On episode 51 of Mirage, Marcus Kwame Anderson and I discuss the social commentary at work in the graphic novels written by Joel Christian Gill.

Joel Christian Gill is an American cartoonist, educator, and author of a number of graphic novels from Fulcrum Publishing including both volumes of Strange Fruit. He currently serves as Chair of the Comic Arts program at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.

Marcus Kwame Anderson. was was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and lives in upstate New York. He creates art that is a representation of the beauty and diversity of the African Diaspora.

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On episode 50 of Mirage, Varla Ventura returns to discuss Charles Dickens' Haunted House Christmas story.

Charles Dicken wrote a Christmas story probably every year of his literary career. The Haunted House is Christmas story about 12 ghosts

Varla Ventura doesn't just have the best name in writing, she is also a scholar of the occult, paranormal, and dream theorist. Her favorite holiday is Halloween, and she has written six books with a seventh on the way, each about spooky stuff.

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Origin: Stories on Creativity #121 horror author Avrin Kelly.

On episode 121 horror author Avrin Kelly joins me.

Avrin Kelly is an American author. She loves to read and write scary and/or bizarre fiction. Most days when Avrin isn't writing, she can be found reading or hanging out with her little dog, Pheona.

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Mountain Emperor

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On Origin: Stories on Creativity episode #120 Varla Ventura returns.

Varla Ventura doesn't just have the best name in writing, she is also a scholar of the occult, paranormal, and dream theorist. Her favorite holiday is Halloween, and she has written six books with a seventh on the way, each about spooky stuff.

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irage, Varla Ventura joins me to talk all about the posthumously written- Jap Herron.

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Mirage: Speculating on Speculative Fiction #41 Jap Herron W/ Varla Ventura

Origin: Stories on Creativity #93 Varla Ventura

On episode 41 of Mirage, Varla Ventura returns! We discuss Jap Herron

Jap Herron: A Novel Written From The Beyond

This novel was published in 1917 and claims were made it was authored by Mark Twain seven years after he died. Twain dictated the book to Emily Grant Hutchings from beyond the grave using a Ouija board.

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This podcast host is on board!

Varla Ventura doesn't just have the best name in writing, she is also a scholar of the occult, paranormal, and dream theorist. Her favorite holiday is Halloween, and she has written six books with a seventh on the way, each about spooky stuff.

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https://bryanaiello.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/49-Dana-Fraedrich-Mixdown-1.mp3On episode 49 of Mirage, Steampunk author Dana Fraedrich joins me to talk Edgar Allan Poe.Dana is a dog lover, self-professed geek, and author of the steampunk fantasy series Broken Gears, which includes the Amazon bestseller, Out of the Shadows.Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanaFraedrichWebsite: http://www.wordsbydana.com/about/Inked: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dana-Fraedrich/e/B008QB3QXI/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1533046523&sr=8-1***Music on this episode courtesy of:Kevin MacLeod Mountain Emperorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkxQFdMlZcw***Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for updates on my other show Mirage: Speculating on Speculative Fiction.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbSnMk6QPiULXmKDYmwCmIgSubscribe on itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/origin-stories-on-creativity/id1247194933?mt=2Subscribe on stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bryan-aiello/origins-stories-on-creativity?refid=stprOn Google Playhttps://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iywh2sype4wvtcuq4ose2fuxhqqFollow me on twitter @bryaiello for updates on this channel and my podcast and my writing projects.The podcast has a facebook page! Check it out for schedules of upcoming shows and guests and to communicate with about whatever you want including be a guest or suggesting authors or artist.https://www.facebook.com/BryAiello/My website is: http://www.bryanaiello.comEmail questions and comments to: [email protected] the show on my poorly managed patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BryanAiello

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On episode 48 of Mirage, J. E. Purrazzi is back to Speculate on the creator of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie.

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan.

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Science Fiction Author J. E. Purrazzi lives in Florida with her husband, and two cats, and gallons upon gallons of fish tanks.

Malfunction won the first round of the contest at https://shoreindie.blogspot.com

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Pirates:

On this episode of Mirage J.E. Purrazzi and I speculate on Pirates.

Sail the high seas, soar through the wild blue yonder, and chart the depths of the Universe, but escape you will not because wherever ships and commerce converge, there be Pirates.

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E. Rachael Hardcastle is a publisher of fantasy and science fiction stories. She has even been known to offer a few herself.

She is also a creative writing instructor and editor.

She writes from her home in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the UK.

She has been a student of the craft of writing since early 2010 and published her first written work at the age of 14.

Her newest book is the next installment of her sci-fi series AEON

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On episode 118 of Origin, Author of The Reverie series, Nico J. Genes joins me.

Nico was born in Romania during communist reign. She got her master degree in Economics and after almost 16 successful years of working in marketing, published her first book in May 2017. She now has published two more books and an ongoing blog where she talks about life issues.

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On episode 117 of Origin, Science Fantasy Author Glynn Stewart is the author of Starship’s Mage, a bestselling science fiction and fantasy series where faster-than-light travel is possible–but only because of magic. His other works include science fiction series Duchy of Terra, Castle Federation and Vigilante, as well as the urban fantasy series ONSET and Changeling Blood.

Writing managed to liberate Glynn from a bleak future as an accountant. With his personality and hope for a high-tech future intact, he lives in Kitchener, Ontario with his wife, their cats, and an unstoppable writing habit.

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Origin: Stories on Creativity #116 Horror Author A.F. Stewart.

On episode 116 of Origin, Horror Author A.F. Stewart

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On episode 116 of Origin, A.F. Stewart talks with me about being a steadfast and proud sci-fi and fantasy geek. She was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada and still calls it home. She favors the dark and deadly when writing--her genres of choice being fantasy and horror--but she has been known to venture into the light on occasion. As an indie author, she's published several fantasy and horror books, along with some collections of poetry.

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