Happiness Between Tails

Happiness Between Tails

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  • Book Reviews + Writing + COVID-19: I’m Better

    #Books #Reading #Writing #COVID-19 #Authors #Reviews

    Getting sick with COVID-19, the quarantines, and my scaled down lifestyle that resulted have lent me more time to read and write book reviews. In this episode, I critique:

    1. Earthlings: A Novel by Sayaka Murata.

    2. Friendshipping: The Art of Finding Friends, Being Friends, and Keeping Friends by Jenn Bane and Trin Garritano.

    3. The Listening Path: the Creative Art of Attention by Julia Cameron.

    4. The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the Story Within by Alan Watt.

    What are you reading or writing lately? Share your thoughts, experiences, and questions by recording them on my Anchor by Spotify page — or comment at HappinessBetweenTails.com — or email me. Like what you hear? Buy me a coffee. buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT

    Time Stamps (where segments begin):

    • HBT introduction
    • Today’s topic 1:05
    • My question for you
    • HBT outro

      • Links used for the HBT blog post of this episode:

      - Original blog post for this episode at Happiness Between Tails.

      • Sayaka Murata says this is her other-worldly response to a Japanese health minister's announcement. Here's his statement from 2007.

        • Photos available at the HBT post for this show:

        • Covers for each of the books I review here.
          • 8 min
        • Making Music Blind During Covid by Noé Socha

          #COVID-19 #Musicians #Creativity #Disabilities

          Did Covid impact your creativity? Noé Socha, a musician, discusses how being blind makes navigating lockdowns especially difficult. Record your questions, thoughts, and/or experiences on my Anchor by Spotify page — or comment at HappinessBetweenTails.com — or email me. Like what you hear? Buy me a coffee. buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT

          Time Stamps (where segments begin):

          1. HBT introduction
          2. Today’s topic and about today’s guest 1:05
          3. “My Experience as a Blind Musician During Covid,” by Noehh Socha
          4. My question for you and outro
          5. HBT outro

            6. Links used for the HBT blog post of this episode:

            • Noé Socha's website.
            • Original blog post for this episode at Happiness Between Tails.
            • About Ernest Hemingway at Wikipedia.
            • One of Noé’s many music videos at his YouTube Blind Selfie channel. In this one, Kenya appears as a backup dancer.
            • Video for CBS New York News interview of Noé.
            • Info on where Noé grew up in Carpi, Italy, and a video of the how the lovely place coped with an earthquake.
            • Spotify, where he’s released albums and garnered top awards from the Berklee College of Music and Billboard Magazine.
            • Breedlove, an Oregon guitar manufacturer that added him to their stellar lineup of signature artists.
            • The oldest harmonica manufacturer, Seydel, a German company founded in 1847, invited him to collaborate; here Noé demonstrates one of their harmonica holders on his Facebook page.
            • Video where Mastercard recognizes he’s “Something Priceless.”
            • Access-A-Ride made it possible for him to not need to take public transportation.

              • Photos available at the HBT post for this show:

              • Photo of Noé playing music.
                • 7 min
              • From Novel to Big Screen: how Gabriel Constans turns books into movies!

                #Novels #Movies #Authors #Screenwriters

                Want to know what it’s like to complete a book and then see it made into a Hollywood production-type of film? I’d love to see the novel I’m working on “Flamenco & the Sitting Cat” as a film. Here’s Gabriel Constans, who made his book into a film. Got questions, thoughts, and/or experiences to share about writing and publishing? Record them on my Anchor by Spotify page — or comment at HappinessBetweenTails.com — or email me. Like what you hear? Buy me a coffee. buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT

                Time Stamps (where segments begin):

                1. HBT introduction
                2. Today’s topic and about today’s guest 1:05
                3. Gabriel Constans on making his book into a movie 3:14
                4. My question for you 6:00
                5. HBT outro

                  6. Links referred to in this episode:

                  • About my novel, “Flamenco & the Sitting Cat.”
                  • Gabriel Constans’ blog.
                  • Gabriel’s post at his blog about his movie, The Last Conception.
                  • The trailer for it.
                  • Website for Buddha’s Wife.
                  • Robert D. Reed Publishers.
                  • One of Gabriel’s previous screenplays, Stellina Blue, that was made into a film.

                    • Photos available at the blog version of this show:

                    • Cover of “Buddha’s Wife” by Gabriel Constans.
                    • Photo of Gabriel Constans.
                      • 8 min
                    • Novelist Jacqueline Diamond Published 100+ Books!

