Podcasts about Midwest Book Review

Arroe Collins Like It's Live

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 27:25

From Amy:This year, more than ever, I wanted to honor Black History Month, at a time when attempts have been made to erase it. I invited my friend Terry Newby to help me do that. As a white woman in America, I loved literature, but I did not grow up reading many marginalized voices. While I knew the name James Baldwin, I couldn't have told you what he stood for. And now? I know him as a Black man and a gay author. And what else? I've admired him interview clips. He feels important. How do I talk about his contributions, beyond a surface level?I'm no expert in Black literature. I'm still very much learning. But this is knowledge that Terry brings.I'm also not German, and I taught those stories for seventeen years, within a historical context. That was not an accident. I was trained by some excellent literature teachers. I learned about the authors as people within their life circumstances in concert with reading their writing. For our six-hour comprehensive graduation exam, we German majors were required to know all relevant information, literary terminology, authors, character names, themes, and dates for all literary movements and a selection of eighty German canonical works. And were required to figure out what "relevant" meant for ourselves. It was brutal. I read some in the German original, some in translation, and met with fellow German majors to compare notes. We passed, all six of us, which is to say: We graduated, none of us with honors in our major, not even my classmate who graduated Summa Cum Laude. I will always remember how Julie Klassen, our beloved mentor, brought us strawberry tea and donuts for a break three hours in. It was more than perfect. She gave us a powerful lesson, better than acing the test, honestly. We didn't know everything we were asked, but we could prepare, come close enough, and celebrate our exploration of writers.This took place in a language that wasn't even mine until I was fourteen. Let that sink in for a moment. Their voices were truly foreign to me. But they came from a context I needed to learn and these were their authentic voices. What a gift. So what I have, really, is the training to ponder the authors I read. Where do they come from, and what does that bring to their writing?What's there for me to take away from the reading?Please understand, I don't mean that an author intended to include all the meaningful connections that show up in their writing. I firmly believe that things land in creative works that a writer never consciously intended to add, but readers see them, because I have experienced this in my own writing. It's magic, really. It's the fullest expression of what it is to be human, and it's essential. The writer's gifts take on a life of their own. But what the writer does, and must do, is gather the courage to show up and publish the words. And readers make meaning.We, the readers, can ask the questions together and individually and trust that it's going to be a good journey, whatever we find.James Baldwin had courage in spades. I've seen him in those video clips and thought of him as another mentor, albeit not one I know well. And when Terry Newby came into my world, we started having conversations that make us both think deeply, as I once did with my German major peers. (You'll hear this in the interview. I pose some questions where it's clear that I'm formulating. I have no idea where we'll end up. Terry laughs and calls me out and responds with his own surprises. Not all of it makes it into the final product. Terry can attest to that.)It's a creative process we capture, just as Baldwin was known to say unexpected things on the video clips that I've seen and admired.This is actually the antidote to that star-student perfectionism that society trains us to reach for. When we don't have to be the expert, this makes room for us to appreciate the experience of all the interesting, diverse voices around us. Terry and I agree: We must do this NOW.I appreciate how James Baldwin led the way, refusing to be someone that he was not, nor a stereotype of the richly gifted person he was. Baldwin didn't parse words. And because he grounded us so fully in his experience, I can extrapolate. I can learn where I stand and maybe take steps in another direction. And I loved seeing where Terry came from as a writer, with Baldwin as one of his key influences.Thank you to Terry for introducing me to James Baldwin as one of the authors that influenced him most as a writer.We ended with a list of Terry's favorite books for Black History Month, or frankly, whenever you want a good read.Terrance Newby's Recommendations:Another Country, by James BaldwinThe Bluest Eye, by Toni MorrisonInvisible Man, by Ralph EllisonNative Son, by Richard WrightBeloved, by Toni MorrisonThink fast: If you enjoyed this conversation and you're in Minnesota, you can see a play by Terry this Friday, February 28 at 7:00. Landmark Center in St. Paul is staging an encore performance of Little Rock, 1942, by Terrance Newby and James Lundy. Terry not only co-wrote this play, but he's in it. I saw the premiere and I learned so much. Seriously good. Buy your tickets in advance here. Only $10, only one night.Terrance C. Newby is an attorney, novelist, and playwright based in St. Paul, Minnesota. His plays The Cage, The Body Politic, Reunion Forever, and The Piano Teacher have been professionally staged in Twin Cities theaters.Terry's novel, Dangerfield's Promise, was published in April 2022, and has received five-star reviews from the Seattle Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Chicago Book Review, and the Midwest Book Review, among others. Terry is currently working on a sequel to Dangerfield's Promise.Terry's LinkedIn Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats. Get Amy's Books and AudiobooksLearn about Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life WritersWork with Amy 1:1

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A Bloody Scene A Body And Miissing Husband Kit Karson's Land Grab

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 20:03

“Land Grab is a captivating murder mystery that overflows with suspense and intrigue as you unravel the secrets hidden within the pages of this well-crafted book. Every turn of the page holds a fresh surprise, and every chapter leaves you craving for more. Kit Karson has mastered the craft of writing. This book proves she has the talent for weaving intricate plots and delivering high-suspense scenes that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This book promises to provide thrills and chills like never seen. Get ready to immerse yourself in a story that will challenge your mind and captivate your imagination. Dive into the pages and experience the magic of storytelling.” -- Midwest Book Review on Land GrabAll too often, today's murder mystery books are written more like a frenetic big-city thriller, sometimes with international plot lines and high body counts. But a new series of murder mysteries penned by a fifth-generation Montana woman brings back the traditional kind of procedural detective story that provides an authentic, gripping series. Author Kit Karson's books revolve around a small-town sheriff, each unfolding as a plot-twisting whodunnit. Her page-turning series has been described by readers as being filled with greed, gossip, and intrigue — and as books simply can't be put down. The books are set in a charming but remote part of the country that allows for a certain pace and manner of dialogue that invites readers in.“The small Montana town of Anderson might seem like a quaint summer vacation for families” says Kit, “but theft, murder, and suspense hide between sapphire mines and the unique characters that live there. I want readers to be captivated by the wonders of these stories and yearn for more when you've finished a book.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

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Episode FORTY-SIX: Nicki Auberkett: Romantasy, Indie Publishing, and the Power of Community

ReWild Your Soul

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 63:57 Transcription Available

Nikki Auberkett joins me for an uplifting chat about the magic of storytelling and her inspiring journey in the indie publishing world. From designing her own eye-catching book covers to weaving intricate tales with elements of fantasy and sci-fi, Nikki's story is about creativity and passion. Author Bio: As a cultural anthropologist with a focused background in archaeology and global folklore, I weave real-world discoveries and intercultural theories into my fictional works. My current series, Song of the Sidhe, combines fantasy storytelling with "what if?" concepts, from the fae folk living in (and potentially having built) downtown Chicago to the mythological Fomorians existing within marginalized communities around the world.Ithandryll was long-listed in the 2023 Page Turner Book Awards, received an Honorable Mention in the 2023 Readers' Favorite Book Awards, a 5-Star Review from Readers' Favorite, and a 5-Star Review from Midwest Book Review.After living in downtown Chicago before, during, and after the pandemic, I entered my "Stars Hollow Phase" and relocated to a small village cluster in Iowa known as The Amana Colonies. I started an indie bookstore, BumbleBooks, which is currently a "pop-up situation" inside the village's new herbs & tea shop, Serenity Sage. Book Blurb (Ithandryll):Moving to Chicago should have felt like a dream come true, but for Roxanna Lovegood, it's a last-ditch effort to run away from a nightmarish past.When mysterious creatures break into her new apartment, curiosity leads her to a puzzling artifact buried under the floorboards. It takes her from the shores of Lake Michigan to the forest of a distant realm where she's surrounded—and threatened—by people and creatures she's only heard of in fairytales.Devon is a mischievous fae determined to figure out how Roxi wound up there to begin with. He's even more determined to send her back home. There are secrets to keep and his own set of wounds unwilling to heal, and the last thing he wants or needs is this outsider questioning—and challenging—everything he thought he knew.CONTENT WARNING: This book and the series covers topics and heavy material such as slavery, human trafficking, assault of various natures, and crude language. While violence does occur, it is not and will not be overtly graphic in nature (I do have my limits). There may be other triggers I am not aware of or instances that may become triggering not covered in this warning. https://a.co/d/5ROf3Eu (for the KU ebook)https://bookshop.org/a/96501/9798988797715 (paperback—supports indie bookstores like mine!)About Victoria:Hey there, I'm Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn't have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!Here's how I can help:

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Author2Author with Kim Dower

Author2Author

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 31:43

Kim (Freilich) Dower (City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 – October 2018) has published six highly acclaimed collections of poetry all from Red Hen Press. Her most recent book, What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria, was called “witty, sultry and thoughtful” by the Washington Post, and her bestselling, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom, an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist, was called a “fantastic collection” by The Washington Post, “impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable” by The Midwest Book Review and Shelf-Awareness said, “These gorgeous gems are energized by the sheer power of her wit and irreverent style.” Air Kissing on Mars, Kim's first collection, was described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” Slice of Moon was called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, and Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave, won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Kim's work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac," and her poems are included in several anthologies. She teaches poetry workshops for UCLA Extension Writer's Program, and the West Hollywood Library. Born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Kim lives with her family in West Hollywood, CA. To learn more about Kim visit her website: www.kimdowerpoetry.com

Kim Dower, author of WHAT SHE WANTS (poetry)

Writers on Writing

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 66:31

Kim (Freilich) Dower (City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 – October 2018) has published six highly acclaimed collections of poetry all from Red Hen Press. Her newest What She Wants is called, “witty, sultry and thoughtful,” by the Washington Post. The bestselling, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom, an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist, was called a “fantastic collection” by The Washington Post, “impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable” by The Midwest Book Review and Shelf-Awareness said, “These gorgeous gems are energized by the sheer power of her wit and irreverent style.” Air Kissing on Mars, Kim's first collection, was described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache.” Slice of Moon was called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, Last Train to the Missing Planet, “poems that speak about the grey space between tragedy and tenderness, memory and loss, fragility and perseverance,” said Richard Blanco, and Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave, won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Kim's work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Ploughshares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, and Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac," and her poems are included in several anthologies, notably, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond. She teaches poetry workshops for Antioch University, UCLA Extension Writer's Program, and the West Hollywood Library. Born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Kim lives with her family in West Hollywood, CA. To learn more about Kim visit her website: www.kimdowerpoetry.com Kim joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about the attributes of a poet, whether studying the classic poets and traditional forms is necessary if you want to write poetry, what is poetry?, and limerence. Kim reads three poems from the collection and talks about the process of writing them. For more information on Writers on Writing and to become a supporter, visit our Patreon page. For a one-time donation, visit Ko-fi. You can find hundreds upon hundreds of past interviews on our website. If you'd like to support the show and indie bookstores, consider buying books at our bookstore on bookshop.org. We've stocked it with titles from our guests, as well as some of our personal favorites. And on Spotify, you'll find to an album's worth of typewriter music like what you hear on the show. Look for the artist, Just My Type. Email the show at writersonwritingpodcast@gmail.com. We love to hear from our listeners! (Recorded on January 17, 2025) Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettHost: Marrie StoneMusic: Travis Barrett (Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc.)

