Writing on Medium Can Change Your Whole Life

It changed mine.

Shannon Ashley
Nov 6 · 5 min read

the spring of 2018, I was a desperate single mama. Realizing that the writing gig I’d worked on for about 3 years was falling apart, I began evaluating my options if I couldn’t make enough money to pay rent.

A friend in Knoxville said I could move in with him or his mother, but I’d already had to depend upon the kindness of others…

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Shannon Ashley

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Single mama, fulltime writer, exvangelical. It's not about being flawless, it's about being honest. Top Writer. shannon.ashley.medium@gmail.com

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