L comes before S in the alphabet. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc, Logan comes before Shannon.
Have you ever seen the movie The Man Who Came to Dinner? I've never seen it, but I know a Jimmy Durante song from it. It sticks in my head sometimes. “Did you ever get the feeling that you wanted to go, But still had the feeling that you wanted to stay, You knew it … Continue reading Stay, Go. Go, Stay.
Did you know that April is National Fresh Celery Month? I don't have much more to say about that, but I do want to point your attention to another month long celebration in April, National Poetry Month. Back in 1996 the Academy of American Poets thought it might be nice to celebrate poetry for a … Continue reading When the World is Mudluscious
Have you ever seen those old black and white movies of people screaming and crying because The Beatles are getting off a plane/on the Ed Sullivan show/walking down a street? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mw1D3HTGng I've always watched those clips with an intense wonder: how does this happen? How can people get this excited about anything? I'm a fan … Continue reading The Spaz
In 2015, the one year anniversary of giving part of my liver to my husband snuck up on us. We didn't plan for it, we both went to work and we both felt angry. Mostly because neither of us had really properly processed what we'd gone through the year before. We did a very good … Continue reading Walking, Then Food, Then More Walking
It's been four years since I donated 60% of my liver to my husband. A gift that would ultimately have to be replaced, but which kept him alive for thirty days until a new one arrived. The first year we celebrated this anniversary was hard. Something about how you don't know how stressful a situation … Continue reading Four Years Ago
I'm not sure what to write about today. I've got plenty of things on my mind, but I always imagine the best thing for me to do with these blog posts is to write about something else, something that has nothing to do with my "ultimate goal"*. So I'm going to try and think of … Continue reading Struggle
In an attempt to motivate myself to walk longer and farther, I've started taking photos of houses in the surrounding neighborhoods. The architecture of my city is fascinating and much of it dates back to when the mill buildings near the river were manufacturing denim instead of housing people and hipster, exposed brick tech offices. … Continue reading House Tour, Part One
I've been walking a lot lately. Mostly around the neighborhood, marveling at the range of architecture in this town. Occasionally, I see a cat or a dog and that's a real treat. I'm averaging about 4 miles for each walk, and the hope is it will get me in shape for hiking season with my … Continue reading From Seven and a Half to Nine
In the midst of a minor depressive episode in my twenties, I called my sister crying, a lot. Almost every day. Sometimes I couldn't even get the words out and she would listen and comfort me and I was so grateful for her time. My sister had a piece of advice for me during that … Continue reading Fun Drinks Can Be a Balm
Just because the pizza is there, doesn't mean you should eat it. I am taking some time off of work to write. More than some I suppose, I have no timeline for when I will re-enter the work force. And it is weird and awkward and uncomfortable because I am writing about myself. It feels … Continue reading Nobody Wants to Read a Tick-Tock
Logan M. Shannon 