by Shannon Turner | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog
Sometimes the process of trying to tell a story just inserts itself. The process becomes a part of the telling. Today, I’ve invited my colleague, Irene Turner (funny coincidence! no relation!), with whom I’ve been working on the GCDD Storytelling Project for nigh on...
by Shannon Turner | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog
Friends, I’m writing to you here to let you know that I am about to move my whole operation to a brand new site, which is hosted on Squarespace. You, as my blog subscribers, are my first and most long-running audience. I don’t want to lose you!...
by Shannon Turner | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog, GCDD Storytelling Project
I know. I know. Iknowiknowiknow. I’ve been talking a lot about this amazing podcast I’ve helped to make. #sorrynotsorry I don’t know what your current relationship to the struggle for disability rights is or if you’ve ever had the chance to...
by Shannon Turner | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, GCDD Storytelling Project
My work over the past three years has been so rewarding, challenging, inspiring. It’s helped me to level up in my understanding of intersectionality and the impact of our stories. (View the 2017 & 2018 StoryMuse Annual Reports.)In particular, I’ve spent the last...
by Shannon Turner | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog
This month’s issue of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities “Making a Difference” magazine happens to feature two stories from the #GCDDStorytellingProject which are also featured in the final episode of #HiddenVoices, premiering October...
by Shannon Turner | Oct 4, 2019 | Blog, walks with grief
It was just about this time last year my mom and I went on vacation in North Georgia. Because she drove down from Tennessee and I drove up from Atlanta, we had two cars and followed each other from one town to another. After spending a lovely day in downtown...
