Lui & Des interview civil engineer Courtney Kelly of Dallas, Texas.  Mrs. Kelly tells the Fresh Inkers of her journey from her childhood home of New Orleans to Dallas & Southern Methodist University.  Also how the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina helped her go from being a potential veterinarian to her current life as a civil engineer and how that tragedy also inspired the birth of an inspiring character named Celeste.  All this plus a reading from Courtney's book Celeste Saves the City.

Des & Lui interview Mary Flint author of the Hunter Trial series.  The Fresh Inkers get a history of Mary's journey from Anchorage, Alaska to Corpus Christi, Texas and how that along with her musical background helps with her writing

Des reads past guest Caitlyn Bender's short story Love in the Time of Aliens

Lui & Des host Stephen Rea, reader, writer, teacher and the best looking Irishman around New Orleans.  Tune in as Stephen discusses finding comradery and soccer in Finn McCool's, a local Irish pub in the City That Cares Forgot.  Also Stephen expands on his career as a reporter and a teacher and the three writing tibits that will help a writer go far in the art of creation.

The initial episode of Fresh Ink Theater kicks off with John Biguenet reading his One Story Press published short story: The Third Birdhouse. After which John, Lui, and Des discuss the story and bits on its creation process and inspiration.

Lui & Des welcome back One Book, One New Orleans Director Megan Holt.  Dr. Holt discusses with the Fresh Inkers the two panels she moderated at the Louisiana Book Festival that featured acclaimed writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin and his new book The American Daughters and the posthumously published novel The Fetishist written by the late Katherine Min.

Also Dr. Holt give our duo an insider's tidbits on the oncoming Writers & Music Festival that will be taking place in New Orleans starting November 20th at the Andre Callioux Center.  Plus more information on the latest Fresh Ink Theater episode that will be dropping this Thursday

Lui & Des each give a Halloween reading to celebrate Halloween and give listeners a taste of a new aspect of Fresh Ink: Fresh Ink Theater which will be coming to Thursday on a podcast near you.

Lui & Des host Tammy Moore Harrison, writer, teacher and current owner of the trailblazing women's basketball team: The All American Red Heads.  For the next thirty minutes Mrs. Harrison gives the Fresh Ink duo a history of the trailblazing professional women's basketball team and the role they play in shaping women's sports into what we know of it today and the inspiration they hope to pass to the women athletes of tomorrow.

Lui & Des interview Baton Rouge by way of Minnesota writer Laura K. Riley (also known as Emily Cogburn)  Ms. Riley gives the duo a refreshing take on how her life experiences shape the core story of her characters and gives a reading from her novel Sweet Camilia Island

Lui & Des interview John Biguenet, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Loyola University, New Orleans.  This award-winning author and playwright gives our Fresh Ink duo and audience the details on his writing and teaching journey as well as tidbits on the riddle of writing and what it takes to excel at mastering its discipline.  And a lil bit of history of New Orleans sprinkled in.