I have been MIA for a while...and honestly I have been spending a lot of time writing and learning the ins and outs of writing and editing books. But I did want to pop in and reflect on the 30 (THIRTY!) years that I have been here on this Earth and write a little about… Continue reading Today is my birthday!!
As you probably have noticed, I have been going down memory lane with this blog, republishing some previously deleted posts. I have been interested with seeing my past writing styles and since I made the grave mistake of deleting the articles I thought were cringey and not necessarily related to books, writing or reading...which I… Continue reading Bringing back whimsy in my writing
Shanedra reflects on a post she wrote in 2020 about the late Jonghyun Kim.
Shanedra visits the Barnes and Noble in River Oaks Plaza.
When I originally bought my ticket for this concert in early January, I brainstormed a title for this piece. I bought the tickets just to jot down and write about my experience seeing a band I'm not too familiar with live. The multicultural group, composed of nine members (now) was not new to me at… Continue reading SHOOK: Seeing NCT 127 at HLSR was a BLESSING! (I almost cried)
Originally written in 2020, Shanedra posts an article documenting her thoughts about the movie Hidden Figures.
Originally published in 2020, Shanedra reflects on a book she read while she was drenched in the BTS fandom.
Written sometime in 2019, Shanedra reflects on one of her favorite small libraries.
Originally written in 2020, Shanedra writes about one of her favorite libraries in Houston--Young Library.
In this article I want to discuss the importance of reading, the decline of reading, and why reading is pivotal today in our society as opposed to social media. Early this spring, I wrote a 12 (really 11 pages because it was midnight and I was ready to be done) page research paper asking the… Continue reading To read or not to read
Shanedra Writes Too Much 