Episodes

  • The Aces High, Jokers Wild series - speculative fiction, cyberpunk - O.E. Tearmann
    Jan 7 2024

    About the Book

    Buckle up for a wild cyberpunk ride!It's 2155, and seven corporations run the City Grids for a profit on the land that was the United States of America. Democracy is dead. Corporate control is the name of the game. And freedom? That’s just a word in the news vids.

    But there are people fighting for a change. There’s a unit in the resistance nicknamed the Wildcards. They fight a whole new way. And maybe, just maybe, they're going to win a better life. For everyone.

    About OE Tearmann

    O.E Tearmann lives in Colorado with two cats, their partner, and the belief that individuals can make humanity better through small actions. Bringing their own experiences as a marginalized author to the page with flawed and genuine characters, O.E. Tearmann’s work has been described as “Firefly for the dystopian genre.”They are a recipient of the 2023 Feathered Quill award, a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and the Queer Scifi group. In their spare time, they teach workshops on writing GLTBQ characters, plant gardens to encourage sustainable agricultural practices, and play too many video games. Their website is https://www.oetearmann.com

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    Website: https://www.oetearmann.com/

    Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/wildcards1407

    Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/o.e.tearmann/

    Mastodon:https://creativewriting.social/@OETearmann

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    25 mins
  • Self-Help: Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas - THINK Yourself® CONFIDENT
    Dec 3 2023

    Get the book (affiliate link) https://amzn.to/3N5ESXx About the Book “It’s never going to work. You’re not good enough!” Are you tired of hearing that nagging voice inside your head? And what if you could do something about it? Do you have a dream or a project that’s been on the back burner for too long? Even with all your accomplishments, do you still doubt yourself sometimes? Statistics show that 85% of people suffer from a lack of self-confidence in at least one area of their lives. Draining negative self-talk creates procrastination, stress, anxiety, and burnout. People know what they want or need to do, and yet they do the reverse—they resist change and can’t adapt to the fast world we live in. That makes them feel powerless, frustrated, and insecure. In a work environment, this can lead to a demotivated and unhappy team, low overall performance and a high employee turnover rate. With the layers of stress people are already buried under, important decisions are clouded by emotions or limiting beliefs, instead of being based on skills and experience. Bottom line: whether on a personal or professional level, most people admit to not working—or living—at their full potential. Through Nathalie’s D.N.A. System, you will discover 15 proven Keys to Confidence, real-life, simple skills and strategies to transform your inner thoughts and beliefs into a serving force that will empower you to be your best. Get ready to ignite performance and get the tools you need to THINK Yourself® CONFIDENT. About Nathalie NATHALIE PLAMONDON-THOMAS “You’re not good enough!” 70% of our thoughts are negative. Statistics show that 85% of people suffer from a lack of self-confidence which causes imposter syndrome, resistance to change, low performance and ultimately not working – or living – at full potential. 2021 Canadian Presenter of the Year Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas is a Confidence Expert. She is international Bestselling Author of eighteen books, including 12 no.1 bestsellers and a book co-written with Kevin Harrington from the Shark Tank, endorsed by Tony Robbins. She is the Founder and CEO of the THINK Yourself® ACADEMY, offering keynotes and trainings, leading-edge online courses, laser-focus business strategy and one-on-one transformation coaching. Along the past 30 years, she has inspired over 100,000 audience members and empowered thousands of clients internationally to get rid of their negative self-talk. She combines over 10 years of experience in human resources, 25 years of experience in sales and over 30 years of distinguished service in the fitness industry. She is on the national board of directors of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and recently received the 2022 President’s Award. Follow Nathalie Email: nathalie@thinkyourself.com Website: https://thinkyourself.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathalie.plamondonthomas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThinkYourselfAcademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/nathaliept Instagram: @nathaliepthinkyourself - https://www.instagram.com/nathaliepthinkyourself/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NathaliePlamondonThomas Clubhouse: @Nathaliept Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinkyourselfAc

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    12 mins
  • All Is Now Lost - Laura Elizabeth - Cozy Mystery
    Nov 12 2023

    Get the Book (affiliate link) https://amzn.to/40AaZE5 About the Book Welcome to Mongin Island, the South Carolina Lowcountry home of Carr Jepson and the cozy Books & Brew bookstore, where hot and cold tea are not the only things brewing. Book #1 of The Island Mysteries series finds Carr Jepson arriving alone on Mongin Island, ready to start the next chapter of her life. Accessible by boat, Mongin Island has very few cars, no busy roads, no crowds, no traffic lights, no bridge, but boasts gloriously oak-lined roads, beaches of powdery white sand, marshes with tall beach grasses and an empty storefront that speaks to an unanswered dream in Carr's heart: creating a gathering spot that happens to sell books. Recognizing that the Books & Brew's bare walls could use some "island life," Carr decides to photograph the glorious island scenery. Promising a truly unique sunrise photo, Carr's friend Barb takes her to Governor's Point, an abandoned property that was supposed to be an exclusive waterfront neighborhood. The now neglected property is overgrown and is Barb's secret hideaway for enjoying some of the island's most spectacular water views. But what the two women find in the water that morning sets off a mystery that crisscrosses the island and surfaces the many reasons, some of them deeply rooted in the island's once-turbulent history, that families have come to love this spot in the Atlantic for many generations. About Laura Laura Elizabeth has enjoyed a long career in business as well as a rich family life that, many years ago, took her to Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, for the first time. Together, the family embraced the wonder, the pull that they only found in this special place. They returned again and again to rediscover the island’s magic, to walk along its shores with their dogs, explore, treasure hunt and make family memories. As one of the Atlantic coastal islands, Daufuskie has been marked by centuries of American history and was made famous by novelist Pat Conroy's memoir The Water Is Wide in which he imagined the island in his unique way. From her years of family experiences on the island, Laura imagined Mongin Island as the home for her cozy series The Island Mysteries. Follow Laura Website: www.theislandmysteries.com Instagram:@theislandmysteries Other: Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-elizabeth-923704266/

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    16 mins
  • Post Meridiem: An Unreliable Memoir of Madness in Los Angeles - Dan Lauer - Memoir
    Nov 5 2023

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    About the Book Post Meridiem is an unreliable memoir of events that occurred in Los Angeles County between June and September 2009. From the bewildering cast of a state-run psychiatric hospital to the horrific exhibits of the Museum of the Morbid, Dan Lauer searches for comfort and solace from a severe depression-driven psychotic break from reality in all the wrong places. Despite the harsh realities of most of the situations and the explicit descriptions of suicidal ideation, major depression, psychotic hallucinations, delusional thinking, and general despair, remember: there’s no reason this can’t be funny. Follow Dan Dan Lauer is a professional technical writer and sometime screenwriter whose work has appeared in “The Ampersand Review,” “Ghost Parachute: A Literary Magazine,” on “The Drunken Odyssey with John King” podcast, and at the “There Will Be Words” live reading events in Orlando, FL. He writes, produces, and hosts various podcasts, which can be found and heard via www.wetworkmedia.com . “Post Meridiem” is his first published work. Follow Dan Website: https://www.wetworkmedia.com/post-meridiem Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danwlauer/ Other: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC4HQR9R?

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    10 mins
  • Light Come Out of the Closet - Roger Leslie - LGBTQ+ memoir
    Oct 29 2023

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    About the Book

    Knowing as a boy that I was gay while growing up in a conservative religious environment left me confused, depressed, and eventually suicidal. My determination to live—and love—lit my path on the journey that redefined my life, showed me what mettle I was made of, and revealed to me my soul.

    About Roger

    Award-winning author Dr. Roger Leslie is a scholar in the fields of education and success. His bestselling works cover multiple genres of nonfiction and fiction. His latest book, Light Come Out of the Closet: Memoir of a Gay Soul traces his sometimes funny, often painful, and always spiritually rich battle to overcome the prejudices of his family, religion, and society to forge his own path to spiritual wholeness.

    Follow Roger

    Website: https://rogerleslie.com/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrRogerLeslie/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roger5078/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrRogerLeslie

    LinkedIn: DrRogerLeslie

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    12 mins
  • The Oasis King: The Oasis Chronicles - Mark David Pullen - Action/Adventure and Sci-Fi/Fantasy
    Oct 15 2023

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    About the book

    Three young boys get transported to the Oasis, a strange primal paradise. There they meet a lone hunter and his dogs who are trapped in conflict with the malevolent Stranger, a green skinned man from another time and place. Will the hunter help the boys find their way home before the Stranger closes in once and for all?

    About Mark

    Mark is the author of middle grade series The Oasis Chronicles. His debut novel, The Oasis King, was released this year and his second book is headed to print within the year. Being the boy who sought after adventure and escape, he would use his imagination to create strange characters and unique far-away worlds. Some of those strange characters and far away lands cemented themselves into his mind and later became part of the firm foundation for his writing style. He currently lives in Upstate New York with his wife, two children, and crazy pup Toby. Mark is a proud member of the ACFW Organization.

    Follow Mark

    Website: www.theoasisking.com

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/therealoasisking

    Instagram: instagram.com/markdavidpullen

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    7 mins
  • Jim Curtis - Performing Arts - Decoding Dylan. Making Sense of the Songs that Change Modern Culture
    Oct 1 2023

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    About the Book

    The key phrase for this book is cultural connections. It shows Dylan’s cultural connenctions in a variety of ways. It shows how his Jewish heritage connections him to a variety of writers and performers. It also shows that the most important influence in his life was not Woody Guthrie, as people often suppose, but someone whom he never met—the painter Pablo Picasso. Dylan’s career has remarkable similarities to Picasso’s.“Decoding Dylan” also shows the connections between and among songs. Three of his greatest songs form a trilogy devoted to the theme of transcendence: “Mr. Tambourine Man”; “Desolation Row”: and “Visions of Johanna.”This book also does two other things that previous books on Dylan have notdone: It analyzes his complex use of rhymes, and discusses his career in thecontext of the two other Jewish geniuses who dominated American popular culture in the late twentieth century: Woody Allen and Barbara Streisand.

    About Jim

    Jim Curtis grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi, where he saw Elvis perform live in 1956. That event changed his life, and made him a lifelong rock and roll fan.However, he did do other things with his life. Like Elvis, he left Tupelo. He received his BA from Vanderbilt University and his PhD from Columbia University. He taught for 31 years at the University of Missouri and is the author of seven books, indulging “Decoding Dylan.” He is now Professor Emeritus from that institution.


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    16 mins
  • Stephanie Ellis - The Woodcutter - Horror
    Sep 24 2023

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    About the Book

    A tragic accident, shrouded in mystery, leads to a family reunion in the hidden village of Little Hatchet. This community has existed within the smothering shadow of GodBeGone Wood, the forest home of the mythical Woodcutter and Grandma, for centuries. The last time Alec Eades saw his father, he was only five-years-old. He has no memory of his time in the village but as the days progress he rediscovers his bond with GodBeGone Woodand the future his father had agreed to, all those years ago, the reason his mother left and took him with her.This reunion occurs against the backdrop of incomer Oliver Hayward's scheme to raise money for the village by re-enacting part of the Woodcutter legend - a scheme hiding Hayward's ownmurderous intentions. Old wounds are re-opened and ties of blood and friendship are tested tothe extreme - when the Woodcutter is summoned and Grandma returns.

    About Stephanie Stephanie Ellis writes dark speculative prose and poetry and has been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies. Her longer work includes the novels, The Five Turns of the Wheel, Reborn, and Reborn, and the novellas, Bottled and Paused whilst her short stories can be found in the collections, The Reckoning and Devil Kin. She is a Rhysling and Elgin Awardnominated poet and her dark poetry has been published in her collections Foundlings (co-authored with Cindy O’Quinn), Lilith Rising (co-authored with Shane Douglas Keene) and Metallurgy, as well as the HWA Poetry Showcase Volumes VI, VII, VIII and IX. She can be found supporting indie authors at HorrorTree.com via the weekly Indie Bookshelf Releases. She is an active member of the HWA and can be found at https://stephanieellis.org, on Twitter at @el_stevie, Instagram stephanieellis7963 and also somewhere on Facebook.


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    Website: https://stephanieellis.org

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.ellis.353

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanieellis7963

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/el_Stevie

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    20 mins