A young mother walks an ancient road to bring her daughter home.

This episode is a single short story from the anthology, "Smash the Cosmos" by Ron Sacdalan.

After being ravaged by famine, genocide and 400 years of war, an ancient city-state known as Panteria has united the planet bringing peace for most, and unrest for others.

Steel yourself for the initial pages of Panteria Chronicles ... Fallen.

Hanging out at WesterCon 69 / GEAR Con for a few minutes of on-the-floor snooping.

http://westercon69.org

http://westercon69.org/gear-con

L.B. Sisk stops by our studio to discuss his new science fiction future-tech extravaganza, Panteria Chronicles: Fallen. He'll read a few pages and give us some insight on developing an epic tale.

YouTube Commentary: https://youtu.be/4qlMx0yg3dk

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Panteria-Chronicles-L-B-Sisk/dp/0996414746

Curtis Frye is a prolific Technical Writer and Corporate Consultant with an unquestionably generous catalog of publications under his belt, having produced a ridiculous number of user guides for Microsoft products that nearly everyone on the planet is familiar with. He is a developer of webcasts on data management, technical training and certification programs and he can tell you everything you need to know to win at on-line poker. Known to those in-the-know as That Excel Guy, he is a seasoned corporate speaker on the topics of software and technology and serves as the President of Technology and Society, Incorporated. If that isn’t enough, Curt also dabbles in the mathematical dark arts, performing a boggling branch of stage magic known as "Mentalism."

Links to Curtis Frye:

http://www.cutisfrye.com

http://www.thatexcelguy.com

http://www.techsoc.com

Country music superstars, Mattie & Maybelle of The Famous Haydell Sisters, join us live for some rip-roarin’-ous down-home stylin’s as we talk about fame, fortune and Fresno. Git yer boots on!

http://thefamoushaydellsisters.com/

https://www.facebook.com/FamousHaydellSisters/

Gypsie Raleigh is the author of the sensational new novel, "Soolie Beetch and the Dying Light."

She spent her childhood growing up off-grid in the Mount Hood wilderness area of Oregon. She began writing at a young age, because when life gives you books and endless expanses of solitary time, you make your own friends. She now lives in Portland OR with her long-suffering husband and their zero cats. When not writing, she can be found playing music under the name Gypsie Redd, or performing with CSZ Portland and Thinking People’s Theater.

Check out her new book on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Soolie-Beetch-Dying-Gypsie-Raleigh/dp/0997198303

And her website:

http://www.sooliebeetch.com/

Tom Hering is a founder of BoomerMale.com and a successful copywriter and storyteller (HeringCreative.com), and a certified Boomer. Tom was raised by a schoolteacher and homemaker in the U.S. and Europe, spending most of his years in Portland, Oregon. He has two sons to whom he dedicated his new book and hopes to pass on the lessons he learned so that they can benefit.

His new book, “51 Life Lessons Every Boomer Male Should Have Learned By Now”, is available on Amazon for Kindle and in paperback.

http://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Every-Boomer-Should-Learned-ebook/dp/B016P6K7FK

Host: John Lascurettes

Guest: Brian Olszewski

Topic: Writing for Graphic Novels and the Game Industry

Brian Olszewski is the author of the upcoming graphic novel, Tens Day, and the Creative Development Lead for Starboard Games LLC

“Tens Day” updates

http://starboardgamesllc.com/tens-day-comic/tens-day/

“INT” RPG website

http://www.int-game.net/

Flash Fiction and More

http://www.sirenscallpublications.com/pdfs/SirensCallEZine_August2015.pdf

http://365tomorrows.com/07/05/fusion/

https://theweretraveler.wordpress.com/2014/10/09/verging-by-brian-o/

Host: Jeffrey Van Tuyl

Producer: Ron Sacdalan

Guest: Lori Ferraro

Topic: Lori Ferraro is an actor and writer living in Portland, Oregon. Her website "Drawn to the 80s" is where her 5-year-old son draws the hits of the greatest decade in music, the 1980's.

Lori is a contributing blogger for The Huffington Post and writes for the website "Like Totally '80s". Her personal blog "Once Upon a Product" is where she obsesses over important topics such as food, beauty products and long running obsession with Mick Jagger.

She is also a sketch comedian, having performed with Portland groups Bath Night, The 3rd Floor and most recently co-wrote and starred in the two-woman sketch show, Night on the Town.

Links to Lori Ferraro

http://drawntothe80s.blogspot.com

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lori-ferraro

http://www.liketotally80s.com

http://onceuponaproduct.blogspot.com

http://www.the3rdfloor.com