                      #Authors #NovelWriting #Reading #Animals #Books #Fiction #Romance

                      Award-winning author Jacqueline Diamond has published over a hundred books: mystery, non-fiction, romance for all ages, historical, and modern. What fiction are you reading at the moment?

                      Share your thoughts, experiences, and questions by recording them on my Anchor by Spotify page — or comment at HappinessBetweenTails.com — or email me. Like what you hear? Buy me a coffee. buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT

                      The original Happiness Between Tails blog post (H-E-R-E) that goes with this episode includes all the links below and photos:

                      • Original blog post.
                      • Jacqueline’s site with more about her, her blog, tips on writing, and a list of her books purchase info.
                      • This video interview where Jacqueline discusses how to develop interesting characters.
                      • This video where she describes the storytelling ins and outs of point-of-view.

                        • Time Stamps (where segments begin):

                        1) HBT introduction

                        2) da-AL discusses today’s topic and tells a bit about today’s guest 1:07

                        3) Jacqueline Diamond discusses how animals figure into her novels 2:30

                        4) This episode’s question with info on how to comment and learn more 4:41

                        7 min
                      • Cool Doggie Days + Lillian Brummet’s Leeks Recipe

                        #Authors #Books #Cooking #Veggies #Photography #Gardening #Pets #Dogs #MonarchButterflies #Butterflies #Recipes

                        Hungry? Backyard fruits and veggies are the best. Lillian Brummet, a blogger from Canada who’s written many books, says hot weather means leek season. Here’s her recipe for “Leek n’ Mushroom Bundles.” What are you hungry for these days?

                        Share your thoughts, experiences, and questions by recording them on my Anchor by Spotify page — or comment at HappinessBetweenTails.com — or email me. Like what you hear? Buy me a coffee. buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT

                        Time Stamps (where segments begin):

                        1. HBT introduction 1:00
                        2. Today’s topic and about today’s guest 2:05
                        3. Lillian Brummet’s “Leek n’ Onion Bundles” recipe 4:18
                        4. My question for you 6:28
                        5. HBT outro

                          6. Photos available at the blog version (H-E-R-E) of this show:

                          • Serendipitous photos of shadows and beautiful Los Angeles blue sky.
                          • Closeup of green onion flower.
                          • Lillian and Dave Brummet

                            • Links referred to in this episode:

                            About the novels I'm writing.

                            Video of K-D dog serenading.

                            About monarch butterflies.

                            A wild PBS video about monarch butterflies.

                            Recipes by Khashayar for Happiness Between Tails: a great hot soup, a crunchy salad, a fruity dessert and a carrot cake, an entree, and this appetizer and this one.

                            Lillian Brummet's site with info about her, including her books.

                            7 min
                          • Pro-Choice: what being it actually means, by K E Garland

                            #ProChoice #Abortion #Women #EqualRights #Laws

                            When were you challenged to make a pivotal decision only you ought to have decided? In sharing her personal story, author/blogger K E Garland shows how being Pro-Choice isn’t about deciding to bear a child. It’s about whether you’d want others, namely your government, to decide for you. Got questions, thoughts, and/or experiences to share? Record them on my Anchor by Spotify page — or comment at HappinessBetweenTails.com — or email me. Like what you hear? Buy me a coffee. buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT

                            Time Stamps (where segments begin):

                            1. HBT introduction
                            2. Today’s topic and about today’s guest 1:05
                            3. K E Garland on “What it Actually Means to be Pro-Choice”
                            4. My question for you: When were you challenged to make a pivotal decision only you ought to have decided?
                            5. HBT outro

                              6. Links used for the HBT blog post of this episode, in order of appearance:

                              • “Everybody’s a teacher if you listen.” — Doris Roberts; actress, author, and philanthropist.
                              • “My Abortion Story + Jury Service Pt 2”.
                              • K E Garland’s article first appeared at PULPMag on Feb. 13, 2020.
                              • K E Garland’s prior guest appearance at Happiness Between Tails.
                              • Aanother excellent post on the subject contrbuted by Infidel753.
                              • Planned Parenthood.
                              • K E Garland's personal blog, where you can find out more about her and her books.
                              • A site K E Garland also hosts to normalize conversations about menopause.
                              • Statistics on adolescent mothers who never attended or finished college.
                              • Some of the states where women are currently faced with the strictest abortion regulations to date.
                              • States such as Missouri have only one abortion clinic, limit access, and add stress to an already stressful situation.
                              • A study showed that women who have abortions do so because it would “interfere with their education, work or ability to care for their dependents, or they could not afford a baby at the time,” yet the current political climate ignores these as valid reasons to terminate a pregnancy. 
                              • State facts about abortion in Michigan.

