“Of course, I rationalize the fear. I realize it’s not real, that my house isn’t burning down, that the deer aren’t going to kill me.”
Shannon Celebi“It wasn’t as if she’d thought it through or anything, how what a person wanted wasn’t always what they needed, and what a person needed might be the last thing they could ever want.”
Shannon Celebi, Small Town Demons“Through career fumbles and life changes, she supported me. Through shattered dreams and hopes almost-realized, she supported me too.”
Shannon Celebi“Here’s a random factoid: I like cats. And here’s another: I like red wine.”
Shannon Celebi“I could say it all began with my mother.”
Shannon Celebi“Of course, I rationalize the fear. I realize it’s not real, that my house isn’t burning down, that the deer aren’t going to kill me.”
Shannon Celebi“Sometimes, I feel my breath coming in shorter, quicker, spastic bursts, feel my heart threaten to thunder through my ribs, feel sweat beading on my brow...and I know it’s time to bust out those “chocolate frogs” from Harry Potter.”
Shannon Celebi“My sister and I are so close that we finish each other’s sentences and often wonder who’s memories belong to whom.”
Shannon Celebi“Wine and a straitjacket. That pretty much sums it up.”
Shannon Celebi“I am forever an advocate of books, both the reading of them and the writing. There is something sacred to me in that community. Because writing--and reading--is a solitary business. And it’s good to know I’m not alone.”
Shannon Celebi“When I was twenty-something, I asked my father, “When did you start feeling like a grownup?” His response: “Never.”
Shannon Celebi