EPISODE SUMMARY Born in The Land of Enchantment, my guest today is a novelist whose work has appeared in Family Circle Magazine, Military Times, and several anthologies. A 2021 WILLA Literary Award Finalist in contemporary fiction for her novel, The Flying Cutterbucks, she has been writing professionally for more than forty-five years. Her debut novel, … Read More
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Findings from a Rural Life with Mary B. Kurtz
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today received her MFA in Creative Writing from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. She finds inspiration for her writing in the landscape of rural northwestern Colorado, where she and her husband raise hay and quarter horses in the Elk River Valley. Her first collection of essays, At Home in the Elk … Read More
Mission: Pursuing Hearts with Greta Bates
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a respected speaker, purpose-discovery coach for women, author, and ordained minister. She pursues the hearts of those she meets and desires to leave them better than before she met them. Driven by her own impactful life story, which is still unfolding, she has an unconventional style that is notably … Read More
An Immigrant Rights Advocate’s Inspiration with Debra Thomas (100th Episode!)
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a Sarton Award winner for her debut novel, Luz. Her second novel, Josie and Vic, will be published in April 2023. After working for a decade as a registered nurse, she returned to college to pursue her passion for literature and writing. She is a former English teacher at … Read More
Self, Sexuality, and Social Issues with Patti Townley-Covert
EPISODE SUMMARY For almost a decade, my guest today coached NASA-level scientists on their writing skills and edited books showing how many scientific facts support a Creator. She is an award-winning freelance writer and editor, and is the author of The Windblown Girl: A Memoir about Self, Sexuality, and Social Issues. This inspiring page-turner involves … Read More
A Sense of Humor About Murder with Susie Black
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today was born in the Big Apple but now calls sunny Southern California home. She began telling stories as soon as she learned to talk. Now she’s telling all the stories from her garment industry experiences in humorous mysteries. Like the protagonist in her Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series, she is a … Read More
Pirates of the Future with Sarah Branson
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today first started conjuring stories of pirates when her family hopped a freighter to Australia when she was seven. She has since grown up, traveling the globe, raising a family, and working as a receptionist, retail clerk, writing tutor, and certified nurse midwife. She also taught science and history to middle … Read More
Changing Demographics and Civil Rights with Ellen Barker
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today grew up in Kansas City, where she had a front-row seat to the demographic shifts, the hope, and the turmoil of the civil rights era of the 1960s. She has a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Washington University in Saint Louis, where she developed a passion for how cities … Read More
A Jewish Relative in the Spanish Civil War with Judith Berlowitz
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today was about to retire from her Spanish-teaching position at Oakland California’s Mills College when her genealogical research uncovered a Gestapo record mentioning a relative, Clara Philipsborn, the only woman anti-fascist volunteer in the Spanish Civil War. The few details of the report led to more research, which led to her … Read More
Being the Books We Must Read with Ruthie Landis
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today believes life is an opportunity to learn and grow. She is a best-selling author of Beyond the Bookclub: We are the Books We Must Read, Acting Lessons for Living, and its accompanying Guided Journal. Her other professional roles include facilitating growth as a body-centered psychotherapist and coach and certified hypnotherapist. … Read More