We sat down with author and musician Callie Sioux Schiavone. Her book, She Had Glass Eyes, really drew us in. It explores how humanity and technology connect, blurring the line between reality and the narrator’s imagination.

Callie Sioux is a creative alchemist who uses multimedia to turn real-life adventures into fiction and entertainment. She is an author, musician, entrepreneur, podcaster, and music venue owner. Raised as a ranch kid in New Mexico, she writes stories, songs, films, and audio dramas that capture wide-open spaces, grit, and persistence. 1232, her audio epic, is a behemoth project that launched her into the world of audio drama. Her recent signing with Twenty Hills Publishing will bring her speculative fiction to a bookstore near you.

00:00 Introduction to Callie and Her Journey
10:01 Life Experiences and Side Quests
19:51 The Inspiration Behind 'She Has Glass Eyes'
29:56 Exploring the Euphonia Machine and Its Historical Context
39:55 Writing Process and Overcoming Fear
55:25 The Writer's Journey: Carving Out Time
59:22 The Struggle of Christian Art
01:09:30 Authenticity in Storytelling
01:18:30 Introducing 1232: A Time Travel Fantasy
01:40:40 Supporting Creative Projects

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