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Shannon Reed

Alaska!

(Mt. Denali in the distance)

16 min readAug 17, 2021

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Alaska!

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Shannon Reed

My Grading Scale for the Fall 2020 Semester

A+

2 min readSep 23, 2020

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Shannon Reed

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.

2 min readApr 24, 2020

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Shannon Reed

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…

4 min readMar 14, 2020

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

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Shannon Reed

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…

5 min readMar 7, 2020

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Shannon Reed
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Slackjaw

Introducing Generation X Mediation Services!

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

3 min readFeb 26, 2020

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Introducing Generation X Mediation Services!

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Shannon Reed
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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…

4 min readSep 11, 2019

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

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Shannon Reed
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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…

4 min readAug 12, 2019

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

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Shannon Reed
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The Belladonna Comedy

Concerningly Specific Face Masks

For when Glossier just isn’t enough…

3 min readMar 28, 2019

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Concerningly Specific Face Masks

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Shannon Reed
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The Belladonna Comedy

Other Reveal Parties Besides Gender

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

3 min readJul 24, 2018

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Other Reveal Parties Besides Gender

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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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