161. Kim Dower | What She Wants: A New Poetry Collection

Arts Calling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 57:59

Weekly shoutout: Visit Coalitionist, a new literary project at the coalition! -- Hi there, We're back! Today I am delighted to be arts calling acclaimed poet Kim Dower! kimdowerpoetry.com About our guest: Kim (Freilich) Dower (City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 – October 2018) has published five highly acclaimed collections of poetry all from Red Hen Press. Her most recent book, the bestselling, I WORE THIS DRESS TODAY FOR YOU, MOM, an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist, was called a “fantastic collection” by The Washington Post, “impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable” by The Midwest Book Review and Shelf-Awareness said, “These gorgeous gems are energized by the sheer power of her wit and irreverent style.” AIR KISSING ON MARS, Kim's first collection, was described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache.” SLICE OF MOON was called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, LAST TRAIN TO THE MISSING PLANET “poems that speak about the grey space between tragedy and tenderness, memory and loss, fragility and perseverance,” said Richard Blanco, and SUNBATHING ON TYRONE POWER'S GRAVE won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Kim's work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Ploughshares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, and Garrison Keillor's “The Writer's Almanac,” and her poems are included in several anthologies, notably, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond. She teaches poetry workshops for Antioch University, UCLA Extension Writer's Program, and the West Hollywood Library. Born and raised on the Upper West Side of New York City, and a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Kim is also the proud owner of Kim-from-L.A., long-standing literary publicity company that helps authors around the country get the word out about their wonderful books. WHAT SHE WANTS, now available from Red Hen Press. Purchase your copy today! AVAILABLE ON AMAZON! ALSO AVAILABLE AT BARNES & NOBLE! BOOKSELLER PRAISE FOR ‘WHAT SHE WANTS “Psychologically astute and playfully resolute at evoking the irrevocable desire for love, attraction, seduction and yes, companionship, What She Wants belongs on every bookshelf: not just for poetry lovers. But the poetry is there, singing its echoing delight through the lines, like desire itself, and enticing, resolving, and picturing the myriad ways we are compelled by desire and all its fruits.” —John Evans, Co-Owner Diesel, a Bookstore “Desires, both feral and mundane, are slung across these pages in a crescendo of sexual longing and urgent vitality.” —Amanda Youngman, Manager, Barnes & Noble at The Grove “A fantastic book!” —Suzy Takacs, owner of The Book Cellar Bookstore in Chicago, Illinois “From whispered secrets to consuming obsessions, these poems unveil the complexities of love, longing, and the urgency that prods us to pursue the objects of one's desire.” —Luisa Smith, Buying Director, Book Passage Bookstore “I love this collection!” —Dan Graham, Book Soup Bookstore “Captures the timeless art of storytelling through verse with raw and unfiltered emotions, lyrical language and vivid imagery. With every turn of the page, readers will find themselves drawn deeper into a world where words hold the power to inspire, delight and transform.”—Julie Slavinsky, Director of Events, Warwick's Thanks for this amazing conversation, Kim! All the best! -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro. HOW TO SUPPORT ARTS CALLING: PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING A REVIEW, OR SHARING THIS EPISODE WITH A FRIEND! YOUR SUPPORT TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE, AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN.

Troublesome Themes Close to Home

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 33:55

From Amy: Terry Newby and I met in the spring of 2023 and found resonance between our writing that led us to trade books. We wanted to explore what it was to write about real people related to us, Terry in historical fiction and plays, me in creative nonfiction, specifically memoir. This is the third and final episode that resulted from that conversation. While Terry and I write different genres, the fact remains that we're writing around similar troublesome themes in American history, a history that is very much still playing out in modern-day patterns. We simply come to our understandings from different vantage points. Mine came through a longtime study of German literature as a lens on challenges closer to home, and I talk about that narrative path. But it wasn't until I read Isabel Wilkerson's Caste that I finally had a name for what I've seen all along in my homeland. Terrance C. Newby is an attorney, novelist, and playwright based in St. Paul, Minnesota. His plays The Cage, The Body Politic, Reunion Forever, and The Piano Teacher have been professionally staged in Twin Cities theaters.Terry's novel, Dangerfield's Promise, was published in April 2022, and has received five-star reviews from the Seattle Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Chicago Book Review, and the Midwest Book Review, among others. Terry is currently working on a sequel to Dangerfield's Promise.Terry's LinkedInTerry has two upcoming plays being staged. See you there?Little Rock 1942: The true story of a civil rights lawsuit that brought Thurgood Marshall to St. Paul, and led to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decisionOctober 3 & 4, 7 pm | October 5, 2 pm, 2024. Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN.https://www.landmarkcenter.org/history-play/Our Dearest Friends (the second play of the night)Thu, Nov 21, 2024 7:00 PM Sun, Nov 24, 2024 2:00 PM. The Hive Collaborative, St. Paul, MN.https://www.thehivecollaborativemn.com/events/a-woman-over-forty Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As a story coach and book writing mentor, she guides writers through their narrative journeys, from inklings to beautiful works. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats. Learn about Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life WritersWork with Amy 1:1

Rob McConnell Interviews – DR. CRAIG HOGAN – Afterlife Studies, Afterlife Communications

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 56:03

R. Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.

Writing About People You Know

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 27:43

From Amy: Terry Newby and I met in the spring of 2023 and found resonance between our writing that led us to trade books. We wanted to explore what it was to write about real people related to us, Terry in historical fiction and plays, me in creative nonfiction, specifically memoir. This is the second of three episodes that resulted from that conversation. While Terry writes about real people using fiction to convey larger truths, he wondered what it's like when the people I write about are real people, and my contract with a reader of creative nonfiction says that anything I write about has to have happened. The very fact that I'm writing about any events or relationship already tells you that everything wasn't simply perfect. (Because... boring.) How we treat real people in writing is a question I regularly navigate with writers. Terry and I talk about how I navigate that in my work.Terrance C. Newby is an attorney, novelist, and playwright based in St. Paul, Minnesota. His plays The Cage, The Body Politic, Reunion Forever, and The Piano Teacher have been professionally staged in Twin Cities theaters.Terry's novel, Dangerfield's Promise, was published in April 2022, and has received five-star reviews from the Seattle Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Chicago Book Review, and the Midwest Book Review, among others. Terry is currently working on a sequel to Dangerfield's Promise.Terry's LinkedInTerry has two upcoming plays being staged. See you there?Little Rock 1942: The true story of a civil rights lawsuit that brought Thurgood Marshall to St. Paul, and led to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decisionOctober 3 & 4, 7 pm | October 5, 2 pm, 2024. Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN.https://www.landmarkcenter.org/history-play/Our Dearest Friends (the second play of the night)Thu, Nov 21, 2024 7:00 PM Sun, Nov 24, 2024 2:00 PM. The Hive Collaborative, St. Paul, MN.https://www.thehivecollaborativemn.com/events/a-woman-over-forty Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As a story coach and book writing mentor, she guides writers through their narrative journeys, from inklings to beautiful works. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats. Learn about Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life WritersWork with Amy 1:1

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Dangerfield's Promise

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 43:13

From Amy: Terry Newby and I met in the spring of 2023 and found resonance between our writing that led us to trade books. We wanted to explore what it was to write about real people related to us, Terry in historical fiction and plays, me in creative nonfiction, specifically memoir. This is the first of three episodes that resulted from that conversation. In Terry's case, the relative was Dangerfield Newby, a newly-emancipated black Virginian determined to buy his wife and children out of slavery, and the first of John Brown's men to be killed in the ill-fated raid on Harper's Ferry. Dangerfield's modern counterpoint is fictitious surgeon Michael Turner, who becomes a surrogate for Terry in tracking his ancestor Dangerfield's path. Through this novel, Terry brought historical circumstances to life for me on many levels, and I'm excited to share our discussion.Terrance C. Newby is an attorney, novelist, and playwright based in St. Paul, Minnesota. His plays The Cage, The Body Politic, Reunion Forever, and The Piano Teacher have been professionally staged in Twin Cities theaters.Terry's novel, Dangerfield's Promise, was published in April 2022, and has received five-star reviews from the Seattle Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Chicago Book Review, and the Midwest Book Review, among others. Terry is currently working on a sequel to Dangerfield's Promise.Terry's LinkedInTerry has two upcoming plays being staged. See you there?Little Rock 1942: The true story of a civil rights lawsuit that brought Thurgood Marshall to St. Paul, and led to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decisionOctober 3 & 4, 7 pm | October 5, 2 pm, 2024. Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN.https://www.landmarkcenter.org/history-play/Our Dearest Friends (the second play of the night)Thu, Nov 21, 2024 7:00 PM Sun, Nov 24, 2024 2:00 PM. The Hive Collaborative, St. Paul, MN.https://www.thehivecollaborativemn.com/events/a-woman-over-forty Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As a story coach and book writing mentor, she guides writers through their narrative journeys, from inklings to beautiful works. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats. Learn about Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life WritersWork with Amy 1:1

Starship Fonzie #42

Starship Fonzie Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 57:44

Special Salute to Douglas Adams for Episode #42 (get it?). The Cryptkeeper gets stolen, NASFiC in Buffalo, NY has wrapped up where GOH Alan Dean Foster steals the show, Worldcon in Glasgow is underway, George R.R. Martin revives the Alfie Awards, Patti Yasutaki (Nurse Ogawa on ST:TNG) passed away at age 70, Cedar Sanderson gets booted from consideration for her art cover in the Dragon Awards. The Fort, written by Alan Lastufka, wins two more film festival awards, Egg Con 1 in Lake Geneva is complete, Eric is doing a book signing on August 23rd from 4 to 7 PM, Midwest Book Review is about to release its stellar review of 'The Scotty!' (Eric's book). Disturbing news about Neil Gaiman. All Eric's filk songs get re-featured.

