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Shannon Reed

Alaska!

(Mt. Denali in the distance)

Aug 17, 2021

Alaska!

Aug 17, 2021

My Grading Scale for the Fall 2020 Semester

A+

Sep 23, 2020

Sep 23, 2020

Airtight Excuses to Get Out of Zoom Meetings and Meet-ups

Look, no one said pants were required, and these days, I try not to assume.

Apr 24, 2020

Apr 24, 2020

Writing Prompts for a Peaceful Pandemic

I teach fiction writing at the University of Pittsburgh, where I often start my classes with a writing prompt, and give my students…

Mar 14, 2020

A teal typewriter on a white wooden floor, surrounded by glasses, books, and other writerly things. Photo by Dustin Lee.

Mar 14, 2020

Coping with Lent

I’m Lutheran, a faith practice which grew out of an attempt to reform the Catholic Church, but which ended up forming a new religion that…

Mar 7, 2020

Mar 7, 2020

Published in
Slackjaw

Introducing Generation X Mediation Services!

We’re a boutique start-up counseling service with a mission: we repair relationships between Millennials and Boomers.

Feb 26, 2020

Introducing Generation X Mediation Services!

Feb 26, 2020

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Slackjaw

Hey, Buddy, Just Heard About Your Divorce, And Wanted to Say… Can I Get That Wedding Gift Back?

I don’t know what to say, man, except that if a couple as great as you and Pam couldn’t work it out, who among us can? Oh, and also, did…

Sep 11, 2019

Hey, Buddy, Just Heard About Your Divorce, And Wanted to Say… Can I Get That Wedding Gift Back?

Sep 11, 2019

Published in
Slackjaw

I Keep the Spark Alive in My Marriage by Praising the Slightest Thing My Spouse Does Across Four…

Look, the truth is, there’s nothing special about Jeff and me. We’re not especially smart, or wealthy, or good at communicating…

Aug 12, 2019

I Keep the Spark Alive in My Marriage by Praising the Slightest Thing My Spouse Does Across Four…

Aug 12, 2019

Published in
The Belladonna Comedy

Concerningly Specific Face Masks

For when Glossier just isn’t enough…

Mar 28, 2019

Concerningly Specific Face Masks

Mar 28, 2019

Published in
The Belladonna Comedy

Other Reveal Parties Besides Gender

Surprise! We’re learning SO many new things about each other.

Jul 24, 2018

Other Reveal Parties Besides Gender

Jul 24, 2018

Shannon Reed

Shannon Reed

A lover boy romantic, that's me. My book, Why Did I Get a B?: And Other Mysteries We’re Discussing in the Faculty Lounge, is out!

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