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Shannon Symonds

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in Portland, Oregon, The United States

January 07

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Shannon Symonds writes in an old house by the sea and in the Utah desert. She is the proud mother of six children and Nana to 18. She loves her Savior, time with her family, laughter, a good mystery, walking the beach, clamming, and bonfires.

Shannon began writing to share her lived experience and unique perspective as a witness of the strength of survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence. Shannon believes that if we could see the world through her eyes, we would share her deep love and respect for survivors and recognize their strength, resilience, and capacity.

Shannon worked for over 15 years as a certified advocate, serving survivors alongside law enforcement. Currently, she is a full-time author and loves volunteering for other ...more

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	Booked for Murder: A Balefire Bay Cozy Mystery (Balefire Bay Cozy Mysteries Book 1) by Shannon Symonds (Goodreads Author), Deb Goodman (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.30 avg rating — 158 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Murder by the Book: A Balefire Bay Cozy Mystery by Shannon Symonds (Goodreads Author), Deb Goodman (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Is It Real?

Have you ever played two truths and a lie? It’s easy. I tell you two truths and a lie, and you guess which one is a lie. Here we go!

Every year I have hiked a mountain with 900 foot cliffs. I have 6 kids and 14 grandchildren. I love clamming with a gun on the beach.

Which one is a lie? I will tell you at the end of the blog, pinky promise.

Someone recently asked me if a part of my debut novel was

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And They Were Not Ashamed: Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment

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Shannon’s Quotes

“It’s funny, because we all read history and we think, ‘Oh, I would … have risen up, I would have fought, I would have been an abolitionist,' And I tell them, ‘No, you wouldn’t have. If you would have, you’d be doing that right now. You know trafficking exists, you’ve heard of it, but you don’t want to look.”
― Tim Ballard (Operation Underground Railroad)

tags: abolitionist, human-trafficking, political

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“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

tags: humour, wisdom

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