Shawndrarussell

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• Soul Saturdays: "Verbal Photograph"

  I discovered Filmutopia's Sunday Morning Movie Blog today thanks to the wonderful world of Twitter, and I am already hooked. In teaching my Creative Writing... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Fridays: Angry Housewives Eating Bon-Bons

  I immensely enjoyed this book because Lorna Landvik creates funny, slightly caricatured yet completely engaging strong female characters in Angry Housewives... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: Jeff Herman

  Jeff Herman is a godsend. He writes helpful books for writers about how to succeed in the industry with specific, useful information. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Taste Tuesdays: Innis and Gunn Beer

  

  I just discovered this very tasty beer this week, and I have already had four more of them at various points during said week. This is the Innis and Gunn... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays: Just Go With It

  I will watch any movie that Adam Sandler is in because (a) they are usually funny (b) they also teach some type of lesson(s) and (c) he seems like a really... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sightseeing Sundays: Italy (part 1 of 4)

  

  Ahh, Italy. We started this adventure in Rome which of course is a must-see but honestly, if I get the chance to go back to Italy, I will stay in the heart of... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2011 DIARIES, TRAVEL

• Soul Saturday: Parenthood (the Tv Show)

  I am not a parent, but this show is about everything, not just parenting. I usually cry at the end of every episode, but not in a sad, this-is-depressing way bu... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Fridays: Good in Bed

  Good in Bed is the first Jennifer Weiner brillance I read, and I have remained hooked on her writing. She makes Cannie, the neurotic, sometimes manic, definitel... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: Jessica Hulett

  If you have never read the "Bedroom Blog" on Cosmopolitan.com, definitely check it out. I have been a faithful reader for years, and I check for a new post... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Taste Tuesdays: Your Pie

  Your Pie is a new order-and-add pizza franchise much like a Quiznos or Subway where the pizza starts with a 10-inch dough, then you can either make your own by... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2011 DIARIES, DINING OUT

• Movie Mondays: Somewhere

  Sofia Coppola's Somewhere kept popping into my radar in the past few week's, once on John August's blog which I read faithfully, as a trailer when we rented... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sightseeing Sundays: Chattooga River Whitewater Rafting

  “Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!” — Friedrich Nietzsche Chattooga River... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soul Saturdays: 4 Life Perspectives

  Last week at the Skirt! Magazine Writer's Conference, a very cool, inspirational woman named Michelle Goss. Her message was about the four life perspectives tha... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Fridays: Something Borrowed

  Last weekend at the Skirt! Conference in Atlanta, I picked up Emily Giffin's Something Borrowed basically so I could have it signed and get a chance to meet... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Whatever Wednesdays: Claire Cook

  Claire Cook is one of the most generous, kind-hearted people I have ever had the pleasure of hearing speak. This weekend at the first annual Skirt! Creative... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Taste Tuesdays: Vintage 59 Winery

  Us creatives love our wine (I cracked up in Eat, Pray, Love when she points to the bottle of wine and says, "therapist"). So last night was a treat as a local... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays: New Focus!

  Today is the first day of "Movie Mondays" as I just returned from an unbelievable, life-changing writers' conference in Atlanta hosted by Skirt! Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sightseeing Sundays: Our Next Big Trip

  I thought I would take today to talk about a place that we really want to go next: Ireland. We have made a promise to each other to try and go on a big trip... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Savannah Saturdays: Little Tybee Island

  

  This week, I had the insane pleasure of kayaking over to Little Tybee Island from a launch on the back river side. We went during high tide which meant that we... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• (non)Fiction Fridays: Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me

  Disclaimer: I rarely watch Chelsea Lately (my mom loves the show) and have not seen her stand-up. But, I have read all of her books. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION