Prose, Poetry & Purpose: Recent Episodes
March Twisdale
Andrea Stewart is the daughter of immigrants, and was raised in a number of places across the United States. Her parents always emphasized science and education, so she spent her childhood immersed in Star Trek and odd-smelling library books. When her (admittedly ambitious) dreams of becoming a dragon slayer didn't pan out, she instead turned to writing books. She now lives in sunny California, and in addition to writing, can be found herding cats, looking at birds, and falling down research rabbit holes. http://www.andreagstewart.com/
VICTORIA “V. E.” SCHWAB is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the acclaimed Shades of Magic series, the Villains series, the Cassidy Blake series and the international bestseller The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Her work has received critical acclaim, translated into over two dozen languages, and optioned for television and film. First Kill – a YA vampire series based on Schwab’s short story of the same name – is currently in the works at Netflix with Emma Roberts’ Belletrist Productions producing. When she's not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.
Axie Oh is a first generation Korean American, born in NYC and raised in New Jersey. She studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California – San Diego and holds an MFA from Lesley University in Writing for Young People. Her passions include K-pop, anime, stationery supplies, and milk tea. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with her puppy, Toro. http://axieoh.com/
Lani Forbes is the award-winning YA author of The Seventh Sun and the 2021 release, The Jade Bones. As the daughter of a librarian and an ex-drug smuggling surfer (which explains her passionate love of the ocean and books), Lani is a one-time teacher turned psychology student. Her passion is showing readers the transformative and encouraging power of story on the human experience. She helps others process anxiety, depression, and complex PTSD, both in her stories and in real life.
A California native whose parents live in Mexico, Lani now resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and three young children. She is a proud nerd, stage IV cancer warrior, and member of Romance Writers of America and the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
https://laniforbes.com/
From a young age, Kathleen empathized with storybook monsters and the creatures who lived under her bed. Drawn to the strange and unusual, her healthy obsession with history and the occult sculpted fictional worlds steeped in dark magic and ominous folklore.
While working as a graphic designer, her love of comics, visual storytelling, and classical arts inspired her to craft tales with a quirky style and vibrant imagery. She recently signed a five-book contract with Scarsdale Publishing for her debut fantasy series: Otherworldly.
Kathleen lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and frighteningly brilliant toddler. You can follow Kathleen on Twitter @KathleenBednar_ or check out her website kathleenbednar.weebly.com
Akshaya Raman fell in love with writing when she wrote her first story at the age of ten. Though she graduated from UC Davis with a degree in biology, she gave up pursuing a career in science to write books. She is a co-founder and contributor to Writer’s Block Party, a group blog about writing and publishing, and has served on the planning teams of several book festivals. She lives in the Bay Area with an actual scaredy cat, and in her free time, she enjoys baking, traveling, and watching too much reality TV. https://akshayaraman.com/
Carmelina Marchetta’s writing career took off in 1992 when she published her first novel: Looking For Alibrandi. She later turned the story into a film script. The movie Looking for Alibrandi screened in theatres around Australia and the world from 2000. Her novels have been published in 17 languages in at least 18 countries. Much of her work evidently draws from real life, including her adolescent experiences and observations of students. Melina lives in Sydney where she writes full time. https://www.melinamarchetta.com.au/
Shea Ernshaw is a NYT bestselling author and winner of the Oregon Book Award. Her books have been published in over twelve countries/languages, and her novels The Wicked Deep and Winterwood were Indie Next Picks. Her debut adult fiction novel A History of Wild Places will release in December of 2021. She lives in a small mountain town in Oregon, and is happiest when lost in a good book, lost in the woods, or writing her next novel.
https://www.sheaernshaw.com/
Zoe Hana Mikuta currently attends the University of Washington in Seattle, studying English with a creative writing focus. She grew up in Boulder, Colorado, where she developed a deep love of Muay Thai kickboxing and nurtured a slow and steady infatuation for fictional worlds. When she is not writing, Zoe can be found embroidering runes onto her jean pockets, studying tarot or herbology, or curled up with a cup of caramel coffee and a good, bloody but heartwarming book. Gearbreakers is her debut novel. https://zoehanamikuta.com/
Christina Dalcher earned her doctorate in theoretical linguistics from Georgetown University, specializing in the phonetics of sound change. Her short stories and flash fiction appear in several journals worldwide. Novels include VOX, Master Class, and Femlandia. Christina lives in Virginia with her husband. https://christinadalcher.com/
Marissa Meyer is the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Renegades Trilogy, The Lunar Chronicles series, the Wires and Nerve graphic novels, and The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book. Her first standalone novel, Heartless, was also a #1 New York Times bestseller. Marissa created and hosts a podcast called The Happy Writer. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their two daughters. https://www.marissameyer.com/
Samantha Cook is a fantasy author of dark and twisty adventures for young adults. Her books contain a slice of magic and a questionable serving of humour, so bear that in mind before taking a bite. She's also a freelance developmental editor, a book reviewer, and an editorial assistant for medical professional titles. If she's not reading, writing, reviewing, or editing, she's probably asleep, come back later.
Author/Editor site: www.ScookieReviews.co.uk
Blog: ScookieReviews.blogspot.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScookieReviews
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SMC_Scookie
Connor Akio Jordan, Chief of Staff of Project RegenerationConnor is the Chief of Staff of Project Regeneration, noted environmentalist Paul Hawken's new nonprofit. He helped research and write Paul's new book, Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation, and manages the organization supporting the mission of the book. Before joining Project Regeneration, Connor was a social sector strategy consultant at Redstone Strategy Group, where he worked on projects in many sectors including affordable housing, education technology, and food security. He holds a B.S. in Product Design Engineering from Stanford University.
Melissa Welliver writes speculative fiction about how the End Of The World is never really the end of the world. After studying MA Creative Writing under Jeanette Winterson at the University of Manchester, she went on to complete Curtis Brown Creative’s Writing for Children course. Her work has listed in Bath Novel Award, Mslexia, the Hachette Children’s Novel Award, and the Wells Book for Children Competition. She has been published in two short story collections and is an avid member of the Twitter writing community. Born in Stockport, England, she now lives in the High Peak with an assortment of doggy friends. The Undying Tower is her first novel.
Carynn Bohley is the young adult author of YA fantasy Darkness Rise (published by Darkstroke Books) and several self-published works, her most recent publication being her NA time travel romance titled Out of Time. You can find more about her books at https://carynnbohleyauthorsite.wordpress.com, and check out some of her comedic writing-related videos on her YouTube channel, Inklings. Having graduated at sixteen and attained her associates degree before her eighteenth birthday in early 2021, she is currently a college student pursuing a career in wildlife science. She plans to continue building her writing portfolio in her free time, and to never stop believing in dragons!
Jessica has written and published over seventeen novels for teens, tweens, and adults including 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, A Week of Mondays(a Texas Lone Star list selection), Addie Bell’s Shortcut to Growing, The Geography of Lost Things, Better You Than Me, The Chaos of Standing Still, In Some Other Life (a Junior Library Guilt selection), and the three books in the Unremembered trilogy. She is also the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel, a how-to plotting book for novelists. Her next young adult novel, Sky Without Stars, a sci-fi retelling of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables (co-written by Joanne Rendell) releases in March of 2019.
Beth Jusino is an award-winning writer, editor, book publishing consultant, and unlikely pilgrim. She is the recipient of the Barbara Savage Miles From Nowhere Travel Writing Award, and two “IPPY” medals from the Independent Publishers Association. When she’s not walking on ancient trails (she’s spent more than 100 days on the Camino de Santiago), she lives in Seattle, where she regularly speaks to writing groups about the complicated space between first draft and published book. Visit her online at www.bethjusino.com, or find out more about her Camino travels at www.caminotimestwo.com.
Garth Stein is the internationally bestselling author of the contemporary classic, The Art of Racing the Rain. A major motion picture adaptation starring Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia, and Amanda Seyfried, was release in the summer of 2019. The Art of Racing in the Rain has sold more 6 million copies world-wide, been translated into 38 languages, and spent more than three years on the New York Times bestseller list. The novel inspired a Young Reader edition as well as four children's picture books. Stein is the author of three other novels—A Sudden Light, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets, and Raven Stole the Moon. He’s the co-founder of Seattle7Writers, and is the chair of the Author Leadership Circle of Book Industry Charitable Foundation. Garth’s first graphic novel,The Cloven Book One, in collaboration with illustrator Matthew Southworth, was released by Fantagraphics in July 2020; books Two and Three will be released in 2022 and 2023.
Michelle Sagara lives in Toronto with her long-suffering husband and two sons. She is very allergic to cats, unlike many authors, and her house is a zone of chaos. With bookshelves. Her first novel was published in 1991 (Into the Darklands), and she’s continued to write novels since then.She writes as Michelle West (The Sun Sword, The House War series) and Michelle Sagara (The Chronicles of Elantra, The Wolves of Elantra). She also reviews for the venerable Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. She’s worked, in one capacity or another, for Bakka-Phoenix books in Toronto, since 1986, because she’s also a bit of a bookstore geek. Her favorite muppet is Oscar the Grouch.You can find her online at her website (http://michellesagara.com), Twitter (msagara), and Facebook as Michelle Sagara.
Fantasy author N J Simmonds began her career in glossy magazines, then went on to manage marketing campaigns for big brands before going freelance. In 2015 she co-founded online magazine The Glass House Girls and has since contributed to various online and print publications. As well as being the author of fantasy series The Indigo Chronicles (BHC Press), she also writes Manga comics and is one half of paranormal romance author duo Caedis Knight. When Natali’s not working on stories about London, complex women, magic and adventure, she illustrates books and runs her own storytelling consultancy and lectures on corporate storytelling and self-branding. Originally from North London, with Spanish parentage, she now lives in the Netherlands with her husband and two daughters.njsimmonds.com
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JULIE MURPHY lives in North Texas with her husband, who loves her; her dog, who adores her; and her cats, who tolerate her. After several wonderful years in the library world, Julie now writes full-time. When she’s not writing, she can be found watching made-for-TV movies, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, or planning her next great travel adventure. She is the author of the young adult novels Puddin’, Ramona Blue, Side Effects May Vary, Faith: Taking Flight, and Dumplin’ (now a Netflix original film). She is also the author of a middle grade novel, Dear Sweet Pea.
