Chatting With Sherri

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author; Katherine Kovacic! Dark Deeds Down Under: A Crime & Thriller Anthology; a groundbreaking anthology, brings together internationally-renowned Aussie and Kiwi crime writers and their beloved characters. This stunning anthology includes 19 short stories from some of the brightest storytelling talents from Australia and New Zealand: including international bestsellers and award winners. This vibrant showcase includes: Kerry Greenwood’s Corinna Chapman, Garry Disher’s ‘Hirsch’, Vanda Symon’s Sam Shephard, Sulari Gentill’s Rowly Sinclair, RWR McDonald’s ‘Nancys’, Lee Murray & Dan Rabarts’ Penny Yee & Matiu, Katherine Kovacic’s Alex Clayton, Dinuka McKenzie’s Kate Miles, and a rare appearance from Shane Maloney’s Murray Whelan.   Ms Fisher Murder Mysteries: Just Murdered; Peregrine Fisher is unexpectedly summoned to a meeting of the Adventuresses' Club of the Antipodes, where she learns some incredible news. When Adventuress Florence Astor i

  Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Adam-Michael James to chat about Bewitched! Adam Michael James who is an actor, writer and talking head on the podcast Twitchtalk.  And a Bewitched Expert on other TV shows and Podcasts.  "Samantha's Seventies"; Picking up where his imagined series finale, “I, Samantha, Take This Mortal, Darrin,” left off, “Samantha's Seventies” finds the mortals in Samantha's world struggling with the knowledge she's a witch. Two Aunt Claras emerge. The stork schedules an appointment with the Stephenses. Witches explore their attitudes toward mortals in a Bicentennial tale that expands on the show's themes of inclusion.  "The Bewitched Continuum":  The Bewitched Continuum is a fun insider's look at the classic television show's overall continuity that will have you appreciating Samantha, Darrin, and their circle of impish witches and manic mortals in a whole new way. "I, Samantha, Take This Mortal, Darrin":  This two-part "series finale" puts favorite Bewitched characters in the s

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist and illustrator Zaine Lohdi! Zaine Lohdi  was born in 1999 in the seaside tourist town of Sarasota, Florida. He feels as if his path as an illustrator was predestined—he has known the trajectory of his life since childhood. Zaine was surrounded by incredible fantasy art from a young age, collecting Magic: The Gathering cards and whatever comics he could get his hands on. The art of Frank Frazetta, Alex Ross, and Gerald Brom were pivotal in his stylistic development. Zaine is currently studying illustration with a visual development (concept art) focus at Ringling College of Art and Design. He placed the most importance on programs that value an unwavering work ethic and emphasize preparation for the workforce. Zaine was honored with the grand prize in the Illustrators of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Brush Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000 in addition to having his art published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard P

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and Writers of the Future winner, Ms. Em Dupre! Em Dupre’s present incarnation largely believes she was born on the wrong planet and writes all manner of speculative fiction, with or without permission. “The Greater Good” began in Orson Scott Card’s literary boot camp in 2013. She has been published in Daily Science Fiction and won the first prize for flash fiction in the UA Anthology Obvious Things. About “The Greater Good,” Em says, “I’ve always been interested in the concept of justice and knowing that the world may change, but humans and their base desires remain the same. I often wondered if there had been one adult in Lord of the Flies, how would that have affected the outcome? And how could we implement hands-on guidance in a speculative future?”

Sherri's Playhouse presents; The Light That Shines in the Darkness! The Light That Shines in the Darkness is the second episode of the award-winning Beyond These Gates series. It’s the summer of 1917 and Dr. Stella Nikas-Lambros takes her patient, Tessa Mitsos, out of St Gregori’s Home for the Infirm as a birthday treat. It’s a day of surprises and the fateful day will end with a devastating event that will change their lives forever. Tessa is aware of what is at stake and she has to keep Stella safe or else she will lose the woman that she loves. Audio engineering by XV Podcasters  Support the radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard

Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of The Light That Shines in the Darkness! We get to chat with the cast of Sherri's Playhouse's latest radio play and the first of this season, Mary D Brooks' ; The Light That Shines in the Darkness!  It is fun chat, we talk about the play and how it feels to deepen a character you have already played. Also the fun of working in Rep group even though most of us have not met in person.  Listen in! Support the radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard

Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back author; Greg Hickey!   Greg Hickey was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1985. After graduating from Pomona College in 2008, he played and coached baseball in Sweden and South Africa. He is now a forensic scientist, endurance athlete and award-winning writer. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Lindsay. The Friar's Lantern-An eccentric scientist tells you he can read your mind and offers to prove it in a high-stakes wager. A respected college professor exacts impassioned, heat-of-the-moment revenge on his wife’s killer—a week after her death—and you’re on the jury. Take a Turing test with a twist, discover how your future choices might influence the past, and try your luck at Three Card Monte. And while you weigh chance, superstition, destiny, intuition and logic in making your decisions, ask yourself: are you responsible for your actions at all? Choose wisely—if you can.  Our Dried Voices-In 2153, cancer was cured. In 2189, AIDS. And in 2235, the last members of the human ra

