Shana McLean Moore's Blog

• Meeting The Wizard

  October 31, 2009

  • I’ve discovered a fun new hobby in revisiting some memories of my youth through the pop culture markers that framed them. Whether these memories are triggered by old songs, movies, television programs or books, it’s fascinating to take them in again a decade or two since they were the must see, hear, or read of their time. It all started when I sat down to watch “The Wizard of Oz” ...
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• Holiday Spirit

  October 27, 2009

  • I’ve always been a holiday kind of girl. I just love the good excuse to step away from the same old, same old and embrace the reason to feel festive. Yes, I realize that more evolved beings don’t need Hallmark to tell them when to be joyful. But the reality is that as much as I love fun, it often feels like the most optional item on my to-do list.  What hit me recently is that I am ...
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• Litquake's "Barely Published" Panel

  October 12, 2009

  • It was such a thrill to "perform" at Litquake last night! I had been daunted by the performance aspect for weeks. I kept wondering why it wasn't just called a "reading." Did they actually expect me to bust out a soft shoe dance between paragraphs to liven things up? Now that I have experienced it, however, I understand why they bill it that way. When the lights are dim, the ...
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