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"One long marathon broken up in regular chunks"; Shannon Sanders in conversation about THE GREAT WHEREVER
An interview with the debut novelist about her luscious and dreamlike family saga (out today!) and the process of writing it... +GIVEAWAY for premium…
Jul 7
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Amy Colleen
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On audiobooks, and the Boxcar Children philosophy of work
Listening while driving and thinking about building character.
Jun 26
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Amy Colleen
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On Learning That the U.S. Bombed a School in Iran
A poem for precedented times.
Apr 7
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Amy Colleen
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I Want My Son to Be a Bookworm
An old wish, revisited.
Mar 14
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Amy Colleen
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Have a Magical Christmas, But Not Like That
Just so you know, you're doing it wrong, mama.
Dec 18, 2025
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Amy Colleen
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Writer Showcase: Shannon Sanders' Best Work
A summer interview series, volume 11.
Aug 26, 2025
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Amy Colleen
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How to Shop At Aldi, For the Uninitiated
With bonus tips for sales-spotting and child-wrangling
Jul 19, 2025
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Amy Colleen
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Good morning from the back porch
Trying something different.
Jun 21, 2025
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Amy Colleen
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If You Give a Toddler a Book About a Cookie
You already know he's going to want 400 unrelated things to go with it.
Mar 23, 2025
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Amy Colleen
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This Christmas, I'm Not Doing Stuff (Guest Post by Lucy Huber)
A guest post and a big announcement.
Dec 19, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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Lucy Huber
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Reasons I Would Like to Give When Asked Why My Eighteen-Month-Old Isn't Talking Yet
Quippy comebacks for a question I'm sure everyone is thinking (not that I'm overthinking this at all).
Nov 11, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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Five Buckets of Nerdy Nostalgia (and Eighteen Rolls of Toilet Paper)
Children, books, gowns, catastrophes, and so on.
Nov 3, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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