Barbara Rein debuted her first book series in fourth grade, The Adventures of Cassandra McGillicuddy in Outer Space, complete with stick figures drawings. Admonished by her teacher for doing book reports on her own books (and didn't she have chutzpah), she put writing aside for years while stories piled up in her head. One day she opened her laptop and out they poured.

She's now an award-winning and Amazon-best-selling author.

She lives with her husband and dachshund, traveling with a well-packed suitcase between New York and Florida.

Barbara writes strange, fantastical, and downright weird short stories. Darkly brilliant tales that teeter on the edge of reality. Reimagined nightmares concocted from a childhood diet of macabre fairy tales and endless episodes of Twilight Zone.

She also writes chuckle-inducing personal essays inspired by the quirks and oddities that bounce her way.

Click HERE to purchase "Tales from the EERie Canal."

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Edward St. John Gorey (February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000) was an American writer and artist noted for his illustrated books. His characteristic pen-and-ink drawings often depict vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.

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Music by Rafael Javadov "The Amelia Island Sun" and Alexei De Bronhe's "To Take Courage."

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Readers love stories that take place in small towns. Everyone has something to hide. The characters are steeped in juicy stuff such as, pure and simple small politics, personal rivalries, hidden agendas, and petty vendettas that often have little to do the broader matters at hand - none the less, engaging drama.

Setting is more intimate in a small town. The characters are in a close-knit community. When characters are “close knit” it can be dreadful for the protagonist. Remember old man Potter from the Building and Loan in “It’s a Wonderful Life”? The story wouldn’t be a story without protagonist Potter. 

When well done, we get involved and experience more emotion in the circle of personalities in a small-town story.

Diann lists a few classic small-town novels and discusses small-town movies.

Her latest novel is  “Claim Denied”.

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Intro and out go music is “The Amelia Island Sun” composed and performed by Rafael Javadov.

Musical Interludes: “Golden Memories” by Vadim Derepa

In July 2017, I stayed in The Petite House (Airbnb) in Agde, France, a tiny village of 22,450 pop. a mile north of Cap de Agde, the seaside resort on the Mediterranean Sea. Giving this is the first week of the French Open, I thought it fitting I indulge myself and reminisce  about this lovely village.

I mentioned VPNBaron - great way to watch the French Open Tennis Tournament live and free.

Take a few minutes to view the Agde, France Photo Gallery. 

I also mentioned the video I made while I was there: Agde, France

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Intro and outgo music is "The Amelia Island Sun" by Rafael Javadov.  Interlude music is "Golden Memories" by Vadim Derepa.

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DiannAbroad, solo nomad, travel blogger, and travel photographer, captures her experiences working for the American University of Kosovo and facing a series of eye surgeries in Prishtina, the capital city of Kosovo.

After a very long 6 months, she escapes to Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Land of Smiles.   There, she finds the zen-like serenity preys on her mind and allows her to see how she has repressed fear of blindness.

Diann goes on to illustrate how she managed to face her fears and change her mind.

Diann interviews Marilyn R. Atlas – Film Producer/Personal Manager, a charismatic and down -to-earth professional with great tips for character development; and creating bold, complex and memorable characters.  She is a delight!

   Marilyn R. Atlas is a talent and literary manager, author, and award-winning producer. Among her credits as a film producer are “Real Women Have Curves” for HBO, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival; “A Certain Desire,” starring Sam Waterston; and “Echoes,” which won the Gold Award at the Texas International Film Festival. In addition to producing a variety of programming for the cable/pay TV market, Marilyn’s also produced live theater. She co-produced the West Coast premiere of the musical “God Bless You Mr. Rosewater” by Ashman and Menken (the writers of “Enchanted” and “Tangled”). And, her list of credit goes on!

Purchase her book  “Dating Your Character…a Sexy Guide to Screenwriting for im and TV”:

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Darryl Bollinger is the award-winning author of six novels, all medical thrillers, and is currently working on number seven.  His last novel, The Cure, is set in Western North Carolina. In 2018, The Cure won a gold medal from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association in their President’s Book Awards national contest. Kirkus Reviews had this to say about the book: "The author continues his streak of engrossing medical tales with this winner."

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“The Cure” TAGLINE:   If you already have the cure, all you need is the disease.

When the FDA denies approval for a new flu vaccine, Dr. Eric Carter desperately searches for a way to save the drug and the company. Little does he know, others are crafting a man-made virus. When the virus appears, Carter must race to find a solution before it's too late.

