Quotes from Shannon Celebi

I long for some connection, to the real and those who love them, and hope that my fiction can reach beyond the veil, that I might touch someone and make them feel something…or something.

Just write. That's my only tip. And read. I guess that's two.

When I was twenty-something, I asked my father, "When did you start feeling like a grownup?" His response: "Never.

Just five minutes, God, I chant like some hostage negotiator on the brink of a resolution. Five minutes alone. Please, please. Please.

We didn't want to admit it then, but we were friends. Best friends.

Okay, I'll just jump right out and say it. I have anxiety issues.

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.