In celebration of Halloween, I thought I would put together a fun little piece talking about some of my favorite books for the season, as well as a little history and some movies.

This month I discuss Travelling the Alphabet Geographically, by Sylvia Clare. A journey across the world and through her own growth as she visits the people and places along the way.

A Talk about how we create our characters for our stories.

Today I am talking about Mulberry Seeds.

Set in the sweltering Texas summer of 1968, Mulberry Seeds by Lisa-Behrens Smith is a poignant novella that follows sisters Jolene and Corrine as they navigate poverty, displacement, and the fragile bonds of family. Through heartbreak and hardship, they discover resilience in each other and fleeting joy in the small adventures that shape their coming-of-age. It's a tender, evocative tribute to innocence lost and the quiet strength of sisterhood.

Today I take a brief dive into the differences between Hard, Soft, and Fantasy science fiction and give a personal feel for the differences between them, along with some of my own bland humor.

Today I talk about one of the books that really pushed me into wanting to take writing seriously.

Greg Bear's Blood Music. A Fantastic tale of what can go wrong if science, even for the right reason, goes unchecked.

Do you use AI to write?

Do you let it do all the work and sit and take the credit?

Do you do this because you do not have talent or just because you are lazy?

Let's talk about it.

The episode of the show was just introducing myself and explaining what I hope to do.

How this is going be a program about writing and reading for people that like to do both, no matter how good or bad. known or unknown you are.

It's just a place to talk and listen.