EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today attended Southern Methodist University and Boston University, and his law degree is from SMU School of Law. He has written three novels, and also writes book reviews and essays that appear in online publications. Before retiring, he practiced law for thirty-five years at three multi-national law firms. He grew up … Read More
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today loves stories – reading and writing them, hearing and telling them. He has written four books, all very different from each other. His first, is about hiking trips with his best friend. His memoir is about his adoption as an infant and the discovery of his birth mother’s identity when … Read More
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today drew upon her thirty years as a social science researcher and ten years as a relationship workshop assistant to create the dating project in Fifty First Dates after Fifty: A Memoir. A native Californian from Los Angeles with a New England education, she found her true home in the San … Read More
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a national award-winning writer and the author of six published mystery and suspense novels where the settings play as prominent a role as the engaging characters. Known for writing late into the night by the allure of flickering candlelight, my guest often weaves a subtle, unexpected paranormal twist into … Read More
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today grew up in Illinois but spent most of her adult life in Stamford, CT, with her husband and their three children. Her career as a finance sales executive during the 1980s inspired her debut novel. After leaving Wall Street, she continued her love of finance. Believing everyone should have basic … Read More
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today lived in old (and haunted) houses when she was growing up which sparked a life-long interest in both history and storytelling. She earned degrees in history-related fields and worked as a historian for many years. Her fiction writing is heavily influenced by the past which she believes is never really … Read More
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today earned a BA in English and Secondary Education and taught seventh grade English and writing for fifteen years. As much as she loved teaching junior high students—despite the horrified looks on peoples’ faces when she told them what she did for a living—in 2015 it was time for a change. … Read More
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is an author, a traveler, and a recovering gallery owner. She studied art history at the Prado while a student in Madrid and received degrees from the University of California and Stanford University. Her gallery focused on Hispanic artists, especially from South America. She published award-winning exhibition catalogs, and her … Read More
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today was born into a family of natural storytellers. Her family moved from Washington, D.C. to a small town in Illinois, and she graduated from Northern Illinois University and landed a special education teaching job. She retired at age 50 and began looking for her next passion. She joined a local … Read More
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a former editor and teacher who began writing fiction in her late 40s. She soon discovered not everyone walks around constantly making up stories in their minds. She’s a history buff who spends her spare time mud-larking, metal-detecting and researching the objects she unearths. The proud mom to two … Read More
