Greetings! I began my writing career in 2015 following the death of my beloved mother. The lessons and world views she instilled during my life as I grew and developed maintain a strong thematic presence throughout much of what I write. Her emphasis on the importance of love, kindness, and concern for all is the primary influence behind my material focusing on occasionally uncomfortable topics like emotional vulnerability, abuse, and existentialism. It isn't all mopey, though - I do like to let the hair down and writing about the fun things in life. Like owning an adorable dog that has enormous, "I just saw a ghost" eyes, for instance. While I use this website predominantly for hosting poetry and/or thought pieces, my primary commercially-marketed project is a sci-fi/fantasy series of novels which I originally self-published. The first is titled Continuity and was published in 2016. A sequel, Continuity: Coalescence, was released two years later. I'm thankful to say both were recently picked up by a traditional publisher, Wild Ink Publishing that will be releasing one, consolidated version of both in December 2024. Announcements on this moving forward will also be posted here. As far as the rest, I'm an ex-Vanderbilt baseball player (c/o '09) with a degree in Economics & Corporate Strategy who is ironically trying to forging a career that has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with either of those things. Before my scribbles began, I was an insurance agent for the better part of a decade. Other than that, I enjoy simple living along with my aforementioned co-author, Pip the Pekingese! Thank you for visiting the website. I hope you enjoy your stay, and I look forward to connecting with any and all. No matter who you are or what you believe, you are warmly welcome! M.E. Shao
The day following the epic Return of the Fairies, the Lenghornian servers regroup at the House of Back. “Alright guys, so how are we gonna get this dust on top of our managers heads? It will no doubt require the utmost planning and skill.” asks Thomas, Lord of the Shouting Expos. “Good question.” The new … More The Lenghornian Revolt: pt 3
“Psst. Hey, MP!” “Yeah?” “Don’t you think we should get rid of that unicorn thing? He sure is a crappy server.” Back in the Tower of Management, the Lenghornian higher ups collude with one another. Speaking at a whisper, the District Manager and the local manager attempt to conceal their true intentions for the team. … More The Lenghornian Revolt: a mini series pt 2
You have got to be kidding me. Reaching into her apron for the third time, Marcia grabs yet another straw and hands it to the four year old child in the high chair in front of her, wondering how many more times the mother is going to ask for a piece of plastic to entertain … More The Lenghornian Revolt: a mini-series
I wrote a blog not too long ago about the eventual obsolescence of government due to the mass communication ability we now have as a result of the Internet. People can coordinate now on scales never before imagined, and every day we are seeing more and more people wake up and realize how the world … More The Real American (R)Evolution
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t read Continuity, I strongly suggest you close this blog and do so. What I’m going to paste below is the Prologue to the second installment. I figure it will quell a little bit of the anticipation and give the read a bit of context going into the sequel (which I’m … More Continuity 2 – Where We Left Off
About six months ago, I made a very difficult decision. For the previous eight months, I’d spent a ridiculous amount of time, money, and energy into trying to start my own business. When I’d started my little venture, things moved excruciatingly slow. Much more so than I’d anticipated. But after about five months of basically … More Why Waiting Tables Was the Best Decision I Ever Made
I don’t know if this message will ever make it to the intended recipient (I tweeted it to her). But it can’t hurt to try. I want to thank someone who gave my mother many of the little moments of joy she could have in the final years of her life. That person is Nora … More Thank you, Nora Roberts
This is probably going to piss some people off. HOWEVER! I have to say it because I can’t stand the hate. I see a LOT of anti Trump, Clinton, Obama, and so on rhetoric online. In fact, that’s almost all I see. Anti this, and anti that. Has anyone considered the fact that these people … More Perspective
I feel the need to clarify something. I’ve gotten a lot of questions regarding my views on faith since my book was released. I don’t suppose this should come as a surprise, considering the prologue. And although spirituality is one thing I was referring to when I mentioned I think we should all question our … More Clarification: Faith and Meaning
Well, the day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. After a painfully agonizing wait, Continuity is available for purchase at last. It’s strange though. All this time I’ve felt some weird, anxious sensation leading up to now. I sort of expected to have some overwhelming sense of accomplishment and relief when it finally got … More Now What?
How the World Should Work 