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...
by Shannon Turner | Jun 20, 2010 | Blog
Recently, I went to an Atlanta Braves game with my family as they came to visit me in the big city. I’m not much of a sports fan, but I thought it would be sort of campy cool to catch a live game. Unfortunately, we sat and watched as the Cincinnati Reds ran up the...
by Shannon Turner | May 27, 2010 | Blog
I blame it all on Cliff D. Cliff D. was a local celebrity at Emory & Henry College for one reason. He had an outrageously over-the-top conservative talk radio show on our local college station. His job in life was to piss people off. And he was basically very good...
by Shannon Turner | May 11, 2010 | Blog
It was one of those days in the middle of May when it was absolutely torturous to still be in school. The smell of late spring wafted in through the windows, making us absolutely drunk with the feeling. Summer. Was. Approaching. And not just summer, but the end of...
by Shannon Turner | Feb 28, 2010 | Blog
I come to you today with one of the most serious discussions I’ve ever put before you. My heart is heavy with a lot of pondering. But it is also light with a lot of new trust and discovery. A few weeks ago I learned that something serious and scary had happened...
