Chatting with Sherri: Recent Episodes
Chatting with Sherri
Chatting With Sherri! Join Sherri as she chats with writers, actors and other artists about their work. A fun relaxing chat with all kinds of amazing exciting creative people. We also have a series shows under the umbrella of Sherri's Playhouse; where playwrights and actors get a chance to strut their stuff! The home of The Chatty Award for most live listens and downloads!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes artist and Illustrator Arthur Haywood!Arthur's father is Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood. Creating graffiti murals as a teenager with his teacher, Pose 2, inspired him to share his work publicly in murals. Having a father who has organized reading camps as a State Senator, and a mother who has been president of the local school board showed him the influence of reading on the lives of students. Being an avid reader, who judged books by their covers, led him to sharing stories he loves with others through illustration. He is focused on making book covers, murals for libraries and schools to engage youth in reading.His paintings are seen in Space and Time Magazine, murals for the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, St. Joseph’s University, Elkins Park School, Summer of Soul film, and his book, The Great Library.He is a recipient of the 2020-2021 Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris. He is a recipient of the 2022 - 2023 Tulsa Artist Fellowship where he is continuing his series of paintings for public schools and book covers to inspire reading.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor, improviser and voice artist Jim Meskimen!Jim Meskimen is an accomplished actor, improviser and voice artist whose work has been seen and heard on television, in movies and on stage for many years. He is a veteran of hundreds of TV and radio commercials, for AT&T, IBM, Subaru, Tic-Tacs, Quality Inns Hotels, and many others.He has appeared on series television in Whose Line is it, Anyway?, a British comedy-improv show now seen on Comedy Central, and in a recurring role on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Other television credits include Seinfeld, Third Rock from the Sun, Grace Under Fire, Ned and Stacey, Seven Days, Family Matters and To Have and To Hold. Jim's feature film debut was in Ron Howard's The Paper (1993), starring Michael Keaton and Glenn Close. He was featured as a mission controller in the hit Universal movie, Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon. He recently was seen in the Touchstone pictures comedy The Other Sister directed by Garry Marshall, and in Ed TV directed by Ron Howard. He also completed a featured role in Inherit The Wind for MGM, starring George C. Scott and Jack Lemmon that aired on Showtime and NBC. Jim played officer Who-Lihan in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" for Director Ron Howard.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and WOTF winner; Galen Westlake! Galen practices law in Toronto and spends his days talking a great deal to a great many people. His family of four, however, confidently assures him the less he says the better. To this end, he more quietly expresses himself by writing stories during his daily commute on the train. When the stranger sitting next to him stops reading over his shoulder, he knows his tale needs a little something extra. Galen’s fiction has appeared in Galaxy’s Edge and Unidentified Funny Objects. He is forever indebted to the Writers of the Future forum and to his beloved writer’s group: the One Ring. But right now, he needs to go chase some kids off his lawn. Galen's story, "The Imagalisk," is published in the recently released L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning novelist;R.W.R. McDonald !R.W.R. McDonald is an award-winning author, a kiwi living in Melbourne with his two daughters and one HarryCat.Happy Millionth Birthday-Jack Wolf wants what EVERY child wants! More birthdays and even MORE presents! Find out what happens when Jack's wish comes true, and he celebrates a birthday every single day! Jack Wolf and his wacky friends will surprise you until the final page.An Ambush of Widows-New York Times bestselling author Jeff Abbott’s latest novel of riveting psychological suspense, an uneasy alliance forms as two widows delve into their husbands’ deadly and dangerous secrets—as they try to protect their own.His debut novel, The Nancys, won Best First Novel in 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards, as well as a finalist in the Best Novel category, and it was shortlisted for Best First Novel in 2020 Ned Kelly Awards.His second novel, Nancy Business, a sequel to The Nancys was published in June 21, and was a finalist in 2022 Ngaio Marsh Awards for Best Novel.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Country artist and songwriter Anthony Bonnette! Country artist and songwriter Anthony Bonnette releases his next single, "Lion Tamer," on March 22, 2024. He is best known for his song "Funny Man," published by Bluewater Music, produced by Merle Haggard and Toby Keith, and covered by Rodney Carrington for Capitol Records Nashville. His latest single “Lion Tamer!”
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning artist and illustrator; Pedro N!Born in Porto in 1986, Pedro N. is a Portuguese self taught artist who started to draw at a very young age, inspired by the works of the great masters of illustration.He carries out his work using traditional means of painting, with special emphasis on oil painting.Despite being versatile, he finds his comfort zone in fantasy and sci-fi, themes that he frequently addresses in his works.Believer of hard work, he aspires to reach the same level of excellence of the masters who inspired him to embark on his journey and leave his mark on the art world.See more of Pedro's art here,... https://pedronart.wixsite.com/pedronart His art for the story, "Son, Spirit, Snake" by Writers of the Future winner, Jack Nash of Arlington, Virginia, United States, is published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40 which has been on bestseller lists numerous times in recentyears.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Barbara Lund! Barbara Lund was the grand prize winner of the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest for 2021 (Volume 37) on Oct. 22nd, 2021 at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California earning her The Golden Pen Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000. Barbara was paired with artist and Illustrators of the Future winner, Mr. Will Knight of Los Angeles, California and this is the illustration Will created for Barbara's story, "Sixers".Award-winning speculative fiction author Barbara Lund has several indie-published novels, dozens of short stories, and has been traditionally published in Daily Science Fiction. She is currently (and always) working on another novel and a couple short stories.
Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back illustrator & game artist Jeff Sturgeon & author Peter Wacks!Jeff Sturgeon a long time illustrator\game artist and designer. He is an avid outdoors-man and spend as much time in the mountains or on the coast and in the woods as much possible especially near my home in the foothills of the Cascades with his wife Leslie and twin sons Corwin and Duncan. He is an avid reader and collector of books and art.Peter Wacks is a bestselling cross-genre writer who has worked in various capacities across the creative fields in gaming, television, film, comics, and most recently, when not busy editing, he spends his time writing novels.Praise for Jeff Sturgeon's Last Cities of Earth; World building aficionados will be eager for additional creative works set in this fascinating future."—Booklist "Every entry is top-notch, managing to balance creative imaginings with moments of true humanity. There are enough riches here to justify further explorations of this same future." Coming soon; Jeff Sturgeon's LLast Cities of Earth.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Agatha Christie expert and author; Dr Mark Aldridge!Agatha Christie's Marple; Expert on Wickedness- A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple. In Agatha Christie’s Expert on Wickedness,‘Agathologist’ Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Mead’s most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marple’s appearances on page, stage, screen and beyond.The Swinging Christies podcast- Sex. Drugs. Rock 'n' Roll. Agatha Christie?? Agatha Christie may not be the first person you think of when you think of the Swinging Sixties, but her writing has much to say about the big topics of the day. Join Dr Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown on a rad journey through time with the Queen of Crime.Dr Mark Aldridge is a senior lecturer in Film and Television at Southampton Solent University, UK, specialising in film and television history.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes expert on, as well as a collector of vintage paperbacks; Jules Burt!Jules Burt has been a collector of vintage paperbacks, amongst other things, for over forty years. In his lifetime, he has owned and run a comic, book and record store, Purple Haze, been a book shop manager and book buyer for a national UK chain as well as, when time allows, doing a bit of acting, including an appearance in Doctor Who!He has written for many magazines and books in that time but now concentrates his efforts on YouTube where he shares his many passions and collections with a wider audience. His videos have just surpassed 4.5 million views with a 26,000 subscriber base. On YouTube check out ‘Jules Burt’’, on Twitter @julesburt and on Instagram @penguinbookaday
Chatting With Sherri welcomes; author and Writers of the Future winner, Mr. Lazarus Black!Lazarus Black is an American author of genre fiction living under the shadow of a Pacific Northwest volcano with three Goddesses, his wife and two daughters. “Psychic Poker” is Lazarus’s first sale, but hardly his last. It juxtaposes poker, the synthesis of probability and human behavior, with psychic powers, the solution to both probability and the chaos of free will. What if every player is psychic? What if no player has an advantage? What if their lives are at stake? But the strength of the story is in the reluctant main character: Tyson Young, a middle-aged Aussie with an acute wit.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Director of the Writers of the Future Contest; Joni Labaqui!Joni Labaqui has been the Director of the Writers of the Future Contest since 1995 and is also proud to have been present at Author Services when L. Ron Hubbard launched the Contest in the early 1980s, working with every Coordinating Judge - of both Contests ever since.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes chart-topping Texas country music artist Jake Bush!Chart-topping Texas country music artist Jake Bush announced the release of “Somewhere Better To Be.” A genuine purveyor of timeless, boot-scootin'' country tunes, perfectly suited for the loyal honky-tonk faithful. Download and stream the new music.“I knew the second I heard the hook of this song that I was living it. Being newly married and 2.5 years sober, I really spend my time differently off the road. I’d rather be on the couch with my wife & dog instead of in the barroom on a day off. That is my "somewhere better to be,” expressed Jake Bush.“2024 is going to be a great year. Not only is there new music but I have a new team, and there is excitement building all around. Y'all be sure to stay tuned,” exclaimed Jake Bush.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back multi-talented photographer; Ian L. Sitren!Ian L Sitren is a multi-talented photographer. He creates amazing pictures of fast food, athletes, models, actors and aircraft! "As a little boy I used to build military aircraft models and hang them from the ceiling in my room. Now I get to photograph them and fly in historic and military airplanes from World War II and many others.” Inspired by the controversy surrounding fast food photography, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Critics seemed intent on making fast food look unappealing by squashing burgers and manipulating the presentation. On the other hand, advertising images are meticulously staged and often unrealistic. I chose to photograph the food exactly as it comes out of the bag, against a simple black background, capturing its true form. To my surprise, the food actually looks quite appealing. I am now planning to create large-scale photographs for an exhibit, along with an accompanying photo book, offering what might be a historical perspective on fast food."Photo excursions started out a few years ago with me just looking for interesting shoot locations. Then a couple of my friends wanted to come along so they became road trips for the purpose of finding the odd and unusual. One of the guys in our group does paintings from his photographs and is now in galleries here in Southern California and Montana and has been in number of prestigious art shows. Another of our group has also been successful in art shows with his photographs, here and abroad. Art Patron Magazine last year did a story about our photo excursions."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author and screenwriter; Buzz Dixon!CHEEKY -When troublemaker Dimbulb Gilhooey learns an old clothing-optional law is still on the books, he starts a movement that turns the town of Newbridge topsy-turvy. It's a summer of sun-baked shenanigans as Dimbulb and his followers challenge pastors, police, politicians, and public propriety for the right to bare arms -- as well as the rest of their bodies. Preposterous? Far-fetched? Utterly unbelievable? Maybe -- if it wasn't inspired by actual real life events! (cover art by Travis Hanson)" Heartbreaks & Half-truths: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense -, Buzz Dixon (Contributor),-Lovers and losers;The twenty-two authors represented in this collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of “heartbreaks and half-truths” in their own inimitable style, where only one thing is certain: Behind every broken heart lies a half-truth. And behind every half-truth lies a secret.Buzz Dixon is a writer of novels, comic books, films , and cartoons. His cartoon work includes both writing and editing credits. He wrote numerous episodes of GI Joe: A Real American Hero, The Transformers, Thundarr the Barbarian, Jem, Inhumanoids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Tarzan and the Super 7, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Dungeons & Dragons and Teen Wolf. He also served as a story editor for the GI Joe and Teen Wolf series, and was a story consultant on G.I. Joe: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author, editor and publisher Bill Fawcett!After writing for the early issues of Dragon Magazine in the 1970s Bill Fawcett became one of the founders of and lead designer at Mayfair Games. He has continued his board and electronic game design work including a number of RPGs and PC games. His first books were chosen path novels for TSR in the early days of D&D. His first fantasy series was Lord of Cragsclaw in the 1980s.Bill’s historical "Mistakes" series includes It Seemed Like a Good Idea, It Looked Good On Paper and You Did What, How To Lose A Battle, How To Lose a War, How To Lose WWII, How To Lose a War at Sea, and How To Lose the American Civil War. Among his non-fiction books are Oval Office Oddities, 100 Mistakes that Changed History, 100 Leadership Mistakes that Changed History and 101 Stumbles in the March of History.As an author Bill has written or co-authored over a dozen fiction books plus close to fifty articles and short stories. Bill collaborated on several mystery novels with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro including the authorized Mycroft Holmes novels. He interviewed for and edited two oral histories of the US Navy SEALs Hunters and Shooters and The Teams. www.billfawcett.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author Leah Ning!Leah lives in northern Virginia with her husband and their five animals: two cats, a dog, and two sugar gliders, all of whom are exactly as cute as they sound. Despite her years of residency here, both past and yet to come, her heart lies in the cold, snowy north, and she hopes to get back there someday. She works full time as a programmer and spends her spare non-writing time drawing, playing video games, and learning to make delicious new foods. “Yellow and Pink” is her first writing sale.Some other published stories from Leah;Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #359 "Witchbreaker" by Leah NingCossmass Infinities - 2020: The First Year; The Anthology of all the stories from The FIrst Year of the Science Fiction and Fantasy short story magazine Cossmass Infinities. Including 6 brand new stories by P H Lee, Leah Ning, Greta Hayer, Candace Cunard, Avery Parks and Beth Goder.Leah is now a reader for the Writers of the Future contest.