Becca Puglisi is an international speaker, writing coach, and bestselling author of The Emotion Thesaurus and other resources for writers. Her books have sold over 600,000 copies and are available in multiple languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. She is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge with others through her Writers Helping Writers blog and via One Stop For Writers—a powerhouse online library created to help writers elevate their storytelling.
Janni Lee Simner is the author of the award-winning Bones of Faerie trilogy, as well as the standalone young adult fantasy, Thief Eyes. She’s also published four children’s books; more than 30 short stories; the script for the video game The Huntsman: Winter’s Curse; and a guest episode for the Zombies, Run! app.
Janni lives in Tucson, Arizona, where she served as the Pima County Public Library’s inaugural writer in residence. Learn more about her work at www.simner.com or stop by and say hello on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram.
James Nelson is a commercial banker, Commerical Real Estate Broker, and author of the book Stealing Home, How Artificial Intelligence Is Hijacking the American Dream.
Employed in the US banking system for nearly 40 years, Mr. Nelson elected to spend much of his career financing “main-street America.”
A Brigham Young University graduate in agricultural economics, Mr. Nelson began his extensive banking career as a Federal Banking Regulator, which led to valuable experience as a Chief Credit Officer while working on a project with the FDIC. He is a member of both the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry (NMLS) and the National Associate of Realtors.
In the last decade, with his unmatched knowledge of commercial finance in nearly every industry, Mr. Nelson founded a boutique company specializing in commercial loan brokerage services providing financing, including the financing of large multifamily projects.
James Nelson has worked and lived in many of the western states and is the father of four children and nine grandchildren. In fact, his decision to author this work was out of his concern for their future.
James M. Nelson
Stealing Home, How Artificial Intelligence Is Hijacking the American Dream
www.jamesmartinnelson.com
James Nelson is a commercial banker, Commerical Real Estate Broker, and author of the book Stealing Home, How Artificial Intelligence Is Hijacking the American Dream.
Employed in the US banking system for nearly 40 years, Mr. Nelson elected to spend much of his career financing “main-street America.”
A Brigham Young University graduate in agricultural economics, Mr. Nelson began his extensive banking career as a Federal Banking Regulator, which led to valuable experience as a Chief Credit Officer while working on a project with the FDIC. He is a member of both the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry (NMLS) and the National Associate of Realtors.
In the last decade, with his unmatched knowledge of commercial finance in nearly every industry, Mr. Nelson founded a boutique company specializing in commercial loan brokerage services providing financing, including the financing of large multifamily projects.
James Nelson has worked and lived in many of the western states and is the father of four children and nine grandchildren. In fact, his decision to author this work was out of his concern for their future.
James M. Nelson
Stealing Home, How Artificial Intelligence Is Hijacking the American Dream
www.jamesmartinnelson.com
Join March Twisdale as she interviews Dr. James Lyons-Weiler of The Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge on Coronavirus. Learn what you can do now to reduce the rate of spread of the coronavirus, to protect yourself, your family and your community, why we should all carry antiviral wipes - and how to prepare your home for you - and for your pets.Learn more about home preparations, public strategies, unique factors, potential immune boosting supplements specific to SARS-cov2 and more - here.
Join March Twisdale as she interviews Dr. James Lyons-Weiler of The Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge on Coronavirus. Learn what you can do now to reduce the rate of spread of the coronavirus, to protect yourself, your family and your community, why we should all carry antiviral wipes - and how to prepare your home for you - and for your pets.Learn more about home preparations, public strategies, unique factors, potential immune boosting supplements specific to SARS-cov2 and more - here.
Betsy Bell, mother, grandmother, businesswoman, is a longtime justice activist. Publications include poems in various chapbooks and magazines; a personal essay in The Oklahoma Review, a non-fiction piece, Sex, Death and Line Dancing, in Stratus, and an opinion piece on senior living in the Seattle Times. Born in New York City in 1937, she has witnessed firsthand the social upheaval created by WWII and the persistent fear of communist power from the USSR and its allies. Reaching across boundaries that separate us from The Other has been a constant thread in Betsy’s life. Twice widowed, she has lived and worked in Seattle since 1969.
Betsy Bell, mother, grandmother, businesswoman, is a longtime justice activist. Publications include poems in various chapbooks and magazines; a personal essay in The Oklahoma Review, a non-fiction piece, Sex, Death and Line Dancing, in Stratus, and an opinion piece on senior living in the Seattle Times. Born in New York City in 1937, she has witnessed firsthand the social upheaval created by WWII and the persistent fear of communist power from the USSR and its allies. Reaching across boundaries that separate us from The Other has been a constant thread in Betsy’s life. Twice widowed, she has lived and worked in Seattle since 1969.
Since my first paid gig as a writer in 1999, I've written fun love stories. Even when I tried to write angsty, I couldn't keep the humor out -- it's hard-wired. Now I roll with it. I've been letting my geek flag fly here for a while. Some of my favorite authors are Penny Reid, Courtney Milan, Tessa Dare, Charlotte Stein, Marian Keyes, Jim Butcher, Alisha Rai, and Patrick Rothfuss. When not writing, I'm usually chasing my son and two dogs around the Pacific Northwest, usually admonishing someone to either eat something, stop eating something, or put something down.
Since my first paid gig as a writer in 1999, I've written fun love stories. Even when I tried to write angsty, I couldn't keep the humor out -- it's hard-wired. Now I roll with it. I've been letting my geek flag fly here for a while. Some of my favorite authors are Penny Reid, Courtney Milan, Tessa Dare, Charlotte Stein, Marian Keyes, Jim Butcher, Alisha Rai, and Patrick Rothfuss. When not writing, I'm usually chasing my son and two dogs around the Pacific Northwest, usually admonishing someone to either eat something, stop eating something, or put something down.
Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows), aka Donald Trent Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D. Fielding Graduate University Born in Missouri in 1946, Four Arrows is Irish, Tsalagi and a made relative of the Oglala Lakota Medicine Horse Tiospaye. Currently a professor at Fielding Graduate University, he served as Director of Education at Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Reservation where he fulfilled his Sun Dance Vows. After leaving the U.S. Marine Corps, a variety of adventures brought him to live or work closely among the Raramuri, Kunkaak, Navajo as well. With doctoral degrees in Health Psychology and in Curriculum and Instruction (with a cognate in Indigenous worldview), he has authored twenty books and numerous invited chapters and articles. While a tenured professor at Northern Arizona University, he co-founded a Veterans for Peace chapter. In 2004 he was awarded the Martin Springer Institute Award for Moral Courage and in 2010 AERO named him as one of “27 visionaries in education” for their text Turning Points. In 2017 his book, Teaching Truly: A Curriculum to Indigenize Mainstream Education, was listed as one of 20 top books for progressive education by the Chicago Wisdom Project. https://chicagowisdomproject.org/books/ Among his hobbies he plays handball and stand-up paddle board surfs. He was first alternate for the U.S. Equestrian Endurance team for the 1996 Olympics (using a mustang that he captured and trained), and is a world champion "old time piano player."
Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows), aka Donald Trent Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D. Fielding Graduate University Born in Missouri in 1946, Four Arrows is Irish, Tsalagi and a made relative of the Oglala Lakota Medicine Horse Tiospaye. Currently a professor at Fielding Graduate University, he served as Director of Education at Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Reservation where he fulfilled his Sun Dance Vows. After leaving the U.S. Marine Corps, a variety of adventures brought him to live or work closely among the Raramuri, Kunkaak, Navajo as well. With doctoral degrees in Health Psychology and in Curriculum and Instruction (with a cognate in Indigenous worldview), he has authored twenty books and numerous invited chapters and articles. While a tenured professor at Northern Arizona University, he co-founded a Veterans for Peace chapter. In 2004 he was awarded the Martin Springer Institute Award for Moral Courage and in 2010 AERO named him as one of “27 visionaries in education” for their text Turning Points. In 2017 his book, Teaching Truly: A Curriculum to Indigenize Mainstream Education, was listed as one of 20 top books for progressive education by the Chicago Wisdom Project. https://chicagowisdomproject.org/books/ Among his hobbies he plays handball and stand-up paddle board surfs. He was first alternate for the U.S. Equestrian Endurance team for the 1996 Olympics (using a mustang that he captured and trained), and is a world champion "old time piano player."
Sister Simone Campbell has served as Executive Director of NETWORK since 2004, and is the leader of Nuns on the Bus. She is a religious leader, attorney and poet with extensive experience in public policy and advocacy for systemic change. In Washington, she lobbies on issues of economic justice, immigration reform, and healthcare. Around the country, she is a noted speaker and educator on these public policy issues. Go HERE to learn about their current 2018 tour of America!
Sister Simone Campbell has served as Executive Director of NETWORK since 2004, and is the leader of Nuns on the Bus. She is a religious leader, attorney and poet with extensive experience in public policy and advocacy for systemic change. In Washington, she lobbies on issues of economic justice, immigration reform, and healthcare. Around the country, she is a noted speaker and educator on these public policy issues. Go HERE to learn about their current 2018 tour of America!
Josh Tickell is a Sundance Award Winning film director, bestselling author and thought leader in the fields of youth, climate and alternative energy. In 1997, Josh’s vividly painted “Veggie Van” made headlines across the United States as it picked up used frying oil and turned it into fuel. His subsequent movie, FUEL, went to theaters globally and was shown in the White House. He is author of the books KISS THE GROUND and THE REVOLUTION GENERATION. He is the co-director and producer of the upcoming documentaries entitled KISS THE GROUND and THE REVOLUTION GENERATION.
Josh Tickell is a Sundance Award Winning film director, bestselling author and thought leader in the fields of youth, climate and alternative energy. In 1997, Josh’s vividly painted “Veggie Van” made headlines across the United States as it picked up used frying oil and turned it into fuel. His subsequent movie, FUEL, went to theaters globally and was shown in the White House. He is author of the books KISS THE GROUND and THE REVOLUTION GENERATION. He is the co-director and producer of the upcoming documentaries entitled KISS THE GROUND and THE REVOLUTION GENERATION.
Kevin Sheller (aka Xane Daniel) joined me on the show, to share the inspiration behind his comic book series: Righteous!
Struck with an incredible idea after lamenting the state of the world, Xane wasted no time in assembling an experienced team of artists to create his vision. A 21-year veteran of the video game industry, Xane's first foray into comic creation is not a foreign concept, thanks to all the years of working with extremely diverse and talented artists. Xane writes and produces the popular series while living and working in the Chicago suburbs.
