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Stories With Shell

Shell Norman

IDENTITY & PURPOSE. Explore how family stories shape us. Don't be afraid to tackle some skeletons in the closet with me & get ready to overcome those beasts.

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The Body Believes You

I am healed!

At least that’s what I have been proclaiming.

I used to experience stomach issues so often, the sickness became a part of my identity. I’ve since tried some advice from Instagram philosophers (or maybe just influencers)—...

7 days ago
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The Last Summer at My Father's Pond

Next time isn’t guaranteed

Father’s Days of old drew my family out to the piece of land my parents bought in “the country”—really only an hour outside of the city where they raised their family.

They had a large pond dug and sand brought...

14 days ago
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The Funeral Where I Finally Stopped Hiding

My aunt blurted out that statement at the dinner table several years ago.

She had no idea I was keeping a tally on an imaginary scorecard in my head.

Checkmarks on one side or the other.

When someone would tell me how much I look like m...

21 days ago
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You Think You Can Swim Until the Current Proves Otherwise

One minute my friend, Marnie, and I were chatting face-to-face, out quite deep, up to our necks in the ocean.

The next, a rip current abruptly pulled us farther from shore.


At 17 years old, we hadn’t heard the instructions ex...

a month ago
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I Didn't Always Feel Different

Did you always feel you were different from your family?

People keep asking me this question.

It’s a question I don’t like to answer.

Even my own sister asked when the truth came out: Did you always know?

I don’t like the idea of answer...

a month ago
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    An accidentally retired English teacher turned storyteller. Grinding stories of life & brewing wisdom for us to share. ☕️ Author of My Father's Daughter, a poignant story of overcoming.

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