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winnig author, editor and publisher William Joseph Robert!In a previous lifetime, William Joseph Roberts was an F-15 mechanic and Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He has traveled the world and experienced many things in his few years. He has been called a Jack of all trades, a Renaissance man, and an insane squirrel wrangler by his peers.Since his enlistment ended, he has pursued careers as an industrial and architectural designer, design engineer, and is now an award-winning author, editor, and publisher with Three Ravens Publishing.William Joseph Roberts currently resides in the quaint southern town of Chickamauga, Georgia with his loving wife, three freaky-smart nerd children, and a small pack of fur babies.Find out more about William,.WilliamJosephRoberts.comWilliam has been entering Writers Of The Future for years and has recieved many honorable and silver honorable mentions. William says he will keep submitting.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back very talented author: Jessica Brawner!Jessica Brawner has a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles to her credit, including most recently The First Sin (Published 2020), the first novel in The Adventures of Captain Jac. Ms. Brawner’s fiction has appeared in Steampunk Trails II (2014), Steampunk The Otherworlds released by Villainous Press in 2015, the 2014, 2015 & 2016 Story of the Month Club anthologies, & Ghost Hunting Critters released by Inkwolf Press in 2017.Booking the Library: A Guide for Entertainers, Musicians, Speakers and Authors- In Booking the Library you will find: Sample phone scripts, contracts, and emails Detailed instructions on finding library contact information quickly and easily Suggestions on best practices Information on performer showcases And many more tips and golden rules to help keep you happy, healthy, and sane as you pursue your passion.Charisma +1: The Guide to Convention Etiquette for Everyone-Embark on a gaming-inspired journey where life's attributes become your starting point. Charisma, Strength, Will, Wisdom, Intelligence, and Constitution are your inherent qualities, just like in the game of life. Whether you're a seasoned convention-goer, a first-timer, a volunteer, vendor, or guest, we all crave a boost in our "stats."Jessica sprouted in the wilds of South Texas and plotted ways to spend her life traveling the world. She has been remarkably successful at that endeavor, and is currently based in the Los Angeles area. In addition to her writing career, Ms. Brawner is currently the Director of Business operations for the US division of a German based Residential Energy Storage company. You can find her online on Twitter (@JABrawner) on Facebook facebook.com/jabrawner or on the web at www.jessicabrawner.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back crime novelist, editor and President of the Detection Club; Martin Edwards!Martin Edwards has drawn on more than 30 years’ experience as a crime novelist. He is also an internationally acclaimed editor of crime anthologies for the British Library and other publishers. In addition to enjoying many years of success as a crime writer, he is the only person to have been elected to serve as Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association and President of the Detection Club at the same time. This experience gives him a special understanding of the challenges facing crime writers. Having combined his writing life with more than 30 years as a partner in a law firm, he is ideally equipped to encourage aspiring novelists to write while coping with a day job or other commitments.The Life of Crime: Unravelling the Mysteries of Fiction’s Favourite Genre-In the first major history of crime fiction in fifty years, The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators traces the evolution of the genre from the eighteenth century to the present, offering brand-new perspective on the world’s most popular form of fiction.Coming soon from Martin Edwards; The House on Graveyard Lane-The woman in white—surreal artist Damaris Gethin—has invited a select group to the opening of her exhibit "Artist in Crime," held in the eerie subterranean Hades Gallery. As costumed models reenact famously violent deaths, the artist herself portrays Marie Antoinette on the day of her execution, complete with a guillotine on the stage. It's not a prop; within ten minutes of Rachel's promise to solve Damaris's future murder, the artist slips her neck into the collar of the device and the very real blade sends her head rolling at the feet of her horrified audience.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning composer; David Raiklen!David Raiklen is an American composer best known for the science fiction series Space Command and for the Emmy winning Mia, A Dancer’s Journey.David was mentored by Oscar winner John Williams and Pulitzer Prize winner Mel Powel. Dr. Raiklen studied at USC, UCLA, and CalArts and later taught at those universities. He has worked for the major studios including Sony, Fox, Disney, Sprint, Mattel, Warner Bros and PBS, plus many independent productions. His projects have starred Elliott Gould, Doug Jones, Blythe Danner, and Martin Sheen. David made the New York Film Critics Top Ten with the documentary Heist, the short list for an Academy Award® for Worth, and Mia, A Dancer's Journey won the Emmy. An oratorio for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial titled Discovery, a mixed reality giant projection event for the Center Theater Group’s 50th anniversary, episodes of Star Trek Continues, and a violin concerto for festival darling Worth.David Raiklen compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and Disney Hall. He was also host of a successful radio series, Classical Fan Club, where guests include Yo-Yo Ma and John Williams; and was host and leader of The Academy of Scoring Arts seminars. David produced and composed for Space Command, a series of epic adventures set in a hopeful future, and producing Augmented Reality experiences. And his latest project is the soundtrack album to Space Command, recorded with symphony orchestra, choir, and cool electronics - available everywhere!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back screenwriters and novelists; Lauren Cipollo and Matt Conant!I was so happy to catch up with Lauren and Matt and hear all the excitement about their new novel, The official April 9th release of PARALLAX: ORIGIN!Lauren Cipollo is a screenwriter, novelist, and illustrator specializing in science fiction, fantasy and other genre fare. Lauren designed over a dozen species and countless mechanics for the space adventure tabletop role-playing game Parallax. She then co-wrote The Parallax trilogy of novels with Matt Conant, coming soon from Aethon Books. Lauren also authored the epic fantasy novel Dark & Zarus, which just went out on query.Matt Conant is a show creator living in Los Angeles, with twenty years experience as a writer and director on comedy, sci-fi, and genre properties for film, TV, and digital. Matt is a writer on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Netflix, others), as well as The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live Tour. He has also created/written/directed many digital comedy series including Nerd vs. Geek, Moot, OverAnalyzers, and Society: Why It's Wrong, and served as co-writer and frequent collaborator on The Angry Video Game Nerd, Super Plumber Bros and Living in 8 Bits. He is currently adapting a neo-noir video game property for TV, as well as writing and producing web series The Box with esteemed animation writer Jonathan Callan.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning writer; Scott T. Barnes!Scott T. Barnes is the Writers of the Future Award-winning author and published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 28. He is the author of the forthcoming Memories of Lucinda Eco and short fiction such as “Insect Sculptor,” “The Mark of Blackfriar Street,” and “The Last Job.” Publisher’s Weekly describes his work as “lyrical.” He lives in California with his wife and two daughters who inspire him more than they know.The anthology Cosmic Muse was just released by Scott's publishing company, New Myths Publishing. It features his short story "A Galaxy of Cranks," a sci-fi mystery, and other stories by NewMyths magazine contributors. His first novel, a YA fantasy set in Baja California, will be released by New Myths Publishing on September 17, 2024. Lauren Kate, author of the Fallen series, mentored this project.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes artist and Illustrator who created covers for Dungeons & Dragons; Larry Elmore!Leonard Elmore has been creating fantasy and science fiction art for more than forty years. In the 1970s he began freelancing and was published in a few magazines, including Heavy Metal and National Lampoon. After being contacted by TSR Inc., the company that produced the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, Larry worked there from 1981 to 1987. While at TSR, he helped set the standards for gaming art in the role-playing genre. Besides creating covers for Dungeons & Dragons, AD&D, Star Frontiers and other gaming books, he may be best known for his work with the world of Dragonlance.Since 1987 he has worked as a freelance illustrator, creating covers for comics, computer games, magazines, and fantasy and science fiction books and projects too numerous to list. In recent years, he has been creating paintings for collectors and fans around the world.He has been an Illustrators of the Future judge since 2012. Larry was presented with the L. Ron Hubbard Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts in 2018.“The Illustrators of the Future is true competition. It’s a wonderful competition. If I had something like this when I was young to attend, it would blow my mind because I never met a real professional artist till I was out of school, out of college.” —Larry Elmore
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Elaine Schroller!Elaine Schroller writes about love, loss, and redemption experienced by Australian, American, and French characters during WWI and WWII. DARE NOT TELL is the story of Joe Parker, an Australian WWI vet, and his American wife Sophie, a WWI nurse. It begins with Sophie and Joe’s chance meeting in 1916 Paris and chronicles their relationship through thick and thin up to the threshold of WWII. THE BRAVEST SOLDIERS is set in Australia and the South West Pacific Area during World War II and explores how the women who wait at home must be the bravest soldiers. The book features Sophie and Joe, their sons, visitors from the US, plus a new romance and a trio of children whom life has treated very unfairly. Elaine is currently writing the next chapter in Sophie and Joe's story to discover the truth about what happened to Joe’s brother Robbie, who was declared ‘Missing, presumed dead’ in April 1917.She was an oil brat, and attended high schools in Algeria, England, Texas, and Lebanon. Her degree is in History, which gave her the perfect training for researching specific places and events in DARE NOT TELL and THE BRAVEST SOLDIERS. She has traveled to all but one of the countries in the books and visited all the sites where the stories take place, some more than once. For many years she has lived in Bellaire, Texas where she and her husband raised their son and had multiple rescue cocker spaniels underfoot. She's a member of the Historical Novel Society and the Women's Fiction Writers Association and hopes you will love reading her books as much as she loved writing them.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back multi-talented; Producer, Writer and actor; Steven L Sears! I am so excited to have Stevem L Sears back to chat about writing and his acting! We chat about a lot of things, the Xena Con, his writing and several topics that just popped into our heads. Steve is always fun and informative, he was one of my first guests, he has always been a great support to my podcast and when I introduced Sherri's Playhosue he turned it around and interviewed me about my new venture, (at the time,) so get a cup of tea, sit back, relax and enjoy.Steven is an author, screenwriter and television producer whose career spans over thirty five years. His screenwriting and producing works include such classics as THE A-TEAM, STINGRAY, WALKER, TEXAS RANGER, SWAMP THING, SUPERBOY, SHEENA, XENA-WARRIOR PRINCESS, and many other TV series. He has developed series concepts with most of the major studios and networks as well as doing consulting work for established production companies. His work also includes digital media, animation, and game play. As an Author, his work includes the non-fiction book THE NON-USER FRIENDLY GUIDE FOR ASPIRING TV WRITERS as well as many short stories in anthologies such as JEFF STURGEONS LOST CITIES OF EARTH and the upcoming release ALIENS VS PREDATOR: ULTIMATE PREY. Co-Writing with Times Bestselling Author Kevin J. Anderson, their graphic novel STALAG-X is currently in development as a major motion picture.
Chatting with Sherri welcomes back award winning author; Tim Powers!Tim Powers published The Skies Discrowned and Epitaph in Rust in 1976. Tim’s subsequent novels are The Drawing of the Dark, The Anubis Gates (winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award and the Prix Apollo), Dinner at Deviant’s Palace (winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award), On Stranger Tides (the novel the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was based on) The Stress of Her Regard, Last Call (winner of the World Fantasy Award.)His most recent book is Hide Me Among the Graves. The Manchester Guardian called Powers “the best fantasy writer to appear in decades.” Tim teaches the annual Writers of the Future workshop. He has been involved with the Contest since its early years, serving as one of the instructors (along with Algis Budrys and Orson Scott Card) at the very first official WotF workshop in Sag Harbor. “I think I’ve been a judge for most of the quarters in the past two decades. This means that several times a year I get a stack of manuscript photocopies via next-day mail, and take a day off from my own writing to read them all and evaluate them; this is no chore, since Dave Wolverton or K.D. Wentworth has already culled them from the total volume of submissions, and invariably there is at least one story that I’m grateful to have a chance to read. I send my verdicts in, and usually I hang on to a couple of the photocopies, just because I want to have the chance to read them again before the actual anthology is published.” — Tim Powers
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Vice President of Public Affairs for Author Services for Galaxy Press; Emily Goodwin!Emily Goodwin has been involved with book publishing since 2007, including the international Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contests. She is the producer for the Writers of the Future annual Achievement Awards as well as the online writing workshop. She has been active with the IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association) as a contest judge for the Benjamin Franklin Awards. She is involved in community activities in the greater Los Angeles area and has been Vice President Community Outreach for the Hollywood Christmas Parade since 2014. Emily has also been an Honorary Commander for the US Air Force since 2018.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning writer; Elaine Midcoh!Elaine Midcoh (a pen name) is a short story writer and an award-winning author of science fiction. She’s a past winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award and “The Writers of the Future” contest. Her stories have appeared in the anthologies, “Writers of the Future, Volumes 37 & 39” (Galaxy Press, Nov. 2021 & May, 2023), and “Compelling Science Fiction Short Stories” (Flame Tree Press, Oct. 2022), and in the magazines/literary journals, MetaStellar, Escape Pod, Galaxy’s Edge, Daily Science Fiction, Jewish Fiction .net, Flash Fiction Magazine and The Sunlight Press. She's a retired criminal justice/law college professor and recently participated in a 3 day Life on Mars simulation sponsored by The Space Foundation, proving that writing sci-fi can lead to fun and interesting adventures. You can visit her web page at: https://ElaineMidcoh.wordpress.com and can connect with her on Facebook @Elaine Midcoh.
