by Shari Shattuck | Nov 2, 2025 | Acting & Experiences, art, authors, beauty, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, writers, writing
I love fall. It’s my favorite season, it always has been. The crisp days, the first fire, the color, the weather, the semi-relaxed days where we can wind down early because, well, it’s dark outside by 4. Some days, I just have to lie down in the leaves and...
by Shari Shattuck | May 25, 2024 | art, authors, beauty, children, creative inspiration, family, Life in General, writers, writing
There are days, lots of them, when things seem so much harder than they need to be, and then I am reminded of how much worse some people have it and against all odds they remain optimistic, positive, and deeply enamored of life. We all have moods and difficulties,...
by Shari | Jul 22, 2021 | art, authors, beauty, humor., Life in General, makeup, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, writers, writing
If you are a regular member of my super exclusive club, (uh, social media friend) you might have noticed that over the last year or so I’ve done a series of photos of me wearing fancy dresses in unlikely locations. Or maybe, like the shot above, I’m just being silly...
by Shari | Dec 20, 2020 | America, art, children, holidays, humor., kids, Life in General, parenting, racism, religion, writers
One thing I do not miss about raising my daughters is the homework. Relearning math in a whole new, convoluted way, dealing with tears and bad internet, early mornings at the Coco’s so they could submit their work, the constant nagging to get it done. Though...
by Shari | May 20, 2020 | America, art, authors, beauty, depression, humor., makeup, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, therapy, writers, writing
Since we’ve been in what I like to call, Consideration-for-others-because-I’m-not-an-asshole Lockdown, few of us have bothered much to get out of pajamas, much less dress up. That’s fine by me! I’m a writer so comfy jeans and a sweater are my go-to grabs in the...
by Shari | Mar 11, 2020 | art, children, creative inspiration, family, humor., Life in General, New Novels
Whoo hoo! New book coming out, rejoice, it’s written, edited, copy-edited, formatted, ready to release April fourth. My work is done! Oh…wait. Incoming insecurity and realization of my utter and complete lack of promotional savvy buffet the flimsy walls of my...