Eric Rutherford is joined by Marlon James, a Man Booker Award winner, author of NY Times bestseller BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF, podcast host and creative writing teacher. They will talk about being your own worst critic, letting go of the need to be 'liked' in your writing and reflect on this season's featured writers who shared their stories. 

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Not Just Pretty Pictures with Eric Rutherford is a podcast that celebrates the written word, the art of storytelling and the writers who write these stories.

Our featured writer today is our host, Eric Rutherford. In this episode, Eric reads from his original story, ‘Do You Think You’ve Had Enough?’, in which he describes his struggle with drugs and alcohol, the sweat running down his back as he stood up in a crowded room of sober alcoholics to say his name, and smoking that last cigarette with an Avenger by his side. 

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Eric is joined by Sharon Stone for a conversation about her NY Times bestselling new memoir, ‘The Beauty of Living Twice’. They discuss why it was the right time to write her story, learning to laugh & let go of the unforgivable, wearing that infamous GAP mock turtleneck to the Oscars after her Vera Wang dress was ‘run over’ and striving to live her best life in her 50s. 

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Not Just Pretty Pictures with Eric Rutherford is a podcast that celebrates the written word, the art of storytelling and the writers who write these stories.

Our featured writer is Sharon Stone, the award winning actress, activist, mother and NY Times bestselling author. In this episode, Eric reads a passage from her new memoir, ‘The Beauty of Living Twice’, in which she writes about attending the Oscars when nominated for the movie, ‘Casino’, the fashion emergency which ended up creating the now iconic GAP mock turtleneck moment, all while caring for her close friend dying of cancer. 

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Eric Rutherford is joined by Miss J Alexander for a conversation about his original piece, ‘Otherness’. They discuss J’s experiences in life and the fashion industry of being ‘othered’, his biggest role models, learning to listen to each other and why in this visual age…story sharing is inspirational. 

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Not Just Pretty Pictures with Eric Rutherford is a podcast that celebrates the written word, the art of storytelling and the writers who write these stories.

Our featured writer is Miss J Alexander, the ANTM catwalk coach & judge, author and mentor to many. In this episode, Eric reads from his original story, ‘Otherness’, in which he writes about breaking those color-coded rules of ‘boys wear blue/girls wear pink’ when he was young, being ‘othered’ by those in the same ‘other’ tribe, and living your best life by always being and doing you.

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Eric Rutherford is joined by Joslyn Defreece for a conversation about her original piece, ‘The Status Quo’. They discuss Joslyn’s reason for writing this story, why it’s important to tell her journey of self-empowering, identity, and the bond of sisterhood she has with her best girlfriends called The COTS.

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Not Just Pretty Pictures with Eric Rutherford is a podcast that celebrates the written word, the art of storytelling and the writers who write these stories.

Our featured writer is Joslyn Defreece, actress and trans activist. In this episode, Eric reads from her original story, ‘The Status Quo’, in which she writes about growing up in Nebraska, the moment she identified as transgender and her personal journey to break the status quo of what it means to be feminine or masculine. 

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Eric is joined by Ryan K. Russell for a conversation about his original story, “The Grief of Men.” They discuss Russ’ reason for sharing this piece, redefining his definition of masculinity and pushing himself in the gym as hard as he does in being his greatest self.

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NOT JUST PRETTY PICTURES with Eric Rutherford is a podcast that celebrates the written word, the art of storytelling and the writers who write those stories.

We begin with a piece from our first guest, Ryan K. Russell, author, poet and the first openly bisexual NFL football player. 

In this episode, Eric reads his original story, “The Grief of Men.” It details growing up in Texas without a father figure, being the man of the house, dealing with the death of his best friend and learning that emotions aren’t a sign of weakness.

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