Coffee Fueled Stories

Meet Bill Mullen: professor, traveler, and author. We deep dive into his new book The Thing in the Wind and we discuss Nature, isolation, and his punk rock approach to the writing process.
Find out what happens when blasting Rammstein.
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Meet Laura Botten, author of A Recipe from Rome.

Take a virtual tour as we experience the sights, the sounds, and the tastes of Rome. We learned that we both love Italian food and food in general even though we can't really cook. We both agree Italy is the place to learn how to make meals with love.When she isn't writing, reading or eating, you can find her cuddling her crazy kittens and doing voice work in her studio.

Buon Appetito!!
https://www.laurabotten.com/https://www.instagram.com/laura.botten/

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Meet Royce Buckingham, author of Monster Lawyer.

Take an adventure with us as we chat about characters: supernatural and redeemable.
We deep dive into fear and how it is a great tool in the writing arsenal.

Join us as we make our way through the city of Seattle talking about monsters.
https://roycebuckingham.com/

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Meet Richard Farren Barber: big time tea drinker, football (soccer) fan, not afraid of the word, "nosegay" and a truly delightful guest. 

We shared our terror of driving on the opposite side of the road, we laughed at disgusting smells, and we had fun connecting through childhood memories.
Find out why The Smiths are the perfect song for his promo video.

You can find Richard at the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/richardfarrenbarber/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWp92MAYUgQ
https://www.crystallakepub.com/product/one-of-the-dead-by-richard-farren-barber/

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Meet author and podcast host: Lauri Schoenfeld. 

We discuss the power of smell and writing. We laugh about how many fuzzy socks she has and we connect by smelling chocolate and peanut butter, and fries.
You can find her below: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXYpmJbS9q83HwBGSItGiA
https://www.instagram.com/laurischoenfeld/
https://linktr.ee/laurischoenfeld
https://www.leagueofutahwriters.com/pre-quill-conference

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Meet Lara Tupper, author, singer, writing coach, and Mainer at her punk rock heart.In this episode we deep dive into her writing, singing and dancing (sort of ) career, and her coaching style. She is a resilient Mainer and has great tales to tell.https://www.laratupper.com/https://www.laratupper.com/events.htm

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Werewolves, trauma, and coffee--oh my!!!

Join me and cohost Kelly Shimabukuro for part 2 of Horror as Healing theme, featuring Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison.

When we say, "I am woman, hear me roar!" We mean Women in Horror month is here!!

We deep dive into this werewolf novel and take a look at trauma and how it can transform you.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705658/such-sharp-teeth-by-rachel-harrison/https://www.instagram.com/rachelharrisonsghost/

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Meet Candace Nola; she is so much more than just a splatterpunk writer. In this episode we discuss drive in movies, movie snacks and how she ruined picnics for us with her descriptive sounds of food.Candace has started building her empire with coffee and insomnia. Don't put her in a box, she will prove to you what she can accomplish.We laughed a lot; it wasn't all gruesome. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show.

https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/https://www.instagram.com/cnola.author/

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Meet Armand Rosamilia; he has 150 books available and is still going strong! In this episode we talk, "apple pie, Pork Chop, and zombies." 

What happens when a 12yo boy gets punished for the whole summer? He becomes a prolific horror author!

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Meet horror author, Larry Hinkle. In this episode, we chat about his debut collection The Space Between; a compilation of weird, cosmic, and funny horror short stories. Eavesdrop on us while we eat, drink and be scary. 

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