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Welcome to my Virtual Coffee Spot(c). I'm your pocket DJ and this podcast is where storytelling and coffee hang out. As a super-survivor I have turned my trauma and grief into a powerful, creative force for good. And I learned, it's never too late to start a podcast—at 51.
My podcast is both informative and entertaining, but mostly, I hope we connect. I believe we connect through the power of storytelling. For me drinking coffee and sharing stories feels very comforting and relaxing.
My hope, my mission, is that you’ll join the virtual table and stay for some inspirational tales. I've learned it's never too late to follow your dreams.
Meet horror author, Larry Hinkle. In this episode, we chat about his debut collection The Space Between; a compilation of weird, cosmic, and funny horror short stories.
Eavesdrop on us while we eat, drink and be scary.
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Horror as Healing is a special episode with a special cohost: Kelly Shimabukuro. In this episode we deep dive into Ronald Malfi's book: Come With Me on how this book was transformative to healing from trauma and grief through storytelling.
http://www.ronmalfi.com/index.html
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Meet Eric J. Guignard.
Technical Writer by day, Horror author at night. He is an author, editor, anthologist, and so much more!!
In this episode we talk about: Technical Writing, the HWA and how he felt winning the Bram Stoker Award.
His enthusiasm will urge you to buy all his books!!
http://www.ericjguignard.com/
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Meet Dr. David Sandner, professor, author and the man that got me hooked on Flash Horror. He is a scholar and gentleman and he has probably helped many students become member of the HWA.
We chat about his books: The Afterlife of Frankenstein and His Unburned Heart, Science Fiction, Philip K. Dick, the Sublime and so much more.
https://davidsandner.com/
https://frankensteinmeme.com/
https://english.fullerton.edu/faculty/profile/d_sandner.aspx
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Meet Helen Aitchison, author of The Dinner Club and Life and Love (Attempts) of Kitty Cook.
When Helen isn't helping others, she can be found snuggling her adorable rescue cat, Eric. Helen gives much of herself in service of others and I am grateful she took the time to chat to end season 3 on a high note.
She is an absolute treasure, go get to know her and check out her books.
https://helenaitchisonwrites.wordpress.com/
https://www.instagram.com/helen.aitchison_writes/
https://writeonthetyne.com/
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Meet indie author, TJ Butler; she has written a, "short story collection for badass people who've seen some shit and lived to tell about it."
In this episode we chat about what fictionalized memoir is, giving agency and voice to those who don't have it, gritty photography, living on a boat and sailor superstitions.
Grab your copy of Dating Silky Maxwell here: https://www.tjbutlerauthor.com/
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Meet Tara Lush. She was an Associated Press Crime Reporter for 30 years and now writes coffee cozy series and she just released her first paranormal fiction as an indie author.
We had a great chat about how Eat, Pray, Hex is a "love-letter to mid-life" and how her books "at the core everybody is really kind to each other." Her philosophy is "to be sweet without being saccharine."
This mild-mannered punk rocker is a Gen Xerox at heart and confesses "the hardest part of writing a cozy is not cussing." This episode is a clean and cozy chat and you won't want to miss the nuggets she shares. Tune in and learn more about this awesome author "pushes the edge of cozy."
https://taralush.com/
https://taralush.com/genre/tara-lush-cozy-mystery/
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Meet Horror creator and filmmaker Richard T. Wilson. We had a great chat about how filmmaking is like rock and roll and learn why he describes candy corn as the "flipping off candy." I'd say that makes him very punk rock \m/ 🤘.
We spoke about how journaling is cathartic and how it's more than doodling. We get a little deep, but also chat about Blobfest, spiders, and the Wolfman.
Get Halloween Girl books and check out all his films on his main website:
https://www.rtwfilms.com/mad-shelley-films.html
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Meet Rebecca Rowland, horror author and Gen-Xer through and through.
In this episode we chat about: overcoming Writer's Block, why Horror is cathartic and why puppets are unsettling. In addition to the writing process we share some stories about various personal protective equipment and how our parents taught us to be self-sufficient despite wanting to be a writer.
https://rowlandbooks.com/
https://rowlandbooks.com/white-trash-%26-recycled-n
https://rowlandbooks.com/generation-xed
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Meet Lina of Lina and the Lions band.
In this episode we share stories about food made with love, the importance of naming things, and best of all: Super Exclusive, never before heard acoustic version of "Why I Lie" from the their upcoming album.
Lina shines her bright light on stage and on this show. Go see them perform if you're local in England and give them some love here in the U.S. so they can do a U.S. tour!!
https://www.linaandthelions.com/
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Healing is Powerful. Healing is Magical. We are healing from the trauma and being terrorized in our own home.
