William Hayashi is a life long member of the IT industry and has donated much of his time to the creation and maintenance of computer labs for schools, after school study centers and adult education programs.

He recently finished an 8 year run hosting The Genesis Science Fiction Radio Series, a weekly online show for the Black Science Fiction Society website.  His Darkside Trilogy has also been optioned by Netflix!!

Join us as William shares:

• The exact moment he knew he would become a writer
• His weakest skills as a write
• The secret to his success

We also spend a lot of time trying to make each other laugh.

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Marco De Prence is one of the first people I've became friends with during my podcast journey and we get together and trade notes on the subject.

We also talk about his nomadic lifestyle and how therapy helped him become a podcaster and it's therapeutic benefits.
We also talk about Beyonce....a lot.

You can follow Marco on Twitter and Instagram

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Linda Addison always knew she's write from hearing her mother's tales of adventure to seeing her first book as a child.  You'll hear us gab like old friends about a variety of this such as how she went from having a BS in Mathematics to being an award winning writer.

We also talk about how one of her poems inspired a movie, how many awards she actually has, and coffee, which is serious business.

Learn more about Linda below:
Web site: http://www.lindaaddisonpoet.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linda.d.addison
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytebird45
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nytebird45

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James Goodridge is a speculative fiction author who, after 10+ years as a paralegal, made the commitment to writing.  He has a story in the Exhumed horror anthology. 

Join as we talk about how Star Trek inspired his writing, learning to have fun with the process and where he gets his inspiration for victims in his stories.

Also, you'll hear about an interesting man by the name of Rollo Ahmed.

You can find James on Facebook, and his website

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This was another of those bucket list type of interviews for me.  Balogun Ojetade is one of the leading authors in Afroretroism and he's the author of one of the coolest stories, Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman.   

We talk about the aforementioned Harriet Tubman and the types of stories Balogun likes to write, how culture affects us and how he incited a riot. 

He's also the first person we've had on Demond Does that helped create a holidays, so he brings a unique perspective to Question #6.

And wait til you hear the reason he left college.

You can find out more about Balogun at www.chroniclesofharriet.com

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Nicole Givens Kurtz is an author, editor, and educator. She’s a member of Horror Writers of America,. Sisters in Crime, and Science Fiction Writers of America.  Nicole has over 40 short stories published as well as 11 novels and three active speculative mystery series. She is also the editor of SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire

Inside we discuss mentoring young writers, her curiosity (and concern) for her children now they are grown, and her ideas on how teachers should be honored.  We also take a little time to discuss little project you should check out called SLAY!

For more on Nicole Givens Kurtz check out her website: https://nicolegivenskurtz.net/

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Sheree Renee Thomas (man, her dad loved the letter E) is an awared winning fiction writer, poet and editor.  She was recently honored as a 2020 World Fantasy Finalist in the Special Awared-Professional category for her contributions to the genre.

We discuss what a writer's life is really like.  She also shares a curiosity about what's on the other side, and she also talks about an idea she has for Unsung Heroes. We also share a connection that Sheree didn't know about until we talked.

Lastly, you'll also find out how music directly informs her writing.

Find out more about Sheree at https://www.shereereneethomas.com/ and on Twitter

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My guest this week is Alicia McCalla.  She is an author of dark fantasy, paranormal horror and superheroes.  She's a strong activist in the movement to diversity Science Fiction and Fantasy. Also, she's a cosplayer and a contributing author to SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire.

We talk about how tragedy informed her writing.  Alicia also explains some of her writing mistakes and the different between art and commercial fiction. 
I also get a little nervous when we talk about some of what was once thought as science fiction as now reality.

Alicia also give more reasons to be excited about SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire with her story about vampire hunters influenced by African Mythology.

And find out about Black Girl Magic Day!

Contact Alicia McCalla: https://aliciamccalla.com/

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Sumiko Saulson is an author Afrosurrealist and multicultural sci-fi and horror.  Zhe has won multiple awards and also writes a column "Writing While Black"  for the San Francisco BayView.  Zhe is a contributing author to the upcoming anthology SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire.
One of the things you'll be amazed by this episode is the catalyst to pursue a writing career and the tragic circumstances surrounding zher family. We talk about how the myths about black authors who write horror and it's history.

And we talk pronouns.
You'll definitely want to hear this one!

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VG discovered her love of reading as a teen and reading led her to write about psychotic telekinetic mothers, murderous dopplegangers and hunky werecheetah coalitions.  Her story Message in a Vessel is included in the upcoming anthology SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire.

We talk about the circumstances that led her from reading to writing, what she wished she knew about agents, space and White Holes.

She also comes up with a timely holiday, talks about her alter ego AND what is a White Hole?

Websites: https://www.vgharrison.com/ and marciacolette.com
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