Writing

Writing

Shannon’s Books

On My Honor: Real Life Lessons From America’s First Girl Scout, Sourcebooks, 2012
The Dinner Club: How the Masters of the Internet Universe Rode the Rise and Fall of the Greatest Boom in History, The Free Press/Simon & Schuster, 2002

Shannon has written hundreds of stories for newspapers and magazines.

Some Selected Stories:

“100 Years of Girlpower: Juliette Gordon Low” The Washington Post
“Girl Scouts: Do a Good Turn Daily” momitforward.com
“6 Girl Scout Lessons We Can All Learn From” life2pointoh.com
“The Everyman’s Tech Revolution,” The New York Times
“The Family Channel; DC Urban Moms Online: Click for Support, Advice, Home Remedies, Gossip, Political Rants,”The Washington Post
“Banking On Milk: Options are Growing For Women,”  The Washington Post
“Hoping to Give Castro Something to Chew On,” The Washington Post
“Washington’s Investing ‘Angels’ Fuel Tech Industry,” The Washington Post
“Teens Use Technology Their Way,” The Washington Post
“The Comfort of Cooking With Strangers,” The Washington Post
“Edible Gifts,” The Washington Post
“Kid Plus Kitchen Equals Good Eater,” The Washington Post
“Chef in the Classroom: A Foundation for Independence,” Edible Madison
“Brewing Community: Local Brewers Share Their Craft,” Edible Madison
“Cooperative Coffees,” Edible Madison
“Rediscovering Community in the Coop,” Edible Madison