Tomorrow night was the night of bloodshed. Itachi knew he wouldn't continue being a normal thirteen-year-old after tomorrow night. He knew he'd never see his brother or parents again. He knew he'd never get the chance to explore testing out his skills in the safety of the Nakano Shrine on his Uchiha compound. He knew… Continue reading Short story: “Tomorrow night”
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.
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.
(And I didn't even have to translate anything!!)
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 and reflects on some writing staples and necessities to create an aesthetic writing space.
Shanedra Writes Too Much 