Buy your copy here: https://cutt.ly/Xr0gL5P 

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Dr.J. Retired Sex Therapist Turned Erotica Writer: 

What happens when thirteen erotica authors become tempted with aphrodisiac chocolates? They create bite-sized erotic treats guaranteed to satisfy even the most discerning tastes. From mythic lovers to well-dressed hunks, and breaking down barriers, to taming a beast, each story is delightfully infused with sexy shenanigans. Chemical [se]X 2 delivers the desserts. 

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 “Chemical [se]X 2”  Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Chemical-just-more-Oleander-Plume-ebook/dp/B07RJJ5RGT/

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Music for this Episode: Rafael Javadov "The Amelia Island Sun."

"Sunrise" Music by Ilya Marfin from Fugue

"Family Table" Music by Ilya Truhanov from Fugue

Tiny People    Music by Alexei De Bronhe from Fugue

Margaret Best was born in New York, graduated high school in Germany and college in Louisiana. She married in Illinois and moved back to Louisiana. She has two sons born in Texas and one daughter born in New Mexico and eight grandchildren. She lived in several countries, states and territories-Germany, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Japan, Guam, and the United States. She retired from teaching elementary school in Florida before pursuing a career as an author. Her books are available on Amazon and at Barns $ Noble. She has two memoirs: Unsung Hero, and  Dandelion Child: A Soldier’s Daughter. Her newest book, a memoir/travel titled Guam: Where America’s Day Begins will be available in 2021.

Best's books, “Unsung Hero” (memoir/biography) and “Dandelion Child: A Soldier’s Daughter,” (coming of age memoir), are available on Amazon  http://bit.ly/PeggyBestBooks

https://margaretbestauthor.com Facebook pages: http://bit.ly/MBestFacebook

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(This interview was initially released January 3, 2020. )

Diann Schindler interviews awarding winning author Paula Stone Tucker: "Surviving: A Kent State Memoir."

Paula Stone Tucker was 30 yards in front of the National Guard when they fired into a crowd of students on May 4, 1970 at Kent State University. A retired clinical psychologist, she worked with families, couples,  and  survivors of trauma and abuse. In her younger days she was a reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and the Daily Kent Stater. She grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and graduated from Kent State University.  She splits her time between northeast Ohio and The Villages, Florida where she writes, plays the flute and is learning to play golf. Her first book, Surviving: A Kent State Memoir, is the Silver Medal Award winner in the Memoir and Biography category of the Florida Writers Association 2019 Literary Award Competition. She is available for interviews.

 You can contact her at paulastonetucker.com, at [email protected], or on Facebook at Paula Tucker, Author. She looks forward to hearing from you and reading your reviews.

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Midroll music is "Tiny People" by Alexei De Bronhe.  

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Sharon Snir was born in Sydney, Australia and began her professional life as an early childhood educator. Following the birth of her five children Sharon changed professions and trained as a clinical psychotherapist and worked in that field for over thirty years, while also giving regular local and international workshops and seminars. In her blog, Speed of Light Heartedness, she shares her philosophical and spiritual musings. Over the past ten years she has written three books is now in the process of writing her fourth.

To purchase her books, "The Little Book of Everyday Miracles," "The 12 Levels of Being,"  and "Looking for Lionel- How I Lost and Found my Mother Through Dementia",  click HERE.

Sharon Snir   The Speed of Light Heartedness

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Music: "The Amelia Island Sun" by Rafael Javadov

and "Tiny People" by Alexei De Bronhe

A long time Florida resident, J.R. Minard taught in high school and junior college classrooms and raised two teenage daughters.  She later became part of the faculty at the Job Corps in Charles Town, WV and taught the GED program to young men and women who wished to complete their high school diploma and become employed. She spends time as a volunteer with the Patriotic Service Dogs who are trained at Lowell Correctional Institute in Ocala, Florida.

A mid-life crisis and a reunion with a dear friend, Rose Imregi, ignited a buried determination to write. A chance encounter with a well- known FSU football quarterback who told of his life changing experiences the following evening, clinched the deal. Together they wrote a passionate novel that sets the story straight about the Florida School for Boys, a boys’ reform school now known as the Dozier School for Boys.

Links to where people can buy your book(s):

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[email protected].  Jane's website : coachincottagec.com

Click here to read the review of "Coach in Cottage C."

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Musical intro and outgo is "The Amelia Island Sun" composed and performed by Rafael Javadov.  Also, interludes are from "Dusk" by Dream Machine

This is rerelease of this episode, first released in December, 2018.

Listen to Part 2 of Diann's true story of leaving a marriage, her view of romantic relationships, a surprise meeting with the Camera Man, and what happens next.

In case you missed it, listen to Part I, here.

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