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; Mike Jack Stoumbos! Mike Jack Stoumbos is a spec-fic author, disguised as a believably normal teacher, living with his wife and their parrot. Mike grew up with three brothers and over forty first cousins, who he enlisted as test audiences (and participants) for his imagined adventures, often reenacted with cardboard props or Star Wars action figures. His love of storytelling brought him to the stage as a musical theater actor, the role-playing table as a game master, and a career trajectory to teach English and theater. In the summer of 2019, however, Mike shifted his writing passion into a priority, and once again became a student: attending workshops, practicing daily, and braving the story submission gauntlet. Mike’s work has since appeared in several collections, including his first pro sale in Galactic Stew and a publication alongside a personal hero in Hold Your Fire: Stories Celebrating the Creative Spark. Shortly after he was named a Writers of the

Chatting With Sherri award-winning Cinematographer Roger Lanser! Roger Lanser at the ABC TV drama department as a clapper loader in 1976 on a series called The Outsiders, then went on to assist on the Alvin Purple TV series, along with Golden Soak, The Levkas Man,The Off Show. After many years as a Loader and Focus Puller he became camera operator to DP Peter Hendry on many ABC dramas such as Patrol Boat, Captain Cook, and Boy in the Bush where he met acclaimed British actor Kenneth Branagh.  Kenneth Branagh asked him to come to England and film the British comedy Peter’s Friends. Over the years he went on to do eight feature films for Branagh including three Shakespeare’s, and the big screen opera Mozart’s The Magic Flute in 2006 for which he won the Australian Cinematographer's Society; Cinematographer of the Year!  In Australia he did  Australian films such as The Cliff Young Story, Till Human Voices Wake Us, Charlie and Boots, and Strange Bedfellows, these last two with Paul Hogan. Roger has had the op

Chatting With Sherri welcomes best-selling author; Sagar Constantin! Sagar Constantin is a bestselling Scandinavian author with more than seven books. She writes stories that are both captivating but also highly inspirational. The In-Between series came to Sagar on her way home from a business trip to India, and she instantly knew that this was a story that she had to share with the world. Her deep desire to bring awareness to the world is done most elegantly in these books. She has a remarkable ability to make psychological issues easy to understand and comprehend, and through her reading, it is possible to grow inside and at the same time be highly entertained. Sagar is also an international speaker and lecturer for businesses. Every year, she trains thousands of people in personal development, change management, EQ, and High-performance teams. When she is not writing and teaching, she loves to spend time with her family and enjoys nature walks. Sagar lives in Denmark but travels the world with her work. w

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning writer; Brittany Rainsdon! Brittany Rainsdon started writing at a young age, penning poems and stories, and filling an overstuffed nightstand with spiral notebooks, pens, and floppy disks (yes, those were still a thing in 2007). But after entering college, Brittany lost touch with her writing and didn’t come back to it for several years. After having her third child in 2015 and needing a creative outlet, her passion for writing reignited. Once she found the Writers of the Future Contest, Brittany has not missed a quarter and has been a Writers of the Future finalist three times.    Brittany was a Published Finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest, now in its 38th year. Her story, "Half-Breed” is her first published story and as a winner this year, her story, "The Last Dying Season," will be published in Volume 38.

  Chatting with Sherri welcomes award-winning writer Desmond Astaire! Desmond Astaire is a speculative fiction storyteller from Central Illinois, where he navigates the journey of life alongside a devoted wife and forever-loved son. In his other life, Astaire is a senior enlisted leader for a military public relations unit, supervising the training, development, and operations of multimedia content creators. Astaire’s lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy was forged as a child in the halls of local public libraries. The addiction was enabled by reading programs like Accelerated Reader and BOOK IT!, and the revelation to write professionally was born after his discovery of Dean Wesley Smith’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology. For these formative experiences, he is forever grateful. Astaire can be found Saturday mornings in Peoria metro-area coffee shops conducting weekly writing sessions and trying to apply Denzel Washington’s adage that “Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they u

