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  • Brown Posey Press Show: Cleveland Concoction Roundtable, Structuring Your Story
    Recently at Cleveland Concoction in Aurora, Ohio, BPP Host Tory Gates was joined by fellow authors for a Roundtable Discussion, "Structuring Your Story." He was joined in this shoot-style talk by:Addie King, an attorney by day and author by night, is the author of The Grimm Legacy and The Hochenwalt Files series, along with a collection of short stories, Demons and Heroes and Robots, Oh My!Geoffrey A. Landis is a NASA scientist who develops advanced technologies for spaceflight. He is a Hugo, Nebula, and Robert A. Heinlein Award winner for science fiction and author of Mars Crossing and the Impact Parameter Collection.Marie Vibbert is a Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Her work includes The Gods Awoke and Galactic Hellcats, along with more than 90 published short stories.Weston Kincade is the author of character-driven fantasy, paranormal and horror works. These include the A Life of Death trilogy and The Priors. His short stories have appeared in Kevin J. Kennedy's best-selling collections, along with Alucard Press' 50 Shades of Slay. He is also a member of the Horror Writers Assocation and a founder of CleCon's Author's Alley.
    55 min
  • Brown Posey Press Show--The Voices of Cleveland Concoction
    Brown Posey Press Show host Tory Gates recently returned from Cleveland Concoction, an annual event in Aurora, Ohio which brings together authors, cosplayers, gamers, and creatives from across the artistic spectrum. As he did last year, Tory recorded a series of short interviews with many of his fellow authors, and these have been assembled to showcase independent authors who are writing and creating their way. Guests include Rami Ungar, author of novels and short stories, including works such as Rose. David F. Balog is a co-founder of Owl Talyn Press and author of tales that include The Necromancer's Sorrow. Becca Lynn Mathis bring us the Trials of the Blood series, while a previous guest, Marcus Cook discusses the continuing adventures of his heroic thief Ava Edison in a new adventure. S.A. Ferguson talks about her soon-to-be-released debut, The Leaders of Aluzamoak, Shannon Eichorn tells of her "Space Opera" writings, and Clif Flynt talks of his historic comedy writings, including Promised Rewards.
    58 min
  • Brown Posey Press Show--Jill Evans, Author of "Travels with Jim"
    Jim, a brooding, self-absorbed hobo is traveling the country, obsessed with the belief that his father is the famous (and dead?) rock legend Jim Morrison. Sorrie is an intelligent, but non-streetwise teenage girl who is fleeing her controlling and abusive parents. The pair meet and in a cross-country odyssey overcome obstacles before them, and with one another, in "Travels with Jim," the debut novel by Jill Evans.Evans joins host Tory Gates to discuss the conditions that brought Jim and Sorrie about, and also her own upbringing and life, which played a part in this unique work. With roots firmly in Long Island, New York and Northeast Pennsylvania, Evans discusses her Polish and Italian backgrounds, the interactions with her family and the examples set for her as she pursued her own work.Jill Evans earned a bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University and an MFA with a concentration in writing from Lindenwood University. Her articles have appeared in publications that include Newsday and the East Hampton Star. She also teaches memoir and creative writing at Suffolk County Community College on Long Island.
    44 min
  • Brown Posey Press Show--Author Laura LaBrie, "I Ran Away to Mexico"
    Laura LaBrie is about living her best life. Having lived all over the world, Laura and her late husband Daryl had long promised they were going to run away to Mexico. Daryl's sudden passing led Laura back there with his ashes, and what followed was an ongoing journey of discovery, teaching, learning, and a spiritual sense of place. Laura is the author of a dozen books, including "I Ran Away to Mexico." Speaking to a former classmate on the Brown Posey Press Show, Laura discusses her travels, her many years among the Maya, and the ways we can simplify our lives. The lessons drawn from the people she has met and lived with over the past several years are the teachers. Through her website, MayaHarmony.com, Laura offers her books, lessons, and retreats, and shows us how to unlock our own inner magic. Laura is also the founder of Poverty Project International. She lives in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
    34 min
  • Brown Posey Press Show--Anastasia Marie Cassella, Author of "The Seiners"
    The son of an Italian-American fisherman, Johnny Cavelli is destined for greater things past his home, Granite Island, Maine. When his father is injured during a storm on his high school graduation day, Johnny decides to stay and help in the family business. Acquiring a boat, Johnny assembles a crew of colorful Downeast Mainers and puts to sea. In a story of twists and turns, Johnny makes friends, acquires enemies, and his decisions culminate in "The Seiners."Cherryfield, Maine native Anastasia Marie Cassella brings to life a novel started by her father, which examines the gritty, even cutthroat business of fishing. Written with the flair of Downeast vernacular, "The Seiners" details the work lobster and fishermen face day to day along the coast, battling storms, factory boats, and the uncertainty of whether the catch of the day will get sold. As well, Cassella offers the history of immigrants who brought their skills and experiences to New England as they worked to build better lives for themselves and their families.Cassella is also the author of poetic and literary works, including "The Rogue Bear and Other Short Stories," and the dark "Letter to My Brother." She lives in Jefferson, Maine.