I'm so happy to welcomes back producer, director, screenwriter & actor; Jamal McWhorter to Chatting With Sherri!Jamal McWhorter is an actor turned film producer/director born and raised in Atlanta, GA. With a strong passion for making quality films, Jamal starts with a great story and bring it alive with eye-catching visuals. Dramas, horrors, and comedies are the genres he loved growing up, and he likes to have fun with those elements of his films today. In 2013 he wrote, produced, and starred in his first production LOUD, a semi-autobiographical tale about a young musician trying to make it. Shortly after completing the movie, Jamal and his business partners started L.O.U.D. Films, an indie film company committed to excellent storytelling. His upcoming feature-length directorial debut Switched at Love, a romantic comedy set in Atlanta, is set for release in Winter 2022. His latest film is Blood Money!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back the talented and fun; Adrienne Wilkinson! Adrienne is a wonderfully talented actor, she is best known as Xena's daughter Eve/Livia on Xena Warrior Princess. She is also a writer and director. She is so talented and she is stretching out to new pursuits.She is on TikTok; Eve & her mom. Ancient Roman Warriors now living in L.A. #WeHaveManySkills tiktok.com/@yoadriennewWhat is Adrienne's Plan A Media Group? "Every Human is a creator. We create ourselves, our lives and our work every day, by understanding our talents and resources and through each brave choice. Adrienne Wilkinson through Plan A Media Group amplifies the greatest potential of creators, their projects, and the daily adventure of living well. Plan A Media Group is an inspired space helping filmmakers, writers, creators and YOU find impactful solutions, make bold choices, produce extraordinary work and take brilliant next steps by providing expert feedback, supportive creative consulting, inspiring unique answers, fine-tuning through fresh perspective, powerful brainstorming, and dynamic project-collaboration. This is a space to deeply explore, discover ways to reach your goals, achieve results and surpass expectations. If you've felt stuck in your current experience, or are hoping to transform or finish a project - reach out and schedule a consult." www.PlanAMediaGroup.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist; Ximing Luo!Ximing Luo has been drawing ever since she could hold a pencil, discovering her love for art and creativity during her time in preschool. Inspired by children's books and illustrations, she started illustrating and has never looked back. Though Ximing is the only artist in her family, her parents were always supportive throughout her artistic growth and journey.Ximing's current works explore the cohesion of reality and illusions in dreams and nightmares, consisting of surrealist pieces investigating the hallucinations of the subconscious human psyche. Ximing finds herself experimenting with all sorts of media and concepts with an unquenchable thirst for novelty and originality, always looking for a way to push her craft and imagination to the next level. In the past, she has worked with digital media, but for the time being, she finds her passion in traditional media. Recently she has explored woodburning, scratch art, and assembling geometric structures.Ximing is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest and was honored along with eleven other winning artists and twelve winning writers at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 28th. Ximing created the illustration for the story, "The Withering Sky," by author Arthur H. Manners, a Writers of the Future winner. The story and illustration along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art are published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer, Devon Bohm !Devon is a poet and writer who received her BA from Smith College and her MFA in Poetry and Fiction from Fairfield University. At Fairfield, Bohm became increasingly frustrated with the denial of genre fiction as “Literature” and began exploring the big question of why people were attracted to different forms of speculative fiction. The answer she found didn’t surprise her, as it was what she’d always valued about her favorite writers: genres like fantasy or science-fiction perform the same function of all good literature by finding new and inventive ways to help the reader see their world (and self) more clearly.Devon is a winner in our international contest, The Writers of the Future and her winning story, "Kitsune," is published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39
Fostering Love-Families are the foundation of society. When we care for and protect children, we ensure that future generations thrive as well. The devastation that abuse and neglect cause have taught us the immense impact—good and bad—that parents have on children. This book will enlighten readers beyond those directly involved with foster children to see the resiliency and potential that can be hidden in these vulnerable girls and boys. Each of our foster children has blessed our lives with their own unique story. Kathleen M. Paydo's goals are to teach others about the foster care life and to help members of the community understand how they themselves can use their talents to impact the life of a foster child. Kathleen believes that families are the foundation of society, and when children are protected and well cared for, future generations thrive as well.Kathleen is a licensed foster parent and author who promotes child-care advocacy in her home and in the community. She is a member of the National Foster Parent Association and is a registered nurse in the state of Ohio. Kathleen and her husband, Ron, have been married for thirty-five years and are blessed with four beautiful children. Kathleen and Ron have opened their home throughout most of their marriage, to 165 foster children who have no one to care for them and nowhere else to go.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Shireen Magedin!Heartlines-Discover an epic tale of thrilling action and suspense in the conclusion to the Journey series. Join Doctor Sarah Shah and Agent Tanya Kareem as they embark on a perilous mission, one that will take them to the edges of their courage and ingenuity. Beginning with a mission to aid earthquake victims, their journey quickly escalates into a whirlwind of action, betrayal, kidnapping, and chases infused with a dash of the paranormal. Will Sarah and Tanya survive in this heart-stopping adventure? Find out!Dr. Shireen Magedin is a practicing pediatrician who has studied in Pakistan, England, and Ireland. She has always had psychic abilities, and in the beginning they scared her, until she received guidance from trainers and connected with people who had similar abilities, thus knowing she wasn’t alone. Connecting psychically and intuitively with her patients has helped her hone her medical skills. She lives with her cat Pompi (aka Madam Pompadour) and enjoys visits from her daughter Sharmeen, son Nadir, and daughter in law Mariam.https://ausxippublishing.com/writers/shireen_magedin/https://shireenmagedin.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning crime novelist; Martin Edwards!Martin Edwards has drawn on more than 30 years’ experience as a crime novelist. He is also an internationally acclaimed editor of crime anthologies for the British Library and other publishers. He is President of the Detection Club and Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, and Archivist of both organisations.Martin's latest novel; The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge; 1930: Nell Fagan is looking for a second chance at a career in investigative journalism and the call of Blackstone Fell's sanatorium is irresistible. In 1606, a man vanished from a locked gatehouse in a remote Yorkshire village, and 300 years later, it happened again. Nell confides in the best sleuth she knows, Rachel Savernake Looking for answers, Rachel travels to lonely Blackstone Fell in Yorkshire, with its eerie moor and sinister tower. With help from her friend Jacob Flint – who's determined to expose a fraudulent clairvoyant – Rachel will risk her life to bring an end to the disappearances at Blackstone Fell where people go in, but never come out.In addition to enjoying many years of success as a crime writer, he is the only person to have been elected to serve as Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association and President of the Detection Club at the same time. This experience gives him a special understanding of the challenges facing crime writers. Having combined his writing life with more than 30 years as a partner in a law firm, he is ideally equipped to encourage aspiring novelists to write while coping with a day job or other commitments.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author and WOTF Judge Nina Kiriki Hoffman!, Nina Kiriki Hoffman has creaed adult and young adult novels and stories and books for 40 years now.she's sold about 400 short stories and a number of novels and young adult books, plus several collections.. Her works have been finalists for the World Fantasy, Mythopoeic, Sturgeon, Philip K. Dick and Endeavour Awards. Her first novel, The Thread That Binds the Bones, won a Bram Stoker Award, and her short story “Trophy Wives” won a Nebula Award in 2009. Her most recent novels are Fall of Light and Thresholds.She's teach science fiction, fantasy, and horror short story writing on Zoom through Fairfield County Writers Studio. I also teach through Wordcrafters in Eugene.Hoffman does production work for the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and she also works with teen writers. As one of the original winners of Writers of the Future, she was published in Volume 1. She became a judge of the Writers of the Future Contest in 2000.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author, artist and illustrator; Bea Jackson!Bea Jackson creates to encapsulate a moment in time, challenging herself to combine her boundless imagination with experiences and emotion and capture the result on paper. A lifelong collector of both picture books and comics, she admires art’s ability to speak perfectly on its own and translate ideas without words. As a digital painter using textures that mimic pastels, oil paints, and watercolor, she pursues the rainbow in her palette, seeking to add a touch of childhood magic to her work. From one of her earliest illustrated picture books, Hair Like Mine, to the New York Times bestselling Parker Looks Up, Bea explores themes that unify rather than divide.Brittany Jackson, also known as Bea, is an award-winning freelance illustrator born and raised in the “Motor City” of Detroit, Michigan.She is a former grand-prize winner of the Illustrators of the Future Contest and published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 24. She has been a judge since 2021.“From my first time participating in the Contest, I looked up to the judges after meeting them. I loved their work, their passion for the field, and how they were willing to give back and share their wisdom with artists like me, who at the time really needed someone to take me under their wing. They taught me how to pursue my career, how to avoid pitfalls as an artist. They made themselves available if I or any of the other artists needed it. They became an invaluable resource in my life and helped to shape my career today.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back; author, director, playwright and actor; Everett Robert!After this chat we will present for the first time on Sherri's Playhouse; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Everett Robert!We get to chat about this classic tale, adapted into a radio play by Everett, it's based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson! We talk about the plot, the characters and how he adapted for our radio theater playhouse.To listen to Everett's play; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, just click on the link; http://tobtr.com/12287516This episode was recorded earlier.If you would like to help support our radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author; Jeff Crawford!Jeff Crawford of western N.C. And writer of suspense and horror novels. Former cowboy and current outdoorsman as well as unapologetic devoted univ of Florida athletics fan. 5 novels have been published so far and 4 are currently available. Southern fiction with strict attention to regional dialect and vocabulary along side relatable characters, highly suspenseful imaginative stories and an always unexpected ending make up each of these novels. Fields of Ghosts; Rob and Jennifer set out on a weekend trip to save their marriage, but car trouble forces a detour. The kindly old man who helps them seems very generous, but does he have an ulterior motive? Stranded in a small town in Virginia, Rob is enjoying the history and camaraderie, but Jennifer is climbing the walls, wishing with every fiber of her being to be transported back to their old life-and likely her wealthy lover. When they meet the local matriarch, Alma Lee, and learn the deep, dark secret that this town has kept for more than 150 years, their first reaction is to run as far and as fast as they can. But the town elders have different plans for them. Plans that will last a lifetime.
Sherri's Playhouse Presents; The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde!Our story was adapted from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde into a radio play by Everett Robert! It's based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.Editing and Special Effects by Jay Wall.This was recorded earlier.If you would like to help support our radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Everett Robert!We get to chat with the cast of this classic tale, adapted into a radio play by Everett Robert! It's based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson! We talk about the plot, the characters and how the cast feels about this tale of identity and addiction.This episode was recorded earlier.If you would like to help support our radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning speculative writer; Desmond Astaire!Desmond Astaire is a speculative fiction storyteller from Central Illinois, where he navigates the journey of life alongside a devoted wife and forever-loved son. In his other life, Astaire is a senior enlisted leader for a military public relations unit, supervising the training, development, and operations of multimedia content creators.Astaire’s lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy was forged as a child in the halls of local public libraries. The addiction was enabled by reading programs like Accelerated Reader and BOOK IT!, and the revelation to write professionally was born after his discovery of Dean Wesley Smith’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology. For these formative experiences, he is forever grateful. Astaire can be found Saturday mornings in Peoria metro-area coffee shops conducting weekly writing sessions and trying to apply Denzel Washington’s adage that “Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment..”Desmond Astaire is the grand prize winner in The Writers of the Future contest earning him the Golden Pen Award and cash prize of $5,000, in addition to having his story, "Gallows," published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38.
Sherri's Playhouse proudly presents a reprise of the amazing Joe Kronus! Come along for adventure with Joe Kronus in this time travel radio play! Join Joe to see other times and listen as Joe stops those who would interfere with time....What Does Jane Austen have to do with Gold in California? Find out! Written and Directed by Sherri RabinowitzMusic and Special Effects by Nicholas DavidgeEditing and Additional Special Effects by XV Podcasters If you would like to help support our radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning actor, writer, director and producer; Phil Proctor!Phil Proctor is an internationally known actor, singer, writer, composer, director and producer. His musical and linguistic gifts have taken him from Broadway (The Sound of Music, A Time For Singing) to cities across the U.S., Canada, France, and to the former USSR. He won the Theatre World Award for the Off-Broadway musical "The Amorous Flea" and was cited as best actor by the LA Free Press in John Guare's "Museeka" at the Mark Taper Forum. On screen, he has appeared with Robert De Niro, Orson Welles, Tuesday Weld, Jack Nicholson, Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis and John Astin. On television he has appeared in such shows as "Jag", "Men Behaving Badly", "Dave's World", "Night Court", "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", and General Hospital". On the silver screen, he has appeared in "A Safe Place", "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle", He voiced "Howard", the father of Phil and Lil, for eight seasons on Nickelodeon's Emmy-award winning "Rugrats", reprising the role in the "Rugrats in Paris" movie. Other animation voice work also the villainous son of the Red Skull on "Spiderman", the chief bushrat in "Taz-Mania", King Gerard on H-B's "Smurfs", four seasons on Fox-TV's "The TICK" episodes, and "Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego". And his new book; , “Where’s my Fortune Cookie?" The hilarious, startling biography of Phil Proctor, the co-founder of the legendary satirical comedy group, the Firesign Theatre. Includes over 120 rare photos, illustrating his work in comedy recordings, TV, film and even the Broadway stage.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back bestselling & award winning author Eileen Mueller!Do you love soaring on dragon back with the wind in your hair and your heart pounding?Are you obsessed with dragons, riders, mages and dangerous adventures?Did you enjoy Anne McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern, Fourth Wing, or Christopher Paolini's Eragon?... then you'll love Riders of Fire. Her Kickstarter; The Riders of Fire and their dragons are waiting for you in Dragons' Realm. Saddle your dragon, then strap in tightly as her scales quiver beneath you and her warm breath huffs over your face. It's a wild ride!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eileenmuellerauthor/riders-of-fire-omnibus-deluxe-edition-dragon-rider-fantasy?ref=7wvc21Eileen Mueller is a USA Today bestselling and multi-award-winning author of adrenaline-fueled fantasy novels that will keep you turning the page. Dive into her worlds full of magic, love, adventure and dragons! Eileen lives in New Zealand in a cave with her dragonets, writing for everyone who loves adventure. Visit her website at www.EileenMuellerAuthor.com for Eileen's FREE books, new releases or to become a Rider of Fire!Eileen is chatting about Anakisha’s Dragon, book 1 in her new Riders of Fire Dragon Masters series. Great for fans of dragons, pirates and adrenaline-fueled fantasy adventures.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back the award-winning author;Katherine Kovacic!We had such a fun chat, talking about sorts of subjects and we chatted about her new books; Australia’s Dogs. Katherine has an interesting background she is Veterinarian and an Art Historian, and she uses it all in her writing, the lucky woman! Australia’s Dogs-big dogs, little dogs, fluffy couch potatoes and hardy working dogs. In fact, we have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world. Australia’s Dogs is a celebration of the dog in Australian life, exploring the human-canine bond, and reflecting on the crucial role played by dogs in our life and work. Embark on an outback adventure with Francis Birtles and his various faithful canine companions. Discover the incredible endurance of Mawson’s huskies in frozen Antarctica. Learn more about Australia’s home-grown dog breeds that played a central role in the development of pastoral industries, as well as the iconic dingo and its place in Indigenous life, as well as the Australian ecosystem, today.Ms Fisher Murder Mysteries: Just Murdered; Peregrine Fisher is unexpectedly summoned to a meeting of the Adventuresses' Club of the Antipodes, where she learns some incredible news. When Adventuress Florence Astor is accused of murder, Peregrine jumps at the chance to help on the case. Detective James Steed, initially dismissive, quickly finds Peregrine's flair for investigating and headstrong nature leave him little choice. Based on the screenplay by Deb Cox. 'A splendid read, with an authentic 60s flavour. I recommend it unreservedly.' - Kerry Greenwood
Chatting With Sherri welcomes multi-award winning make-up and hair designer; Deborah Lanser!Deborah Lanser learned make up at a local collage, studied period wig dressing and special effects make up procedures. Started in a Sydney theme park painting children's faces.Deborah has worked on the' re make' of the Mission: Impossible television series with Peter Graves and Thaao Penghlis which was filmed here in Australia the 80’s. Deborah has worked with Sir Kenneth Branagh on 2 films and flown around the world with him on a press tour in a private jet. Has worked with Denzel Washington and Emma Thompson in Italy.Deborah has worked in east Africa in Namibia and then in the jungles of northern Thailand on an Angelina Jolie film, head of make up department for a Glen Close produced 're do' of the musical South Pacific.Deborah has worked with Dennis Hopper and Melanie Griffith, daughter of Tippy Hedren. Deborah had to turn Dennis Hopper into Frank Sinatra for the film The Night We Called It A Day.Deborah has been nominated for an Emmy Award for make up on actress Deborah Messing in the tv mini series Starter Wife.Deborah was one of many make up artists on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales filmed in Australia.Deborah worked recently with Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone on comedy Netflix series Gods Favourite Idiot.Deborah has travelled to the USA for many times and loves Palm Springs and the Californian coast and the Redwood Forest and the madness of Las Vegas.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back writer, publisher and podcaster; Scot Noel!Scot Noel created DreamForge Magazine in 2019. He has been published in Eden Studios Zombie anthologies, Algis Budrys’ Tomorrow Speculative Fiction magazine, and has written novellas and interaction text for computer games. Tangent, the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy, listed 20 DreamForge stories on their 2020 Recommended Reading List.In 2021, Scot's DreamForge project is being rebranded as DreamForge Anvil, SF & Fantasy Stories and How to Write Them. An online magazine of speculative fiction that is positive and hopeful, while also helping new writers learn their craft.He has also collaborated with UpRoar Books and Space and Time magazine to publish an anthology of the best short stories appearing in DreamForge and Space and Time. That effort is being published this May as Worlds of Light & Darkness, Vol. 1.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist and illustrator; Clarence Bateman!Clarence Bateman's passion for art was inspired by comic books from an early age. He fantasized about one day being a comic book artist for Marvel as Spiderman was his favorite superhero at the time. In his early teenage years he would hustle family members by doing Christmas cards and lightly twisting their arms to buy them. He would do art for his friends in school and they would pay him with comic books. He dropped out of high school to enroll in the The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica attending for three years before emigrating to the US. After a series of dead end jobs he decided to go back to school for art enrolling in the New York City Technical College part time while holding down a full time job in the garment district as a pattern maker. He did a three year advertising program with the intention of becoming an Art Director and instead ended up working in the advertising field for the next thirty plus years as a freelance pre-production sketch artist. Sketch art at the time was done primarily with magic markers, color pencils and inks. When work started transitioning to the computer he taught himself how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Clarence’s primary focus is Science Fiction and Fantasy art encompassing such a wide range of subject matter he considers it practically impossible to have artist block. He spends his late nights honing his skills, constantly learning, and working to become a better artist.Clarence Bateman artist and Illustrators of the Future winner from L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes speculative fiction author; Mike Jack Stoumbos!Mike Jack Stoumbos is a speculative fiction author, disguised as a believably normal high school teacher. He lives with his wife and their parrot, and can be found @MJStoumbos on Twitter and on his Amazon Author Page, but the best way to stay up to date is to subscribe to the mailing list. In his writing and teaching, Mike Jack strives to bring joy, humor, and compassion--especially in genre fiction, which he could with fewer bleak and gritty stories.Before becoming a high school English teacher, Mike Jack spent a year working as a non-fiction writer and editor, as well as self-publishing The Baron Would Be Proud (2012), so he could bring his personal experience to the classroom. In the summer of 2019, Mike Jack made a commitment to prioritize his passion for writing, and has since been keeping daily word habits and braving the short-story submission circuit--with success.Mike Jack has published short fiction in several anthologies since 2020 and won 1st place in the Writers of the Future Contest (2021). His space opera series, THIS FINE CREW, is published by Theogony Books of Chris Kennedy Publishing, starting with The Signal Out Of Space. In addition, Mike Jack has been appearing on panels and leading workshops, as well as writing articles for The Book Break. He continues to teach and tutor, to host workshops and write-ins for fellow authors, and to continue to churn his many ideas into stories. Mike Jack is a Writers of the Future winner from L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38.