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Barbara Gaughen-Muller Interviews Jim Cox, founder Midwest Book Review #1 reviewer on Amazon

Peace Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 30:45

Barbara Gaughen-Muller Interviews Jim Cox, founder Midwest Book Review #1 reviewer on Amazon by Barbara Gaughen-Muller

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January 6: A Novel, by Norman Brewer

The Authors Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 14:46

The day democracy was assaulted...Protesters at the President's rally morph into a mob that storms the Capitol, right-wing extremists in their midst. In halls the author walked for decades as a reporter, hostages are taken, the House Speaker among them. A horrific standoff gives extremist militias time to unleash deadly terrorism across the nation. The President, in election denial, weighs declaring martial law to quell the violence – and justify refusing to leave office. Will we again face insurrection? "Brewer gets inside the violent insurrectionists' heads as the revolution spreads. It didn't happen... but it could have!" - John Dinges, author of The Condor Wars The prestigious Midwest Book Review "unreservedly" recommends January 6: A Novel "to community and college/university library collections" and calls it "essential reading for those with interest, in politics, terrorism, freedom..."

How to Read Flannery O'Connor / Jessica Hooten Wilson

For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 57:08

Flannery O'Connor is known for her short stories in which “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” But it's often those ugly, mean, disgusting, scandalizing, violent, weird, or downright hateful characters in Flannery O'Connor stories that become the vessels of grace delivered.So, how should we read Flannery O'Connor?Jessica Hooten Wilson (Pepperdine University) joins Evan Rosa to open up about Flannery O'Connor's life, her unique perspective as a writer, the theological and moral principles operative in her work, all as an immense invitation to read O'Connor and find the beauty of God's grace that emerges amidst the most horrendous evils. Includes a discussion of Flannery O'Connor's short story, “Greenleaf.”Show NotesCheck out Jessica Hooten Wilson's presentation of Flannery O'Connor's final, unfinished novel: Flannery O'Connor's Why Do the Heathen Rage?Click here for an online copy of “Greenleaf” to follow along with our analysisSpiritual formation through the works of Flannery O'ConnorHow to read for a flourishing life“Greenleaf” by Flannery O'ConnorFlannery O'Connor's reading grounded in tradition of early church mothers and fathers.Paying attention to every individual word.First word: Mrs. Mays looses her agency.Europa & the Bull, Ovid's MetamorphosisMrs. May's blinds as hiding pieces of reality, shutting out GodThe spiritual truth of the story is concealed when not read attentively and intentionallyFlannery's writings defying instant gratification“The wrong kind of horror”The development of American consumerismShowing versus enjoying violenceSacramental readingThe Holy FoolThe Violent Bear It Away as a hymn to the eucharistO'Connor requires spiritual reading.A summary of “Greenleaf”Pierced by the bull, a violent union of Savior and sinnerO'Connor's Christian characters; “A Good Man is Hard to Find”Characters changing and choosing faith before death.The final paragraph of “Greenleaf”Mrs. Greenleaf as the opposite of Ivan Karamazov, in The Brothers KaramazovOpening to the world with the knowledge of GodPentecostalism and zeal in “Greenleaf”Stabbed in the heart, medieval mysticism“Lord, help us dig down under things and find where you are”About Jessica Hooten WilsonJessica Hooten Wilson is the Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University ('23) and previously served as the Seaver College Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University ('22-'23). She co-hosts a podcast called The Scandal of Reading: Pursuing Holy Wisdom with Christ & Pop Culture, where she discusses with fellow authors, professors, and theologians with Claude Atcho and Austin Carty. She is the author of Flannery O'Connor's Why Do the Heathen Rage?: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progres*s (Brazos Press, January 23, 2024); Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice (Brazos Press, 2023);* Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints (Brazos Press, 2022) which received a Christianity Today 2023 Award of Merit (Culture & the Arts) and a Midwest Book Review* 2023 Silver Book Award (Nonfiction – Religion/Philosophy); co-author with Dr. Jacob Stratman of Learning the Good Life: Wisdom from the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before (Zondervan Academic, 2022); Giving the Devil his Due: Demonic Authority in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor and Fyodor Dostoevsky* (February 28, 2017), which received a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in the Culture & the Arts; as well as two books on Walker Percy: *The Search for Influence: Walker Percy and Fyodor Dostoevsky* (Ohio State University Press, 2017) and Reading Walker Percy's Novels (Louisiana State University Press, 2018); most recently she co-edited Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: *The Russian Soul in the West* (University of Notre Dame Press, 2020).She has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards, including a Fulbright Fellowship to the Czech Republic, an NEH grant to study Dante in Florence in 2014, and the Biola Center for Christian Thought sabbatical fellowship. In 2018 she received the Emerging Public Intellectual Award given by a coalition of North American think tanks in collaboration with the Centre for Christian Scholarship at Redeemer University College, and in 2019 she received the Hiett Prize in Humanities from The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.Production NotesThis podcast featured Jessica Hooten WilsonEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Macie Bridge, Alexa Rollow, and Tim BergelandA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

Professional book critic and multi genre author, Gary Roen, LIVE on The Witty Writers Show.

The Witty Writers Show with author, Beth Worsdell.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 57:53

Join me live as I chat with professional book critic and multi-genre author Gary Roen on The Witty Writers Show. About Gary Roen: Gary S. Roen is the author of two collections of science fiction. Slotski's World and Journey (Legacy Book Publishing), as well as co-author of “Cats, Cats, and More Cats (Royal Fireworks Press) He is the author of two books of poetry. The Forgotten Father Coping With Grief (Taylor and Seal Publishing) and Look at Me World (Chateau Publishing). His work has been included in the short story collection Computer Legends Lies and Lores (Ageless Press) and online magazines, including Anotherealm and Mercury Sky. He is also the author of a satirical play entitled “Vamp. Roen is also a nationally syndicated book critic/writer/consultant who has written for nearly 45 years. His syndicated reviews have appeared in hundreds of daily, weekly, and monthly publications that currently include Midwest Book Review, The Beachside Resident, Orlando Advocate, St. Cloud in the News, Osceola News-Gazette, Bivouac Magazine, and Arrhythmic Souls. His articles have run in Living Well and Live Wisely, bUnike Magazine, The Beach Side Resident, Strange New Worlds, Crime Book Digest, Eleven Magazine, Backstage Pass, and West Orlando News. Over the many years of his career, Roen has been a book salesman and a publicist, setting up press tours for authors for several publishing houses. He has been an agent working with authors and publishers in many different genres, including true crime, horror, and non-fiction. He has been a regular on-air contributor to many different types of radio and TV shows throughout the United States. For a number of years, he worked for numerous companies in the field of market research in Central Florida as an independent contractor. This gave him many diverse experiences that have often found their way into much of his fictional stories. His books can be found at these retailers. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gary-S.-Roen/author/B07GRCKX8K https://www.amazon.com/Gary-S.-Roen/e/B07GRCKX8K https://www.walmart.com/ip/Slotski-s-World-2-Paperback-9781947718432/988124519 https://www.booksamillion.com/search?id=7760689096630&query=Journey+Gary+Roen+&filter= Links: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3059527.Gary_Roen https://midwestbookreview.com/mbw/index.htm #bethworsdell #thewittywritersshow #live #liveshow #authorinterview #bookchat #garyroen #scifiauthor #sciencefictionauthor #poetryauthor #author #books #bookcritic #bookreviewer #midwestbookreview --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beth-worsdell-author/message

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Mom and Dementia and Me

The Original Loretta Brown Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 55:07

Mom and Dementia and Me Hundreds of thousands of people die from dementia every year, and their relatives and friends, number in the millions. It's the club that no one wants to belong to. But the good news is, you can find help—you need to know where to look. Leona Illig has written a book that may answer some of your questions. In 2014, her mother began to show signs of dementia, and four years later, she passed away from complications of that disease. Leona, who had no formal medical training or care giving experience, suddenly had to navigate a complex, confusing system of medicines, doctors, and treatments. Her book, Mom and Dementia and Me, is written from a layperson's point of view with the hope that others can benefit from what she learned. Included in the book are chapters on how to adapt your house to the needs of a dementia patient, how to choose the right medical equipment, and a checklist for things that need to be done before the end comes. The book also contains, somewhat surprisingly, a lot of humor. Leona has lived in various places around the world including Thailand, Laos, Egypt, and Yemen; she has studied Arabic, Cambodian, Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese. After retiring from the U.S. Department of Defense with the rank of Defense Intelligence Senior Level, she worked as a book reviewer for Children's Literature, LLC. Her published fiction includes a children's book, The Elephant and the Bird Feeder, and a coming-of-age novella, Thumper: Life on the Farm. Her short stories have been published by The MacGuffin and The North Atlantic Review; her latest story was chosen for inclusion in The Bay to Ocean Journal, 2022. Her humorous non-fiction articles have been published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and by Sky & Telescope, the premier astronomy magazine in the United States. Her latest non-fiction book, Mom and Dementia and Me, was praised by the senior reviewer for “The Midwest Book Review” as “a winner.” She holds an associate degree in Elementary Education from Anne Arundel Community College and a Master's Degree in English Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a member of The Authors' Guild, Sisters in Crime, The Mystery Writers of America, The Historical Novel Society, the Maryland Writers' Association, and the Eastern Shore Writers' Association. Leona lives between Baltimore and Annapolis with her husband, David, and a very small spaniel named Clara. For more information, please see her website at www.threevillagesmedia.wordpress.com.

