Shelly Mateer is a former CIA officer and author of Single in the CIA, Mission: Stand Down and the Mingling in the CIA series, as well as two children’s picture books, Mommy Thinks She’s a Monster, The Lemon Seed, an elementary-grade chapter book series The Adventures of Shelly Beach, and a middle school-aged ghost story series Spooky Shelly Tales. She’s also the creator of the Cooking in the CIA portal, the BurpMitt® product line and a comical children’s music album Mommy’s Gone Mad! Most of her books are inspired and influenced by her experiences working undercover for the CIA’s Directorate of Operations.
Staring blankly at the computer screen, I wondered for the umpteenth time how to explain that Jennifer Garner doesn’t really work at CIA Headquarters, that her character doesn’t actually exist, …
There it is, in the pit of my stomach. A creeping feeling, perhaps best described as a feeling of dread, has crept over me each day from as early as …
I can still hear the click-click-click of her flip-flops as she swayed down the hallway. I can see her clear as day, in her white blouse and long wrap-around Thai …
What happened to our memory? When the events of September 11th occurred, it changed the world. It was a horrible change, but it did bring some unity to our country. …
Some of my earliest childhood memories are of digging in the dirt in our yard. I would spend hours digging up worms and huge rhinoceros beetles, as well as unearthing …
UAE’s Investment in Zimbabwe Grows with the Groundbreaking of Zim Cyber City It’s no secret that many countries across the globe are clamoring for their piece of the action on …
These days it seems most of the youth of the world is woefully uninformed when it comes to financial literacy. I was lucky to have parents who taught me early …
One night after a series of colds and recurring ear infections, our daughter woke with a high fever. Figuring it was probably a return of her recent ear infection, we …
Terror washed over her as the realization hit- There was no trash can in this bathroom! Panicked, Martha stood frozen for a few seconds, mind racing. Flushing just was not an …
Stepping over a pile of used hypodermic needles, condoms and an unknown liquid, Ms. Jane Q. Officeworker made her way to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station entrance. The …
