EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is the author of five published novels, as well as a collection of short stories. Her short fiction received the Gold Medal First Prize in the Faulkner-Wisdom competition and one of her novels was a finalist for the Willa Award in contemporary fiction from Women Writing the West. She worked … Read More
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70th Birthday Search for His Birth Mother with Edward Di Gangi
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today was adopted at birth, and raised in New York City. Although he knew for most of his life that he was adopted, it wasn’t until he approached his 70th birthday that he began to search for the identity of his birth mother. His journey and the many surprising discoveries he … Read More
From Global Law to Thrillers with Mark Weeks
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today was born in Alaska and for many years has practiced law in Tokyo, representing technology companies from all over the world. For more than 10 years, he was the managing partner of the Tokyo office of his global law firm. He speaks, reads, and writes fluent Japanese, was an International … Read More
Discovering Little Known History with Janet Oakley
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is an award-winning author who loves to discover little known history and bring it to readers. Her historical fiction spans the mid-19th century to WW II with characters standing up for something in their own time and place. Her writing has been recognized with many awards including the Will Rogers … Read More
Radio Anchor Pens Novels with Kathleen Kalb
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today likes to describe herself as an Author/Anchor/Mom…not in that order. She grew up in front of a microphone and a keyboard, working as an overnight DJ as a teenager in her hometown of Brookville, Pennsylvania…and writing her first (thankfully unpublished) historical novel at sixteen. After a news career with stops … Read More
Grandchildren and the Elderly Inspire Books and Service Projects with Vickie Rodgers
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a former Professor of Nursing Education, and is presently the Clinical Educator of a large retirement community. She has a passion for working with the elderly, and creating this book is her bucket-list labor of love. Her goal is to help children realize that older adults can bring love … Read More
A Marquis and A Moravian Single Sister with Anne Supsic
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a docent at the Moravian Museum in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a dedicated Francophile, and a bookmark collector. When she first learned about a possible romantic relationship between a Marquis and a Moravian Single Sister, she knew she had found the story she was meant to tell. When she’s not at … Read More
A Tangled Web of Sex, Lies, and DNA with Valerie Taylor
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today retired from a forty-year career in marketing and is now living her life as an award-winning author in Shelton, Connecticut. She published her first romantic comedy, What’s Not Said, in 2020. The sequel, What’s Not True, followed less than a year later. The trilogy will be complete when What’s Not … Read More
A British Shaman Kissed by Mick Jagger Writes with Elen Sentier
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a best-selling author and a quirky, wilderness woman who is deeply connected with nature. She comes from a long family lineage of Cunning Folk and was brought up a spirit keeper in the old magical traditions of Britain. She trained as a transpersonal psychotherapist and was thrilled to discover … Read More
Writing the West with Ashley E. Sweeney
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a native New Yorker and the author of three award-winning novels, Eliza Waite, Answer Creek, and Hardland. She is a member of Western Writers of America, Women Writing the West, Pacific Northwest Writers Association, and Southwest Writers Association, among others. A long-time champion of women’s rights, Sweeney lives and … Read More