    33 min
  • Author Ginny Fite, on The Sunbury Press Books Show
    "Leave Everything You Know Behind" is the story of two women who meet by chance, and find how their lives intertwine around the ultimate end. Anne Canfield is a cranky, aging newspaper publisher who believes she will live forever, only to discover she doesn't have much time left. When she rescues a younger woman, teacher Indira Anand from drowning, Anne finds Indira is dying, too and wants to end her life. Anne has decisions to make--she must save her business, deal with a decision made long ago, and protect her family. Add to this, a vengeful relative discovers Anne's secret and tries to disrupt the family even more. "Leave..." is a story of an unlikely friendship, and reminds of what keeps people wanting to live.An award-winning journalist and writer, Ginny Fite has covered crime, politics, the arts, and healthcare. She has served as a spokesperson for a governor, a member of Congress, along with three colleges and universities, plus a robotics firm. Her books include "The Physics of Things, "Possession" and the Sam Lagarde series.
    30 min
  • "Travels with Jim" Author Jill Evans, on The Sunbury Press Books Show
    Author Jill Evans winds the tales of two young people from different worlds into a strange, gritty odyssey and search for self in "Travels with Jim." Jim is on a quest to find his father and is traveling the roads and rails in search of the man he believes to be his father, The Doors frontman, lyricist, and poet Jim Morrison. Sorrie is a girl from a family of means who has little interest or interaction with the world around her and is on the run from a suffocating family. Through her bookworm personality, she tries to draw Jim out, and along a path fraught with adverse circumstances and oft-unfriendly characters, the pair find something more than just their freedom.Jill Evans is a writer of fiction and memoir, and her works have appeared in several newspapers and magazines. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from Stony Brook University and an MFA from Lindeonwood Unviersity. She teaches creative writing at Suffolk County Community College, and lives on Long Island.
    27 min
  • Joel Burcat, Author of "Reap the Wind," on the Brown Posey Press Show
    Josh Goldberg is an attorney who is faced with a dilemma. Stuck in Houston, his girlfriend Keisha is about to give birth to their child in a Cincinnati hospital. Standing between them is the worst storm in recorded history. Josh has a decision to make, especially when he finds that Keisha's obstetrician is her old flame: in a rented Lincoln Town Car, and accompanied by his alcoholic colleague Geoff and self-centered conniving boss Diane, Josh sets out on a dangerous odyssey to get to Keisha. Along the way, Josh and Keisha both consider what they really want in life and what will happen next, if the storm doesn't kill Josh first."Reap the Wind" is the latest novel from Joel Burcat, and he comes to the Brown Posey Press Show to discuss his stories, characters and how his many years as an environmental attorney shaped his second career. His previous works, "Drink to Every Beast," "Amid Rage" and "Strange Fire" bring courtroom drama and our current environmental crisis front and center. Now retired, Joel was selected as the 2019 Lawyer of the Year in Environmental Litigation for Central Pennsylvania by Best Lawyers in America. He has also edited non-fiction books on envirinmental and energy law and is the author of numerous professional articles on environmental law. He lives in Harrisburg, PA.
    39 min
  • Joe Regenbogen, Author, Educator, Essayist, on The Sunbury Press Books Show
    Joe Regenbogen's long career as a schoolteacher led to writing later in life, and has encompassed a series of thoughtful, researched and diverse works. Appearing on The Sunbury Press Books Show, Regenbogen discusses his experiences in the classroom, which led to his first two books: Questioning History and Relearning History were targeted at those bored with traditional methods of teaching.His following works were equally fulfilling: The Boys of Brookdale tells the stories of veterans of World War II, while Making a Difference details the work of Irl Solomon, who dedicated his career to teaching in the schools of East St. Louis. From here, Regenbogen stepped into fiction with his first novel, Longs Peak, and his latest, Dying of the Light, available on Sunbury's Ars Metaphysica imprint.When Ethan's wife of 40 years passes away, he realizes the guiding light of his life is now extinguished. Haunted as well by a decision made decades before, Ethan takes a road trip to rediscover himself, and find a way to make things right, after so many years.A native of New Orleans, Joe Regenbogen taught in the city's schools before moving to St. Louis, where he now resides. In addition to writing, he has hosted talks and penned op-ed pieces for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
    30 min
  • Landmarks & Fireside Tales: Jeffrey Frazier, on The Sunbury Press Books Show
    The history, the landmarks, the myths and tall tales of Pennsylvania are a mission for author Jeffrey Frazier, who makes his second appearance on The Sunbury Press Books Show. A Centre County native, Jeffrey grew up in a "Tom Sawyer sort of way," and his boyhood explorations have turned into a five-decades-long search. In "The Pennsylvania Mountain Landmarks" and "Pennsylvania Fireside Tales" series, Frazier uncovers legends and folk tales known and unknown. These stories are, as Frazier describes, them, "waves of time." He joins host Lawrence Knorr in reflections on those who have chronicled Pennsylvania's past tales, and what Frazier has learned. From the Blue Mountains of Berks and Lehigh Counties, the South Mountains of Adams County, the Black Forest area of Potter and Tioga Counties, to the Alleghenies and in between, there are tales you will remember and those which might have been forgotten.Jeffrey Frazier graduated from Penn State University in 1967, and earned an MBA from Rider University in New Jersey. He lives in Bellefonte, PA.
    29 min

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