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Shana McLean Moore
My aim is to entertain, validate, or inspire whenever I put fingertips to keyboard

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Jul.27.2009

Reading at Litquake's "Barely Published" Event

"Readings by the best up-and-coming masters of prose in the Bay Area."

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PUBLISHED: Nov.15.2005

Femail: a Comic Collision in Cyberspace

Sex may take place in The City, but there’s plenty of sass in the suburbs. While Linda Sharp and Shana Moore might cop to beinghousewives, these gals are far from desperate. Rather than finding their thrills with a pool boy, Sharp and Moore delight in taking the head-splitting struggles all women experience, and making you laugh until your sides have busted their seams. Linda and...

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PUBLISHED: Feb.01.2004

Caffeinated Ponderings on Life, Laughter & Lattes

Whether you have a slight addiction to caffeine, an irrational hatred of supermodels, or enough training in domestic peacekeeping to secure federal employment, Shana McLean Moore has the antidote to your pain. She knows you'll find it at the bottom of a hot cup of coffee, savored while taking a few minutes to indulge in some of her Caffeinated Ponderings.

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Dec.21.2011 - 10:51 am

'It' can't define us

We all have our own “it,” that something or someone in our lives that threatens to suck the living right out of us. Whether it’s a rotten boss, a surly spouse, a wild child, an...

Nov.30.2011 - 9:41 am

Hopecitement

I took a break from my blog to focus on finishing a manuscript that's been dying to travel from my own internal hard drive and out into my computer's. I just sent a proposal to a...

Sep.19.2011 - 12:29 pm

The Day I Became My Daughter's "Plus One"

My 14-year-old daughter has an agent. I do not. And I don’t exactly need an intervention from Dr. Phil to know that this isn’t working for me. I knew this the moment Tate’s...

Aug.21.2011 - 10:44 am

Standing for Something

I’m admittedly conflict averse. So much so that I’m realizing only now why the cynics mocked Rodney King after the LA riots in 1991 for saying: “Can’t we all just get along?” The...

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Jan.15.2012 - 3:19 pm

In response to: 'It' can't define us

Still holding my breath

Thanks so much for writing, Sue. I will continue to hold my breath (and bite my tongue whenever possible) until her...

Jan.15.2012 - 3:15 pm

In response to: Standing for Something

I agree, Sue

I completely agree with your thoughts of even one wasted hour. My daughters' experiences with ineffective teachers in...

Dec.27.2011 - 9:37 am

In response to: Ornamental

What a read!

Nathan, I enjoyed this essay so very much. What beautiful traditions you have, and you write about them so movingly....

Dec.21.2011 - 5:39 pm

In response to: The Wrong Window

Love this post, Jessica. I've missed your writing-- so happy to have happened upon this story of spirit, joy and hope....

Dec.21.2011 - 5:33 pm

In response to: My no good, very bad, unpleasant year.

My condolences

I'm sending you my most sincere wishes for hope this holiday season. You've been through so much this year and it...

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About Shana

Shana McLean Moore is a motivational speaker and a columnist for the Almaden Times in San Jose, California. She is also the author of Caffeinated Ponderings on Life, Laughter & Lattes and the co-author of Femail: a Comic Collision in Cyberspace....

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