Lives Reflected: Stories and Poems Looking Back At Choices Made In Life

by Shannon Muir

Overview

This eleven short story and twelve poem collection of works by Shannon Muir include many glimpses into the worlds of her series WILLOWBROOK SAGA, THE HEART'S DUTY, and THE PHOENIX COLLECTION, yet are completely enjoyable on their own. Many of the stories began as small teases on the Willowbrook Novels site and have finally been fleshed out into their own stories about the recent past of Willowbrook right before the Saga opens. A couple stories, such as the TOUCH THE STARS prequel "Star Gazing" (connected to the Willowbrook Novels) and "In The Phoenix's Shadow" (a story between the two books that comprise THE PHOENIX COLLECTION) have appeared in their entirety on the web. The tales "Arrow to the Heart" (part of THE HEART'S DUTY universe) and "A Somewhat Magic Man" are completely new to this collection. Additional all new offerings are the stories "Inspired by the Silver Screen" and "Showers," along with twelve new poems centering around choices made in life and the passage of time.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045817233
Publisher:	Shannon Muir
Publication date:	04/06/2014
Series:	Shannon Muir's Story and Poetry Anthologies
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	331 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.