Lui & Des interviews Anna Lauten of Canberra, Australia who discusses with the duo when she first fell in love with writing, how writing helped in her becoming the person she wanted to be and how she applies rules to the magic within her fantasy books and that's the tip of the iceberg.   Plus Ms Lauten explains on her character Jay Silver, Jay's time shifts and reads from the first book of her Draconiad series: Dragon Silver 

Lui & Des interview award winning New Orleans author Bill Loehfelm who describes how his love of writing and love of a city led this native of the Big Apple to the Big Easy.  Also Mr. Loehfelm reads the chapter that send readers accompanying his most famous character: the fiery, reckless and at times naive Maureen Coughlin.  Plus the Fresh Inkers announce a new venture for Fresh Ink 

Lui & Des interview Baton Rouge writer Caitlyn Bender who offers the duo insight in writer's group and their workings as well as gracing our listeners with a reading of a short story excerpt and a piece of flash fiction

Lui & Des interview Australian turned Baton Rouge writer Kerry Eastwick who shares with them her experiences in self publishing as well as the writing tricks she's learned and discovered that enables her to do that difficult thing: complete a writing project.

Lui & Des interview e-publish author Lynn Shurr and are taken on some zany but important observations on the traditional, self-publishing, and e-publishing landscape.  Oh and a tad bit on the zaniness of life itself 

Lui and Des interview One Book One New Orleans Executive Director Megan Holt to find out just how much work goes into not only selecting a One Book One New Orleans book but just how much of  a difference the right book at the right time can make in strengthening the bonds of a community. 

Lui and Des welcome Dr. Charlie Monlezun to talk about writing his book Becoming Charlie and the effect he hopes the stories within will have not just on his granddaughter but on those who have, do, and will live in the southwest part of Louisiana.

 How a book comes about. What inspires a book to be written is just as important as the writing of the book itself.  In this episode Lui and Des interview Cherie Monlezun to find out what inspired future guest Charlie Monlezun to write his book Becoming Charlie. 

The premiere episode of a new podcast called Fresh Ink.  Join Lui Campos and Des Stevens as they interview various writers and organizers giving an introspect into the creative writing process, the difficult battle of getting publish, as well as the role places like libraries and other organizations play in the spread of literature.  

In today's episode,  Lui & Des talk with Colorado poet Linda Ropes about her life experiences and how it has shaped the evolution of her poetry over the years.  After which Ms. Ropes reads to our audience two of her poems.