The people below us caused us so much fear and terror. Domestic Violence doest only impact the couple involved, it impacts those around them. We had to flee for our safety.
Domestic Abuse is something I have only been involved with from a charity point of view. I donated to women's shelters, but now I understand from a very small frame the situations firsthand.
Thank you for listening and supporting the show.
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When Radio UNK first came to mind, I wanted to to have a show where I could share new artists and play their songs on the air. That was hard to do with my first podcast hosting service.
I switched hosting sites and got better at editing; I found an old friend who made some amazing music: RavenF/Brutal Bastion and met a new friend who created the outro song: Jeff Hans: Let's Get Amped⚡️
The show keeps evolving and I am very happy with the iterations.
Let me know what you think: RadioUNK@yahoo.com
Thank you for listening. Your rating and review are welcomed. Please let a rating and message on your listening platform 🤘
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Welcome to the first episode of Radio UNK!! Radio UNK is where I will share silly, endearing stories.
Radio UNK * Mini-Mondays means that I will share these stories on Mondays and plan to keep them in the 10-15 or 20-30 minute range depending on topic.
There is a new Radio UNK intro song and you'll have to forgive my congestion as I am at the end of a sinus infection.
Thank you for listening to the first episode of Radio UNK!!
(Original Publish Date: 11/14/22)
Thank you for listening. Go Forth and Be Magical 🦄
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We spoke about knives, crystals, and travel in part 1 and 2, this time we chat about Jessika Grewe Glover's passion project: Stars Like Gasoline.
Discover the meaning behind the name of the title. Learn about Magical Realism and hear some behind the scenes details about the characters and storylines.
And, yes, we talk about coffee.
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Meet Renee De Camillis: rocker and author. We chat about nostalgic music moments and how liner notes and coffee are life. Her band Scars Aligned will be playing an upcoming Halloween-themed wedding.
Her sequel to The Bone Cutters, Chisel the Bone will be out next year. There are some slight spoilers, but nothing that gives the story away. You know I wouldn't do that to you. We had a great time and you will too with this episode.
https://reneesdecamillis.com/
https://reneesdecamillis.com/2023/06/12/my-first-novel-coming-2024/
https://instagram.com/renee_s._decamillis?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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Meet Melissa Carbone: sometimes called "The Queen of Halloween" for her grand-scale Haunted Hayride and Great Horror Campout events. She also creates massive music festivals and floating cinematic experiences. We discuss the principles in her book to "dream epically" when building your empire and so, so much more.
https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Fire-Aim-Turned-Empire/dp/1944648968
https://latailgatefest.com
https://boatcinema.com
https://driveinatthepark.com https://www.losangeleshauntedhayride.com
https://greathorrorcampout.com
(Originally published on 2/25/22 republished by popular demand on 8/11/23)
Thank you for listening. Go Forth and Be Magical 🦄
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Wikka-Wikka-Errrrt, that's record scratching in words, LOL. This Mini-Monday episode is a short glimpse into my head as I live in DJ-Land. The Call to Action is simple: tell me what your DJ name would be if you could be on the Ones and Twos. Don't be shy. Have fun and let's make some noise!!! Wikka-Wikka Errrrrrrt!!!
Thank you for listening. Go Forth and Be Magical 🦄
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Meet author, voice actor, and a man driven by spite to get things done.
We discuss what it's like to live next to Edgar Allan Poe's neighborhood, how he created Frightreads Book Festival, and what it means to commit to a costume and become the character.
https://www.hcarpenterwriter.com/
https://www.instagram.com/insyne_vigilante/
https://www.frightreads.com/
https://www.instagram.com/frightreadsbookfest/
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Meet super talented, Jeff Hans. He is the one-man band behind his new solo project: Astronaut Country Club.
His new song, Running Out of Rhymes just dropped and we chat about the song, the meaning of the name, and how his cats are not punk rock like him.
Check out all his projects:
https://www.tiktok.com/@jalanhans
https://www.youtube.com/@JAlanHans
https://instagram.com/j.alanhans?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
He even wrote the outro song for the tagline: ⚡️Let's Get Amped⚡️
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In Part 1 Ronald Malfi and I chatted about his album release, Soft Machines with his rock band, Veer.
This week, Part 2, of our chat, we tap into the writing process where Ron shares why his characters eat certain foods.
Listen as Ron explains what his 20 years of writing looks and feels like.
There's even a teaser of Black Mouth.
Thank you for listening. Go Forth and Be Magical.
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