Sara Potecha, author of "West Point Woman: How Character is Created and Leadership is Learned," visits with Laurel on the Alligator Preserves podcast. Sara and Laurel have many things in common, including their graduation from West Point in 1983 with the 4th class to include women! They share West Point stories and discuss Sara's self-help book on leadership with advice applicable to every workplace.

Short story 12 is about a woman who fears insanity. At age 60, she is sent on a mission by her personal orb.

In Alligator Preserves Episode 51, Laurel McHargue interviews Robert Goswitz about his debut novel--"The Dragon Soldier's Good Fortune"--a unique account of a young new draftee's first tour in Vietnam . . . with a mystical twist.

Laurel presents her Waterwight trilogy--a YA fantasy adventure completed and available today. She talks about its genesis and narrates the first two chapters of Book I.

After her husband suggested she listen to a Hidden Brain podcast about the difficulties of long marriages, Laurel decided to brainstorm about her own thoughts on the matter before listening. She didn't think they were having any problems! A humorous look at aging in relationships.

Short Story 11, The Foxhole, was inspired by a couple of suggestions made by my son and his gf. It will be included in a linked story collection--with West Point, the United States Military Academy--being the common element.

Author Howard Levine talks with Laurel about “Last Gasp,” his new political thriller, and about his writing process and where he finds inspiration.

Laurel still can’t believe Howard hasn’t read Dan Brown . . . !

Award-winning author Kathleen Kaska visits with Laurel and discusses “A Two Horse Town,” the second book in her Kate Caraway murder mystery series.

An animal rights activist herself, Kathleen focuses on those she relates to best: the underdogs.

She writes in multiple genres, including historical fiction, and also talks about her Sydney Lockhart mystery series and mystery writer “triviography”!

Short Story 10 is about the divorced wife of a West Point brain surgeon who--after defecting to the rival team--finds a way to reconsider where her loyalties lie. This Army-Navy rivalry is filled with surprises.

Laurel shares a humorous essay about her experiences with medically induced menopause, and discusses the (oftentimes ridiculous) realities of aging!

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qrylsgsq3fM