Mom and Dementia and Me

The Original Loretta Brown Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 55:07

Mom and Dementia and Me Hundreds of thousands of people die from dementia every year, and their relatives and friends, number in the millions. It's the club that no one wants to belong to. But the good news is, you can find help—you need to know where to look. Leona Illig has written a book that may answer some of your questions. In 2014, her mother began to show signs of dementia, and four years later, she passed away from complications of that disease. Leona, who had no formal medical training or care giving experience, suddenly had to navigate a complex, confusing system of medicines, doctors, and treatments. Her book, Mom and Dementia and Me, is written from a layperson's point of view with the hope that others can benefit from what she learned. Included in the book are chapters on how to adapt your house to the needs of a dementia patient, how to choose the right medical equipment, and a checklist for things that need to be done before the end comes. The book also contains, somewhat surprisingly, a lot of humor. Leona has lived in various places around the world including Thailand, Laos, Egypt, and Yemen; she has studied Arabic, Cambodian, Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese. After retiring from the U.S. Department of Defense with the rank of Defense Intelligence Senior Level, she worked as a book reviewer for Children's Literature, LLC. Her published fiction includes a children's book, The Elephant and the Bird Feeder, and a coming-of-age novella, Thumper: Life on the Farm. Her short stories have been published by The MacGuffin and The North Atlantic Review; her latest story was chosen for inclusion in The Bay to Ocean Journal, 2022. Her humorous non-fiction articles have been published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and by Sky & Telescope, the premier astronomy magazine in the United States. Her latest non-fiction book, Mom and Dementia and Me, was praised by the senior reviewer for “The Midwest Book Review” as “a winner.” She holds an associate degree in Elementary Education from Anne Arundel Community College and a Master's Degree in English Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a member of The Authors' Guild, Sisters in Crime, The Mystery Writers of America, The Historical Novel Society, the Maryland Writers' Association, and the Eastern Shore Writers' Association. Leona lives between Baltimore and Annapolis with her husband, David, and a very small spaniel named Clara. For more information, please see her website at www.threevillagesmedia.wordpress.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Loretta Brown Show - 07 - 13 - 23 - Mom and Dementia and Me

Alternative Talk- 1150AM KKNW

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 55:07

Hundreds of thousands of people die from dementia every year, and their relatives and friends, number in the millions. It's the club that no one wants to belong to. But the good news is, you can find help—you need to know where to look. Leona Illig has written a book that may answer some of your questions. In 2014, her mother began to show signs of dementia, and four years later, she passed away from complications of that disease. Leona, who had no formal medical training or care giving experience, suddenly had to navigate a complex, confusing system of medicines, doctors, and treatments. Her book, Mom and Dementia and Me, is written from a layperson's point of view with the hope that others can benefit from what she learned. Included in the book are chapters on how to adapt your house to the needs of a dementia patient, how to choose the right medical equipment, and a checklist for things that need to be done before the end comes. The book also contains, somewhat surprisingly, a lot of humor. Leona has lived in various places around the world including Thailand, Laos, Egypt, and Yemen; she has studied Arabic, Cambodian, Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese. After retiring from the U.S. Department of Defense with the rank of Defense Intelligence Senior Level, she worked as a book reviewer for Children's Literature, LLC. Her published fiction includes a children's book, The Elephant and the Bird Feeder, and a coming-of-age novella, Thumper: Life on the Farm. Her short stories have been published by The MacGuffin and The North Atlantic Review; her latest story was chosen for inclusion in The Bay to Ocean Journal, 2022. Her humorous non-fiction articles have been published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and by Sky & Telescope, the premier astronomy magazine in the United States. Her latest non-fiction book, Mom and Dementia and Me, was praised by the senior reviewer for “The Midwest Book Review” as “a winner.” She holds an associate degree in Elementary Education from Anne Arundel Community College and a Master's Degree in English Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a member of The Authors' Guild, Sisters in Crime, The Mystery Writers of America, The Historical Novel Society, the Maryland Writers' Association, and the Eastern Shore Writers' Association. Leona lives between Baltimore and Annapolis with her husband, David, and a very small spaniel named Clara. For more information, please see her website at www.threevillagesmedia.wordpress.com.

Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Proof of the Afterlife

The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 46:46

Proof of the Afterlife: Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo-natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts, and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

‘On Writing and Failure' with Author Stephen Marche

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 32:45

Former Shakespeare professor and author, Stephen Marche, spoke with me about how to roll with the punches, finding comfort in the history of writerly failure, and his candid guide on handling a lifetime of rejection, “On Writing and Failure.” Stephen Marche is a novelist, essayist, and cultural commentator, and he was a contributing editor at Esquire, for which he wrote a monthly column entitled "A Thousand Words about Our Culture." His latest is the book-length essay titled “On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer.” The Midwest Book Review called it “... essential reading for anyone seeking to write for a living, be it as a novelist, essayist, poet, columnist, or any other writing genre." Stephen Marche received a doctorate in early modern English drama from the University of Toronto and taught Renaissance drama at CUNY. He is the author of half a dozen books, and has written opinion pieces and essays for The New Yorker, the New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, The Walrus, and many others. He is also the host of the hit Audible series How Not to F*ck Up Your Kids Too Bad, and the sequel How Not to F*ck Up Your Marriage Too Bad. Stay calm and write on ... [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Stephen Marche and I discussed: Why his career has been more than a little weird How to get back up after you've been knocked down Why good writers offer advice and great writers offer condolences What the writing life offers the uninitiated Where to hang out with Shakespeare And a lot more! Show Notes: stephenmarche.com On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer by Stephen Marche (Amazon) Stephen Marche Amazon Author Page A Writer's Lament: The Better You Write, the More You Will Fail - NY Times Stephen Marche on Facebook Stephen Marche on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian Barth pt1

NJ Criminal Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 33:38

Christian Barth is a writer, attorney, and photographer originally from New Jersey. The Midwest Book Review lauded his first book, The Origins of Infamy, as “a very recommended read for true crime aficionados." Generally recognized as the foremost civilian authority on the 1969 Garden State Parkway murders, he resides in Connecticut. We discuss his book, The Garden State Parkway Murders: A Cold Case Mystery, published by WildBlue Press. All Christian Barth Episodes: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/guests/christian-barth/ Christian Barth: https://christianbarthauthor.com Hoerner Law: https://hoernerlaw.com What Happened to Tiffany Valiante: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/tiffany-valiante-netflix/ Cannabis Legalization in NJ: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/cannabis-legalization-nj/ Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/lindbergh-kidnapping/ Lindbergh Kidnapping Blog Posts: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/blog/category/lindbergh-kidnapping/ Start a Legal Podcast: https://lawfirmpodcasts.com Start a Niche Business Podcast: https://nichepodcast.net

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Christian Barth pt2

NJ Criminal Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 36:02

Welcome to part-II in this conversation with Christian Barth, author of

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Christian Barth pt3

NJ Criminal Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 35:57

Join us for the 3rd and final segment in this conversation with Christian Barth, author of The Garden State Parkway Murders: A Cold Case Mystery. Christian Barth is a writer, attorney, and photographer originally from New Jersey. The Midwest Book Review lauded his first book, The Origins of Infamy, as “a very recommended read for true crime aficionados." Generally recognized as the foremost civilian authority on the 1969 Garden State Parkway murders, he resides in Connecticut. We discuss his book, The Garden State Parkway Murders: A Cold Case Odyssey, published by WildBlue Press. All Christian Barth Episodes: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/guests/christian-barth/ Christian Barth: https://christianbarthauthor.com Hoerner Law: https://hoernerlaw.com What Happened to Tiffany Valiante: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/tiffany-valiante-netflix/ Cannabis Legalization in NJ: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/cannabis-legalization-nj/ Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/lindbergh-kidnapping/ Lindbergh Kidnapping Blog Posts: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/blog/category/lindbergh-kidnapping/ Start a Legal Podcast: https://lawfirmpodcasts.com Start a Niche Business Podcast: https://nichepodcast.net

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Pamela McColl

The Toby Gribben Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 15:56

Author, historian, and vintage book collector Pamela McColl tours America in 2022 speaking on the poem's vibrant legacy at dozens of museums, bookstores, and libraries. McColl presents the poem's story in a new book, Twas The Night – The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem. The author calls the masterpiece of juvenile fiction the most often read, recited, reprinted, and collected work in the library of English literature and considers the 200th milestone of this warm-hearted poem cause for celebration. “In compiling the material for Twas The Night – The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem I accessed art collections and combed through archives across America. I made fascinating discoveries including locating the only known to exist photograph of the poet Clement Clarke Moore ( New York 1779-1863) and of the home where the lines were crafted for Christmas Eve 1822.” McColl “Charles Dickens and Washington Irving may have created Christmas dinner, but it was Moore “The Poet of Christmas Eve” who gave us Santa Claus with all the trimmings.” McColl“For the very first time, the poem's own story is presented. It's a luscious, entertaining tome that took ten years to create. Bravo, author and editor, Pamela McColl! ” David Paul Kirkpatrick, American film producer and writer, former President Paramount Pictures, President Production Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures. “A delightful and informative exploration of “A Visit From St. Nicholas” for the holiday season.” Kirkus Reviews. “Whether a library is focused on art, history, popular culture, or Christmas, Twas the Night: The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem represents an outstanding work of literature and a compelling read the entire family can enjoy.” Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review. Five Star Rating Amanda Ellison, Indie Reader: “All readers could ever wish to learn--in pictures and prose--about the world's definitive festive verse. - Pamela McColl's Twas The Night: The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem, is packed full of vintage illustrations and lesser-known historical details that make the book a bundle of perennial joy, for believers and non-believers alike.” In 2012, McColl created a firestorm from Colbert to Barbara Walters over her smoke-free edition of the poem: Twas The Night Before Christmas edited by Santa Claus for the Benefit of Children of the 21st. Century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

