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An Introduction, and then some things that are funny. . .

So, it's a little strange to introduce yourself--you know, the awkwardness and limitations of the first person POV. I'll make it short and sweet:

My name is Shannon O'Neill and I'm the brand spanking new social media director here at Failbetter. I'm a Taurus, I remember a world before the Internet and I'm currently pursuing an MFA here in Richmond, VA. Before my stint here in RVA, I was a Metro Detroit native,and remain a Midwesterner at heart.

Here is what I look like when I'm smiling:

You Likes Us...You Really Like Us!

Well gee golly gosh...

We're Back!

We're Back!...

We're Taking The Month Off -- August

We're Taking The Month of August Off...

On influence and craft: 3 questions for Anthony Carelli

"In my puzzling quest to write poems Crane has been more my guiding star than my captain; I don’t really know how to take instruction from him; I don’t know how to glean strategies of craft from his impeccable poems..."

The "Count": failbetter, 2011

One late night, having had too much coffee, I got a little curious as to what our “count” might look like if VIDA

...or are you happy to see us? 2 questions for Etgar Keret

"Etgar, rumor has it that you wrote “What Do We Have in Our Pockets?” because your friends were asking you what's in your pockets..."

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