Kevin Sheller (aka Xane Daniel) joined me on the show, to share the inspiration behind his comic book series: Righteous!
Struck with an incredible idea after lamenting the state of the world, Xane wasted no time in assembling an experienced team of artists to create his vision. A 21-year veteran of the video game industry, Xane's first foray into comic creation is not a foreign concept, thanks to all the years of working with extremely diverse and talented artists. Xane writes and produces the popular series while living and working in the Chicago suburbs.
Benjamin Lynch, ND received his Cell and Molecular Biology, BS from the University of Washington and his doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine (ND) from Bastyr University. His passion for identifying the cause of disease directed him towards nutrigenomics and methylation dysfunction. Currently, he researches, writes and presents worldwide on the topic of MTHFR, methylation defects and genetic control. You may learn more about Dr Lynch and his work at www.drbenlynch.com.
Benjamin Lynch, ND received his Cell and Molecular Biology, BS from the University of Washington and his doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine (ND) from Bastyr University. His passion for identifying the cause of disease directed him towards nutrigenomics and methylation dysfunction. Currently, he researches, writes and presents worldwide on the topic of MTHFR, methylation defects and genetic control. You may learn more about Dr Lynch and his work at www.drbenlynch.com.
Edward Struzik is an award-winning writer, photographer, university lecturer, and fellow at Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy at Queen’s University in Canada.His writing regularly appears in academic journals and magazines such as Scientific American, Natural History, and Yale Environment 360, an international online magazine offering opinion, analysis, reporting, and debate on global environmental issues by scientists, journalists, environmentalists, academics, policy makers, and business people.
His latest book, Firestorm, How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future, (Island Press, 2015) explores why and how we can adapt to wildfires, which are burning bigger, hotter and more often with devastating consequences.
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Edward Struzik is an award-winning writer, photographer, university lecturer, and fellow at Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy at Queen’s University in Canada.His writing regularly appears in academic journals and magazines such as Scientific American, Natural History, and Yale Environment 360, an international online magazine offering opinion, analysis, reporting, and debate on global environmental issues by scientists, journalists, environmentalists, academics, policy makers, and business people.
His latest book, Firestorm, How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future, (Island Press, 2015) explores why and how we can adapt to wildfires, which are burning bigger, hotter and more often with devastating consequences.
Want to prepare, here on Vashon? Check out: http://vashonbeprepared.org/
Jane Elliott, internationally known teacher, lecturer, diversity trainer, and recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award for Excellence in Education, exposes prejudice and bigotry for what it is, an irrational class system based upon purely arbitrary factors. And if you think this does not apply to you. . . you are in for a rude awakening.
In response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. over thirty years ago, Jane Elliott devised the controversial and startling, "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" exercise. This, now famous, exercise labels participants as inferior or superior based solely upon the color of their eyes and exposes them to the experience of being a minority. Everyone who is exposed to Jane Elliott's work, be it through a lecture, workshop, or video, is dramatically affected by it.
Jane Elliott, internationally known teacher, lecturer, diversity trainer, and recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award for Excellence in Education, exposes prejudice and bigotry for what it is, an irrational class system based upon purely arbitrary factors. And if you think this does not apply to you. . . you are in for a rude awakening.
In response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. over thirty years ago, Jane Elliott devised the controversial and startling, "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" exercise. This, now famous, exercise labels participants as inferior or superior based solely upon the color of their eyes and exposes them to the experience of being a minority. Everyone who is exposed to Jane Elliott's work, be it through a lecture, workshop, or video, is dramatically affected by it.
Walter Benn Michaels is a professor of English at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He taught previously at Berkeley and at the Johns Hopkins University. He’s the author of several scholarly books on American literature and photography but has also written about politics in places like The New York Times, the Nation and le Monde. His book on politics, THE TROUBLE WITH DIVERSITY, is misunderstood by many and loved by some — not too many people fall somewhere in between.
During this interview, Walter sheds light on the subtle aspects often missed in the "discussion of racism in America," and inspires us to see
Walter Benn Michaels is a professor of English at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He taught previously at Berkeley and at the Johns Hopkins University. He’s the author of several scholarly books on American literature and photography but has also written about politics in places like The New York Times, the Nation and le Monde. His book on politics, THE TROUBLE WITH DIVERSITY, is misunderstood by many and loved by some — not too many people fall somewhere in between.
During this interview, Walter sheds light on the subtle aspects often missed in the "discussion of racism in America," and inspires us to see
Sarah van Gelder is founder of the new nonprofit, PeoplesHub, an online movement school that connects people in communities across the country with training and coaching resources needed to make a revolution where they live. Sarah is also the founding editor of YES! Magazine and author of The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000 Mile Journey Through a New America. She specializing in identifying leading-edge solutions to our major ecological and human challenges, including cooperative economics, the local food movement, alternatives to incarceration, climate change solutions, neighborhood power, and personal resilience.
Sarah van Gelder is founder of the new nonprofit, PeoplesHub, an online movement school that connects people in communities across the country with training and coaching resources needed to make a revolution where they live. Sarah is also the founding editor of YES! Magazine and author of The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000 Mile Journey Through a New America. She specializing in identifying leading-edge solutions to our major ecological and human challenges, including cooperative economics, the local food movement, alternatives to incarceration, climate change solutions, neighborhood power, and personal resilience.
Mark Blaxill watched his daughter Michaela develop normally until shortly after her first birthday, when she was diagnosed with autism, in 1988. In the film, Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, you may remember that he shared:
“Somewhere in the months after [MMR vaccine], she began to slip away. She lost language, and she began to retreat into a world of her own. She was going to be disabled for the rest of her life.”
Blaxill has authored peer-reviewed articles on time trends in autism and founded advocacy groups to spur action. In addition to parenting and pursuing his career, he has also been co-editing the widely read news website AgeofAutism.com, and co-wrote three books with Dan Olmsted:
The Age of Autism (released in 2011) Vaccines 2.0 (released in 2015) Denial: How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism Epidemic Hurts Children, Families, and Our Future (released on July 25th 2017).
Mark Blaxill watched his daughter Michaela develop normally until shortly after her first birthday, when she was diagnosed with autism, in 1988. In the film, Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, you may remember that he shared:
“Somewhere in the months after [MMR vaccine], she began to slip away. She lost language, and she began to retreat into a world of her own. She was going to be disabled for the rest of her life.”
Blaxill has authored peer-reviewed articles on time trends in autism and founded advocacy groups to spur action. In addition to parenting and pursuing his career, he has also been co-editing the widely read news website AgeofAutism.com, and co-wrote three books with Dan Olmsted:
The Age of Autism (released in 2011) Vaccines 2.0 (released in 2015) Denial: How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism Epidemic Hurts Children, Families, and Our Future (released on July 25th 2017).
Dmitry Orlov was born in Leningrad, USSR, into an academic family, and emigrated to the US in the mid-1970s. He holds degrees in Computer Engineering and Linguistics, and has worked in a variety of fields, including high-energy physics, Internet commerce, network security and advertising. Starting in 2005, Dmitry has published hundreds of articles, two books and five books of essays. He has given numerous talks and interviews, and delivered keynote addresses at many conferences. His work has been translated into many languages. A decade ago Dmitry made a dramatic change in lifestyle, trading dependency and financial security for resilience, self-sufficiency and freedom. He gave up on corporate employment in Boston’s high tech sector, sold the condominium and the car, bought a sailboat and set off sailing. This experiment has yielded a wide variety of insights into just how far it is possibly to downscale and simplify one’s lifestyle while remaining productive, comfortable and civilized, which skills and technologies are needed, and which are superfluous. Having to decide which specific elements of technology are appropriate to this lifestyle, which are not, and which are harmful, naturally caused him to focus on the wider problem of making conscious and deliberate technological choices.
Dmitry Orlov was born in Leningrad, USSR, into an academic family, and emigrated to the US in the mid-1970s. He holds degrees in Computer Engineering and Linguistics, and has worked in a variety of fields, including high-energy physics, Internet commerce, network security and advertising. Starting in 2005, Dmitry has published hundreds of articles, two books and five books of essays. He has given numerous talks and interviews, and delivered keynote addresses at many conferences. His work has been translated into many languages. A decade ago Dmitry made a dramatic change in lifestyle, trading dependency and financial security for resilience, self-sufficiency and freedom. He gave up on corporate employment in Boston’s high tech sector, sold the condominium and the car, bought a sailboat and set off sailing. This experiment has yielded a wide variety of insights into just how far it is possibly to downscale and simplify one’s lifestyle while remaining productive, comfortable and civilized, which skills and technologies are needed, and which are superfluous. Having to decide which specific elements of technology are appropriate to this lifestyle, which are not, and which are harmful, naturally caused him to focus on the wider problem of making conscious and deliberate technological choices.
Crystal Chissell manages engagement and research fellowships at Project Drawdown. In that role she connects individuals and organizations who share the goal of reversing global warming through collaboration. Crystal brings an interdisciplinary background in law, environmental science and business management to Project Drawdown. She has advised a range of organizations, including small businesses, the City of Baltimore, and the Maryland Environmental Service, and served as Mayor of the Town of Highland Beach, Maryland. She has worked at the University of San Francisco and Bay Area arts organizations. Crystal holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, an M.S. in Environmental Science from Johns Hopkins University, an M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco, and a B.A. in Journalism from Howard University.
Crystal Chissell manages engagement and research fellowships at Project Drawdown. In that role she connects individuals and organizations who share the goal of reversing global warming through collaboration. Crystal brings an interdisciplinary background in law, environmental science and business management to Project Drawdown. She has advised a range of organizations, including small businesses, the City of Baltimore, and the Maryland Environmental Service, and served as Mayor of the Town of Highland Beach, Maryland. She has worked at the University of San Francisco and Bay Area arts organizations. Crystal holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, an M.S. in Environmental Science from Johns Hopkins University, an M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco, and a B.A. in Journalism from Howard University.
David Macek is the Executive Director of Northwest Earth Institute, a sustainability organization that provides innovative social and digital tools designed to change the way individuals live in and interact with natural and built environments. For 15 years, he has led transformation-centered nonprofits focusing on critical issues relating to environment, culture, and leadership. David has a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from Stonehill College and a M.A. in Environmental Leadership from Naropa University. Outside the office, David loves experiencing the fullness of every season in nature with his family.