XZTV - Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 46:46

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

October 4, 2022 Henry David Thoreau, Mary Hiester Reid, the Dahlia, Kerry Mousetail Fern, Amish Friends 4 Seasons Cookbook by Wanda Brunstetter, and Dorothy Frances Blomfield Gurney

The Daily Gardener

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 23:18

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Historical Events 1852 On this day, Henry David Thoreau writes in his journal. The maples are reddening, and birches yellowing. The mouse-ear in the shade in the middle of the day... looks as if the frost still lay on it. Bumblebees are on the Aster... and gnats are dancing in the air. The Mouse Ears that Thoreau mentions in this excerpt is actually a species of forget-me-not (Myosotis laxa) known as the tufted forget-me-not, bay forget-me-not, or just the small-flower forget-me-not. Mouse Ears like to grow in wet areas, so I can believe there was still frost on this forget-me-not when Thoreau looked at it - especially since it was probably in a low-lying or damp area. Now Thoreau himself went into a little more detail about the Mouse Ears forget-me-not. He wrote. It is one of the most interesting minute flowers. It is the more beautiful for being small and unpretending; even flowers must be modest. Thoreau underscores this point of agreement that I have with longtime gardeners: the longer we garden, we come to appreciate some of the more subtle, more minor details in a much bigger way than we did when we were first starting out. We mature in our perspective on our garden - or on different plants or species of plants in our gardens. Our thinking evolves and changes - and what we love about our garden grows as we mature as gardeners. 1921 Death of Mary Hiester Reid (books about this person), American-born Canadian painter, and teacher. A painter of floral still lifes, Mary was a tonalist - passionate, poetic, and subtle - and her works have been called "devastatingly expressive." In her career, Mary was both an impressionist and a realist. Mary produced over 300 oil paintings. In her prime in 1890, Mary was regarded as the most critical flower painter in Canada. Mary often painted trios - so her paintings would feature three flowers or three trees, for example. The author, Molly Peacock, offers additional insight into Mary's work with trios and triangulation as a reflection of what was going on in her own life. Molly points out that, Mary and her husband lived in a loose menage with a talented younger artist named Mary Evelyn Wrinch... Mary Evelyn Wrinch was both Mary Hiester Reid's friend and rival and 24 years her junior. When Mary died, in her will, she specified that her husband should be given to Mary Evelyn Wrinch. Mary's death so moved the Canadian newspaperman Duncan Sutherland Macorquodale that he felt compelled to write a memorial poem in her honor. The verse refers to Mary's Wychwood home. (Wychwood was an artist's enclave of sixty homes tucked in the rolling wooded hills of the Davenport Ridge in Toronto.) Here's an excerpt of Duncan's tribute to Mary. Free from the thrall called life, Palette and brush laid down; Off with achievement's strife, Donned the immortal's crown; Yet hovers she near 'neath the Wychwoodtree, This, the roses she painted, tell to me. In September of last year, Molly Peacock's fabulous book on Mary Hiester Reid was published. It's called Flower Diary: In Which Mary Hiester Reid Paints, Travels, Marries & Opens a Door. 1926 On this day, the Dahlia was officially designated as San Francisco's city flower. The Dahlia Society of California had been founded almost a decade earlier, and the club was responsible for getting the city to embrace the beautiful Dahlia as its own. A newspaper account of their efforts to persuade city leaders was shared in a local newspaper: The... desks in the headquarters of the Board of Supervisors burst into bloom yesterday when the Dahlia Society of California ... presented a petition asking for the dahlia's "appointment" as the official flower of San Francisco. The petition...pointed out that... nowhere else in the world is such favorable soil for the Dahlia found. As the city's official flower, [the Dahlia] will win worldwide notice for San Francisco in the same manner [that the rose has for] Portland. [As the petition was read, women], armed with great bouquets of giant dahlias, distributed the colorful blossoms among the listening Supervisors. Supervisor James B. McSheehy, presiding over the meeting, was surrounded by a bower of enormous blooms. So that is how the Dahlia became San Francisco's official flower. Since 1926, Dahlias are generally in peak bloom at the Dahlia Dell in Golden Gate Park in early August - a month known as the foggiest, grayest month of the year in San Francisco. The Dahlia Dell just inside Golden Gate Park. To get to the Dahlia Dell, head east past the Conservatory of Flowers. Volunteers from the Dahlia Society of California still maintain the garden - and hold an annual Dahlia & Tuber Sale and an annual two-day Dahlia show. As for the beautiful Dahlia, it's the official flower of Seattle, the city of destiny and goodwill. And it may surprise you to learn that the Dahlia was initially grown as a food. Both the tubers and the roots are edible and taste a little like other root vegetables: the potato and the carrot. The Dahlia was named to honor the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. Dahlias are in the same family as Common Daisies and Sunflowers. Dahlia blossoms come in all shapes and sizes; some are as large as dinner plates. This time of year, gardeners are preparing for cold weather. Once you've had your first frost, that's the signal to gardeners to dig up their dahlia and canna tubers and get them stored for next spring. Once your Dahlia tubers are out of the ground, brush them off, removing any extra soil, and then put them in a basket or a container with plenty of perlite and keep them on a cool, dark shelf in the basement storage room. The perlite keeps the tubers dry and allows them to breathe. The Empress of Dirt, Melissa Will, advises that, Every enthusiastic dahlia grower will tell you their storage method works like a charm. And - they are right - for their specific conditions. The point is, it's the health of the tuber and the overall environment that counts. The optimum storage temperature is 40-45°F (4-7°C). We run into problems when the heating systems in our homes make the humidity level too low for the tubers. Consider using the plastic food wrap method where each tuber is wrapped individually to keep moisture in. Growers who use this method report a higher number of viable tubers each spring. Exposure to some cold is necessary for their development each year so we wait until early frosts have blackened the foliage before digging up the tubers and storing them for the winter. Come spring, a handy rule is, if it's the right time to plant tomatoes, it's the right time to plant dahlias. On a brighter note, while not entirely deer-proof, dahlias are not their first food choice when other plants are available. Now, if you're looking for a good book on Dahlias, consider Dahlias by Naomi Slade. This book came out in 2018, and the subtitle is Beautiful Varieties for Home & Garden. Naomi Slade is a biologist by training, Naomi is a naturalist by inclination, and she has a lifelong love of plants. Georgianna Lane took the photos for the book. And she is a leading garden photographer and is one of my favorites. This book is 240 pages of delicious dahlias - a gorgeous gift from Naomi and Georgianna. You can get a copy of Dahlias by Naomi Slade and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $10 2020 The rarest Fern in Europe is discovered in Ireland. The little Fern was found in Killarney and was only known to grow in the Caribbean. So they were accustomed to seeing this neotropical Fern in the cloud forest of Jamaica in Cuba. And the Dominican Republic, but scientists could not figure out how this particular little tiny Fern could be growing in Ireland. Named the Kerry Mousetail Fern (what an adorable little name!), scientists now believe that the tiny spores of this Fern were carried on the wind thanks to a Caribbean hurricane and ended up in Ireland. Isn't that something? It's hard to believe those tiny little spores could travel that far. They say the spores traveled something like 6,000 kilometers. And coincidentally, speaking of tiny little Fern spores, there is a fun little piece of Irish folklore that says that if you're able to collect Fern seeds (spores), then you would be able to have the power of invisibility. Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation Amish Friends 4 Seasons Cookbook by Wanda Brunstetter This book came out in April of this year. I remember looking through Amazon at the latest cookbook releases and stumbling on Wanda's sweet little cookbook. Here's how Wanda introduces her cookbook: Do you strive to eat what is local, fresh, and in season? Then this is the cookbook for you. Organized by the winter, spring, summer, and fall seasons, there are a bounty of recipes for various ways to use up seasonal fruits and vegetables. Sprinkled with tips for growing and harvesting, too, the well-organized book boasts contributions from Amish and Mennonites from across the United States who are fans of author of Amish fiction. So very intriguing. And Wanda is a gardener! It's worth noting that she writes that she and her husband have a mid-sized garden - so she's got some gardening chops - but she also recommends leveraging your local farmer's market or farm stands, especially if you're unable to grow all of your own produce (and many of us fall into that category, even as gardeners.) Wanda's cookbook is one that I feel would get passed down in my family. This is precisely the kind of cookbook that would be put together for a family reunion, and then all of us would pitch in twenty bucks and get a copy of it. Wanda also includes all of these sweet little images and Bible verses. And the recipes are clearly family-friendly; they're family favorites - so it's hard not to fall in love with them. I thought I'd read this little snippet from Midwest Book Review to give you an idea of what's in this cookbook. James writes, Very highly recommended for personal and community library cookbook collections, and published in a lay-flat spiral binding with recipes that range from Coconut Peach Dessert; Green Tomato Relish; Chicken Dumplings; and Fruit Parfait; to Peanut Butter Popcorn; BBQ Meatballs; Buttery Onion Soup; and Home Made Tater Tots. Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends 4 Seasons Cookbook" is a palate-pleasing and appetite-satisfying delight to plan menus for anyone who gardens, participates in a CSA, or enjoys farmers' markets. Sounds fantastic. Doesn't it? I also think that this cookbook would be the perfect hostess gift for the holidays. You could bring it to your Thanksgiving celebration or use it as a Christmas gift. This book is 224 pages of over 200 recipes for eating with the seasons. Sweet little cookbook. You can get a copy of Amish Friends 4 Seasons Cookbook by Wanda Brunstetter and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $13. Botanic Spark 1858 Birth of Dorothy Frances Blomfield Gurney, English hymn-writer and poet. Many gardeners have forgotten that she wrote this charming garden verse: The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's heart in a garden Than anywhere else on earth. Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Proof of the Afterlife

