At the End of Innocence's Road: An Anthology of Stories and Poems Covering the Journey from Childhood to Old Age

by Shannon Muir

Overview

In this value-priced book comprised some of material from the author archives and mainly new material written for this collection, sample a wide variety of ideas all brought together under the common theme of the ages and stages of life. A woman tries to learn to enjoy Halloween as an adult. Another woman struggles with the idea she might never have children. A man deals with his attraction to the caregiver after the death of his long-ill wife. Someone has an awkward reunion with a childhood friend. These are just some of the themes tackled in AT THE END OF INNOCENCE'S ROAD: AN ANTHOLOGY OF STORIES AND POEMS COVERING THE JOURNEY FROM CHILDHOOD TO OLD AGE, a "value priced collection" of twelve short stories and eleven pieces of poetry. This collection includes "What Goes Around," a sequel short story to "Birth Pains" which appeared in SEARCH FOR A WOMAN: AN ANTHOLOGY OF STORIES AND POEMS LOOKING AT WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. Many story experiences for one low price!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940032894827
Publisher:	Shannon Muir
Publication date:	11/30/2011
Series:	Shannon Muir's Story and Poetry Anthologies
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	547 KB

About the Author

SHANNON MUIR's short stories include suspense and mystery elements, such as "Tragic Like a Torch Song" in THE DAME DID IT from Pro Se Press, "Pretty as a Picture" in the anthology NEWSHOUNDS, "Tropical Terror" in CRIME DOWN ISLAND and "Hidden History" in EXPLORER PULP. She's also written the Single Shot New Pulp tale "Ghost of the Airwaves," a short story offered in electronic format only from Pro Se Press.

From her personal self-published projects, her best known titles in this area include the rural crime series THE WILLOWBROOK SAGA.

In other genres, Shannon's published short stories include "Meeting the Monster" in the Emby Press anthology SUPERHERO MONSTER HUNTER: THE GOOD FIGHT and "Cover Story" in ARIA KALSAN: MYSTERIES OF THE FUTURE.

She is also known as administrator of the blogs THE PULP AND MYSTERY SHELF and the feature SHANNON MUIR'S INFINITE HOUSE OF BOOKS at her official blog, under which she also manages branded e-books that that tie into the blog brands, many collecting stories that originally debuted on her official blog.

Shannon holds a BA in Radio-TV and English from Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, which she considers to be her hometown. She also holds an MA in Communications from California State University, Fullerton, along with additional education in screenwriting, project management, library technician studies, and most recently a certificate earned with distinction in General Business with Emphasis in Marketing from UCLA Extension. Currently, she is working on an Associate of Science in Business at Fullerton College and an Associate of Science in Computer Information Systems from Pasadena City College, both expected to be awarded in 2022.

She is married to FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY collaborator and fellow author Kevin Paul Shaw Broden. They live in California in the United States.