Sherri's Playhouse presents, Never Too Late by Mary D Brooks!Mary D Brooks, brings us the next chapter in lives of Zoe and Eva;Never Too Late; In the year 2017, the Lambros Family gathers in Sydney, Australia, with the goal of securing a "Yes" vote on the question of whether or not same-sex marriage should be legalized in Australia. A vote that will change people's lives irrevocably.If you would like to help support our radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of Never Too Late! We get to chat with the cast of this brand new radio-play by Mary D Brooks! We talk about the plot, the characters and how the cast feels about this light hearted yet, important radio-play!This episode was recorded ealier.If you would like to help support our radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting with Sherri welcomes screenwriters and novelists; Lauren Cipollo and Matt Conant!Lauren Cipollo is a screenwriter, novelist, and illustrator specializing in science fiction, fantasy and other genre fare. Lauren designed over a dozen species and countless mechanics for the space adventure tabletop role-playing game Parallax. She then co-wrote The Parallax trilogy of novels, coming soon from Aethon Books. Lauren also authored the epic fantasy novel Dark & Zarus, which just went out on query. Her short story We Used to Fly was featured in the dystopian anthology When All That’s Left Are Stories, available on Amazon. Matt Conant is a show creator living in Los Angeles, with twenty years experience as a writer and director on comedy, sci-fi, and genre properties for film, TV, and digital. Matt is a writer on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Netflix, others), as well as The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live Tour. He has also created/written/directed many digital comedy series including Nerd vs. Geek, Moot, OverAnalyzers, and Society: Why It's Wrong, and served as co-writer and frequent collaborator on The Angry Video Game Nerd, Super Plumber Bros and Living in 8 Bits. His debut novel trilogy Parallax, written with writing partner Lauren Cipollo, is coming soon from Aethon Books, and he is currently adapting a neo-noir video game property for TV, as well as writing and producing web series The Box with esteemed animation writer Jonathan Callan.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes historian, broadcaster and host; Gareth Russell!
I am very excited to have had the pleasure of chatting with Gareth Russell, i have watched him on TV and listened to his podcasts about history regularly. I don't think it is a secret that I am history nut so I got to ask all kinds of questions that I was curious about. We had so much fun, and I am so proud to broadcast the show.
A little about Gareth;
Gareth Russell is an historian and broadcaster. He is the author of "Young and Damned and Fair," "The Ship of Dreams" (A Daily Telegraph Best History Book, 2019) and "Do Let's Have Another Drink" (A Times Book of the Year, 2022). He is the host of the podcast Single Malt History and divides his time between Belfast and London.
This was recorded earlier. (due to a very soar throat, my voice is a bit off in the introduction.)
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back talented author and playwright Mary D Brooks!I will get to catch up with author and playright, Mary D. Brooks about her latest radio play for her Zoe and Eva series; "Never Too Late!" We will chat about the new radio play, why she wrote it what's new with Mary as a writer and playwright! This show is recorded.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and Writers of the Future Grand Prize Winner, David K. Henrickson!David Henrickson has been in love with science fiction since he was nine years old. He still remembers turning a corner in his local library and seeing rack upon rack (okay, three racks) of juvenile science fiction, which fired his imagination and transported him to strange new worlds. Unlike other boys his age, he never developed an obsession with cars or other such pedestrian forms of travel. If it couldn’t take him to other worlds, out of the solar system, back in time, or to another dimension, he just wasn’t interested.During college, he won several writing awards and later received a scholarship to the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer’s Workshop. Dave has a background in oceanography, engineering, and computer science, but always wanted to be an artist. Or maybe a dancer. These days he lives in Virginia and spends his free time reading, writing, and killing monsters with his wife, Abbie.Dave has also written a number of novels he hopes might even get published one of these days.This was recorded in May but due to some tech difficulties which we overcame we are broadcasting tonight!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back best selling & award winning author; Robert J Sawyer!
Science fiction writer and futurist Robert J. Sawyer is a member of the Order of Canada, he lives in Mississauga, Ontario (just outside Toronto). Rob is one of only eight writers in history — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world’s top Science Fiction awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and he’s the first author in thirty years to receive a Lifetime Achievement Aurora Award. In June 2016, Rob was inducted into the Order of Canada, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the Canadian government.
The Oppenheimer Alternative -On the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb, Hugo and Nebula-winning author Robert J. Sawyer takes us back in time to revisit history…with a twist. While J. Robert Oppenheimer and his Manhattan Project team struggle to develop the A-bomb, Edward Teller wants something even more devastating: a bomb based on nuclear fusion—the mechanism that powers the sun. Teller’s research leads to a terrifying discovery: by the year 2030, the sun will eject its outermost layer, destroying the entire inner solar system—including Earth. As the war ends with the use of fission bombs against Japan, Oppenheimer's team, plus Albert Einstein and Wernher von Braun, stay together—the greatest scientific geniuses from the last century racing against time to save our future.
Robert has been a judge in L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest since 2005 as one of the many ways he pays it forward.
This show was recorded earlier this year but was delayed due totechnical difficulties.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author and screenwriter; Buzz Dixon!
Buzz Dixon is a writer of novels, comic books, films , and cartoons. His cartoon work includes both writing and editing credits. He wrote numerous episodes of GI Joe: A Real American Hero, The Transformers, Thundarr the Barbarian, Jem, Inhumanoids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Tarzan and the Super 7, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Dungeons & Dragons and Teen Wolf. He also served as a story editor for the GI Joe and Teen Wolf series, and was a story consultant on G.I. Joe: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie.
CHEEKY -When troublemaker Dimbulb Gilhooey learns an old clothing-optional law is still on the books, he starts a movement that turns the town of Newbridge topsy-turvy. It's a summer of sun-baked shenanigans as Dimbulb and his followers challenge pastors, police, politicians, and public propriety for the right to bare arms -- as well as the rest of their bodies. Preposterous? Far-fetched? Utterly unbelievable? Maybe -- if it wasn't inspired by actual real life events! (cover art by Travis Hanson)"https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0C5SGPDQN
Chatting With Sherri welcomes talented author; Jennifer Irwin!
Jennifer Irwin’s debut novel, A Dress the Color of the Sky, was published in 2017 and has received rave reviews, won seven book awards, and was optioned for a feature film. Jennifer’s short stories have appeared in numerous literary publications including California’s Emerging Writers: An Anthology of Fiction.
A Dress the Color of the Moon tracks the rocky and sometimes disastrous path to recovery—a recovery that will require Prudence and her friends to face down the demons of their pasts while learning to accept the fearful uncertainty that comes with living life on your own two feet.
Prudence Aldrich is a sex addict. Five weeks ago, she checked into the Serenity Hills rehab center to prevent that addiction from ruining every important relationship in her life. Now Prue must face the trail of destruction she left behind, including mending the broken bond with her teenage son, finalizing the divorce with her husband, Nick, and using a newly learned set of skills to ward off her insatiable cravings for male attention—a compulsion that puts her friendship with lifelong pal Lily to the test.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor, singer, director, writer and artistic director of the State Theatre Company of South Australia; Mitchell Butel!
Mitchell holds four Helpmann Awards, four Sydney Theatre Awards and two Victorian Green Room Awards for his work as a director, actor and writer in Australian theatre over three decades. He has also worked in New York, London, Hong Kong and New Zealand. He has worked extensively for Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre, State Theatre Company South Australia, Belvoir, Bell Shakespeare, Griffin, Malthouse, Opera Australia, Sydney Chamber Opera, Pinchgut Opera,
Most recently, Mitchell directed Giovanni Busenello’s The Loves of Apollo and Dafne for Pinchgut Opera and the sold-out season of Dennis Kelly’s Girls & Boys for State Theatre Company South Australia during the Adelaide Festival (and its tour to Sydney Festival and Theatre Royal, Hobart). For the Company, Mitchell has also directed Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, David Lindsay-Abaire’s Ripcord,
His performing highlights in theatre, music theatre and opera include A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Merchant of Venice (as Shylock for which he won the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actor), Mr Burns (Helpmann Award Best Supporting Actor), South Pacific,Angels in America.
His film and TV highlights include A Sunburnt Christmas, Stateless, Dance Academy, Holding the Man, Gettin’ Square (AFI nomination), The Bank, Strange Fits of Passion (AFI nomination),
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; Spencer Sekulin!
When Spencer Sekulin isn’t on the road as a paramedic or studying medicine, he is most likely writing. Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, Spencer fell in love with books at a young age, with authors like Terry Brooks and Eoin Colfer giving him an appetite for speculative fiction. Though he didn’t begin writing until university, he quickly discovered that it was just as fun as reading—and the rest is history. His passions include emergency medicine, homemade coffee, travel obscura, and of course, writing.
Writers of the Future is Spencer’s first professional sale. “The Children of Desolation” started as a story title with no story, and sat for several years before he stumbled across it again, whereupon several separate ideas happened to click together. “Sometimes stories take us by surprise, and then drag us on rides we didn’t expect. In my case, this one started running right away, leaving me to catch up in its dust.” Most of it was written on a covered porch during a torrential downpour.
Regarding the story itself, Spencer felt drawn to its protagonist, Tumelo Laska. His burden of heritage, and his moral struggle between doing what is right and putting family before all else, lends well to the sense of desperation of the post-apocalyptic setting. Though the world may end, humans have always loved, lost, and sought redemption—and always will.
Spencer hopes it is a story that conveys the importance of family, the indomitableness of the human spirit, and power of forgiveness. He hopes you enjoy reading it.
Spencer Sekulin. and his winning story will be published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 which has been on bestseller lists numerous times in recent years.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning illustrator and artist; Chris Binns!
Throughout childhood Chris Binns was always the “good drawer,” a pastime that was encouraged by his family over the years and heavily inspired by the plethora of fantasy novels his father would read on a weekly basis. The covers of these fantasy novels were a shining beacon to what would become his most coveted genre. Despite his love of art, Chris found himself graduating high school and heading off to electrical engineering school at Oregon State University to follow in his father’s footsteps.
While taking a break from university in 2005 Chris moved to England in 2005 to work in a pub in Manchester for the summer. This was when Chris found his wife Lindsey who would eventually become the mother of his two children and the summer turned into six years. Deciding to take his art more seriously Chris attended the University of Huddersfield on an illustration degree program. After graduating with honors and some newfound knowledge and skills Chris moved back to America. While struggling to kick-start an art career and needing to provide for his family he took an engineering job at Intel. Finding his footing as an engineer and thriving in this new role, Chris learned to feed both vocations.
These days art is still very much his passion as he seeks new challenges to test his skill sets and push his art to the next level. However, like the children’s books he writes and illustrates for his children, he creates art for fun and enjoys every minute of it. Chris winning art was published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author; E. Graziani!
E. Graziani is a teacher/librarian by day and the author of the YA time-travel series, Alice of the Rocks & Angel of Time. Her new release ALICE OF THE ROCKS was in BARNES & NOBLE’s Top ten YA summer indie reads 2023!! It was also recognized as one of Barnes & Noble's Top Ten Young Adult Indie Summer Reads. She has written Magenta and Everything That Was Us. She is the author of Breaking Faith (Second Story Press), a contemporary YA novel, listed on CBC Canada's Must-Read Books for Spring 2017, selected for the 'In the Margins' Book Award 2018 Recommended Fiction List, and one of CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens. Graziani is the author of the YA historical memoir, War in My Town (Second Story Press), also one of CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens, and a finalist in the Hamilton Arts Council 2016 Literary Awards for Best Non-Fiction. Graziani has also written the novella, Jess Under Pressure. E. Graziani regularly appears on CHCH Morning Live to discuss new releases in Canadian KidLit and has spoken at many school events and book clubs. She loves to connect with her young and not-so-young readers. She resides in Canada with her husband and daughters.
To contact the author or for more information on new releases or events, please visit her website;
egraziani1.wix.com/egrazianiauthor.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes culture expert and author; R.C. Staab!
Do you want to be a part of it, New York, New York? Then here’s your chance. Let NYC Scavenger be your guide to more sides of the city than you ever knew through 15 artfully designed scavenger hunts. Decipher the clues to find the place where Bebop was born, the tavern where Lincoln and Grant were patrons, and the most famous subway grate in movie history.
Each of the clues includes a four-line riddle and a visual aid to help you find your way through iconic Manhattan neighborhoods such as Greenwich Village, Central Park, and Soho. Whether you’re in it to win it or taking a more leisurely route, you’ll definitely discover some hot spots for incredible food in Harlem or Little Italy, celebrated statues, and the remarkable stories that line New York’s unique streets at every turn.
Author, travel writer, and playwright/lyricist R. C. Staab walked every Manhattan neighborhood from Battery Park to Inwood and from river to river to set you on this one-of-kind journey. Gather up your family and friends and embark on this epic scavenger hunt to discover the most famous island in all the world—then brag about it like any good New Yorker would.
From his first trip to NYC as a teenager, R.C. Staab imagined living in Manhattan to experience its theater, museums, and incredibly diverse neighborhoods. That dream came true when he and his wife, Valari, moved to Manhattan to live near Clue #1 on the Upper West Side. For more than 40 years, he has been a tourism and culture expert who has been quoted by and had photos published in numerous publications.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning Cinematographer Roger Lanser!