GentleMan Style Podcast-God, Family, Finance, Self

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 45:39

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo-natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts, and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Donnie P Official Spills the Tea on the Cannabis Industry

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 38:05

Donnie P., an entrepreneur and native of Jeanerette, Louisiana, realized early in his professional business career that he was equipped with the necessary drive and determination that would allow him to start businesses—from the ground up—without any money. He used these tools and, immediately upon graduation from Southern University A & M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he established Community Case Management, an adolescent substance abuse counseling service. Soon after, he would also create Preventive Medical Services, a community-based medical health center. Later on in 2007, Donnie P. would hone his entrepreneurial knowledge and skills by founding A Plus Home Care Services, a non-medical, in-home health company that focuses on elder and support. Donnie P. credits the success of A Plus Home Care Services to his unparalleled motivation and perseverance. During A Plus Home Care Services' infancy, he assumed every role that was required to effectively run the business. He became an expert in the areas of finance, sales, marketing, and operations. Today, with over 20 years of experience, Donnie P. is guided by his unwavering faith in God and desire to develop business platforms that will uplift others. Donnie P. is currently founder and CEO of OSD Holdings, LLC, which is a cannabis dispensary owner/parner of Greenleaf Dispensary in Houma Louisiana. He launched A Caring Home Services' national franchise rollout in the middle of 2012. In August of 2013, he sold his first of many franchises to Karl and Beverley Stephens, LLC out of Nashville, Tennessee. A Caring Franchise was sold in 2019. In 2014 Donnie P. Authored his first business book titled “How to catch a Mouse with No Cheese” is written for people who either have been in business for up to a year or are interested in starting a business, but do not have money. It discusses five life-changing principles that will help you succeed. Each principle has its own basis for preparing you to get your business up and growing with no money. Since the launching of Donnie P. book “How to catch a Mouse with No Cheese” has sold worldwide in the following Countries of: United States of America, Germany, New Zealand, France, India, Canada, and Great Britain. He has conducted interviews here in the U.S., Great Britain, and Australia. Donnie P. Official YouTube channel has received over 30,000 hits around the world and one of his interviews has gone VIRAL! His book been reviewed by Midwest Book Review and Blueink Review all given positive book reviews.

Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network- XZBN.net

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 46:46

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo-natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts, and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

MEET THE AUTHOR Podcast_ LIVE - Episode 63 - MARK LANGLEY

Meet the Author - The Carters

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 68:15

MEET THE AUTHOR Podcast: LIVE - Episode 63Originally aired Wednesday June 29, 2022FEATURING Mystery Author MARK LANGLEYABOUT MARK: MARK EDWARD LANGLEY is the award-winning author of the Arthur Nakai Mystery Series. HIs series has won the PSWA Award, the Firebird Award and the Feathered Quill Award for Fiction and has been praised by Publisher's Weekly, Writer's Digest, and Midwest Book Review among others. He has also appeared in The Albuquerque Journal, the Farmington Daily Times and other newspapers around the country. Mark has also contributed to three anthologies and is currently writing his fourth Arthur Nakai Novel, "The Source" and the first novel of his new Skye Roanhorse series, "Bloodlines." Mark and his wife, Barbara, divide their time between their home base in Indiana and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

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Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 44:52

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo-natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts, and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication. To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

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Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 44:52

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo-natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts, and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication. To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

The Best of The 'X' Zone Radio/TV Show with Rob McConnell

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 44:53

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo-natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts, and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 44:53

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo-natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts, and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

BHP Book Club - Welcome Back Author Douglas Rapport S2 E 32

BHP PodioBook Book Club - Bookclub meets Podcast!

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022 23:06

Book club member Author Douglas Rappaport is back with is his new novel titled Dead People! Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09JXQ748G/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 More about Douglas Concerning Douglas Rappaport's 2003 debut novel, One Day the Weatherman, Absolutewrite.com wrote: “Rappaport's work is very detail-oriented and his writing is extremely descriptive; it makes for incredible realism.” His third novel Reckoner received numerous positive reviews including the Midwest Book Review and the Booklife Prize 2020. Douglas's short fiction has also earned several distinctions including an invitation to the exclusive Sirenland Writers Conference in Positano, Italy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bright-headed-publishing/message

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Box Your Way Through Lunch with Cheryl K. Johnson

Authors Over 50

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 32:43

My guest today is a researcher by profession, but a long-time food and fitness enthusiast at heart. She thinks of herself as “just an ordinary person trying to cut through the clutter of misleading wellness advice.” Based on what's worked for her and for others over the years, and the discipline and attitude from more than ten years of boxing training, she's created a no-excuse, common sense practice for a more satisfying life built on ways to use your time during your workday lunch break. It's a simple, flexible solution called Box Lunch Lifestyle. How to build that better lunch break—and why it matters—is the subject of her first book Box Lunch Lifestyle: Using Your Lunch Break to Win Back the Life You Deserve. Endorsed by thought leaders like Daniel Pink and Jonathan Fields, and praised by Midwest Book Review, the answer to “Can change really be this easy?” is “Yes!” Welcome to Authors Over 50, Cheryl K. Johnson!Cheryl K. Johnson's Box Lunch Website Cheryl K. Johnson's Instagram Cheryl K. Johnson's Author Website Cheryl K. Johnson's Linked In Julia Daily's Twitter: Julia Daily's Facebook: Julia Daily's Instagram Julia Daily's Linked In Julia Daily's Goodreads Authors Over 50 Podcast Links:Amazon MusicSpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle Podcasts - authors over 50WebsiteThank you, Holly Shannon, Zero to Podcast coach and host of Culture Factor 2.0. https://hollyshannon.com and Sean McNulty, Sound Engineer.

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Terence Hawkins' Talking Ghost! With Saturday Host Bob Clark

Night Dreams Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 62:40

Terence Hawkins' His latest book, The Rage of Achilles, is an extensively revised and re-imagined edition of his first novel. In it, Homer's epic heroes are no more glorious than the tired, scared grunts they command. Informed by Julian Jaynes' theory of the bicameral mind, its gods are only the hallucinations of men and women desperate for direction in the collapsing society of the late Bronze Age. Hawkins' realistic account of Homeric warfare has been described as “visceral,” and his prose “elegant and terse.” In a Best Book of 2020 review, Kirkus called Hawkins' short story collection Turing's Graveyard "extraordinary stories that will make readers laugh, shiver, or perhaps both." Booklist described it as "a beautiful reading experience” and compared it to the Twilight Zone. In naming his second novel, American Neolithic, a Year's Best, Kirkus described it as "a towering work of speculative fiction." Its revised edition was compared to Orwell's 1984 in Midwest Book Review. Hawkins was the founding Director of the Yale Writers' Conference, which he managed and developed from 2011 to 2015. In 2014, he started the Company of Writers, offering workshops and manuscript services to writers at all levels of experience. The Company has hosted seminars with Amy Bloom and Colum McCann, as well as a program on the intersection of literary and genre fiction with John Crowley and Louis Bayard. Hawkins grew up in a small town in southwestern Pennsylvania. His home county was the site of the original “Night of the Living Dead.” His grandfathers and several uncles were coal miners. He graduated from Yale, where he was publisher of the Yale Daily News. He lives in Connecticut.

Author2Author with Kim Dower

Author2Author

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 32:00

Bill welcomes poet Kim Dower to the show. Kim, the City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood (October 2016 – October 2018), has published four collections of poetry: Air Kissing on Mars, described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” Slice of Moon, called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, Last Train to the Missing Planet, “poems that speak about the grey space between tragedy and tenderness, memory and loss, fragility and perseverance,” said Richard Blanco, and Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave, winner of the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Her fifth Collection, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom, (April 19, 2022) is “Deftly constructed, inherently interesting, impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable,”Midwest Book Review.Kim's work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Ploughshares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, and Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac." Her poems are included in several anthologies, notably, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond, and Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes & Shifts of Los Angeles. She teaches poetry workshops for Antioch University, UCLA Extension Writer's Program, West Hollywood Library and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. www.kimdowerpoetry.com

#147: Cheryl Johnson- Box Lunch Lifestyle

The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 41:04

Cheryl Johnson is a researcher by profession, but a long-time food and fitness enthusiast at heart. She thinks of herself as “just an ordinary person trying to cut through the clutter of misleading wellness advice.” Cheryl is relentless about finding nutrition and healthy lifestyle information that steers the conversation back to choices that are practical—and enjoyable. Based on what's worked for her and for others over the years, and the discipline and attitude from more than ten years of boxing training, she's created a no-excuse, common sense practice for a more satisfying life built on better food and better ways to use your time during your workday lunch break. It's a simple, flexible solution called Box Lunch Lifestyle.How to build that better lunch break—and why it matters—is the subject of her first book Box Lunch Lifestyle: Using Your Lunch Break to Win Back the Life You Deserve. Endorsed by thought leaders like Daniel Pink and Jonathan Fields, and praised by Midwest Book Review, the answer to “Can change really be this easy?” is “Yes!” Cheryl will show you how.Links from the EpisodeDownload The Box Lunch Lifestyle Jumpstart Cheat Sheet: https://www.boxlunchlifestyle.com/giveawayCheryl's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylkjohnson1/Box Lunch Lifestyle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boxlunchlifestyle/Join the Twin Cities Wellness Collective™: https://www.tcwellnesscollective.com/

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Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

For the Love of Books Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 46:46

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo-natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts, and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Author Erik Bean aka Professor Bean publishes ”Bias is All Around You”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 28:52

