. More than a year in development, this story is very...

Subscribe Today – Big News Coming Soon!

Hey, folks. I don’t mean to sound too much like one of those late night infomercials, or maybe an Upworthy teaser… “Shannon Turner Launched Her Personal Website, and You’ll Never Believe What Happened Next!” Fact is, I had a timeline for...