Roger Lanser After many years as a Loader and Focus Puller he became camera operator to DP Peter Hendry on many ABC dramas such as Patrol Boat, Captain Cook, and Boy in the Bush where he met acclaimed British actor Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth asked him to come to England and film the British comedy Peter’s Friends. Over the years he went on to do eight feature films for Branagh including three Shakespeare’s, and the big screen opera Mozart’s The Magic Flute in 2006 for which he won the Australian Cinematographer's Society; Cinematographer of the Year!
In Australia he did Australian films such as The Cliff Young Story, Till Human Voices Wake Us, Charlie and Boots, and Strange Bedfellows, these last two with Paul Hogan. Roger has had the opportunity to work in the USA where he shot a comedy feature called A Weekend in the Country with Jack Lemon and Betty White and has photographed many USA co-pro tele movies here in Australia. He has been the cinematographer on three series of the very successful Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries based in Melbourne as well as, Miss Fisher and The Crypt of Tears, which Roger shot in Morocco and Melbourne, premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and opened in Sydney and Melbourne to booked out screenings.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist & illustrator; Helen Yi!
Helen's passion towards art started out as simply copying characters from comic books, but as she slowly got to know more about movies, digital platforms, games, and many other new and professional ways art can be shown to the world, she has been dreaming of working as a visual development artist one day and create art that can entertain others and let the audience dream like she did when she was little.
Currently Helen is a sophomore studying Illustration in Ringling College of Art and Design where she can improve her skills and work towards her dream step by step. She is always thankful for the facilities and curriculum in RCAD that allow her to pursue working digitally at school as well which also helped her work on this entry for Writers and Illustrators of the Future.
Helen's winning art will be published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author; David Hankins!
David Hankins writes from the thriving cornfields of Iowa where he lives with his wife, daughter, and two dragons disguised as cats. His writing journey began in the oral tradition of convincing his daughter to Go To Sleep with inventive stories. That usually backfired. After years of Just One More Story, David began transcribing his midnight ramblings in an attempt to keep his storylines straight. David writes lighthearted speculative fiction because that's what he loves to read and—this is the important bit—there's not nearly enough humor in the world. David aims to change that, one story at a time.
David joined the US Army, he has lived in and traveled through much of Europe, central Asia, and the United States. Now that he’s retired from the Army, David devotes his time to his passions of writing, traveling with his family, and finding new ways to pay his mortgage
“Death and the Taxman” was born as the writing community mourned the passing of Writers of the Future coordinating judge Dave Farland. David wrote this story hoping to bring laughter in a time of grief. To any tax auditors reading this: you are lovely people. Please don’t audit David again.
David Hankins. He is a winner in our international contest, The Writers of the Future published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back producer, director, screenwriter & actor; Jamal McWhorter!
Jamal McWhorter is an actor turned film producer/director born and raised in Atlanta, GA. With a strong passion for making quality films, Jamal starts with a great story and bring it alive with eye-catching visuals. Dramas, horrors, and comedies are the genres he loved growing up, and he likes to have fun with those elements of his films today. In 2013 he wrote, produced, and starred in his first production LOUD, a semi-autobiographical tale about a young musician trying to make it. Shortly after completing the movie, Jamal and his business partners started L.O.U.D. Films, an indie film company committed to excellent storytelling. His upcoming feature-length directorial debut Switched at Love, a romantic comedy set in Atlanta, is set for release in Winter 2022. His latest film is Blood Money!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes country singer and songwriter; Rob Wolf!
Rob is relatively new to the Nashville Country music scene, formerly a part of a brother and sister duo based in Nashville, TN. He hails from Southern Montana. Rob Wolf writes his songs from personal experiences, books and stories heard from friends and strangers. On August 19, 2022, Rob released his debut single, “Home.” His sophomore single, “Everything to Me” dropped October 14, 2022 and his final single for 2022, “For the Best” released December 16th of that year. “What’s Yours,” a self-penned single about cheating, with a “spaghetti western” type melody, dropped February 24, 2023. Rob released his autobiographical single, “How I Live My Life” April 21, 2023. Coming in early summer 2023 is “Banks of the Yellowstone,” another Montana-inspired single.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor, stunt performer, producer and director; Douglas Vermeeren!
Douglas Vermeeren interest in the film business began at young age being inspired by blockbuster films like Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Back to the Future. He first got on the set at a young age in Canada participating in a CBC show playing a newspaper boy.
He began his efforts in stunts at 13 years old with his first stunt riding on the roof of a speeding car. Since that time he has done an extensive training in martial arts, motorcycles and race cars, horse back riding and stunt falls, fire and gun play.
Vermeeren is also the producer and director of 4 of the top personal development documentaries.
Doug's new movies this year are;
Monster Hunters Inc-Based on a Steampunk comic (2007) this film follows the origins of Monster Hunters Inc. hunting werewolves, vampires, zombies and other dark creatures in London during the late 1800's. Stars Douglas Vermeeren plays Rufus Gideon Bennett.
And; How to be a Hitman; Douglas Vermeeren plays Samuel Finch.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes a great screenwriter who wrote scripts for the reboot of The Twilight Zone; Lynn Barker!"Lynn's latest work is "Futurus Rex" a fun, short Sci-Fi/Fantasy action adventure novel co-written with the late "Star Trek" icon Dorothy (D.C.) Fontana. She is now writing a sequel. Lynn was born in New Mexico, was a college journalism student of famous writer of Navajo mysteries Tony Hillerman and was an associate producer of KRON t.v. news in San Francisco until moving to L.A. where she was Manager for the CBS Network Story Department before writing scripts for the 1980's reboot of "The Twilight Zone". Other Writers Guild of America credits include "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". Her articles have appeared in "American Cinematographer" and the WGA magazine "Written By:" and she has a story in the "Chicken Soup for the Soul of America" book. Lynn was an MPAA-accredited Hollywood entertainment journalist for several websites. Writing experience also includes show scripts for Disney Imagineering and Universal theme park attractions. She is a script doctor and screenplay consultant Futurus Rex by Lynn Barker and DC Fontana- "Futurus Rex" follows a legend that King Arthur is not dead but only sleeping. He will awaken when Britain most needs him to lead a rebellion. Arthur wakes in a far future post-holocaust time, and the only one of his beloved knights to survive the long sleep with him is his nephew the traitorous Modred.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; Brian Trent!Brian was born in a post-industrial factory town in Connecticut. He was rapidly introduced to speculative fiction through a lavishly illustrated edition of One Thousand and One Nights. As a child, he became a haunter of libraries and old ruins and developed a keen interest in both ends of history: the ancient past and far-distant future. Reading everything from Asimov to Xenophon, he began crafting his very first stories on a metallic-blue Brother 11 typewriter. After earning college degrees in English and philosophy, Trent worked as a professional journalist when not piloting expeditionary shuttles through the soupy atmospheres of alien worlds (otherwise known as going for long drives in the rain). His nonfiction writings have graced the cover of The Humanist magazine. His Writers of the Future win is his second professional sale, the first being to COSMOS, and he has since sold fiction to Apex Magazine. He recently completed the second novel in a “future history” series and, when not writing, Trent works in film.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist and illustrator; April Solomon!April Solomon grew up around art. Her father’s art studio was filled with all the delights a child could indulge. His bookshelves held stacks of art books containing illustrations from the old masters, the golden age illustrators, and even some fantasy art from the TSRs Dungeons and Dragons. Inspiration came in many forms. Fortunately it was everywhere! and so her career as a young artist began. Today April is an illustrator and fine artist who has earned her bachelor’s degree in illustration at the Laguna College of Art and Design. April’s passion for learning the old masterful techniques of traditional drawing and painting are precisely what inspires her work.Among her love for the fine arts is her unique appreciation for whimsical fantasy, which adorns every image of her portfolio. April’s meticulous creature designs aim for what is known as “fantastic realism.” A clever, concise understanding of anatomy, plants, and mysterious textures weave their way into her illustrations, leaving the viewer guessing at origins, influences, and ancestry. When not illustrating, April attends garage sales to unearth buried treasures, runs and lifts weights, or braves as many haunted attractions as possible during the month of October.Artist April Solomon is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest where she'll be traveling to Hollywood for a week-long master-class workshop and her winning art will be published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning screenwriter/producer/director/author; Tom Blomquist!Tom Blomquist is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, director and author who has been associated with some of the nation’s most popular television dramas, including Catherine Marshall’s Christy, Walker Texas Ranger, The A-Team, Hunter, Riptide, Swamp Thing, Farscape, Werewolf, In A Heartbeat, FAME LA and Hardcastle & McCormick, among others. He was also Staff Producer on NBC’s classic late-night talk show Tomorrow With Tom Snyder and served as Creative Executive on the Emmy- And the winning Hallmark Hall of Fame specials.In addition to his work in television Blomquist has published two books; the forensic mystery novel Silent Partners and a textbook Eye Of The Storm: Directing For Film, Television & Emerging Media, which is recommended reading in the Disney/ABC Directing Program. His latest novel; Devious Thinking, released by Lindstrom Legacy Publishing. www.tomblomquist.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and caregiver; Jessica L. Cannon!"Hello, I am Jessica, Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP), Dementia Support Group Facilitator, Wife, Mother, Sister, and loyal friend. I am here to share lessons learned through my highs and lows along my caregiving journey so that you may become healthier, happier, and hopeful.I Journaled throughout my adolescence and aspired to be a published author by the age of 25 but God had different plans for me. Stepping into a role as a part-time caregiver for my mother in 2009 and then full-time by 2016 provided a whole new perspective on selfcare, self-compassion, and self-control. Helping her transition through each stage over the years has increased awareness of habits, pitfalls, and assumptions the public struggles with. Her transition into a memory care facility expanded my knowledge and exposed me to even more areas families go through unwillingly.Being given an opportunity to see life through the eyes and mind of a person living with Bipolar Manic-Depressive disorder then adding mixed Dementia later in life made me understand how God’s plan would unfold for me. Sharing my story with valuable lessons learned along the way has given me purpose beyond what I could ever imagined. I now aspire to create a cultural shift to slow the epidemic of increasing caregivers related to Dementia which includes cancer and diabetes patients, special needs families, and parents in general. "All this lead to her new book; “The Proactive Caregiver!”“When we know better, we do better.” – Maya Angelou
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Booktube's Leandra the TBR zero!Leandra is a member of a phenomenon on YouTube called Booktube, they talk about about their passion and love of books. Leandra chats about the books she reads, gives reviews, and gives what they call bookshelf tours. Happily a lot of young people like Leandra have a passion for reading, they love to share their love through videos. It is very popular there are literally thousands of creators on booktube, they create hours of shows on Youtube. We chat about her channel, her love of reading and why she became a booktuber!"This impossible journey toward dropping my TBR shelves to ZERO! Here for the defeats as much as the triumphs. My name is Leandra, and I love to read and discuss books."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes New York Times bestseller and award winning author; S.M.” Stirling!Steven “S.M.” Stirling is a writer by trade, born in France but Canadian by origin and American by naturalization, living in New Mexico. His hobbies are mostly related to the craft of writing. He loves history, anthropology, and archaeology, as well as interest in the sciences. The martial arts are his main physical hobby.Steven has published over 40 novels, at least 5 of which are New York Times bestsellers and he has won awards including the Dragon Award for his novel, Black Chamber.Steven has been a Writers of the Future Judge since 2021.“In a time in which entry for new creators is desperately difficult, WOTF is a path for identifying and nurturing excellence and giving it that first precious leg up. I received generous help and mentoring from established pros when I started out, and being a WOTF judge lets me ‘pay it forward’ to the rising generation in a way that truly helps new writers and the field as a whole.” —S.M. Stirling
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back; artist and Illustrator and award winner; Anh Le! Mr. Anh Le who is a freelancer illustrator/concept artist creating work for the animation, game, and film industry for over 3 years. He strives to create imagery that would help people to be immersed within a fantastical universe of awe-inspiring characters, environments, and props.His clients include: Renegade Games Studio, Atomic Mass Games, Raex Games, Ravensburger, Chaosium, Pinnacle Entertainment, Among the Others Animation Studio, National Geographic Education.Mr. Le won the grand prize trophy, The Golden Brush award, and a cash prize of $5,000 and his winning art is published in the bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Professor, Agatha Christie expert and author; Dr Mark Aldridge!Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World; Hercule Poirot has had a near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles. From Agatha Christie’s earliest conceptions and publication history, to forays on the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring. Mark Aldridge tells this story decade-by-decade, exploring and analyzing Poirot’s many and often wildly different appearances, following the detective to present day when he is enjoying a worldwide renaissance. Agatha Christie on Screen; This book is a comprehensive exploration of 90 years of film and television adaptations of the world’s best-selling novelist’s work. Drawing on extensive archival material, it offers new information regarding both the well-known and forgotten screen adaptations of Agatha Christie’s stories, including unmade and rare adaptations, some of which have been unseen for more than half a century. This history offers intriguing insights into the discussions and debates that surrounded many of these screen projects – something that is brought to life through previously unpublished correspondence from Christie herself and a new wide-ranging interview with her grandson, Mathew Prichard. Dr Mark Aldridge is a senior lecturer in Film and Television at Southampton Solent University, UK, specialising in film and television history.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back the award winning author; Katherine Kovacic!Ms Fisher Murder Mysteries: Just Murdered; Peregrine Fisher is unexpectedly summoned to a meeting of the Adventuresses' Club of the Antipodes, where she learns some incredible news.When Adventuress Florence Astor is accused of murder, Peregrine jumps at the chance to help on the case. Detective James Steed, initially dismissive, quickly finds Peregrine's flair for investigating and headstrong nature leave him little choice. Based on the screenplay by Deb Cox. 'A splendid read, with an authentic 60s flavour. I recommend it unreservedly.' - Kerry Greenwood Dark Deeds Down Under: A Crime & Thriller Anthology; a groundbreaking anthology, brings together internationally-renowned Aussie and Kiwi crime writers and their beloved characters. This stunning anthology includes 19 short stories from some of the brightest storytelling talents from Australia and New Zealand: including international bestsellers and award winners.This vibrant showcase includes: Kerry Greenwood’s Corinna Chapman, Garry Disher’s ‘Hirsch’, Vanda Symon’s Sam Shephard, Sulari Gentill’s Rowly Sinclair, RWR McDonald’s ‘Nancys’, Lee Murray & Dan Rabarts’ Penny Yee & Matiu, Katherine Kovacic’s Alex Clayton, Dinuka McKenzie’s Kate Miles, and a rare appearance from Shane Maloney’s Murray Whelan.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back screenwriter, producer, author and actor; Steven L Sears!Steven L Sears has been a friend of mine for a long time, he is an always funny and entertaining guest, and he is a very supportive friend. I am so excited to have him back to chat about writing and his return to acting!Steven is an author, screenwriter and television producer whose career spans over thirty five years. His screenwriting and producing works include such classics as THE A-TEAM, STINGRAY, WALKER, TEXAS RANGER, SWAMP THING, SUPERBOY, SHEENA, XENA-WARRIOR PRINCESS, and many other TV series. He has developed series concepts with most of the major studios and networks as well as doing consulting work for established production companies. His work also includes digital media, animation, and game play. As an Author, his work includes the non-fiction book THE NON-USER FRIENDLY GUIDE FOR ASPIRING TV WRITERS as well as many short stories in anthologies such as JEFF STURGEONS LOST CITIES OF EARTH and the upcoming release ALIENS VS PREDATOR: ULTIMATE PREY. Co-Writing with Times Bestselling Author Kevin J. Anderson, their graphic novel STALAG-X is currently in development as a major motion picture.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer/illustrator; Brian C Hailes!Brian is the creator of Draw It With Me, is also the award-winning writer/illustrator of the illustrated novels, Blink, Defender of Llyans and Avila, two graphic novels, Dragon’s Gait and Devil’s Triangle, and the children's picture books Skeleton Play and Don’t Go Near the Crocodile Ponds et al. Other titles he has illustrated include Heroic: Tales of the Extraordinary, Passion & Spirit: The Dance Quote Book, Continuum (Arcana Studios), as well as McKenna, McKenna, Ready to Fly, and Grace & Sylvie: A Recipe for Family (American Girl). In addition to his many publishing credits, Hailes has also illustrated an extensive collection of fantasy, science fiction, and children's book covers as well as interior magazine illustrations. Hailes has received numerous awards for his art from across the country, including Winner of the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future contest out of Hollywood. His artwork has also been featured in the 2017-2021 editions of Infected By Art. “The Idealist” by L. Ron Hubbard (in Volume 35) Illustrated by Brian C. Hailes.Hailes studied illustration and graphic design at Utah State University where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, as well as the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.He has been a regular panelist and presenter at Salt lake Comic Con, FanX, LTUE, and was the Artist Guest of Honor at Conduit 2013. He has also appeared as a special guest at San Diego Comic Con.Hailes currently lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and four boys, where he continues to write, paint and draw regularly.Brian C. Hailes illustrated the story, “Windseekers” by Nnedi Okorafor in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 18.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes WOTF Published Finalist writer; Rebecca Treasure!Rebecca grew up reading science fiction and fantasy in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. After grad school and two children, she began writing fiction. Rebecca has lived many places, including the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Tokyo, Japan. She currently resides in Texas Hill Country with her husband, where she juggles two children, two corgis, a violin studio, and writing. She only drops the children occasionally.Rebecca discovered Writers of the Future shortly after she began writing fiction. She has entered every quarter since, making lifelong friends as a result. Rebecca’s short fiction has been published by or is forthcoming from WordFire Press, Air and Nothingness Press, Flame Tree Publishing, The Dread Machine, and others. She is an associate editor at Apex Book Company and Magazine.“Tsuu, Tsuu, Kasva Suuremasse” came about, as many of Rebecca’s stories have, from a synthesis of ideas. Research for her sixth novel, a historical fantasy about Napoleonic magic users, combined with a fascination with the idea of animal magic and beloved memories of an “adopted” grandmother from her childhood. The real Emily lived in a cozy apartment across from Rebecca’s family and collected dolls.Rebecca was a Published Finalist in the Writers of the Future contest with her story, "Tsuu, Tsuu, Kasva Suuremasse," and her story is published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38.
