Category Archives: Podcast

When Life Takes an Abrupt Turn

This post contains affiliate links. Ray Hartjen is a writer and musician who lives in Pleasanton, California, where he and his wife, Lori, raised their adult children, Olivia and Raymond. In a professional career that has spanned parts of five decades, Ray has pivoted on many occasions, from investment banking to pharmaceuticals, from consumer electronicsContinue reading “When Life Takes an Abrupt Turn”

What to do With a Classical Education

This post contains affiliate links. Judith Starkston has spent too much time reading about and exploring the remains of the ancient world. Early on she went so far as to get degrees in Classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell. She writes historical fantasy set in the Bronze Age of the GreeksContinue reading “What to do With a Classical Education”

I Could Write Something Like That!

This post contains affliliate links. Tyler Schwanke is a writer and a filmmaker. He holds an MFA from Hamline University, and his short stories have been widely published. He is also a graduate of the New York Film Academy and Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he was awarded a Minnesota Film and TV Grant. SeveralContinue reading “I Could Write Something Like That!”

It’s Never Too Late to Write the Great American Novel

This post contains affiliate links Alpha Bette is Jennifer’s first novel. She put much of her personal and professional life experience into writing it, having been a family therapist, divorce mediator, Broadway and Off-Broadway producer, musical book writer, screenwriter & producer and screenwriting teacher. She co-wrote and produced the films Family Blues and Boundary WatersContinue reading “It’s Never Too Late to Write the Great American Novel”

Journey to Forever Tourmaline

This post contains affiliate links. Karen Moran is an artist and healer who uses art for healing.  Born into a family of artists, she became a painter and poet and also developed a career as a psychologist. For 30 years, Karen helped people find images and words to express unconscious feelings and memories, and thenContinue reading “Journey to Forever Tourmaline”