In his Handbook for Inspecting Social Media & News Stories, author Erik Bean, Ed.D. guides us through the social media sharing maze on how to separate fact from fiction to safeguard our mental health. Listen in for a chance to win a copy of this nifty handbook that shows you how to use the KLEMP method of assessing info before you share or post on social media. For the latest amazing reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Midwest Book Review, and BookTrib among others, and where to buy "Bias is All Around You" please visit Bias is All Around You

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126: Kris Clink - Author of Goodbye, Lark Lovejoy

Hear us Roar

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 29:33

This week's interview is with Kris Clink (Goodbye, Lark Lovejoy, Spark Press, April 2021). You can tell by listening that this is an author who can't help adding a bit of humor to her narratives despite dealing with serious subjects like the death of a spouse and PTSD. We discuss how she finished her debut and immediately started querying, only to find it needed serious developmental work. After working with an editor for over a year, she eventually decided to go with a hybrid publisher when agents wanted to change her story from women's fiction to straight-up romance and advised her to jettison a sub-plot she considered the backbone to her story. Kris Clink is the author of Goodbye, Lark Lovejoy and Sissie Klein is Completely Normal, which have received praise from Bustle, Midwest Book Review, Kirkus, Women.com, Lone Star Literary, Brit + Co., Travel and Leisure Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly, among others. Set in middle America, her novels are laced with love, heartbreak, and just enough snark to rock the boat for the relatable characters as they confront transformative challenges. She's a member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association and The Author's Guild. Her work has been published in Moms Don't Have Time to Write on Medium, diyMFA, Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, Women Writers Women's Books. She is the host of Kris Clink's Writing Table, a podcast about books and writing. Calling Texas home for most of her life, Kris now lives in Kansas where she and her husband have filled their empty nest with two spoiled rotten pups. To learn more about Kris, click here.

GETTING AUTHOR FRED WIEHE OUT OF THE "FRIGHT HOUSE!"

FRANCY AND FRIENDS

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 104:00

Fred Wiehe teaches Creative Writing to children of all ages and adults. He is also a professional, bestselling writer and a member of the Horror Writers Association. However, his novels, books, short stories, and screenplays crossover genres into urban fantasy, science fiction, supernatural thrillers, paranormal suspense, and more. He writes for both adults and young adults. Strange Days—a supernatural crime thriller—was called “a creepy, hair-raising, chill bumping read” and “a winner in its genre” by Midwest Book Review. His other books include the science fiction novel Starkville, the horror/suspense novel Night Songs, and the dark fantasy novel The Burning. His short story Trick or Treat; It's the Puppet People was published in the 2007 Halloween edition of Sinister Tales Magazine, and his short story Trick or Troll was published in the 2008 Halloween edition of ShadeWorks. Both stories are included in the anthology Holiday Madness published by Black Bed Sheet Books. Recently his novel Fright House, about an insane asylum turned Halloween attraction, gained enormous critical acclaim. “Creepy and highly entertaining,” says Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of THE NIGHTSIDERS and ROT & RUIN. He and his family reside in California's Bay Area as he continues to release new and amazing works, and watch for more to come right here at Black Bed Sheet Books.

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XZTV - Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

The Best of The 'X' Zone Radio/TV Show with Rob McConnell

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 46:46

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

XZTV - Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

XZTV - The 'X' Zone TV Show (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 46:46

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

XZTV - Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 46:45

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication. ****************************************************************** To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

XZTV - Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 46:45

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication. ****************************************************************** To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

XZTV - Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 46:46

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

XZTV - Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. CRAIG HOGAN - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 46:45

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication. ****************************************************************** To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Holly Sharp - Dream It & Do It: 100 Possibilities, Stories, and Real-Life Role Models for Girls and Boys - 429

Teaching Learning Leading K-12

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 54:37

Holly Sharp - Dream It & Do It: 100 Possibilities, Stories, and Real-Life Role Models for Girls and Boys. This is episode 429 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Holly Sharp helps kids discover career options and interests so they can grow into happy adults. She helps parents overcome the stress of finding the right hobbies and interests for their kids. She helps teachers approach this topic with greater purpose in the classroom. Her book, Dream It & Do It presents kids with 100 different careers and modern day role models. Holly's book received the prestigious Gold Mom's Choice Award, 5 out of 5 stars Review from Reader's Choice and Midwest Book Review and first place for Royal DragonFly short stories. Today, we are focused on Holly's book - Dream It & Do It: 100 Possibilities, Stories, and Real-Life Role Models for Girls and Boys. Thanks for listening. So much to learn! But wait... Check out Jeff Ikler's new podcast - Cultivating Resilience: A Whole Community Approach for Alleviating Trauma in Schools. It is a podcast series that showcases thought leaders, school leaders, and mental health providers who are working to lessen the devastating impact of the trauma that students bring with them through the schoolhouse doors. (Click on the title of the podcast to go there.) The holidays can be a particularly stressful time of year if you don't have a plan. Well have I got the solution for you! Join my friend Lynn with "Connect.Flow.Grow." in her launch of... Stress Less Holidays! Lynn will teach you how to evaluate your stress and develop a plan to reduce it. Learn more about Stress Less Holidays and join by clicking on this link Stress Less Holidays ...the link will take you to where you can find out more information and sign up… Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks! Have you been wanting to tell your story on podcasts? Podcasts are a great way to grow your personal and business brand. Kitcaster specializes in developing real human connections through podcast appearances. If you are an expert in your field, have a unique story to share, or an interesting point of view-- it's time to explore the world of podcasting with Kitcaster. Go to https://kitcaster.com/tllk12 or go to my webpage at https://stevenmiletto.com/sponsors click on the Kitcaster logo to apply for a special offer for friends of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast. Remember to take a look at NVTA (National Virtual Teacher Association) The NVTA Certification Process was created to establish a valid and reliable research-based teacher qualification training process for virtual teachers to enhance their teaching and develop their ongoing reflective skills to improve teaching capacity. NVTA is an affiliate sponsor of Teaching Learning Leading K12, by following the link above if you purchase a program, Teaching Learning Leading K12 will get a commission and you will help the show continue to grow. Don't forget to go to my other affiliate sponsor Boone's Titanium Rings at www.boonerings.com. When you order a ring use my code - TLLK12 - at checkout to get 10% off and help the podcast get a commission. Oh by the way, you can help support Teaching Learning Leading K12 by buying me a soft drink (actually making a donation to Teaching Learning Leading K12.) That would be awesome! You would be helping expand the show with equipment and other resources to keep the show moving upward. Just go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenmiletto Thanks! Have an awesome day! Connect & Learn More: dreamitanddoitbooks@gmail.com https://www.dreamitanddoitkids.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/952852828855133 http://linkedin.com/hollysharp https://www.instagram.com/dream_itanddoit/ Length - 54:37

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Kris Clink

Uncorking a Story

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 45:23

Kris Clink is the author of Goodbye, Lark Lovejoy and Sissie Klein is Completely Normal, which have received praise from Bustle, Midwest Book Review, Kirkus Reviews, Women.com, Lone Star Literary, Brit + Co, Travel and Leisure Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly, among others. Set in middle America, her novels are laced with love, heartbreak, and just enough snark to rock the boat for the relatable characters as they confront transformative challenges. I had a great conversation with Kris about her writing including why she sets her stories in what most would consider “fly over” states, what she loves most about writing, and our mutual appreciation for the movie Hope Floats. We also get into a great conversation about the publishing industry today, how to write characters we hate, and why Hallmark will never adapt any of our stories (their loss). You can learn more about Kris at https://krisclink.com/ and be sure to check out her podcast Kris Clink's Writing Table on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. It's a great listen for writers and book lovers alike. Her forthcoming release, Sissie Klein is Completely Normal, will be available for sale wherever books are sold on Tuesday, November 11.

Well-respected, prolific historical fictional novelist Neil Perry Gordon is my very special guest!

The Mike Wagner Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 54:27

Well-respected, prolific historical fictional novelist and author Neil Perry Gordon talks about his new release “Otzi's Odyssey-The Troubled Soul of a Neolithic Iceman” centering around the mummified remains discovered by two mountain hikers in the fall of '91! Neil also talks about “Moon Flower”, “The Righteous One”, “The Bomb Squad”, “Hope City”, etc. and his debut novel “A Cobbler's Tale” plus earning high praise form Kirkus, Midwest Book Review, Amazon, Goodreads, and more! Check out the amazing Neil Perry Gordon and all his books on Amazon and www.neilperrygordon.com ! #neilperrygordon #otzi #odyssey #otzisodyssey #author #neolithic #iceman #moonflower #hopecity #acobblerstale #goodreads #amazon #audible #iheartradio #spreaker #spotify #itunes #googleplay #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerneilperrygordon #themikewagnershowneilperrygordon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themikewagnershow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themikewagnershow/support

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Well-respected, prolific historical fictional novelist Neil Perry Gordon is my very special guest!

