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Shanti Bright Brien

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Almost Innocent: From Searching to Saved in America's Criminal Justice System

Almost Innocent: From Searching to Saved in America's Criminal Justice System

One woman and nine of her clients navigate the messy, tragic and often unjust criminal legal system.

2021

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Shanti Bright Brien

My Chat with Gisele on Marriage and “My Turn”

Last Tuesday I was enjoying a late lunch of organic quinoa with micro greens and ginger kombucha with my new friend Gisele. We figured out…

6 min readJan 17, 2023

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My Chat with Gisele on Marriage and “My Turn”

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Our Oklahoma Smokeshow

Exploring identity at Margaritaville and my family’s allotment in “Indian Territory”

8 min readNov 30, 2023

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Our Oklahoma Smokeshow

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Shanti Bright Brien
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Modern Women

Damp January

An anti-deprivationist’s attempt to go dry

3 min readFeb 1, 2024

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Damp January

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Modern Women

To Live and Dye

Aging gracefully without the gray

6 min readJan 19, 2024

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To Live and Dye

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Shanti Bright Brien
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The Shortform

My Failed Resolutions of 2023

Three methods for addressing the inevitable fate of new year’s intentions

1 min readJan 4, 2024

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My Failed Resolutions of 2023

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The Shortform

I’m Worth It

Our value doesn’t come from that next big thing

1 min readOct 31, 2023

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I’m Worth It

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The Shortform

I Write Because I am Shattered

My grandfather, an alcoholic, once lifted his end of the dining room table so that the whole dinner, all of the dishes and food for a…

1 min readOct 24, 2023

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I Write Because I am Shattered

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The Shortform

Will You Write Another Book?

“Will you write another book?” people cannot help but ask me.

1 min readOct 19, 2023

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Will You Write Another Book?

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Modern Women

The Half Dome Ceremony

Hiking is like aging — brutal and beautiful

11 min readSep 7, 2023

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The Half Dome Ceremony

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Moms Don’t Have Time to Write

What I’ve Learned After a Life of Instability

The sense of security and equanimity only comes from within

6 min readSep 23, 2021

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What I’ve Learned After a Life of Instability

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Shanti Bright Brien

Shanti Bright Brien

Book Author

Author of Almost Innocent. Lawyer to criminals, mother of mayhem, daughter of cowboys and Indians. Champion of equity and fairness.

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