Sherri's Playhouse presents The Man Within The Clouds! The Man Within The Clouds, Is a fantasy drama that takes place on a classic Wagon Lit train, four couples and a man of mystery enters a carrige and the world will never be the same.Today is the last date to join my Patreon and have a chance to join our cast party. Plus I have a very special surprise that will be annouced at the end of the radio play!Support the radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of The Man Within The Clouds!The cast of the last radio-play of the season! The Man Within The Clouds, Is a fantasy drama that takes place on a classic Wagon Lit train, four couples and a man of mystery enters a carrige and the world will never be the same.Our cast will chat about the play and their characters. We talk about the joy of doing radio-plays. There is a lot of laughter!This interview is followed by the broadcast of the play.Today is the last date to join my Patreon and have a chance to join our cast party. Plus I have a very special surprise that will be annouced at the end of the radio play!Support the radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting With Sherri welcomes leading storyboard artist and Illustrators of the Future judge; Rob Prior!Best known for his art provided for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as his rare ability of painting with both hands at the same time. As a comic book artist, he has worked with Marvel, D.C., Todd McFarlane, Kevin Eastman and Image Comics, to name a few, with his most notable credits on Spawn, Terminator, Deep Space 9, Evil Ernie, Melting Pot, Lady Death and Heavy Metal.As a leading storyboard artist, Prior has provided storyboards for advertising campaigns such as Budweiser and Nikon, as well as for the gaming industry, for Titleist, 2K Games, Terminator 3 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also created all the storyboards and animatics for the video games Ghost Rider and The Darkness. As an illustrator, Prior has supplied cover art and interior art material for Steve Jackson Games, TSR (Dungeons and Dragons), Wizards of the Coast, Battle of the Lords of the 23rd Century, and many others.Prior has directed short films and music videos in which he has storyboarded, production designed/art directed and did all practical effects for each and is now directing his first movie called Whisper. Prior is also the VP of creative for Heavy Metal.Prior has been an Illustrators of the Future judge since 2015.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the host of "The Lonely Palette," Tamar Avishai!When you hear the phrase “art history” you probably think dry. Snooty. Dusty. A British accent on an audio guide waxing rhapsodic about the Ren-AYY-since over the strains of Vivaldi. An intellectual velvet rope. You might never think about the human beings behind the artworks. About the centuries of soulful human experience they depict. About how artists lived through their moments, just as you live through yours. About all the incredible stories there are to tell. And that’s where The Lonely Palette comes in. In each episode, creator and host Tamar Avishai focuses on one object – a painting, a sculpture, an installation, a very special urinal – and tells its story. We explore the artwork, the movement, the social context, and more importantly, why art matters, not just to its own time, but to ours. “Many find fine art intimidating, and so this show, by Boston’s own Tamar Avishai, is a lovely, accessible tour."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back extremely talented photographer; Chris Loomis!"Design, art, nature, architecture, high-fashion, science, science-fiction, surrealism, the paranormal, music and even old cartoons...name some of the many things that inspire me personally as well as photographically. From personal project with high-concept productions to illustrative commissions for clients, I am constantly working to evolve my vision while maintaining the highest level of quality and art direction."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-nominated author; Greg Hickey!Our Dried Voices-In 2153, cancer was cured. In 2189, AIDS. And in 2235, the last members of the human race traveled to a far distant planet called Pearl to begin the next chapter of humanity. That novel was published in 2014 and was a finalist for Foreword Reviews’ INDIES Science Fiction Book of the Year Award.The Friar's Lantern-An eccentric scientist tells you he can read your mind and offers to prove it in a high-stakes wager. A respected college professor exacts impassioned, heat-of-the-moment revenge on his wife’s killer—a week after her death—and you’re on the jury. Take a Turing test with a twist, discover how your future choices might influence the past, and try your luck at Three Card Monte. And while you weigh chance, superstition, destiny, intuition and logic in making your decisions, ask yourself: are you responsible for your actions at all? Choose wisely—if you can. Greg Hickey was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1985. After graduating from Pomona College in 2008, he played and coached baseball in Sweden and South Africa. He is now a forensic scientist, endurance athlete and award-winning writer. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Lindsay.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Sandra Bornstein!100 Things to Do in Boulder Before You Die; Boulder is the ideal place to explore more than 100 miles of county trails, float above the valley in a hot air balloon, or learn to paddleboard at the Boulder Reservoir. History buffs can learn about Boulder at the Museum of Boulder, while science-oriented visitors will be inspired by atmospheric research tours or a Fiske Planetarium show. Day trips outside Boulder are included in the book for outdoor adventures in the beautiful surrounding mountains and canyons.Sandy Bornstein is a Colorado-based, award-winning travel writer who focuses on active adventures, food, history, family travel, and Jewish culture. Sandy’s award-winning book, May This Be the Best Year of Your Life, is a resource for people contemplating an expat lifestyle and living outside their comfort zone. Sandy's second book, 100 Things to Do in Boulder Before You Die, opens the door to your next Boulder adventure. Concise vignettes provide useful suggestions for food, drink, entertainment, culture, history, and shopping in pedestrian-friendly Boulder.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back extremely talented author Lynne Constantine!The Senator's Wife; As D.C. philanthropist Sloane Chase returns to the world of White House dinners and political small talk, this time with her new husband, she's also preparing for an upcoming hip replacement—the latest reminder of the lupus diagnosis she's managed since her twenties. With both of their hectic schedules, they decide that hiring a home health aide will give Sloane the support and independence she needs post-surgery. And they find the perfect fit in Athena Karras.Seemingly a godsend, Athena tends to Sloane, and even helps her run her charitable foundation. But Sloane slowly begins to deteriorate—a complication, Athena explains, of Sloane's lupus. As weeks go by, Sloane becomes sicker, and her uncertainty quickly turns to paranoia as she begins to suspect the worst. Why is Athena asking her so many probing questions about her foundation—about her past? And could Sloane be imagining the sultry looks between Athena and her new husband?
Chatting With Sherri welcomes artist of fantasy fine-art photography and digital art; Madolyn Locke!Madolyn is an emerging artist working primarily in fantasy fine-art photography and digital art. Born and raised in Alabama, Madolyn has lived in Atlanta, Georgia long enough to consider herself a native. She received her first “real” camera from her uncle at the age of thirteen, but it wasn’t until many years later that she focused on her passion for the art form and decided to get serious about her work. Madolyn has been selected for several exhibitions in Atlanta and across the country, including becoming a fixture at the Dragon Con Art Show, where she won Best Photography in 2018 and Best Photography/Digital Art in 2019. Her work has been shown in New York’s Chelsea district and featured in several art shows in Canada. Madolyn’s inspiration is born from the belief that even in today’s world of confusion and chaos, there are still things of beauty that can fill our thoughts and dreams. Her work often explores the varying relationships between popular sci-fi/fantasy culture and fine art.Madolyn's winning art, "The Widow's Might," an illustration created for Writers of the Future winner, Elizabeth Chatworth's story by the same name and is published in the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37
Chatting With Sherri welcomes illustrator, concept artist, maquette sculptor; Alexander Gustafson!Growing up in the icy mountains of Vermont, Alexander enjoyed drawing, telling stories and playing Dungeons and Dragons to ward off the cold. He also spent hours in those formative years admiring the works of modern masters like Todd Lockwood, Chris Van Allsburg, James Gurney, and Brom. All of this eventually compelled him to seek out a career in fantasy illustration, where he has the freedom to create worlds and tell stories with pictures. He graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2008 with a master’s degree in illustration, and continues to pursue his passion for fantasy, sci-fi, and steampunk art.Alexander Gustafson is a winner of the Writers and Illustrators of the Future; and publishing of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35,
Sherri's Playhouse proudly presents Cyrano! The reimagined classic of Cyrano set during the Revolutionary War with a special guest star from history. The play is set in the Colonies with our French Allies including the great Cyrano. It is a great comedy, I hope you enjoy it.Written and edited by Everett Robert, directed by Raymond Brent and music composed by award winning composer; David Raiklen and produced by Sherri Rabinowitz. Support the radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of Cyrano!Cast interview for the new Sherri's Playhouse production of Cyrano written and edited by Everett Robert, directed by Raymond Brent and music composed by award winning composer; David Raiklen, produced by Sherri Rabinowitz.The reimagined classic of Cyrano set during the Revolutionary War with a special guest star from history. The play is set in the US with our French Allies including the great Cyrano. It is a great comedy, I hope you enjoy it. Support the radio playhouse; https://www.patreon.com/rithebard
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning Costume Designer; Marion Boyce!Her latest shows are; The Gloaming, The Newsreader, Nautilus and Run Rabbit Run. We will talk about these shows plus, of course Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and The Dressmaker... Marion's most recent award was for her work on the movie; "The Dressmaker." She also has been very much acclaimed for her work on the popular Australian series, "Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries!" Marion's career and her passion fo Costume Design is very inspiring. She was also a Nominee for the AACTA AwardBest Costume Design in Television The Newsreader (2021.) and she was also nominated for 2015 AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in a Television Series for Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Mitzi Szereto!Her latest book; The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries;Unsolved crimes, unanswered questions. Crimes are meant to be solved. But what happens when they’re not? For the individuals involved—from the victims and their families to police investigators—this is the most frustrating part of all. For them there’s no resolution, no justice, no tidy boxes in which to pack away all the bits and pieces of a puzzle that finally links together. Instead, they are only left with questions that may never get answered. The Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks, Rogues & Criminals ; This international true crime anthology reveals more than a century of classy crooks and principled pirates from East Chicago to the South China Sea. Sometimes the nicest people make the best criminals. This volume introduces real-life characters who broke the law for all the right reasons—or committed devious acts with the friendliest of faces. Mitzi is an author and anthology editor whose books encompass true crime and crime fiction, gothic fiction, cozy mystery, satire, parody, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, and non-fiction. She has appeared at major international literature festivals and taught creative writing around the world, including several universities in the United Kingdom.mitziszereto.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back writer; Elaine Midcoh!Elaine Midcoh lives in Pembroke Pines, Florida. At age 8, she wrote to NASA asking to be an astronaut, but was rejected. Undeterred, she penned her first book which featured a young girl as NASA’s first child astronaut. Yes, the kid’s name was Elaine. To seal the deal she bought herself a Jr. Astronaut medal which she still wears on special occasions. Later, when adulthood loomed, she diverted to law school, became an attorney and spent many happy years teaching college students about Criminal Justice and the Bill of Rights, while still writing an occasional tale.These days Elaine spends time at her kitchen table thinking up short stories and poetry. In 2019, she was spotted dancing in front of her living room window after learning one of her stories earned an Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Contest. And we won’t discuss what celebratory acts the neighbors saw when Elaine received word that “The Battle of Donasi,” was selected as a Published Finalist for this year’s L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37 anthology. Police were called, but one was a science fiction fan and she was let go with a warning. Finally, she must offer a shout out to her older brother for reading her stories. (“David, just read this one more time, okay?”)
Colin (Xiaomeng) Zhang has always had a keen interest in art. However, science fiction movies captured his imagination, and he started to imitate scenes and characters he saw in those films. He attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco to conduct his own comprehensive art research. It was a valuable opportunity to meet creatively talented artists with similar interests. After graduating from university, he worked in animation, video game development, and as a graphic designer. His love for digital painting is reflected in his creativity. He uses his spare time to paint and study different styles of artistic creation. In the subsequent work, his ideas often brought unexpectedly desirable results for his company. His work has been presented in several art magazines. Colin continues to innovate his artistic creations and provide his freelance clients with high-quality illustration services. Colins is the winner for "The Phantom Carnival" of Illustrators of the Future from L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38 ,
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back talented actor; Brice Bexter!Brice is a method actor who trained at the Lee Strasberg and Theatre and Film Institute in New York. He is an international and diverse actor known for his parts as Younes Laalej in Redemption Day, Captain Templeton in Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears and Abu Youssef in Greetings from ISIS and a Secret Service Agent in Good Omens. The latest shows are; The Moderator; Jawad El Glaoui and Glow & Darkness; Humphrey of Toron they are out now!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning director; Tony Tilse!
