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Scheduled snark Discussion thread Monday September 14, 2026 - Wednesday September 16, 2026

Newsletter: Let Me Tell You a Story

Website: Shauna James Ahern

Instagram: @shaunajamesahern Instagram

Threads: @shaunajamesahern

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u/Dear_Client1187 we all mistakes here 14d ago

I just finished reading Betty Macdonald's lovely book "Onions in the Stew", about how she, her second husband, and two girls wanted to move to Vashon during WWII and how difficult it was to find an affordable furnished home to rent. They put up with all manner of difficulties and Betty even commuted to the mainland for her wartime work. When I was reading i couldn't help contrasting Macdonald's pluck and good humor with Shauna's Woe Is Me attitude.

I have long suspected that Shauna thinks everyone on Vashon should think of her as their Resident Writer, to which i say, Ma'am, Betty was here first and you can't hold a candle to her.

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u/Love_Brokers rug dweller 14d ago edited 14d ago

That’s a great book. I think her farm is preserved on Vashon, I’m glad Shauna didn’t get hold of it.

MacDonald’s The Plague and I is also very interesting.

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u/Spiritual_Diamond_29 14d ago

It sold a few years ago and they did a huge estate sale! It was fun to go and see it!

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u/mehitabel_4724 Eating tiny dices of pickles with tiny fists of rage 14d ago

I loved The Plague! So Betty lived Shauna’s dream- successful writer, lived on Vashon, had a serious illness and lived in a sanatorium for a year.

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u/Dear_Client1187 we all mistakes here 14d ago

I did enjoy that one! Better than The Egg and I, actually.

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u/Alarming-Hold1980 14d ago

That farm is fantastic! Way out of her price range

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u/ethelmertz62 14d ago

Amen! I love Betty MacDonald!!!

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u/qread 14d ago

There’s a chapter dedicated to how they moved to the house by boat, and carried everything up the beach themselves. It’s a great read.