The Mike Wagner Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 53:57

Well-respected, prolific historical fictional novelist and author Neil Perry Gordon talks about his new release “Otzi's Odyssey-The Troubled Soul of a Neolithic Iceman” centering around the mummified remains discovered by two mountain hikers in the fall of '91! Neil also talks about “Moon Flower”, “The Righteous One”, “The Bomb Squad”, “Hope City”, etc. and his debut novel “A Cobbler's Tale” plus earning high praise form Kirkus, Midwest Book Review, Amazon, Goodreads, and more! Check out the amazing Neil Perry Gordon and all his books on Amazon and www.neilperrygordon.com ! #neilperrygordon #otzi #odyssey #otzisodyssey #author #neolithic #iceman #moonflower #hopecity #acobblerstale #goodreads #amazon #audible #iheartradio #spreaker #spotify #itunes #googleplay #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerneilperrygordon #themikewagnershowneilperrygordon

Rob McConnell Interviews - Dr. Craig Hogan - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 44:52

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication. ****************************************************************** To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Rob McConnell Interviews - Dr. Craig Hogan - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 44:52

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication. ****************************************************************** To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Rob McConnell Interviews - Dr. Craig Hogan - Afterlife Studies and Afterlife Communication,

LB School & Library Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 44:53

Craig Hogan, Ph.D., is the author of Your Eternal Self, presenting the scientific evidence that the mind is not confined to the brain, the afterlife is a reality, people's minds are linked, and the mind affects the physical world. The book is hailed as “number one from the standpoint of offering the reader the full gamut of phenomena supporting the survival hypothesis in clear and concise language” (Michael Tymn, managing editor, The Searchlight) and “an eye-opening look at the pseudo natural and everything related to the human mind—highly recommended for anyone into the science beyond the mundane world” (“Reviewer's Choice,” Midwest Book Review, June 2008). Dr. Hogan co-authored Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma with Allan Botkin, Psy.D. and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives with Rochelle Wright. He is the editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and of New Developments in Afterlife Communication and New Developments in Afterlife Communication.******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

Tabitha Scott - Trust Your Animal Instincts

Tell Me Your Story

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 68:07

Is Intuition Your Superpower in Business & Life? https://powering-potential.com/book he 2020 Silver Nautilus Award winning book Trust Your Animal Instincts: Recharge Your Life & Ignite Your Power by Tabitha A. Scott, shares how to tap into your own intuition for personal guidance and enlightenment. Using both the science and spirituality of energy itself, Scott notes that anyone can reconnect to their inner joy, strength, & happiness. Her story begins on a small farm in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, grows into the challenges of being a progressive sustainability executive and conservative Southern mom, who later gave up her job and all her belongings to live amongst the wild animals in a remote Costa Rican jungle. It doesn't take a trip to the jungle to reconnect. This "potentially life-changing, life-enhancing, life-celebrating instructional guide and manual" (Midwest Book Review) shares a spiritual journey that demonstrates we all have the potential to reconnect, to love, and to recharge with the endless source of renewable power. Tabitha A. Scott is an international author, speaker, and advisor on business transformation through powering personal and leadership potential. Formerly CEO of Cole Scott Group and Military Assistance Company, and SVP of Innovation & Sustainability at global companies Balfour Beatty Investments and Lend Lease Americas, she has deep experience with change management, leadership development, sustainability, and technology deployment. According to William S. Owen, former Tennessee Senator, "Tabitha's engaging journey of personal growth, spiritual acknowledgment, and physical distance resonate with 21st century challenges. Her book has great value for everyone who is open to embracing the liberation of their own innate energy." Some of the topics Tabitha speaks/writes on: Intuition is your Superpower in being successful in business How cultivating a deep connection with nature can improve your life What keeps you from living your most powerful life Identify personal insulators, harmful pressures, and negativity leading to burnout Reconnect to your intuition for direction and renewed purpose Maintain positivity regardless what's thrown at you Reignite your life and tap into unbridled joy and unconditional love How traveling can change your perspective on life It doesn't take a trip to the jungle to reconnect. This "potentially life-changing, life-enhancing, life-celebrating instructional guide and manual" (Midwest Book Review) shares a spiritual journey that demonstrates we all have the potential to reconnect, to love, and to recharge with the endless source of renewable power. Trust Your Animal Instincts: Recharge Your Life & Ignite Your Power Publisher: Powering Potential Media Release Date: Aug 4, 2020 Paperback: 268 pages ISBN-13: 978-1735494005 Available in Paperback & Kindle Trust Your Animal Instincts: Recharge Your Life & Ignite Your Power Audiobook Publisher: Powering Potential Media Release Date: March 12th, 2021 ASIN: B08Y988ZVD

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Marcie Colleen on SURVIVOR TREE

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 29:36

In this emotional and powerful episode, LBYR's Victoria Stapleton discusses with author Marcie Colleen her new picture book, SURVIVOR TREE. The hopeful story of a resilient tree that grew (and still grows) at the base of the twin towers is a simple introduction for young readers to gain an understanding of September 11th and the impact it had on America. "A sensitive, accessible entry point into a relatively recent tragedy."—Publishers Weekly * "A lovely 20th-anniversary tribute to the towers and all who perished—and survived."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Eloquent.... A moving history and tribute to resilience."—Booklist "Survivor Tree, which marks the 20-year anniversary of 9/11, is like its subject: a stately monument to resilience."—Shelf Awareness "A story of history and hope, of tragedy and resilience."—Midwest Book Review

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Jerome Gold - Sex, A Love Story

Tell Me Your Story

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 72:12

Riddled with angst and adolescent self-doubt, teen lovers who use physical intimacy as a way of affirming their adulthood and establishing their individuality are at the center of Jerome Gold's compelling new book, Sex, A Love Story. Set in the early '60s, Gold's coming-of-age tale is blushingly candid, and The Midwest Book Review calls it “a warm story that will engage any reader interested in how relationships grow, change, and eventually move from couple-oriented visions to embrace the possibilities of the world.” (This press release may be reprinted in part or entirety by any print or broadcast media outlet, or used by any means of social media sharing.) Sex, A Love Story Delivers Intimate Tale of Fledgling Romance Seattle, WA, May 4, 2021 — Sex is a powerful tool that can simultaneously establish one's sense of self and anchor that sense of self to another individual. And in the hands of teenagers, the unintended result of the coupling is that sex can take on a life of its own. In Sex, A Love Story, author Jerome Gold shares an erotic exploration of the complex role of sex in the lives of two high school seniors fumbling to reconcile the inner turmoil that accompanies adolescence with the onset of adult expectations. If, for these kids, sex is at first a way of exploring the grownup world, later it becomes a way to defy it. Set in Fullerton (Orange County), California, Sex, A Love Story takes place at the end of the Eisenhower era and the beginning of the Kennedy administration. The coming-of-age novel follows Bob and Jen, children of parents who entered the middle class after WWII. Life, for these kids, has not reached the level of affluence the professional class knows, and they are left to feel insecure about their futures. Will they find work? Go to college? Or enter the military? At first a powerful antidote to their frustration and normal teen angst, sex between Jen and Bob takes on a life of its own and becomes a complex entity in the book's narrative. Jen sees herself as a sexual being — even more so than Bob sees her — an undercurrent that's a nod to the culture in the 1960s. “I regard this book as a ‘pre-feminist' novel, in that many of the issues that feminists were only beginning to be concerned with during the period of this story are addressed by Jen and Bob, though often obliquely and in ignorance of the wider currents beginning to sweep America,” Gold explains. While sex with Jen and his growing love for her are immeasurably important to Bob, so is his desire to write and travel, “to learn how the world works.” Jen and that imagined life become rivals, nudging Bob toward an ultimatum: choose his dream or his love for Jen, who grows into a much more complex character as their journey unfolds, and certainly a more tragic one. Jerome Gold is the author of 16 books, including Children in Prison: Six Profiles Before, During and After Incarceration; In the Spider's Web; and Paranoia & Heartbreak: Fifteen Years in a Juvenile Facility. Mr. Gold received a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Washington. He did fieldwork in Montana and American Samoa. He chose not to pursue a career in academia, but instead worked as a rehabilitation counselor in a prison for children in Washington State. Sex, A Love Story Publisher: Black Heron Press Release Date: April 23, 2021 ISBN-10: 1936364360 ISBN-13: 978-1936364367 Available from Amazon.com

Milda De Voe on Curiosity, Mistakes, and How to Write a Book While Being a Parent

The Sensitive Rebel

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 67:10

My guest for this episode of The Sensitive Rebel is author Milda De Voe. In addition to founding Pen Parentis, a literary nonprofit that helps writers stay creative after having kids, Milda (also known as M.M. De Voe), is a Pushcart-nominated author of short fiction, with work in the Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology Twisted Book of Shadows and in literary journals in Israel, Great Britain, Canada, and the US, and in the anthology Delirium Corridors. Nominated for her fourth Pushcart in 2021, her first full-length nonfiction — Book &Baby: The Complete Guide to Managing Chaos & Becoming a Wildly Successful Writer-Parent (Brooklyn Writers Press, 2021) — is an instructional guide that Midwest Book Review called “a mandatory read.” This book won first place in the 2021 Indie Awards for writing/publishing books. She is a Columbia University MFA graduate (and fellow) who studied under Michael Cunningham. She has also co-written the book of a sci-fi dance musical, won a NYC poet-tweet contest judged by the mayor's wife, and has danced for the Pope in Vatican City. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, kids, and an urban rabbit. In this episode, we discuss her rebellion against 'anti-curiosity' (indifference is the word neither she or I could think of during the interview), the impact of growing up as the child of a scientist and an educator on her as it relates to her curiosity and her attitude about mistakes, her career progression to becoming a writer, the impact of 9/11 on her life, her new book, upcoming projects, and more.Related links:College Station TX (Wikipedia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Station,_TexasAggie Bonfire collapse (Wikipedia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Aggie_Bonfire_collapseMaria Montessori (American Montessori Society) - https://amshq.org/About-Montessori/History-of-Montessori/Who-Was-Maria-MontessoriChristopher Durang (Wikipedia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_DurangAlexander Calder (SF MOMA) - https://www.sfmoma.org/artist/alexander_calder/Scribente Maternum - https://www.scribentematernum.comTiny Owl Press - https://tinyowl.co.ukDomenica Ruta - Last Day (Goodreads) - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41794726-last-daySarah Langan - Good Neighbors (Goodreads) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54304088-good-neighborsHelen Phillips - The Need - https://www.helencphillips.com/the-needConnect with Milda:Web - https://mmdevoe.comWeb (Pen Parentis) - https://www.penparentis.orgTwitter - @mmdevoeConnect with Steve:Email - steve@sensitiverebel.comWeb - https://sensitiverebel.comYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk7zd5kba1SQZOyM5sKKiVAInstagram - https://instagram.com/thesensitiverebel

XZRS: Dr. Craig Hogan - Induced After Death Communication