Articles written by Kathy Shannon

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Mourning: 2 of 21

My writing started in poems as an ode to my son. I could go for days and not have an inspiring thought. Then, I could sit down, and suddenly there were three or four poems appearing on paper. This is my way of dealing with what happens to me each day as I feel the loss of such a precious child. Some of the incidences mention...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Great pranks to play on people: 41 of 55

Being an April Fool baby opened the door of opportunity for me for many years. The old "your shoe's untied" or "is your refrigerator running?" jokes were never used around our house. We worked very hard to be sure to make the prank harmless yet very original. One year, my dad was taking his five highly intelligent children t...
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Can't African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, etc., just be called Americans?: 39 of 44

All very good points have been made considering being called something other than just an American. I love what Bill Cosby said in an article I read once by him; "We Are Americans." In the article, he relates that no African would behave in a way that brings unnecessary attention to themselves. They would not consider callin...