Shanna Riley (skatoolaki)

In a land where ghosts and ghost stories were as common and accepted as the gray, curling moss dripping from the oak and pecan trees, the art of storytelling was a rite of passage in any young Southerners' life. As for myself, quite literally raised "on the bayou", I was not immune to this bard-like existence. Writing since I could hold a pen, I have put out an extensive mess of words that have, over the years, accumulated into a myriad of web sites, blogs, and even a few published works. Words do not, yet, a paycheck make, however, and I currently pay the bills as a web developer for a large government organization. With over twelve years of self-taught, web design experience and skills under my belt, I also operate a small web design business locally. In my spare time, I keep up my geeky street cred with a website (skatoolaki.com) and blog (digitopus.com). I reside in Louisiana's lovely capital city of Baton Rouge with my boyfriend of eight years, five cats, and a fish named Google. And, no, my other car is not a pirogue.