Shannon Carriger

Aftermath

In January of 1999, less than a week after I moved out of my then-apartment, peep holes were found in my bedroom and bathroom. The landlord had created them so he could watch tenants. It was a violation, an assault without physical contact, but at the time Kansas laws didn’t acknowledge it past the quaintContinue reading “Aftermath”

Rose Among Thorns: My Grandmother

I had less than 48 hours to prepare for her passing, though I suppose in truth I had 45 years. When you have a grandmother so long, at some point you subconsciously start preparing. After all, who gets to keep such preciousness for so many years? Who gets to say “my 93-year-old grandmother” and haveContinue reading “Rose Among Thorns: My Grandmother”