Tony Tilse is an Australian television director. He won the Australian Directors' Guild Award for best direction of a TV drama series (periodical) and TV mini-series for Underbelly in 2008.
He also directed; Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries; A female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of Melbourne in the late 1920s, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.
Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears; After freeing a young girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Phryne Fisher begins to unravel a mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin's forgotten tribe.
And his newest show is Netflix series Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters; A group of teenagers come together to try and solve a series of strange supernatural occurrences in their town, which appear to be centered around their friend's emerging mystical abilities.
Tony also directed; The Postcard Bandit and Murder in the Outback based upon the disappearance of British tourist Peter Falconio in the Australian Outback in 2001 and docu-drama c, which was based upon the events of the 2001 Black Christmas Bushfires as well as several episodes of sci-fi series Farscape.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Jessica Brawner!
Jessica Brawner has a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles to her credit, including most recently The First Sin (Published 2020), the first novel in The Adventures of Captain Jac. Ms. Brawner’s fiction has appeared in Steampunk Trails II (2014), Steampunk The Otherworlds released by Villainous Press in 2015, the 2014, 2015 & 2016 Story of the Month Club anthologies, & Ghost Hunting Critters released by Inkwolf Press in 2017. When recently asked “When do you sleep?” her response was, “I get a full 8 hours, on days that don’t end in ‘y’.”
Jessica sprouted in the wilds of South Texas and plotted ways to spend her life traveling the world. She has been remarkably successful at that endeavor, and is currently based in the Los Angeles area. In addition to her writing career, Ms. Brawner is currently the Director of Business operations for the US division of a German based Residential Energy Storage company. In her highly varied career she has done everything from developing and teaching self-defense classes, to working as an event planner, an entertainment agent, a computer teacher, a personal assistant, and a booth babe at science fiction and fantasy conventions. You can find her online on Twitter (@JABrawner) on Facebook facebook.com/jabrawner or on the web at www.jessicabrawner.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning crime novelist and Detection Club President; Martin Edwards!
Martin Edwards has drawn on more than 30 years’ experience as a crime novelist. He is also an internationally acclaimed editor of crime anthologies for the British Library and other publishers. He is President of the Detection Club and Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, and Archivist of both organisations.
Martin's latest novel, Gallows Court, was published in September. He is consultant to the British Library’s Crime Classics series, and has written sixteen contemporary whodunits, including The Coffin Trail, which was shortlisted for the Theakston’s Prize for best crime novel of the year. His genre study The Golden Age of Murder won the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating and Macavity awards, while The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books has been nominated for two awards in the UK and three in the US. Editor of 38 anthologies, he has also won the CWA Short Story Dagger and the CWA Margery Allingham Prize, and been nominated for an Anthony, the CWA Dagger in the Library, the CWA John Creasey Memorial Dagger, and a CWA Gold Dagger. He has received the Red Herring award for services to the CWA, and the Poirot award for his outstanding contribution to the crime genre.
In addition to enjoying many years of success as a crime writer, he is the only person to have been elected to serve as Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association and President of the Detection Club at the same time. This experience gives him a special understanding of the challenges facing crime writers. Having combined his writing life with more than 30 years as a partner in a law firm, he is ideally equipped to encourage aspiring novelists to write while coping with a day job or other commitments.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; Michael Panter!
Michael Panter is an English author and journalist with exceedingly high ambitions and a frustratingly low word count per day. A language enthusiast, he speaks fluent Swedish and is well on his way to learning Italian.
His writing journey began humbly when, aged seven, he penned the sequel to Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. George Lucas went with Attack of the Clones instead. Michael’s love for secondary-world fantasy, meanwhile, was fostered largely by Tolkien. In 2018, one of his novellas, Deathsworn, won a Watty, Wattpad’s highest honour, reminding him that he is good enough, he can do this writing thing.
“Lilt of a Lark,” his first professional sale, tells the story of a hapless musician who has the power to sway the minds of others through song. Droll, witty, and devilishly handsome, drawing parallels between character and author is permissible. Michael currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his partner Jonna and their one-year-old bear cub, Ivar. He is hard at work on a full-length fantasy novel that he hopes will hit bookshelves before his hair goes grey.
Stockholm, Sweden writer Michael Panter was honored at the Writers of the Future Contest his story, "Lilt of the Lark," published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38.
Happy Halloween reprise of The Thief's Tale!
Whitney is a thief. A good one. Like a mosquito she comes in quietly, first anaesthetising, then feeding, and finally leaving before her prey know any better. It's a strategy which has worked for her 22 times in the past. But when she lands in Refuge, a discovery at an estate sale opens the door to other possibilities.
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer Lazarus Black!
Lazarus Black is an American author of genre fiction living under the shadow of a Pacific Northwest volcano with three Goddesses, his wife and two daughters. “Psychic Poker” is Lazarus’s first sale, but hardly his last. It juxtaposes poker, the synthesis of probability and human behavior, with psychic powers, the solution to both probability and the chaos of free will. What if every player is psychic? What if no player has an advantage? What if their lives are at stake? But the strength of the story is in the reluctant main character: Tyson Young, a middle-aged Aussie with an acute wit.
Lazarus writes from life. His stories are inspired by the diverse communities he has lived in, plus friends and family across the globe. He specifically attacks stereotypes and reinvents tropes to reflect authentic experiences that are sometimes stranger than fiction. He once earned a free funeral until the mortician learned his name was Lazarus and a good laugh was had by all (bystanders included). A true lover of learning, Lazarus has traversed North America dozens of times, has been a professional artist, advertising creative, software developer, database designer, epigrapher, executive, educator, inventor, game designer, pool hustler, heathen clergyman, machinist’s apprentice, glass blower, scholar, actor, many other roles, and now published author of fiction. He hopes you enjoy “Psychic Poker” and look forward to reading more from him in the future.
Bellingham, Washington writer Lazarus Black was honored at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event in Hollywood as a winner in the Writers of the Future Contest earning him a cash prize in addition to having his story, "Psychic Poker," published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning noveist; R.W.R. McDonald!
R.W.R. McDonald is an award-winning author, a kiwi living in Melbourne with his two daughters and one HarryCat.
His debut novel, The Nancys, won Best First Novel in 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards, as well as a finalist in the Best Novel category, and it was shortlisted for Best First Novel in 2020 Ned Kelly Awards.
His second novel, Nancy Business, a sequel to The Nancys was published in June 21, and was a finalist in 2022 Ngaio Marsh Awards for Best Novel.
Rob was also a contributor to Dark Deeds Down Under, a crime fiction anthology, published by Clan Destine Press June 2022, with a short story, Nancys Undercover, which features his crime fighting trio.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Mark Simpson about Bewitched!
It is no secret that one of my all time favorite sitcoms was Bewitched! I loved it and I have had the pleasure to interview people who share that love. This week I am chatting with Mark Simpson who created and hosts the Bewitched Fan Fan, last year they went to Salem, they are planning the next one for next year!
Since last we spoke he produced a podcast called Twitchtalk; Host Mark Simpson ("Bewitched Fan Fare", along with David Pierce ("The Bewitched History Book") and Adam-Michael James ("The Bewitched Continuum"), along with some "Bewitched" fans discuss an episode of Bewitched in a fun way to discover what is wonderful about the show and why it endures.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning composer; David Raiklen!
David Raiklen is an American composer best known for the science fiction series Space Command and for the Emmy winning Mia, A Dancer’s Journey.
David was mentored by Oscar winner John Williams and Pulitzer Prize winner Mel Powel. Dr. Raiklen studied at USC, UCLA, and CalArts and later taught at those universities. He has worked for the major studios including Sony, Fox, Disney, Sprint, Mattel, Warner Bros and PBS, plus many independent productions. His projects have starred Elliott Gould, Doug Jones, Blythe Danner, and Martin Sheen. David made the New York Film Critics Top Ten with the documentary Heist, the short list for an Academy Award® for Worth, and Mia, A Dancer's Journey won the Emmy. An oratorio for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial titled Discovery, a mixed reality giant projection event for the Center Theater Group’s 50th anniversary, episodes of Star Trek Continues, and a violin concerto for festival darling Worth.
David Raiklen compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and Disney Hall. He was also host of a successful radio series, Classical Fan Club, where guests include Yo-Yo Ma and John Williams; and was host and leader of The Academy of Scoring Arts seminars. David produced and composed for Space Command, a series of epic adventures set in a hopeful future, and producing Augmented Reality experiences. And his latest project is the soundtrack album to Space Command, recorded with symphony orchestra, choir, and cool electronics - available everywhere!
David will be composing the music for our newest Sherri's Playhouse radio play Cyrano, coming in November!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist and Illustrator; Arthur Doweyko!
As a scientist, Arthur Doweyko has authored 140+ scientific publications, invented novel 3D drug design software, and shares the 2008 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award for the discovery of Sprycel, a new anti-cancer drug.
He writes and illustrates science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His debut novel, Algorithm, garnered a 2010 Royal Palm Literary Award (RPLA) and was published by E-Lit Books in October, 2014. His second novel, As Wings Unfurl, took first place as Best Science Fiction in the 2014 RPLA competition and was released in 2016 by Red Adept Publishing. Many of his short stories have been honored as finalists in RPLA competitions, as well as achieving Honorable Mentions in the Writers of the Future Contests. He has published two short story anthologies ("My Shorts" and "Captain Arnold"), both of which have garnered awards.
Arthur has maintained a lifelong love of art. From copying comic book covers at an early age to illustrating science fiction and fantasy themes utilizing various media, including oils and digital art, Arthur has always found the time between experiments to pursue his artistic dreams and share his visions of a future unbounded. Arthur Doweyko is a winner in The Illustrators of the Future contest earning him a cash prize, trip to Hollywood, a week-long professional workshop, and his art is published in the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38,
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer Azure Arther!
Azure Arther is a native of Flint, Michigan, who resides in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, son, and Blazion, the Betta fish. Azure began writing at a young age, and while her inspiration began with Grimm fairytale stories and the Sleepover Friends, much of her current style has been heavily influenced by Octavia Butler and Henry James. She is obsessed with literature and has found that her passions are evenly distributed between writing, teaching, parenting, and reading books with her son. Azure’s stories and poems have appeared or are forthcoming in more than a dozen publications, but Writers of the Future is her first professional sale.
About “Agatha’s Monster,” Azure says, “Agatha began with some random questions. One day, I found myself wondering: what if monsters were born out of trauma? What would the world look like? How would humanity stay safe? Thus, Agatha came to life as a Hunter, a mage, a regular person with basic needs and worries. The ride Agatha and her monsters go on surprised me at times, and every rewrite shifted the narrative just enough to keep me, and hopefully future readers, guessing about what would happen next. The ending actually surprised me, too, and I feel it is one of my best-written endings thus far.”
. Azure Arther won The Writers of the Future contest earning her a cash prize, trip to Hollywood, a week-long professional workshop, and her story, "Agatha's Monster," is published in the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38
You're invited to a party in celebration of would have been Dame Agatha Christie's what would have been her 132nd birthday. Tonight, we have a panel on The Golden Age of Mystery in her honor. Taking part are two talented mystery author's Greg Hickey and Katherine Kovacic! And my fellow podcaster with the delightful; Madame Perry's Salon, Jennifer Perry! This is truly a party in honor of Agatha Christie and mysteries she helped to bring to the world.
Dorothy L Sayers, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh and Agatha Christie were considered the four Queens of the Golden Age of Mystery. There were men too, including Anthony Berkeley, G. K. Chesterton, Freeman Wills Crofts and Austin Freeman. And then there is the American group including; Mary Roberts Rinehart, Ellery Queen, Erle Stanley Gardner and S. S. Van Dine they had a similar style to their British counterparts.
Greg, Katherine, Jen and I have a ball just talking about these great writers and the classics they brought to life and of course we talk about the birthday girl, Agatha. It's a fun chat.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author; Katherine Kovacic!
Dark Deeds Down Under: A Crime & Thriller Anthology; a groundbreaking anthology, brings together internationally-renowned Aussie and Kiwi crime writers and their beloved characters.
This stunning anthology includes 19 short stories from some of the brightest storytelling talents from Australia and New Zealand: including international bestsellers and award winners.
This vibrant showcase includes: Kerry Greenwood’s Corinna Chapman, Garry Disher’s ‘Hirsch’, Vanda Symon’s Sam Shephard, Sulari Gentill’s Rowly Sinclair, RWR McDonald’s ‘Nancys’, Lee Murray & Dan Rabarts’ Penny Yee & Matiu, Katherine Kovacic’s Alex Clayton, Dinuka McKenzie’s Kate Miles, and a rare appearance from Shane Maloney’s Murray Whelan.
Ms Fisher Murder Mysteries: Just Murdered; Peregrine Fisher is unexpectedly summoned to a meeting of the Adventuresses' Club of the Antipodes, where she learns some incredible news.
When Adventuress Florence Astor is accused of murder, Peregrine jumps at the chance to help on the case. Detective James Steed, initially dismissive, quickly finds Peregrine's flair for investigating and headstrong nature leave him little choice.
Based on the screenplay by Deb Cox.
'A splendid read, with an authentic 60s flavour. I recommend it unreservedly.' - Kerry Greenwood
Coming out on Jan 10th!!!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Adam-Michael James to chat about Bewitched!
Adam Michael James who is an actor, writer and talking head on the podcast Twitchtalk. And a Bewitched Expert on other TV shows and Podcasts.
"Samantha's Seventies"; Picking up where his imagined series finale, “I, Samantha, Take This Mortal, Darrin,” left off, “Samantha's Seventies” finds the mortals in Samantha's world struggling with the knowledge she's a witch. Two Aunt Claras emerge. The stork schedules an appointment with the Stephenses. Witches explore their attitudes toward mortals in a Bicentennial tale that expands on the show's themes of inclusion.
"The Bewitched Continuum":
The Bewitched Continuum is a fun insider's look at the classic television show's overall continuity that will have you appreciating Samantha, Darrin, and their circle of impish witches and manic mortals in a whole new way.
"I, Samantha, Take This Mortal, Darrin":
This two-part "series finale" puts favorite Bewitched characters in the spotlight once again, creates backstories for the Stephenses, and builds on the show's message of equality and acceptance while giving casual and hardcore fans alike all the witchy goodness and closure they deserve.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist and illustrator Zaine Lohdi!
Zaine Lohdi was born in 1999 in the seaside tourist town of Sarasota, Florida. He feels as if his path as an illustrator was predestined—he has known the trajectory of his life since childhood. Zaine was surrounded by incredible fantasy art from a young age, collecting Magic: The Gathering cards and whatever comics he could get his hands on. The art of Frank Frazetta, Alex Ross, and Gerald Brom were pivotal in his stylistic development.
