• A New Identity

    To my friends and family, and those who know me far and wide: Shauna Mae is no longer who I am. She was a victim, a failure, an angry and sometimes selfish and insensitive person.…

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  • A Learning Moment

    I had a dream the night before last. I was in the ocean, far away from any land, and the skies and waters were stormy. I was being thrown back and forth, front to back,…

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  • Let’s Add One More

    The day Jarrod and I got married we talked about how much we wanted to have met earlier in life and have babies together.  We talked about getting my tubal ligation reversed, and getting his…

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  • What if I

    What if I kiss all the spots you taught yourself to hate? What if I placed my hands on them and left them still, long enough for my heat to join yours and you to…

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  • How To Love A Hippie

    To love a hippie is to take a walk into a soul’s garden and stop to smell the flowers. It’s early morning sunshine stretching across a bed tangled with “I love you’s” and the soft…

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