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author;  Becky Bohan!   FINALIST: 2021 GCLS Award for General Fiction;A Light on Altered Land by Becky Bohan! NYC -MARCH 2022 "Bohan treats issues of aging, illness, spirituality, and family with maturity and integrity. Readers will be moved by this story of romance and second chances."--Publishers Weekly Ellie Belmont, a retired college teacher, wants to leave the house she shared with her wife, who died three years ago. Kathryn Kepler, a retired psychotherapist, finds life as a country club divorcée lonely. They meet by chance at a coffee shop and bond over downsizing. Sparks of attraction ignite on a road trip from Minnesota to California. After a romantic few days in Yosemite, they must deal with the real world—Kathryn’s homophobic daughter, medical cannabis, and a run-in with the law. A love story about mature passion and personal integrity, A Light on Altered Land has readers cheering for this winsome couple.   Author Becky Bohan, of North Fort Myers,

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back writer, publisher and podcaster; Scot Noel! Scot and I chat about the kickstarter to help pay their authors more and the new DreamForge Magazine's Channel  on YouTube. Scot Noel created DreamForge Magazine in 2019. He has been published in Eden Studios Zombie anthologies, Algis Budrys’ Tomorrow Speculative Fiction magazine, and has written novellas and interaction text for computer games.  Tangent, the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy, listed 20 DreamForge stories on their 2020 Recommended Reading List. DreamForge Magazine in 2022 by Scot M Noel — Kickstarter Dreamforge Magazine - YouTube

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back WOTF's Vice President of Public Affairs for Authors Services; Emily Goodwin! Emily Goodwin, Vice President of Public Affairs for Author Services, Writers of the Future. Author Services, Inc., talks abou the "L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Online Workshop" We chat about how well it has done and how helpful to upcoming authors.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back talented actor; Anthony J Sharpe! Anthony Sharpe best known as Cec Yates from Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries. And he is playng Erik Cowle  in Joe Vs Carole; Carole Baskin, a big-cat rescuer, sets out to end roadside zoo operator Joe Exotic's animal shows and cub-breeding business, inciting a bitter 10-year feud that threatens both of their livelihoods. He plays Cash in Black Water Abyss; Five friends exploring a remote cave system in Northern Australia find themselves threatened by a hungry crocodile. He has also done some amazing work in; Paul in Carp Made The River Green, Keith in Mutt, Sig in 7 Storeys Down, Jasper in Initiation, Malcolm Rogers in Oh Brother!   He has also been busy in Los Angeles working behind the scenes on several film projects.  

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back diverse photographer; Chris Loomis! "Design, art, nature, architecture, high-fashion, science, science-fiction, surrealism, the paranormal, music and even old cartoons...name some of the many things that inspire me personally as well as photographically. From personal project with high-concept productions to illustrative commissions for clients, I am constantly working to evolve my vision while maintaining the highest level of quality and art direction."

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author and Writers of the Future winner, Sean Patrick Hazlett!  What if there were a war after Armageddon? How would the survivors emerging from World War III’s radioactive slag heaps fight in this conflict? Would they wage it with sticks and stones . . . and sorcery? Or would they use more refined weapons, elevating lawfare to an art and unleashing bureaucratic nightmares worse than death? Would they struggle against themselves or inter-dimensional invaders? What horrors from the desolate darkness might slither into the light? Wipe away the ashes of civilization and peer into a pit of atomic glass to witness the haunting visions of World War IV from today’s greatest minds in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Sean Patrick Hazlett is an US Army veteran, speculative fiction writer and editor, and finance executive in the San Francisco Bay area. He holds an AB in history and BS in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and a master’s degree in public p

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back the Vintage Egyptologist; Dr. Colleen Darnell! We chat about her new book with her husband called; "Egypt's Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth" by John Coleman Darnell and Colleen Darnell! Akhenaten has been the subject of radically different, even contradictory, biographies. The king has achieved fame as the world's first individual and the first monotheist, but others have seen him as an incestuous tyrant who nearly ruined the kingdom he ruled. . Who are Akhenaten and Nefertiti? And what can we actually say about rulers who lived more than three thousand years ago? November 2022 marks the centennial of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and although "King Tut" is a household name, his nine-year rule pales in comparison to the revolutionary reign of his parents. Akhenaten and Nefertiti became gods on earth by transforming Egyptian solar worship, innovating in art and urban design, and merging religion and politics in ways never attempte

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Turkey native and USC student, Ms. Irmak "Max" Cavun she's the winner in the international illustration contest; The Illustrators of the Future ! She is currently living in Los Angeles and enrolled in The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Irmak Çavun, also known as Max, was born in 2000 in Albany, New York, but has lived most of her life in Turkey. Since there were no influential artists near her, Max’s inspiration has been based solely on her imagination. She grew up drawing and was interested in any and all forms of art. That is, until her contact with the gaming community. She was astonished by the level of design and the illustration aesthetics with such a welcoming community. So she shifted her focus toward game art and design, which she wants to pursue in college. Max's winning art is, "Yellow and Pink," and appears in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36.