David Macek is the Executive Director of Northwest Earth Institute, a sustainability organization that provides innovative social and digital tools designed to change the way individuals live in and interact with natural and built environments. For 15 years, he has led transformation-centered nonprofits focusing on critical issues relating to environment, culture, and leadership. David has a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from Stonehill College and a M.A. in Environmental Leadership from Naropa University. Outside the office, David loves experiencing the fullness of every season in nature with his family.
Lynann Politte is a promoter, director, producer, CoHousing community member, business coach, mother, grandmother, sister, activist, feminist, girlfriend and marketing strategist. She produced and directed The Vagina Monologues on Vashon in 2002 and 2003 to sold-out audiences. Subsequently she directed Vashon teens, including co-creating an original documentary theater piece, “What is it to be an American?" In 2009, her original one-woman show, “Eve Was Framed…a comedy about misogyny,” debut at VAA and went on to be staged in Seattle. Lynann has an MBA and her work experience includes launching a women’s jewelry line, working in the fashion industry, being an international corporate planner, producing a syndicated radio show, managing internationally tours, and leading conference workshops. She’s lived and loved Vashon since 2000.
Lynann Politte is a promoter, director, producer, CoHousing community member, business coach, mother, grandmother, sister, activist, feminist, girlfriend and marketing strategist. She produced and directed The Vagina Monologues on Vashon in 2002 and 2003 to sold-out audiences. Subsequently she directed Vashon teens, including co-creating an original documentary theater piece, “What is it to be an American?" In 2009, her original one-woman show, “Eve Was Framed…a comedy about misogyny,” debut at VAA and went on to be staged in Seattle. Lynann has an MBA and her work experience includes launching a women’s jewelry line, working in the fashion industry, being an international corporate planner, producing a syndicated radio show, managing internationally tours, and leading conference workshops. She’s lived and loved Vashon since 2000.
Don Stuart is an advocate for the economic, environmental, and political sustainability of working natural resource lands and fisheries. His 20 years of lobbying experience in state legislatures and in the U.S. Congress has informed his latest book—a mystery novel set at the Washington State capitol.
Don Stuart is an advocate for the economic, environmental, and political sustainability of working natural resource lands and fisheries. His 20 years of lobbying experience in state legislatures and in the U.S. Congress has informed his latest book—a mystery novel set at the Washington State capitol.
This is longer than usual, but I feel it is excellently put and I hope it will evoke thoughtfulness in my listeners.
A terrified people
I woke up some months ago in my house in the third largest Danish city. We live in a mixed neighbourhood. My youngest child, a boy10 year old, was up already. He likes to walk to school and hang out with class mates half an hour before the teacher arrives in the class room. My two girls at 12 and 14 years leave the house later on their bikes. This morning the youngest girl forgot her lunch bag. The Danish public schools do not provide food. So I had to get on my own bike and head for the school. I went into the school, found her home class and delivered the food. I found nothing of this strange.
Now a day I wake up in a rented house in Staten Island, again in a mixed neighbourhood. My boy is still up early but he cannot go to school early. They are not allowed to enter the school or the class rooms without supervision. My middle child also had to change routine. We were advised by the New York school authorities not to let her go to school alone as she has to pass a rough neighbourhood. So I take her. But I cannot follow her to class. After showing identity card to two armed officers I am only allowed to enter the schools main office. The rest is closed territory. My oldest child still goes alone to school. But she cannot take a walk during lunch break as she is used to. She is told by the armed officers at the high school that she is not allowed to leave the cantina. For me and my children this is strange.
It should not have come as a surprise for me. I have spent a couple of years of my academic life on writing a book about how social trust eroded in the US, while it increased in Denmark. Despite the fact that crime rates over the same period have decreased in the US and remained stable in Denmark. Unemployment has also been high in Denmark. So have divorce rates and the number of children living with single mothers. Denmark has even had a large inflow of migrants and regular attempts of terror attacks after joining the US in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sure, Denmark does not have the same amount of firearms in circulation. That probably makes a difference. But most importantly Denmark has kept poverty rates and general levels of economic inequality low.
We have not come to the US to make our children afraid of Americans. So in front of the children we downplay the security concerns as much as possible. But this is not an easy task as American institutions seem to revel in security concerns. When I picked up my boy from elementary school, one of the nice teachers loudly told a third grader that she should go directly home and not get into cars with unknown men. The day after we received an email from the high school that contained the names and photos of sexual offenders (that have done their sentence) in the ZIP-code. We decided not tell our girls about the e-mail and these men. But the next day the middle child got the same message in a printed paper version. Her language skills are not so good yet but she picked up the message from her 7th grade class mates. It was simple. Just run if you see these persons on your way home.
This is unfortunately more than just a small cultural curiosity. Political scientists, sociologists and economists have within the last decade provided evidence for the crucial importance of trust in making democracy, the civil society and the economy work. In low trust environments people are reluctant to solve problem collectively, they are reluctant to mingle with fellow citizens and they are afraid of making business arrangements at the free markets. Therefore security concerns are not only a private matter. The way mass media, public institutions and politicians portray fellow citizens is a common concern that needs to be reflected upon. The problem is, however, that once a cultural of fear has been establis...
This is longer than usual, but I feel it is excellently put and I hope it will evoke thoughtfulness in my listeners.
A terrified people
I woke up some months ago in my house in the third largest Danish city. We live in a mixed neighbourhood. My youngest child, a boy10 year old, was up already. He likes to walk to school and hang out with class mates half an hour before the teacher arrives in the class room. My two girls at 12 and 14 years leave the house later on their bikes. This morning the youngest girl forgot her lunch bag. The Danish public schools do not provide food. So I had to get on my own bike and head for the school. I went into the school, found her home class and delivered the food. I found nothing of this strange.
Now a day I wake up in a rented house in Staten Island, again in a mixed neighbourhood. My boy is still up early but he cannot go to school early. They are not allowed to enter the school or the class rooms without supervision. My middle child also had to change routine. We were advised by the New York school authorities not to let her go to school alone as she has to pass a rough neighbourhood. So I take her. But I cannot follow her to class. After showing identity card to two armed officers I am only allowed to enter the schools main office. The rest is closed territory. My oldest child still goes alone to school. But she cannot take a walk during lunch break as she is used to. She is told by the armed officers at the high school that she is not allowed to leave the cantina. For me and my children this is strange.
It should not have come as a surprise for me. I have spent a couple of years of my academic life on writing a book about how social trust eroded in the US, while it increased in Denmark. Despite the fact that crime rates over the same period have decreased in the US and remained stable in Denmark. Unemployment has also been high in Denmark. So have divorce rates and the number of children living with single mothers. Denmark has even had a large inflow of migrants and regular attempts of terror attacks after joining the US in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sure, Denmark does not have the same amount of firearms in circulation. That probably makes a difference. But most importantly Denmark has kept poverty rates and general levels of economic inequality low.
We have not come to the US to make our children afraid of Americans. So in front of the children we downplay the security concerns as much as possible. But this is not an easy task as American institutions seem to revel in security concerns. When I picked up my boy from elementary school, one of the nice teachers loudly told a third grader that she should go directly home and not get into cars with unknown men. The day after we received an email from the high school that contained the names and photos of sexual offenders (that have done their sentence) in the ZIP-code. We decided not tell our girls about the e-mail and these men. But the next day the middle child got the same message in a printed paper version. Her language skills are not so good yet but she picked up the message from her 7th grade class mates. It was simple. Just run if you see these persons on your way home.
This is unfortunately more than just a small cultural curiosity. Political scientists, sociologists and economists have within the last decade provided evidence for the crucial importance of trust in making democracy, the civil society and the economy work. In low trust environments people are reluctant to solve problem collectively, they are reluctant to mingle with fellow citizens and they are afraid of making business arrangements at the free markets. Therefore security concerns are not only a private matter. The way mass media, public institutions and politicians portray fellow citizens is a common concern that needs to be reflected upon. The problem is, however, that once a cultural of fear has been establis...
Kate Moore is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Radium Girls. A British writer based in London, she has published numerous Sunday Times bestsellers, writing across various genres including history, biography, true crime, gift and humour; her work has been translated into more than 12 languages. The Radium Girls was the winner of the 2017 GoodReads Choice Award for Best History/Biography and was named a Book of the Year by NPR, Barnes & Noble and BookBub.
Kate Moore is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Radium Girls. A British writer based in London, she has published numerous Sunday Times bestsellers, writing across various genres including history, biography, true crime, gift and humour; her work has been translated into more than 12 languages. The Radium Girls was the winner of the 2017 GoodReads Choice Award for Best History/Biography and was named a Book of the Year by NPR, Barnes & Noble and BookBub.
Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo, creators of global bestseller book Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls, are launching a new Kickstarter campaign to bring to life Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 2 and Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls – The Podcast. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a children's book packed with 100 bedtime stories about the life of 100 extraordinary women from the past and the present and illustrated by female artists from all over the world. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls was initially launched on Kickstarter in 2016 and quickly became the most crowd-funded book of all time, raising more than $1.2M. More than 500,000 copies of the book have been sold in 6 months and it has been translated into more than 30 languages. Learn more at www.rebelgirls.co
Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo, creators of global bestseller book Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls, are launching a new Kickstarter campaign to bring to life Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 2 and Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls – The Podcast. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a children's book packed with 100 bedtime stories about the life of 100 extraordinary women from the past and the present and illustrated by female artists from all over the world. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls was initially launched on Kickstarter in 2016 and quickly became the most crowd-funded book of all time, raising more than $1.2M. More than 500,000 copies of the book have been sold in 6 months and it has been translated into more than 30 languages. Learn more at www.rebelgirls.co
Mary Holland is Research Scholar and Director of the Graduate Lawyering Program at NYU School of Law. She has written several law review articles and blog posts on vaccine law and policy and is the co-author and co-editor of the book Vaccine Epidemic (Skyhorse Pub. 2011 and 2012). She has testified on vaccine matters at the United Nations and in the New York, California, Maine, West Virginia and Vermont legislatures. She has lectured widely and has appeared in several documentaries and on various television and radio broadcasts. She is chair of the advisory board of Health Choice and a member of the advisory boards for the Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy, the Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge, the World Mercury Project, the Otto Specht School and Actionplay, an equal access arts program for children with autism and special needs.
