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Slowly Getting Stronger
Slowly Getting Stronger
Day by day
Shannon Ashley
Feb 9
Beaten Down
Beaten Down
But not backing down
Shannon Ashley
Jan 25
We’ve Chosen a Tiny Christmas
We’ve Chosen a Tiny Christmas
My daughter is over the moon with excitement
Shannon Ashley
Dec 21, 2023
What $95 Got Us At the Grocery Store
What $95 Got Us At the Grocery Store
It’s a pretty big deal whenever I get out to the grocery store, so I try to make it count.
Shannon Ashley
Aug 16, 2023
What Netflix’s ‘American Murder’ Didn’t Tell You About Chris and Shanann Watts
What Netflix’s ‘American Murder’ Didn’t Tell You About Chris and Sh...
Warning: Graphic discussion of family annihilation and toxic masculinity.
Shannon Ashley
Oct 4, 2020
Tiny Thanks
Tiny Thanks
In a tough season
Shannon Ashley
Nov 23, 2023
Asking For a Friend
Asking For a Friend
Let’s be helpers whenever we can.
Shannon Ashley
Oct 4, 2021
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If You Haven’t Got Your Health…
If You Haven’t Got Your Health…
It’s more than just a line in a movie
Shannon Ashley
Mar 17
Baby Steps
Baby Steps
It's better to grow a little every day in a hopeful place than it is to stand still and fear the future
Shannon Ashley
Feb 18
I’m Devoting Myself to Quiet Work in 2024
I’m Devoting Myself to Quiet Work in 2024
Because good health waits for no one
Shannon Ashley
Jan 16
Surviving Another Christmas
Surviving Another Christmas
It’s okay to have mixed feelings about the holidays
Shannon Ashley
Dec 23, 2023
Influenza, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Croup
Influenza, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Croup
Tis the season to cough and worry
Shannon Ashley
Dec 14, 2023
I Only Found My Voice After Losing It to a Cult
I Only Found My Voice After Losing It to a Cult
Eleven years after that realization, I fear I've lost it again
Shannon Ashley
Dec 6, 2023
Maybe I Was Brave Today?
Maybe I Was Brave Today?
And maybe that’s enough
Shannon Ashley
Oct 26, 2023
This Is Bigger Than Gabrielle Hanson
This Is Bigger Than Gabrielle Hanson
White supremacists in Williamson County? It's sadly no surprise
Shannon Ashley
Oct 12, 2023
Women Aren’t Crazy
Women Aren’t Crazy
Maybe quit telling us we are?
Shannon Ashley
Oct 8, 2023
Gay Man Charged with Harassment Over Facebook Messages
Gay Man Charged with Harassment Over Facebook Messages
Grace Christian Academy still doesn’t want to take the heat for failing Gracie and Grant Solomon
Shannon Ashley
Oct 3, 2023
How Did a Known Abuser Get Full Custody of His Children?
How Did a Known Abuser Get Full Custody of His Children?
He had help
Shannon Ashley
Sep 27, 2023
We’re Awfully Squeamish About Rape Convictions
We’re Awfully Squeamish About Rape Convictions
“Now ANYONE can accuse a man of rape and ruin his life with zero proof?”
Shannon Ashley
Sep 25, 2023
After 5-1/2 Years On Medium, I’m Officially Jumping Over to Substack
After 5-1/2 Years On Medium, I’m Officially Jumping Over to Substack
I hate change. When it comes to writing, I especially hate changing where or how I publish.
Shannon Ashley
Sep 20, 2023
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