When people get married, the end goal is to stay married "till death do you part." Until it doesn't.
This phrase is recited alongside a litany of promises made between two people. In theory, when making these vows, the hope is that both parties will remain together forever. With only death separating the two. But what happens when one person no longer wants to uphold those promises? What do you do when someone is harming the other? Or when simply things have changed?
In today's episode, I talk with my good girlfriend about her divorce. She shares with us how she made that decision, what she hopes her daughters will learn, and her love of jujutsu. Listen, it's the jujutsu for me.
Shana Keller is the author of BREAD FOR WORDS, A FREDERICK DOUGLASS STORY; TICKTOCK BANNEKER’S CLOCK (2021 Irma S. Black Honor Award); THE PEACH PIT PARADE; FLY, FIREFLY!; and the forthcoming picture books DO YOU KNOW THEM? (Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024) and THE SOLE MAN (Sleeping Bear Press 2025). She has studied African American history since her first days in college and continues to write and share as many diverse and overlooked stories as possible. Originally from Oklahoma, Shana has lived all over the country and some parts of Europe. She currently calls North Carolina home and is now a single mom of two teenage girls.
When she’s not writing, you can find her on the mats practicing jiujitsu, on the beach running, in the kitchen making pumpkin cupcakes (yes, all year long), or at the library admiring all the books and checking out too many. Connect with Shana online at: http://instagram.com/theshanakellerand www.shanakeller.com Thanks to the generosity of her publisher, Sleeping Bear Press, you can enjoy several of her stories online at: https://www.youtube.com/@shanakellerauthor5948