Educated at Harvard and Columbia Universities, Holland has worked in international public and private law. Prior to joining NYU, Holland worked for six years at major U.S. law firms as an international transactional lawyer, with three years based in Moscow, Russia. Before that, she worked at a U.S. human rights advocacy organization as Director of its European Program and as a judicial clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Mary Holland is Research Scholar and Director of the Graduate Lawyering Program at NYU School of Law. She has written several law review articles and blog posts on vaccine law and policy and is the co-author and co-editor of the book Vaccine Epidemic (Skyhorse Pub. 2011 and 2012). She has testified on vaccine matters at the United Nations and in the New York, California, Maine, West Virginia and Vermont legislatures. She has lectured widely and has appeared in several documentaries and on various television and radio broadcasts. She is chair of the advisory board of Health Choice and a member of the advisory boards for the Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy, the Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge, the World Mercury Project, the Otto Specht School and Actionplay, an equal access arts program for children with autism and special needs.
Educated at Harvard and Columbia Universities, Holland has worked in international public and private law. Prior to joining NYU, Holland worked for six years at major U.S. law firms as an international transactional lawyer, with three years based in Moscow, Russia. Before that, she worked at a U.S. human rights advocacy organization as Director of its European Program and as a judicial clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Bruno Kaufmann is a trained political scientist, conflict researcher and journalist. He is member of the city government of Falun/Sweden, where he chairs the Democracy Council and Election Commission in Sweden [falun.se/democracy]. In 2001 Bruno Kaufmann became the first director of the Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe [iri-europe.org] , a nonpartisan research and educational institute with headquarters at Marburg University (Germany). He is research fellow at the Centre for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University and editor-in-chief of people2power.info, a media initiative hosted by the Swiss Broadcasting Company. Kaufmann is co-president of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy [2018globalforum.com] and has written numerous books including Guidebook to Modern Direct Democracy (published in 12 languages) and is author of European Passport to Active Citizenship (available in 22 languages) and the Global Passport to Modern Direct Democracy (IDEA, 2017). Bruno is the Global Democracy Correspondent of the Swiss Broadcasting Company {swissinfo.ch/directdemocracy} and the Director of International Cooperation at the Swiss Democracy Foundation {swissdemocracy.foundation}. Contact: kaufmann@iri-europe.org.
Bruno Kaufmann is a trained political scientist, conflict researcher and journalist. He is member of the city government of Falun/Sweden, where he chairs the Democracy Council and Election Commission in Sweden [falun.se/democracy]. In 2001 Bruno Kaufmann became the first director of the Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe [iri-europe.org] , a nonpartisan research and educational institute with headquarters at Marburg University (Germany). He is research fellow at the Centre for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University and editor-in-chief of people2power.info, a media initiative hosted by the Swiss Broadcasting Company. Kaufmann is co-president of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy [2018globalforum.com] and has written numerous books including Guidebook to Modern Direct Democracy (published in 12 languages) and is author of European Passport to Active Citizenship (available in 22 languages) and the Global Passport to Modern Direct Democracy (IDEA, 2017). Bruno is the Global Democracy Correspondent of the Swiss Broadcasting Company {swissinfo.ch/directdemocracy} and the Director of International Cooperation at the Swiss Democracy Foundation {swissdemocracy.foundation}. Contact: kaufmann@iri-europe.org.
Bill Fletcher Jr has been an activist since his teen years. Upon graduating from college he went to work as a welder in a shipyard, thereby entering the labor movement. Over the years he has been active in workplace and community struggles as well as electoral campaigns. He has worked for several labor unions in addition to serving as a senior staff person in the national AFL-CIO. Fletcher is the former president of TransAfrica Forum; a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies; an editorial board member of BlackCommentator.com; and in the leadership of several other projects. Fletcher is the co-author (with Peter Agard) of “The Indispensable Ally: Black Workers and the Formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1934-1941”; the co-author (with Dr. Fernando Gapasin) of "Solidarity Divided: The crisis in organized labor and a new path toward social justice," and the author of "'They're Bankrupting Us' - And twenty other myths about unions." Fletcher is a syndicated columnist and a regular media commentator on television, radio and the Web.
Bill Fletcher Jr has been an activist since his teen years. Upon graduating from college he went to work as a welder in a shipyard, thereby entering the labor movement. Over the years he has been active in workplace and community struggles as well as electoral campaigns. He has worked for several labor unions in addition to serving as a senior staff person in the national AFL-CIO. Fletcher is the former president of TransAfrica Forum; a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies; an editorial board member of BlackCommentator.com; and in the leadership of several other projects. Fletcher is the co-author (with Peter Agard) of “The Indispensable Ally: Black Workers and the Formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1934-1941”; the co-author (with Dr. Fernando Gapasin) of "Solidarity Divided: The crisis in organized labor and a new path toward social justice," and the author of "'They're Bankrupting Us' - And twenty other myths about unions." Fletcher is a syndicated columnist and a regular media commentator on television, radio and the Web.
"My husband and I are Brits living in southern Sweden. We have two grown children. I was a civil servant and then a teacher, teaching age groups from pre-school through to 18 years. After we retired, my husband and I moved to Sweden in 2012. We wanted a retirement involving gardening and an outdoor life. And to be in a more equal society. We love our new life and we hope that the greater equality that Scandinavia enjoys can spread to the rest of the world."
"My husband and I are Brits living in southern Sweden. We have two grown children. I was a civil servant and then a teacher, teaching age groups from pre-school through to 18 years. After we retired, my husband and I moved to Sweden in 2012. We wanted a retirement involving gardening and an outdoor life. And to be in a more equal society. We love our new life and we hope that the greater equality that Scandinavia enjoys can spread to the rest of the world."
"I'm a book editor turned young adult novelist. I still love to edit, but I've discovered that I like to make up my own stories even more than I like to fix other people's. It's less stressful. Also, I'm controlling, and I pretty much get to say what goes in the worlds that I create. I live in New York City, where I own a Metrocard and drive as little as possible. I have perfect control over my feet. Discover more @ peternellevanarsdale.com
"I'm a book editor turned young adult novelist. I still love to edit, but I've discovered that I like to make up my own stories even more than I like to fix other people's. It's less stressful. Also, I'm controlling, and I pretty much get to say what goes in the worlds that I create. I live in New York City, where I own a Metrocard and drive as little as possible. I have perfect control over my feet. Discover more @ peternellevanarsdale.com
Matthew Dickerson is author of fiction including both medieval historic heroic romance and also fantasy literature. He has also published works of creative narrative non-fiction, especially in the nature writing, fly-fishing, and environmental and genres. And he has written books about fantasy literature, especially focusing on environmental and philosophical aspects of the writings of J.R.R.Tolkien and C.S.Lewis. He lives in Vermont and teaches at Middlebury College. He has also taught at numerous creative writing conferences and for more than a decade was director of the New England Young Writers Conference at Breadloaf.
Matthew Dickerson is author of fiction including both medieval historic heroic romance and also fantasy literature. He has also published works of creative narrative non-fiction, especially in the nature writing, fly-fishing, and environmental and genres. And he has written books about fantasy literature, especially focusing on environmental and philosophical aspects of the writings of J.R.R.Tolkien and C.S.Lewis. He lives in Vermont and teaches at Middlebury College. He has also taught at numerous creative writing conferences and for more than a decade was director of the New England Young Writers Conference at Breadloaf.
44-year old Dane with roots in Denmark, Germany and the slightly more exotic Nigerian Yoruba people. Father of three children aged 7, 11 and 16. Candidate for the Social-Liberal Party (center left) in the municipality of Frederiksberg at the upcoming local election in November. Head of Communication and Public Affairs with the Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA) which is the Danish-Swedish life science cluster organization of the Greater Copenhagen area, organizing the largest life science cluster in the Nordic countries. 44-årig dansker med rødder i Danmark, Tyskland og den noget mere eksotiske nigerianske Yoruba-stamme. Far til tre børn på henholdsvis 7, 11 og 16 år. Opstillet til byrådet for Det Radikale Venstre på Frederiksberg til det forestående kommunalvalg til november. Head of Communication and Public Affairs i Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA), som er den dansk-svenske life science cluster organization i Medicon Valley, Nordens største life science cluster.
44-year old Dane with roots in Denmark, Germany and the slightly more exotic Nigerian Yoruba people. Father of three children aged 7, 11 and 16. Candidate for the Social-Liberal Party (center left) in the municipality of Frederiksberg at the upcoming local election in November. Head of Communication and Public Affairs with the Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA) which is the Danish-Swedish life science cluster organization of the Greater Copenhagen area, organizing the largest life science cluster in the Nordic countries. 44-årig dansker med rødder i Danmark, Tyskland og den noget mere eksotiske nigerianske Yoruba-stamme. Far til tre børn på henholdsvis 7, 11 og 16 år. Opstillet til byrådet for Det Radikale Venstre på Frederiksberg til det forestående kommunalvalg til november. Head of Communication and Public Affairs i Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA), som er den dansk-svenske life science cluster organization i Medicon Valley, Nordens største life science cluster.
