Shawn Keller Cooper writes Southern fiction that explores the complex inner lives of women, their friendships, resiliency, and the tangled paths to healing. Her work blends an observational eye and emotional authenticity with the rhythm of the Carolina landscape. She wants her writing to spark memories, arouse passions, and provoke conversations. She lives at Lake Norman, NC with her husband, their two children, a pair of precocious cats. She survives life's daily chaos by coloring intricate designs, taking nature photographs, and collecting t-shirts with weird sayings.