I have always loved to read. From the book mobile of my childhood to the book mobile I recently found in the community where my husband and I now reside. Many people here exude a zest for these precious years of life, delving deep into passions that were overshadowed through the years of work and kids and the hundreds of other responsibilities. Donnella Looger is one of those people living out her gift and passion. Listen as she shares how a young girl who read cereal boxes to find mist...

My guests are New England Patriots Offensive Tackle, Calvin Anderson and his grandmother, Marjorie Anderson. If you haven't had a chance, please listen to a previous episode about Marjorie and her book, The Key: Wise Money Choices for Teens. That episode shows the impact of her inheritance that we talk about here.I wasn’t blessed with having grandparents that spent time with me. My mother’s mother lived with us for a while, but she was quiet and didn’t interact much with us. So, I’m a little ...

"The first time I was incarcerated I was 14 years old; the real man rules were magnified. I had to up my game if I wanted to be a real man, my life depended on it. I was sucked deeper into the world of better cars, more money, more women, more drugs, and no emotions. For the next 19 years, I was arrested over 37 times, in and out of jail, and had attempted suicide a number of times. Life was spinning out of control."Getting in touch with my emotions was foreign to me; I really did not even kn...

Harish is a multifacted individual with 21 years of experience in IT and 11 years in Teaching. He has created an ability to take difficult Healthcare IT concepts and turn them into fiction. By doing so, it allows the audience to understand difficult concepts through the art of storytelling.  His writings began as nonfiction until he recognized the value in sharing the information through a story in lieu of the sometimes dryness of explaining something that is difficult for people with no...

When Janice Airhart was an infant, her mother was committed to a Louisiana mental hospital where she spent most of the next 13 years institutionalized until her death. As a shy child, she used writing as a reprieve from the world.  Join us as she shares The Story, the one that gave her answers and an understanding of a world that had been intentionally hidden.

Meet Parii Jha, a fourteen-year-old published author.  Her talent for creating her own world and characters should be the catapult to start you on your own writing journey.  She spent her time wisely during COVID, unlike some of us. While we were finishing up the last Lays potato chip, she was on her laptop, passionately creating a fantasy world.  So, no excuses, start today.  Just write.

What do you do with a major life change? If you are Laurie Woodford, you leave your safety net and travel the world. Oh, and teach English in several countries, too.  As you listen to Laurie, it is hard to imagine she spent time in the reserves as a Drill Sargeant, especially when her passion is romantic comedies. Laurie published her memoir before finding her joy in the entertaining world of love and comedy.

Do you ever wish someone would just, "get to the gist"?  Have you ever met a "gister"? Well, you are about to hear from one. David shares his early struggle with Dyslexia and a career path that focused on the value of specificity and simplicity in words. His talent with the power of words led him to providing information to the Joint Chief of Staffs, along with President Bill Clinton.   You will have a newfound respect for the simple beauty in words.