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VANESSA SHIELDS

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Author: Vanessa Shields

Writer. Mother. Lover.
On Writing

GET TICKETS!

October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

My husband's film is screening at the Windsor International Film Festival! I'm sooo excited to announce that Suede Productions' latest film, Depraved Mind, is screening opening weekend at the Windsor International Film festival! The film was directed by my hot and delicious husband, Nick Shields, and produced and filmed by Windsorites in Windsor! The Suede… Continue reading GET TICKETS!

On Writing

Oops, I did it again

October 4, 2023 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

https://media.giphy.com/media/loFkgbqCLQjSQFC4ja/giphy.gif The iconic Britney Spears. I wish that my 'oops, I think I did it again'-ing was anything like Spears' love song. I wish I had the balls to wear that hot red red one-piece suit! No, my oops-ing, as I'm learning, has to do with well...a coping mechanism I taught myself when I was… Continue reading Oops, I did it again

On Writing

FALL EQUINOX

September 25, 2023 Vanessa Shields4 Comments

“So how am I? Where am I? Dear, love…I feel a kind of quiet, layered between nerves and guilt and curiosity…and hope...” from journal, September 5, 2022 So how am I? Where am I? Dear, love…Today, I feel a similar quiet, peaceful in my deeps, hopeful in my heart beats. Autumn is showing her strength… Continue reading FALL EQUINOX

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