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New Snap Judgment Story – Drano
Take a listen to my latest story on Snap Judgment. The guys at Snap are cool…and I’m cool. So together we’re cold…in a smart alternative NPR way.
Buy a Zine!!!
Chicago is having it’s annual Zine Fest. I’m releasing my 2nd zine (I’m not new to this). The zine is called Shannon Cason’s Easier Said: Stories I’ve Told on Folded Sheets of Paper, Stapled. Zine are all about independent artists, activists, and others …
Listen to me on NPR’s Snap Judgement
I forgot I posted something on the Snap Judgement website (you should too). I was walking around New York preparing for a show at McNally Jackson Bookstore when I got an email saying that Snap Judgement wanted to use my story. Cool shit. …
When It’s a Good Idea NOT to Leave a Voicemail…
1. …after a job interview with a potential employer. You’re bound to sound too desperate. I had a wonderful time chatting with you at your office…I’d be willing to do anything, and I mean anything, for this job.” Just send a professional email. 2. …after …
Homemade Stories Podcast #23
I just loaded a new podcast. Listen to me rant about my life and share a story/essay about dancing with music included. Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/homemade-stories/id344499708 or Listen here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/shannoncason/I_Love_Dance.mp3
Wear More Suits
I recently read an article for The Paper Machete at the Green Mill, a popular jazz club in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago. The article was on why Chicago men should Wear More Suits. The story/performance was also released on the WBEZ website. To …
Grown Folks Stories Chicago
It’s hard to call Grown Folks Stories a storytelling series. That sounds stuffy. Actually it is what it says it is: a lot of grown ass folks getting together and telling stories. Funny. Sad. Crazy. Weird. Honest. It’s the third Thursday of every month at …
Women! 5 Things a Guy Does Before You Give Him Some*
Understand these points before you give it up. 1. He Actually Tries to Listen to You He zones out occasionally, but for the most part he’s trying to listen. This is your best opportunity to get to know each other and possibly develop …
Windy City Story Slam on WBEZ
Yesterday I went to Navy Pier and fought through a horde of kids, a pack of strollers, and a flock of old people to go to the WBEZ offices to share a short snippet of a story for Eight Forty-Eight. Click link to listen …