by Shannon Turner | Jun 29, 2011 | Blog
Dear Friends, It is my great pleasure to tell you about the accomplishment of the largest project with which I’ve ever been associated. Over the last 18 months, we at Alternate ROOTS have been planning our 35th anniversary celebration. All of that planning came...
by Shannon Turner | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog
I know this might surprise you, but I have a story to tell about camp and unrequited love.Now, there are some things that I need to let you know right off the bat in order for this story to make sense. First, most people call me Shannon today – it is my birth name...
by Shannon Turner | Mar 7, 2011 | Blog
[This post is inspired by hearing about the teacher rallies and Tea Party protests in Tennessee. You can read about them by clicking here and here. Does anyone else out there think there’s some seriously messed up stuff going on out there? I don’t mean in the Middle...
by Shannon Turner | Mar 6, 2011 | Blog
This is a story I told at The Moth in August 2010. I didn’t write it down – just got up and told it on the fly. I’m a little embarrassed by its scandalous nature, and yet still compelled to archive it here. I hope most people who read my blog...
by Shannon Turner | Oct 11, 2010 | Blog
[You can hear me tell this story live at The Moth here.]In my family, we have this long-standing tradition of being staunch United Methodists. It’s almost as if it’s encoded in our DNA. We don’t just worship in the church; many of the men were or are ministers. My...
by Shannon Turner | Jul 26, 2010 | Blog
For this post, I experimented with a new form. You have the choice either to read the story below, or click here and listen to me read it to you (as well as look at a few pictures along the way). This story was written in preparation for this month’s MothUp on...