Katrin Oddsdóttir was one of the twenty-five elected members of the Constitution Council of Iceland, which drafted a new constitution for the country in 2011. The process of the Council has been recognized worldwide for its emphasis on democratic methods and the use of social media as a tool for public participation in the drafting of Iceland’s new constitution. Oddsdóttir worked as a journalist and copywriter before changing careers and becoming a human rights Attorney at Rettur – Adalsteinsson & Partners law firm in Iceland, focusing on the rights of refugees, disabled people and children, among other related fields. Oddsdottir currently lectures on Refugee Law and Constitutional Law at the School of Law of Reykjavik University. She is the chairperson of the Constitutional Society of Iceland, a NGO fighting for the new constitution of Iceland to take force. She has presented lectures about the Icelandic constitutional reform internationally for the last few years, including places like Princeton and Berkeley Universities. More information about the Icelandic constitutional reform can be found in the lovely documentary by Eileen Jarrett called Blueberry Soup, available here: Blueberry Soup
Katrin Oddsdóttir was one of the twenty-five elected members of the Constitution Council of Iceland, which drafted a new constitution for the country in 2011. The process of the Council has been recognized worldwide for its emphasis on democratic methods and the use of social media as a tool for public participation in the drafting of Iceland’s new constitution. Oddsdóttir worked as a journalist and copywriter before changing careers and becoming a human rights Attorney at Rettur – Adalsteinsson & Partners law firm in Iceland, focusing on the rights of refugees, disabled people and children, among other related fields. Oddsdottir currently lectures on Refugee Law and Constitutional Law at the School of Law of Reykjavik University. She is the chairperson of the Constitutional Society of Iceland, a NGO fighting for the new constitution of Iceland to take force. She has presented lectures about the Icelandic constitutional reform internationally for the last few years, including places like Princeton and Berkeley Universities. More information about the Icelandic constitutional reform can be found in the lovely documentary by Eileen Jarrett called Blueberry Soup, available here: Blueberry Soup
Del Bigtree was an Emmy Award-winning producer on the daytime talk show The Doctors, for six years. With a background both as a filmmaker and an investigative medical journalist, he is best known for combining visually impactful imagery, raw emotional interviews and unbiased investigative research into stories that push the envelope of daytime television. Some of his most thought-provoking episodes include a rare televised debate between Monsanto’s head of toxicology Dr. Donna Farmer and GMO activist Jeffrey Smith and an exposé on a “gold standard” medical test that mistakenly indicts loving parents for child abuse, causing their children to be remanded to Child Protective Services. When Bigtree began investigating the story of the CDC Whistleblower and the fraud perpetrated by the CDC, he soon realized that he had stumbled upon a story of corruption and deception beyond any he had ever seen. His hope is that VAXXED will not only alert Americans to the outright destruction of their civil liberties, but will lead the charge to demand the formation of a genuine independent research body conducting legitimate science to ensure that all vaccines are truly safe.
Del Bigtree was an Emmy Award-winning producer on the daytime talk show The Doctors, for six years. With a background both as a filmmaker and an investigative medical journalist, he is best known for combining visually impactful imagery, raw emotional interviews and unbiased investigative research into stories that push the envelope of daytime television. Some of his most thought-provoking episodes include a rare televised debate between Monsanto’s head of toxicology Dr. Donna Farmer and GMO activist Jeffrey Smith and an exposé on a “gold standard” medical test that mistakenly indicts loving parents for child abuse, causing their children to be remanded to Child Protective Services. When Bigtree began investigating the story of the CDC Whistleblower and the fraud perpetrated by the CDC, he soon realized that he had stumbled upon a story of corruption and deception beyond any he had ever seen. His hope is that VAXXED will not only alert Americans to the outright destruction of their civil liberties, but will lead the charge to demand the formation of a genuine independent research body conducting legitimate science to ensure that all vaccines are truly safe.
Bill Moyer considers himself a radical solutionary, addressing root problems with just, sustainable solutions. A fourth generation Washingtonian, Bill lives with his wife and daughter in the woods of Vashon Island, WA in the Salish Sea (near Seattle). He co-founded and has directed the Backbone Campaign since 2004. A leader in the theory and practice of artful activism, Backbone combines lessons of the performing arts with grand strategic principles from the Art of War to invigorate nonviolent social change. Bill coauthored the book Solutionary Rail, a people-powered campaign to electrify America's railroads and open corridors to a clean energy future. As he says, our “No” is only as powerful as our “Yes” is compelling.
Bill Moyer considers himself a radical solutionary, addressing root problems with just, sustainable solutions. A fourth generation Washingtonian, Bill lives with his wife and daughter in the woods of Vashon Island, WA in the Salish Sea (near Seattle). He co-founded and has directed the Backbone Campaign since 2004. A leader in the theory and practice of artful activism, Backbone combines lessons of the performing arts with grand strategic principles from the Art of War to invigorate nonviolent social change. Bill coauthored the book Solutionary Rail, a people-powered campaign to electrify America's railroads and open corridors to a clean energy future. As he says, our “No” is only as powerful as our “Yes” is compelling.
Kathy Abascal, BS, JD, HerbalistRH (AHG) is far too many things to adequately describe in one simply bio paragraph. Suffice to say that her lifelong interest in learning has led her down pathways which have included degrees and work in the areas of: neurobiology, biochemistry, French, clinical research, physician peer reviews, law and work as a research attorney, private practice, consumer litigation, a botanical medicine program with Michael Moore, traditional herbalism & the science of herbs, the Eclectics and whole plants as medicine, including articles published in Alternative & Complementary Therapies and a number of other journals. Her lifelong curiosity combined with issues with her own health led her to move sideways from herbalism along to herbalism plus healing holistically with food, resulting in the TQI Diet in 2007 which continues to inspire her as it changes lives everywhere. To learn more about Kathy Abascal, you can visit her “about me” page at: http://toquietinflammation.com/meetkathy.html
Kathy Abascal, BS, JD, HerbalistRH (AHG) is far too many things to adequately describe in one simply bio paragraph. Suffice to say that her lifelong interest in learning has led her down pathways which have included degrees and work in the areas of: neurobiology, biochemistry, French, clinical research, physician peer reviews, law and work as a research attorney, private practice, consumer litigation, a botanical medicine program with Michael Moore, traditional herbalism & the science of herbs, the Eclectics and whole plants as medicine, including articles published in Alternative & Complementary Therapies and a number of other journals. Her lifelong curiosity combined with issues with her own health led her to move sideways from herbalism along to herbalism plus healing holistically with food, resulting in the TQI Diet in 2007 which continues to inspire her as it changes lives everywhere. To learn more about Kathy Abascal, you can visit her “about me” page at: http://toquietinflammation.com/meetkathy.html
Samuel Ligon is the author of three books of fiction, Safe in Heaven Dead, Drift and Swerve, and the forthcoming Among the Dead and Dreaming. His stories have appeared in New England Review, Prairie Schooner, The Quarterly and many other places. His essays appear regularly in The Inlander. Ligon is the editor of Willow Springs, and Artistic Director of the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference. He teaches at Eastern Washington University.
Samuel Ligon is the author of three books of fiction, Safe in Heaven Dead, Drift and Swerve, and the forthcoming Among the Dead and Dreaming. His stories have appeared in New England Review, Prairie Schooner, The Quarterly and many other places. His essays appear regularly in The Inlander. Ligon is the editor of Willow Springs, and Artistic Director of the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference. He teaches at Eastern Washington University.
Tony Lyons, President and Publisher at Skyhorse, and an attorney, was Publisher at The Lyons Press between 1997 and 2004. He founded Skyhorse in 2006 and has been involved with every aspect of the book publishing process. Starting with a small team of people, some of whom still work for Skyhorse, Tony has steadily built the company from a start-up to an increasingly prominent mid-sized publisher.
Tony Lyons, President and Publisher at Skyhorse, and an attorney, was Publisher at The Lyons Press between 1997 and 2004. He founded Skyhorse in 2006 and has been involved with every aspect of the book publishing process. Starting with a small team of people, some of whom still work for Skyhorse, Tony has steadily built the company from a start-up to an increasingly prominent mid-sized publisher.
Illustrator, journalist and author. Bergrún has illustrated over 25 children’s books and has been awarded for her books as both author and illustrator. She resides by the sea in Hafnarfjörður near Reykjavík, Iceland with her husband, two young sons and a three legged cat named Megas after an Icelandic poet.
Illustrator, journalist and author. Bergrún has illustrated over 25 children’s books and has been awarded for her books as both author and illustrator. She resides by the sea in Hafnarfjörður near Reykjavík, Iceland with her husband, two young sons and a three legged cat named Megas after an Icelandic poet.
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If you like what you hear, the following links will help you learn more about becoming an underwriter/supporter of Prose, Poetry & Purpose: where my guest authors share how they hope to inspire positive social change in the world, one reader and one listener at a time.
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Nick Licata is from a working class family where neither parent graduated from high school. Licata, who couldn’t read until the age of nine, was the first of his relatives to attend college. He led the local chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at Bowling Green State University and subsequently was elected student body president. He became a Seattle city councilmember despite being significantly outspent and the majority of the council, the mayor, and both daily newspapers supporting his opponent. Elected to five terms, in 2012 he was named by The Nation as Progressive Municipal Official of the Year and twice named Best Local Politician by the Seattle Weekly. In 2003, Licata authored the children’s novel Princess Bianca and the Vandals. Visit BecomingaCitizenActivist.org to share your stories, strategies, and advice on how to make our democracy accountable to our citizens.
Nick Licata is from a working class family where neither parent graduated from high school. Licata, who couldn’t read until the age of nine, was the first of his relatives to attend college. He led the local chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at Bowling Green State University and subsequently was elected student body president. He became a Seattle city councilmember despite being significantly outspent and the majority of the council, the mayor, and both daily newspapers supporting his opponent. Elected to five terms, in 2012 he was named by The Nation as Progressive Municipal Official of the Year and twice named Best Local Politician by the Seattle Weekly. In 2003, Licata authored the children’s novel Princess Bianca and the Vandals. Visit BecomingaCitizenActivist.org to share your stories, strategies, and advice on how to make our democracy accountable to our citizens.
Oktavia Jonsdottir is an independent advisor in the fields of integrated and holistic safety practices for individuals and organizations. She designed and directed the SAFE initiative providing integrated training, emergency assistance and risk mitigation plans in digital security, physical safety and psychosocial care to journalists and human rights defenders in 12 countries globally. Oktavia's background is in Media, conflict and ICTs, she was a part of the team that created the DDoS mitigating secure hosting platform VirtualRoad. She is also currently serving as Deputy MP for the Pirate Party Iceland (South Constituency).
Oktavia Jonsdottir is an independent advisor in the fields of integrated and holistic safety practices for individuals and organizations. She designed and directed the SAFE initiative providing integrated training, emergency assistance and risk mitigation plans in digital security, physical safety and psychosocial care to journalists and human rights defenders in 12 countries globally. Oktavia's background is in Media, conflict and ICTs, she was a part of the team that created the DDoS mitigating secure hosting platform VirtualRoad. She is also currently serving as Deputy MP for the Pirate Party Iceland (South Constituency).
Although Lonny Kaneko has written in almost every genre, his new work is a collection of poetry, Coming Home From Camp and Other Poems. Lonny says that “the book is a wonderful opportunity for the poems to have a home. They’ve been disappearing a few at a time. When a computer goes down or some change in program happens, I will remember a poem and be unable to find it. So this set of poems will thankfully have a home.”
Lonny credits his publisher, Jean Davies Okimoto, with providing the opportunity to bring these poems together.