                                • Photos available at the HBT blog site for this show:

                                • Photo of K E Garland.
                                • Covers of books she’s written and published.
                                  • 13 min
                                • Transgender Rights, Coyotes, Girl Scouts, and Gaslighting

                                  #Transgender #Coyotes #Coyotes #GirlScouts #Gaslighting (Thanks for the photo, Magda Ehlers from Pexels)

                                  Girl Scouts turned away a $100,000 donation because the money came with a stipulation that the organization wouldn’t be allowed to help anyone who is transgender — better still, they collected $250,000 from people who were overjoyed by their integrity! In this interview, a couple of scouts work hard for their community…

                                  Growing up, did you join youth groups? How many homes did you reside in and schools did you attend? Speaking your truth combats gaslighting. 

                                  Share your thoughts, experiences, and questions by recording them on my Anchor by Spotify page — or comment at HappinessBetweenTails.com — or email me. Like what you hear? Buy me a coffee. buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT

                                  Links for this episode:

                                  • Happiness Between Tails blog post with the links below, plus photos of the telephone pole sign the girl scouts made, and a screenshot of their website.
                                  • The Coyote Crew
                                  • Wikipedia’s overview of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
                                  • Video of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt addressing Girl Scouts in 1937.
                                  • List of vintage Girl Scouts TV commercials on Youtube.
                                  • Back in 2002, the Girl Scouts aired this ad of a sassy young girl putting her dad in his place.
                                  • A clever 1976 TV commercial for the Girl Scouts.

                                    • Time Stamps (where segments begin):

                                    1) Happiness Between Tails intro

                                    2) da-AL chats about today’s topic and a little about today’s guests 2:00

                                    3) Girl Scouts guests, Ava and Jamie 5:30

                                    4) This episode’s question with info on how to comment and learn more about Jamie, Ava, and da-AL 12

                                    12 min
                                  • Ableism: Discrimination Against Disabled People by The Wheelchair Teen

                                    #Ableism #Disability #Teens #Blogging #Girls #Black #Media #InspirationPorn

                                    Inspiration porn: How much do you know about real, everyday people with disabilities? Do you see them praised for doing basically nothing? What do you think about media depictions of disabled people? Comment at HappinessBetweenTails.com — or email me. buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT

                                    Time Stamps (where segments begin):

                                    1. HBT introduction
                                    2. Today’s topic and about today’s guest 1:05
                                    3. Ableism: Discrimination Against Disabled People by The Wheelchair Teen 1:55
                                    4. My question for you 12:50
                                    5. HBT outro

                                      6. Links referred to in this episode:

                                      Happiness Between Tails blog post for this episode.

                                      The Wheelchair Teen – My life as a black, disabled teenager.

                                      The Wheelchair Teen’s research citation

                                      Photos available at the blog version of this show:

                                      • The Wheelchair Teen in her wheelchair, her wheels, giving a presentation about disabilities to children at a primary school, with her hand over her mouth and the words: “Stop stifling disabled voices in media” on them, and The Disabled Teen having fun in front of a carnival wall.
                                      • Artwork for a disabled character she created for a comic.
                                        • 15 min
                                      • Willow Croft on Writing and Animals

                                        #Animals #Writing #Authors

                                        Poet/blogger/speculative and horror fiction author Willow Croft tells how her writing and love of animals merge.

                                        How do animals figure into your love of reading and/or writing? Record your thoughts on my podcast page on my Anchor by Spotify page — or comment at HappinessBetweenTails.com — or email me. Like what you hear? Buy Me a Coffee. buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT

                                        Visit this show’s original blog post for links and photos of Willow Croft’s book and cat.

                                        Time Stamps (where segments begin):

                                        Happiness Between Tails introduction

                                        da-AL discusses today’s guest 2:00

                                        Willow Croft on writing and animals 2:20

                                        A question for you 14:00

                                        15 min
                                      • Trailer: Happiness Between Tails by da-AL

                                        HBT speaks to and from the heart. Like its sister blog, HBT also connects book lovers and writers who'll enjoy the novels I’m drafting, which will soon become podcasts I will totally narrate. “Flamenco + the Sitting Cat" and “Tango + the Sitting Cat” are my love letters to all who fear they're too old, too damaged, too whatever to find love and happiness with or without a partner.

                                        HappinessBetweenTails.com • [email protected] • Like what you hear? Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/SupportHBT.

                                        1 min

                                      About Happiness Between Tails

                                      From the publisher's feed

                                      Speaking to and from the heart, to connect lovers — of writing, books, culture, health, pets, and more. HBT is part of my blog: HappinessBetweenTails.com