Given the title of the book, many of the poems revolve around Lonny’s experience of spending some of his youngest years in Minidoka, one of the incarceration camps that people of Japanese ancestry were forced to relocate to during World War II. When reflecting, Lonny has this to say:
“The camp experience is buried within us; we can’t rid ourselves of the memories and the effects it had on each of our lives. And of course, it affects people differently, but it shapes how we see ourselves and how we think others see us.”
Although Lonny Kaneko has written in almost every genre, his new work is a collection of poetry, Coming Home From Camp and Other Poems. Lonny says that “the book is a wonderful opportunity for the poems to have a home. They’ve been disappearing a few at a time. When a computer goes down or some change in program happens, I will remember a poem and be unable to find it. So this set of poems will thankfully have a home.”
Lonny credits his publisher, Jean Davies Okimoto, with providing the opportunity to bring these poems together.
Given the title of the book, many of the poems revolve around Lonny’s experience of spending some of his youngest years in Minidoka, one of the incarceration camps that people of Japanese ancestry were forced to relocate to during World War II. When reflecting, Lonny has this to say:
“The camp experience is buried within us; we can’t rid ourselves of the memories and the effects it had on each of our lives. And of course, it affects people differently, but it shapes how we see ourselves and how we think others see us.”
Jóhannes Benediktsson was born in Florida in the year 1980. He runs a publishing company in Iceland and is the editor of the in-flight magazine Sky. He has also been running a private school since 2003 preparing students for medicine study. Jóhannes is on a few boards, including the Icelandic Scrabble Association and the Capoeira Society of Iceland. He sometimes writes political articles, for the daily newspapers, but only when he is inspired by something or someone. Jóhannes prefers to walk instead of driving and believes that by doing so he is somehow staying in shape. His girlfriend disagrees.
Jóhannes Benediktsson was born in Florida in the year 1980. He runs a publishing company in Iceland and is the editor of the in-flight magazine Sky. He has also been running a private school since 2003 preparing students for medicine study. Jóhannes is on a few boards, including the Icelandic Scrabble Association and the Capoeira Society of Iceland. He sometimes writes political articles, for the daily newspapers, but only when he is inspired by something or someone. Jóhannes prefers to walk instead of driving and believes that by doing so he is somehow staying in shape. His girlfriend disagrees.
One of the nation’s leading thinkers on racism’s evolution since the civil rights era, Ian Haney López holds an endowed chair as the John H. Boalt Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches in the areas of race and constitutional law. He is also a Senior Fellow at Demos and the director of the Racial Politics Project at the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. Haney López has been a visiting law professor at Yale, New York University, and Harvard. He holds a master’s in history from Washington University, a master’s in public policy from Princeton, and a law degree from Harvard. The author or editor of five books, his most recent, Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class, lays bare how politicians exploit racial pandering to build resentment toward government, fooling voters into supporting policies that favor the very wealthiest while hurting everyone else.
Ian Haney López – John H. Boalt Professor of Law, UC Berkeley – Director, Racial Politics Project, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society – Senior Fellow, Demos
One of the nation’s leading thinkers on racism’s evolution since the civil rights era, Ian Haney López holds an endowed chair as the John H. Boalt Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches in the areas of race and constitutional law. He is also a Senior Fellow at Demos and the director of the Racial Politics Project at the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. Haney López has been a visiting law professor at Yale, New York University, and Harvard. He holds a master’s in history from Washington University, a master’s in public policy from Princeton, and a law degree from Harvard. The author or editor of five books, his most recent, Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class, lays bare how politicians exploit racial pandering to build resentment toward government, fooling voters into supporting policies that favor the very wealthiest while hurting everyone else.
Ian Haney López – John H. Boalt Professor of Law, UC Berkeley – Director, Racial Politics Project, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society – Senior Fellow, Demos
Hildur writes for children and adults alike. Her first novel, Sláttur, was published in 2011. Her newest work is the horror fiction duology Vetrarfrí and Vetrarhö rkur, published in fall 2016. Hildur was awarded Fjöruverðlaunin, the Women’s Literature Prize for Vetrarfrí, and was runner-up in the Icelandic Bookseller awards. Vetrarfrí was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize and Reykjavik Children’s Literature Prize. Together with Þórdís Gísladóttir Hildur also writes comical books for young people about bug entusiast Doddi. The first Doddi book will be published in fall 2016.
Hildur writes for children and adults alike. Her first novel, Sláttur, was published in 2011. Her newest work is the horror fiction duology Vetrarfrí and Vetrarhö rkur, published in fall 2016. Hildur was awarded Fjöruverðlaunin, the Women’s Literature Prize for Vetrarfrí, and was runner-up in the Icelandic Bookseller awards. Vetrarfrí was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize and Reykjavik Children’s Literature Prize. Together with Þórdís Gísladóttir Hildur also writes comical books for young people about bug entusiast Doddi. The first Doddi book will be published in fall 2016.
Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma is an author, poet, magician, translator, teacher, musician, and lover of life. He was born in Seattle, Washington, and has lived and worked in Tamil Nadu, India, and Oaxaca, Mexico.
His recent books include Give, Eat, and Live: Poems of Avvaiyar, Body and Earth: Notes from a Conversation (written with the south Indian artist C.F. John), and A Feast for the Tongue (written with the Tamil scholar Dr. K. V. Ramakoti). He makes his home on Vashon Island, Washington, with his life partner, David Mielke.
Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma is an author, poet, magician, translator, teacher, musician, and lover of life. He was born in Seattle, Washington, and has lived and worked in Tamil Nadu, India, and Oaxaca, Mexico.
His recent books include Give, Eat, and Live: Poems of Avvaiyar, Body and Earth: Notes from a Conversation (written with the south Indian artist C.F. John), and A Feast for the Tongue (written with the Tamil scholar Dr. K. V. Ramakoti). He makes his home on Vashon Island, Washington, with his life partner, David Mielke.
"I am a social psychologist with a history of advocating for people with disabilities and mental health issues. Serving in programs to help at-risk youth is a recurring theme in my life. My role as a foster mother led me into the world of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome where I eventually banded together with other parents to form The FAS Adolescent Task Force. Currently living on Vashon Island, I grow cut flowers, sing in the church choir, and maintain the Localvore Lit Booth at our local Farmer’s Market."
~ Delinda McCann
"I am a social psychologist with a history of advocating for people with disabilities and mental health issues. Serving in programs to help at-risk youth is a recurring theme in my life. My role as a foster mother led me into the world of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome where I eventually banded together with other parents to form The FAS Adolescent Task Force. Currently living on Vashon Island, I grow cut flowers, sing in the church choir, and maintain the Localvore Lit Booth at our local Farmer’s Market."
~ Delinda McCann
Dr. Lyons-Weiler is the CEO and Director of The Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge, which exists to conduct research in the public interest without profit motive. He is best known for contributions to advances in medical bioinformatics, and for his three books, “Ebola: An Evolving Story,” “Cures vs. Profits: Successes in Translational Research,” and “The Environmental and Genetic Causes of Autism.” A true-blue academic, he has directed the analysis of data from over 100 medical studies, served as Founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Cancer Informatics, serves on the Editorial Board of Cancer Research, and has published more than 48 papers in reputable journals. His lives in Western PA with his two well-adjusted teen-aged sons and his fiance.
Dr. Lyons-Weiler is the CEO and Director of The Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge, which exists to conduct research in the public interest without profit motive. He is best known for contributions to advances in medical bioinformatics, and for his three books, “Ebola: An Evolving Story,” “Cures vs. Profits: Successes in Translational Research,” and “The Environmental and Genetic Causes of Autism.” A true-blue academic, he has directed the analysis of data from over 100 medical studies, served as Founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Cancer Informatics, serves on the Editorial Board of Cancer Research, and has published more than 48 papers in reputable journals. His lives in Western PA with his two well-adjusted teen-aged sons and his fiance.
Matthew Alan Thyer is an SFF author whose fiction has appeared in Oriental Excess, Windrift Books, Future Chronicles, and Kindle Worlds anthologies. He is an Army veteran who served as a signals intelligence analyst. He also worked as an operations engineer, wild-land firefighter, back-country ranger, kayak guide and river rat. Matt’s hobbies include trail running, backpacking, skiing, mountaineering, bicycling, and paragliding. Feed this author dark chocolate for short prose, good books, and coffee for something longer.
Matthew Alan Thyer is an SFF author whose fiction has appeared in Oriental Excess, Windrift Books, Future Chronicles, and Kindle Worlds anthologies. He is an Army veteran who served as a signals intelligence analyst. He also worked as an operations engineer, wild-land firefighter, back-country ranger, kayak guide and river rat. Matt’s hobbies include trail running, backpacking, skiing, mountaineering, bicycling, and paragliding. Feed this author dark chocolate for short prose, good books, and coffee for something longer.
Jodie has been in books forever. She has been a commissioning editor in London and New York. She has been research lead for a major online book store. She has been a lecturer in contemporary fiction and writing. All those book world roles have led to some expertise in answering two questions: what works? And why? Jodie got her PhD from Stanford for her work on the bestseller. The work of her first degrees at Cambridge was about how and why we read. She has been published under her own and different names. The press have called her critical work refreshing and revolutionary.
Jodie has been in books forever. She has been a commissioning editor in London and New York. She has been research lead for a major online book store. She has been a lecturer in contemporary fiction and writing. All those book world roles have led to some expertise in answering two questions: what works? And why? Jodie got her PhD from Stanford for her work on the bestseller. The work of her first degrees at Cambridge was about how and why we read. She has been published under her own and different names. The press have called her critical work refreshing and revolutionary.
Born in Maryland, Charley Henley bounced around as a child, living everywhere from a back-to-the-land community in Eastern Washington to rural Rankin County, Mississippi, disparate locales and people that have fueled the stories of this present volume. He attended the University of Montana, studying philosophy, working in restaurants, and wandering in the woods. He did his graduate work at the University of Alabama and Florida State University. His fiction has appeared in Best New American Voices, The Greensboro Review, and Copper Nickel, among other places. Currently, he lives with his wife and children in the Seattle area. He teaches at the University of Cincinnati. The Deep Code is his debut collection of short stories.
Born in Maryland, Charley Henley bounced around as a child, living everywhere from a back-to-the-land community in Eastern Washington to rural Rankin County, Mississippi, disparate locales and people that have fueled the stories of this present volume. He attended the University of Montana, studying philosophy, working in restaurants, and wandering in the woods. He did his graduate work at the University of Alabama and Florida State University. His fiction has appeared in Best New American Voices, The Greensboro Review, and Copper Nickel, among other places. Currently, he lives with his wife and children in the Seattle area. He teaches at the University of Cincinnati. The Deep Code is his debut collection of short stories.
Benjamin Studebaker is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. He writes at benjaminstudebaker.com and can be followed and contacted on Facebook at facebook.com/bmstudebaker and on Twitter at @BMStudebaker.
Benjamin Studebaker is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. He writes at benjaminstudebaker.com and can be followed and contacted on Facebook at facebook.com/bmstudebaker and on Twitter at @BMStudebaker.
Benjamin Studebaker is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. He writes at benjaminstudebaker.com and can be followed and contacted on Facebook at facebook.com/bmstudebaker and on Twitter at @BMStudebaker.
Benjamin Studebaker is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. He writes at benjaminstudebaker.com and can be followed and contacted on Facebook at facebook.com/bmstudebaker and on Twitter at @BMStudebaker.
Brian Fagan is an archaeological generalist, with expertise in the broad issues of human prehistory. He is the author or editor of 46 books, including seven widely used undergraduate college texts. Fagan has contributed over 100 specialist papers to many national and international journals. He is a Contributing Editor to American Archaeology and Discover Archaeology magazines, and formerly wrote a regular column for Archaeology Magazine. Discover the ancient world (and how it pertains to our lives today) at his website: http://www.brianfagan.com/
Brian Fagan is an archaeological generalist, with expertise in the broad issues of human prehistory. He is the author or editor of 46 books, including seven widely used undergraduate college texts. Fagan has contributed over 100 specialist papers to many national and international journals. He is a Contributing Editor to American Archaeology and Discover Archaeology magazines, and formerly wrote a regular column for Archaeology Magazine. Discover the ancient world (and how it pertains to our lives today) at his website: http://www.brianfagan.com/
ROB CARNEY, a Washington native, earned a BA in English from Pacific Lutheran University, an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University, and his PhD at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He is the author of four books of poems, most recently 88 MAPS from Lost Horse Press (http://www.losthorsepress.org/catalog/88-maps/), and he is on the Editorial Board of and a regular contributor to Terrain: A Journal of the Built and Natural Environments (http://www.terrain.org/tag/rob-carney/ or http://www.terrain.org/category/old-roads-new-stories/). He is a Professor of English at Utah Valley University and lives in Salt Lake City.
This show was produced in July of 2016. Due to a technical glitch, it failed to air on 101.9FM during the last two weeks of July. We are running the show on air this month, but the Summer Fundraiser information mentioned during the show is no longer valid. That said, Voice of Vashon is a wonderful organization that both deserves and deeply appreciates the support of our community. Thank you for listening.
ROB CARNEY, a Washington native, earned a BA in English from Pacific Lutheran University, an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University, and his PhD at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He is the author of four books of poems, most recently 88 MAPS from Lost Horse Press (http://www.losthorsepress.org/catalog/88-maps/), and he is on the Editorial Board of and a regular contributor to Terrain: A Journal of the Built and Natural Environments (http://www.terrain.org/tag/rob-carney/ or http://www.terrain.org/category/old-roads-new-stories/). He is a Professor of English at Utah Valley University and lives in Salt Lake City.
This show was produced in July of 2016. Due to a technical glitch, it failed to air on 101.9FM during the last two weeks of July. We are running the show on air this month, but the Summer Fundraiser information mentioned during the show is no longer valid. That said, Voice of Vashon is a wonderful organization that both deserves and deeply appreciates the support of our community. Thank you for listening.
Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, is a physician at Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital in country, and associate professor of medicine at NYU. She writes about medicine and the doctor-patient connection for theNew York Times, and other publications. Her lectures to medical and general audiences are renowned for her use of dramatic stories (and avoidance of PowerPoint). Danielle is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Bellevue Literary Review. the first literary journal to arise from a medical setting.
Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, is a physician at Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital in country, and associate professor of medicine at NYU. She writes about medicine and the doctor-patient connection for theNew York Times, and other publications. Her lectures to medical and general audiences are renowned for her use of dramatic stories (and avoidance of PowerPoint). Danielle is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Bellevue Literary Review. the first literary journal to arise from a medical setting.
Karen Cushman lives, works, and procrastinates on misty green Vashon Island near Seattle. She has published eight books since she started writing at age fifty, including the Newbery Award winner The Midwife’s Apprentice. Ms. Cushman loves the rain and when the weather turns warm and dry, she grumbles and blames the weatherman. She is crazy about anything soft and fuzzy and will someday likely be eaten by a grizzly bear she has tried to embrace. Her husband thinks she is a bit nuts but he has stayed married to her for 46 years so how bad can she be?
Karen Cushman lives, works, and procrastinates on misty green Vashon Island near Seattle. She has published eight books since she started writing at age fifty, including the Newbery Award winner The Midwife’s Apprentice. Ms. Cushman loves the rain and when the weather turns warm and dry, she grumbles and blames the weatherman. She is crazy about anything soft and fuzzy and will someday likely be eaten by a grizzly bear she has tried to embrace. Her husband thinks she is a bit nuts but he has stayed married to her for 46 years so how bad can she be?
Pramila Jayapal says “I came to this country when I was 16 years old—my parents took all the money they had—about $5,000—and used it to send me to the United States by myself because they believed this was the place where I would get the best education and have the brightest future. I worked my way from there to being a State Senator by way of a detour on Wall Street that taught me why we need to focus our attention on Main Street, to international public health which took me to villages and towns in countries all over the world, to standing up for Arabs, Muslims and Sikhs after 9/11 when few people would.”
Author of Pilgrimage to India: A Woman Revisits Her Homeland, Pramila Jayapal is running to represent the people of the 7th Congressional District in Washington DC, in place of Jim McDermott, who is retiring.
Pramila Jayapal says “I came to this country when I was 16 years old—my parents took all the money they had—about $5,000—and used it to send me to the United States by myself because they believed this was the place where I would get the best education and have the brightest future. I worked my way from there to being a State Senator by way of a detour on Wall Street that taught me why we need to focus our attention on Main Street, to international public health which took me to villages and towns in countries all over the world, to standing up for Arabs, Muslims and Sikhs after 9/11 when few people would.”
Author of Pilgrimage to India: A Woman Revisits Her Homeland, Pramila Jayapal is running to represent the people of the 7th Congressional District in Washington DC, in place of Jim McDermott, who is retiring.
Garth Stein’s newest novel is A Sudden Light, published by Simon and Schuster in September, 2014. He is the author of three previous novels: Raven Stole the Moon, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets, and The Art of Racing in the Rain. The Art of Racing in the Rain has sold more than 4 million copies in 35 languages, and spent more than three years on the New York Times bestseller list. It has inspired a Young Reader edition as well as a children’s picture book adaptation (2014), a stage adaptation by Book-It Repertory Theatre in Seattle, and is currently in development with Universal Studios for a major motion picture.
Garth Stein’s newest novel is A Sudden Light, published by Simon and Schuster in September, 2014. He is the author of three previous novels: Raven Stole the Moon, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets, and The Art of Racing in the Rain. The Art of Racing in the Rain has sold more than 4 million copies in 35 languages, and spent more than three years on the New York Times bestseller list. It has inspired a Young Reader edition as well as a children’s picture book adaptation (2014), a stage adaptation by Book-It Repertory Theatre in Seattle, and is currently in development with Universal Studios for a major motion picture.
Lawrence Matsuda was born in the Minidoka, Idaho Concentration Camp during World War II.
He and his family were among the approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese held without due process for approximately three years or more. Matsuda has a Ph.D. in education from the University of Washington. His book of poetry, A Cold Wind from Idaho was published by Black Lawrence Press in New York, and his new book, Glimpses of a Forever Foreigner, was released in August of 2014. It is collaboration between Matsuda and artist Roger Shimomura.
Lawrence Matsuda was born in the Minidoka, Idaho Concentration Camp during World War II.
He and his family were among the approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese held without due process for approximately three years or more. Matsuda has a Ph.D. in education from the University of Washington. His book of poetry, A Cold Wind from Idaho was published by Black Lawrence Press in New York, and his new book, Glimpses of a Forever Foreigner, was released in August of 2014. It is collaboration between Matsuda and artist Roger Shimomura.
Dr. Marilyn Cochran Mosley is a retired school psychologist. Prior to that, she has been a counselor at the college level both at the University of Washington and at Grinnell College (Iowa).
She began working in the public school system in Washington in 1973 and later traveling as an itinerant to remote communities in Alaska for 20 years. Married in 1975 to O.A. (Bob) Mosley until he passed away in 1995, they adopted two pre-teenage children from Peru in 1986.
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest Marilyn has traveled extensively throughout the world, including a trip in single-engine 1948 Bonanza between London, England and Brisbane, Australia in World Vintage Air Rally. She lives with her eight dachshunds on Vashon Island. She has written nine books about dachshunds (Dachshund Tails series), Adoption in Peru, senior editor of Alaskan Ferry Tales for Children. www.cochranmosley.net
Dr. Marilyn Cochran Mosley is a retired school psychologist. Prior to that, she has been a counselor at the college level both at the University of Washington and at Grinnell College (Iowa).
She began working in the public school system in Washington in 1973 and later traveling as an itinerant to remote communities in Alaska for 20 years. Married in 1975 to O.A. (Bob) Mosley until he passed away in 1995, they adopted two pre-teenage children from Peru in 1986.
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest Marilyn has traveled extensively throughout the world, including a trip in single-engine 1948 Bonanza between London, England and Brisbane, Australia in World Vintage Air Rally. She lives with her eight dachshunds on Vashon Island. She has written nine books about dachshunds (Dachshund Tails series), Adoption in Peru, senior editor of Alaskan Ferry Tales for Children. www.cochranmosley.net
Roger Fernandes of the Lower Elwha Band of the Klallam Indians is a renowned story teller and artist living in Seattle, WA.
The true power of storytelling comes when the moisture of the teller’s breath gives life and power to the story.” ~ Roger Fernandes
Roger Fernandes of the Lower Elwha Band of the Klallam Indians is a renowned story teller and artist living in Seattle, WA.
The true power of storytelling comes when the moisture of the teller’s breath gives life and power to the story.” ~ Roger Fernandes