Zaine is currently studying illustration with a visual development (concept art) focus at Ringling College of Art and Design. He placed the most importance on programs that value an unwavering work ethic and emphasize preparation for the workforce.
Zaine was honored with the grand prize in the Illustrators of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Brush Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000 in addition to having his art published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38.
In his acceptance speech, Zaine relayed to the nearly five hundred attendees, “I don't think I would have made it this far if it hadn't been for my girlfriend, Haley Burton, whom I'd like to thank. She would tell me, ‘You need to get better at managing your time. Just do it.' Thank you for encouraging me to stick with it. It means so much to me. From now on, every morning, I will continue to do what I do.”
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and Writers of the Future winner, Ms. Em Dupre!
Em Dupre’s present incarnation largely believes she was born on the wrong planet and writes all manner of speculative fiction, with or without permission. “The Greater Good” began in Orson Scott Card’s literary boot camp in 2013. She has been published in Daily Science Fiction and won the first prize for flash fiction in the UA Anthology Obvious Things.
About “The Greater Good,” Em says, “I’ve always been interested in the concept of justice and knowing that the world may change, but humans and their base desires remain the same. I often wondered if there had been one adult in Lord of the Flies, how would that have affected the outcome? And how could we implement hands-on guidance in a speculative future?”
Sherri's Playhouse presents; The Light That Shines in the Darkness!
The Light That Shines in the Darkness is the second episode of the award-winning Beyond These Gates series. It’s the summer of 1917 and Dr. Stella Nikas-Lambros takes her patient, Tessa Mitsos, out of St Gregori’s Home for the Infirm as a birthday treat. It’s a day of surprises and the fateful day will end with a devastating event that will change their lives forever. Tessa is aware of what is at stake and she has to keep Stella safe or else she will lose the woman that she loves.
Audio engineering by XV Podcasters
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of The Light That Shines in the Darkness!
We get to chat with the cast of Sherri's Playhouse's latest radio play and the first of this season, Mary D Brooks' ; The Light That Shines in the Darkness! It is fun chat, we talk about the play and how it feels to deepen a character you have already played. Also the fun of working in Rep group even though most of us have not met in person. Listen in!
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Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back author; Greg Hickey!
Greg Hickey was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1985. After graduating from Pomona College in 2008, he played and coached baseball in Sweden and South Africa. He is now a forensic scientist, endurance athlete and award-winning writer. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Lindsay.
The Friar's Lantern-An eccentric scientist tells you he can read your mind and offers to prove it in a high-stakes wager. A respected college professor exacts impassioned, heat-of-the-moment revenge on his wife’s killer—a week after her death—and you’re on the jury. Take a Turing test with a twist, discover how your future choices might influence the past, and try your luck at Three Card Monte. And while you weigh chance, superstition, destiny, intuition and logic in making your decisions, ask yourself: are you responsible for your actions at all? Choose wisely—if you can.
Our Dried Voices-In 2153, cancer was cured. In 2189, AIDS. And in 2235, the last members of the human race traveled to a far distant planet called Pearl to begin the next chapter of humanity.
Several hundred years after their arrival, the remainder of humanity lives in a utopian colony in which every want is satisfied automatically, and there is no need for human labor, struggle or thought. But when the machines that regulate the colony begin to malfunction, the colonists are faced with a test for the first time in their existence.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; Mike Jack Stoumbos!
Mike Jack Stoumbos is a spec-fic author, disguised as a believably normal teacher, living with his wife and their parrot. Mike grew up with three brothers and over forty first cousins, who he enlisted as test audiences (and participants) for his imagined adventures, often reenacted with cardboard props or Star Wars action figures. His love of storytelling brought him to the stage as a musical theater actor, the role-playing table as a game master, and a career trajectory to teach English and theater. In the summer of 2019, however, Mike shifted his writing passion into a priority, and once again became a student: attending workshops, practicing daily, and braving the story submission gauntlet.
Mike’s work has since appeared in several collections, including his first pro sale in Galactic Stew and a publication alongside a personal hero in Hold Your Fire: Stories Celebrating the Creative Spark. Shortly after he was named a Writers of the Future winner, Mike’s space-opera series, This Fine Crew, was picked up by Chris Kennedy Publishing, for many continuing adventures.
Richmond, Virginia resident, Mike Jack Stoumbos, was in Hollywood where he was honored as a winner in the Writers of the Future Contest at The Taglyan Complex
Chatting With Sherri award-winning Cinematographer Roger Lanser!
Roger Lanser at the ABC TV drama department as a clapper loader in 1976 on a series called The Outsiders, then went on to assist on the Alvin Purple TV series, along with Golden Soak, The Levkas Man,The Off Show. After many years as a Loader and Focus Puller he became camera operator to DP Peter Hendry on many ABC dramas such as Patrol Boat, Captain Cook, and Boy in the Bush where he met acclaimed British actor Kenneth Branagh.
Kenneth Branagh asked him to come to England and film the British comedy Peter’s Friends. Over the years he went on to do eight feature films for Branagh including three Shakespeare’s, and the big screen opera Mozart’s The Magic Flute in 2006 for which he won the Australian Cinematographer's Society; Cinematographer of the Year!
In Australia he did Australian films such as The Cliff Young Story, Till Human Voices Wake Us, Charlie and Boots, and Strange Bedfellows, these last two with Paul Hogan. Roger has had the opportunity to work in the USA where he shot a comedy feature called A Weekend in the Country with Jack Lemon and Betty White and has photographed many USA co-pro tele movies here in Australia. He has been the cinematographer on three series of the very successful Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries based in Melbourne as well as, Miss Fisher and The Crypt of Tears, which Roger shot in Morocco and Melbourne, premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and opened in Sydney and Melbourne to booked out screenings.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes best-selling author; Sagar Constantin!
Sagar Constantin is a bestselling Scandinavian author with more than seven books. She writes stories that are both captivating but also highly inspirational. The In-Between series came to Sagar on her way home from a business trip to India, and she instantly knew that this was a story that she had to share with the world. Her deep desire to bring awareness to the world is done most elegantly in these books. She has a remarkable ability to make psychological issues easy to understand and comprehend, and through her reading, it is possible to grow inside and at the same time be highly entertained. Sagar is also an international speaker and lecturer for businesses. Every year, she trains thousands of people in personal development, change management, EQ, and High-performance teams. When she is not writing and teaching, she loves to spend time with her family and enjoys nature walks. Sagar lives in Denmark but travels the world with her work. www.SagarConstantin.com
The Life by Sagar Constantin; "This is a great story of choice. Life as you know it, or following your soul's growth and destiny. THE LIFE is the first installment in the In-Between trilogy by Sagar Constantin. As the main character moves through her soul's awakening there is a lot of beautiful prose about this strange place and self-introspection.
- Review from Amazon Diana Raven
The In-Between is a temporary home for people where they must decide whether to return to their lives on Earth or move on to the next stage in their development. It’s a wonderful place filled with spiritual aids and advanced technology. It’s also a place where people face themselves for the first time.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning writer; Brittany Rainsdon!
Brittany Rainsdon started writing at a young age, penning poems and stories, and filling an overstuffed nightstand with spiral notebooks, pens, and floppy disks (yes, those were still a thing in 2007). But after entering college, Brittany lost touch with her writing and didn’t come back to it for several years. After having her third child in 2015 and needing a creative outlet, her passion for writing reignited. Once she found the Writers of the Future Contest, Brittany has not missed a quarter and has been a Writers of the Future finalist three times.
Brittany was a Published Finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest, now in its 38th year. Her story, "Half-Breed” is her first published story and as a winner this year, her story, "The Last Dying Season," will be published in Volume 38.
Chatting with Sherri welcomes award-winning writer Desmond Astaire!
Desmond Astaire is a speculative fiction storyteller from Central Illinois, where he navigates the journey of life alongside a devoted wife and forever-loved son. In his other life, Astaire is a senior enlisted leader for a military public relations unit, supervising the training, development, and operations of multimedia content creators.
Astaire’s lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy was forged as a child in the halls of local public libraries. The addiction was enabled by reading programs like Accelerated Reader and BOOK IT!, and the revelation to write professionally was born after his discovery of Dean Wesley Smith’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology. For these formative experiences, he is forever grateful. Astaire can be found Saturday mornings in Peoria metro-area coffee shops conducting weekly writing sessions and trying to apply Denzel Washington’s adage that “Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.” Writers of the Future was Astaire’s goal since 2017.
Desmond Astaire is the grand prize winner in The Writers of the Future contest earning him the Golden Pen Award and cash prize of $5,000! His story is published in the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author; Becky Bohan!
FINALIST: 2021 GCLS Award for General Fiction;A Light on Altered Land by Becky Bohan!
NYC -MARCH 2022 "Bohan treats issues of aging, illness, spirituality, and family with maturity and integrity. Readers will be moved by this story of romance and second chances."--Publishers Weekly
Ellie Belmont, a retired college teacher, wants to leave the house she shared with her wife, who died three years ago. Kathryn Kepler, a retired psychotherapist, finds life as a country club divorcée lonely. They meet by chance at a coffee shop and bond over downsizing. Sparks of attraction ignite on a road trip from Minnesota to California. After a romantic few days in Yosemite, they must deal with the real world—Kathryn’s homophobic daughter, medical cannabis, and a run-in with the law.
A love story about mature passion and personal integrity, A Light on Altered Land has readers cheering for this winsome couple.
Author Becky Bohan, of North Fort Myers, Florida, earned her M.A. in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the retired Vice-President of a training consulting company. She has published three lesbian novels and, along with her wife, Nancy Manahan, the non-fiction award-winning Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back writer, publisher and podcaster; Scot Noel!
Scot and I chat about the kickstarter to help pay their authors more and the new DreamForge Magazine's Channel on YouTube.
Scot Noel created DreamForge Magazine in 2019. He has been published in Eden Studios Zombie anthologies, Algis Budrys’ Tomorrow Speculative Fiction magazine, and has written novellas and interaction text for computer games. Tangent, the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy, listed 20 DreamForge stories on their 2020 Recommended Reading List.
DreamForge Magazine in 2022 by Scot M Noel — Kickstarter
Dreamforge Magazine - YouTube
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back WOTF's Vice President of Public Affairs for Authors Services; Emily Goodwin!
Emily Goodwin, Vice President of Public Affairs for Author Services, Writers of the Future. Author Services, Inc., talks abou the "L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Online Workshop" We chat about how well it has done and how helpful to upcoming authors.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back talented actor; Anthony J Sharpe!
Anthony Sharpe best known as Cec Yates from Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries.
And he is playng Erik Cowle in Joe Vs Carole; Carole Baskin, a big-cat rescuer, sets out to end roadside zoo operator Joe Exotic's animal shows and cub-breeding business, inciting a bitter 10-year feud that threatens both of their livelihoods.
He plays Cash in Black Water Abyss; Five friends exploring a remote cave system in Northern Australia find themselves threatened by a hungry crocodile.
He has also done some amazing work in; Paul in Carp Made The River Green, Keith in Mutt, Sig in 7 Storeys Down, Jasper in Initiation, Malcolm Rogers in Oh Brother!
He has also been busy in Los Angeles working behind the scenes on several film projects.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back diverse photographer; Chris Loomis!
"Design, art, nature, architecture, high-fashion, science, science-fiction, surrealism, the paranormal, music and even old cartoons...name some of the many things that inspire me personally as well as photographically. From personal project with high-concept productions to illustrative commissions for clients, I am constantly working to evolve my vision while maintaining the highest level of quality and art direction."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author and Writers of the Future winner, Sean Patrick Hazlett!
What if there were a war after Armageddon? How would the survivors emerging from World War III’s radioactive slag heaps fight in this conflict? Would they wage it with sticks and stones . . . and sorcery? Or would they use more refined weapons, elevating lawfare to an art and unleashing bureaucratic nightmares worse than death? Would they struggle against themselves or inter-dimensional invaders? What horrors from the desolate darkness might slither into the light? Wipe away the ashes of civilization and peer into a pit of atomic glass to witness the haunting visions of World War IV from today’s greatest minds in science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Sean Patrick Hazlett is an US Army veteran, speculative fiction writer and editor, and finance executive in the San Francisco Bay area. He holds an AB in history and BS in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. As a cavalry officer serving in the elite 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, he trained various Army and Marine Corps units for war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sean is a 2017 winner of the Writers of the Future Contest. More than forty of his short stories have appeared in publications such as The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF, Year’s Best Hardcore Horror, Terraform, Galaxy’s Edge, Writers of the Future, Grimdark Magazine, Vastarien, and Abyss & Apex, among others.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back the Vintage Egyptologist; Dr. Colleen Darnell!
We chat about her new book with her husband called; "Egypt's Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth" by John Coleman Darnell and Colleen Darnell!
Akhenaten has been the subject of radically different, even contradictory, biographies. The king has achieved fame as the world's first individual and the first monotheist, but others have seen him as an incestuous tyrant who nearly ruined the kingdom he ruled. . Who are Akhenaten and Nefertiti? And what can we actually say about rulers who lived more than three thousand years ago?
November 2022 marks the centennial of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and although "King Tut" is a household name, his nine-year rule pales in comparison to the revolutionary reign of his parents. Akhenaten and Nefertiti became gods on earth by transforming Egyptian solar worship, innovating in art and urban design, and merging religion and politics in ways never attempted before. Combining fascinating scholarship, detective suspense, and adventurous thrills, Egypt's Golden Couple is a journey through excavations, museums, hieroglyphic texts, and stunning artifacts.
The book is available at; Egypt's Golden Couple (macmillan.com).:
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Turkey native and USC student, Ms. Irmak "Max" Cavun she's the winner in the international illustration contest; The Illustrators of the Future !
She is currently living in Los Angeles and enrolled in The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Irmak Çavun, also known as Max, was born in 2000 in Albany, New York, but has lived most of her life in Turkey. Since there were no influential artists near her, Max’s inspiration has been based solely on her imagination.
She grew up drawing and was interested in any and all forms of art. That is, until her contact with the gaming community. She was astonished by the level of design and the illustration aesthetics with such a welcoming community. So she shifted her focus toward game art and design, which she wants to pursue in college.
Max's winning art is, "Yellow and Pink," and appears in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the director and one of the stars of new film: "Switched at Love!"
We chatted with the star of the film; Danny Arroyo and the director Jamal McWhorter! "Switched At Love" follows two couples who discover that they may not have found "the one" after all. Whether they're ready to admit it or not, their friends will give them the push they need to find true love.
The romantic comedy "Switched At Love". stars Danny Arroyo (“Sangre Negra”), Mike Merrill (“All American”; “American Soul”), Shaquita Smith (BET Her Presents: The Couch’s “Baby Blue”; "Gravesend"), Jacky Oh, Candice Singleton (“Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda”), and Khalib McAdams (“Snapped Killer: Couples”).
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author; Peter Wacks!
Caller of Lightning; When Halley's Comet blazed across the sky in 1759, onlookers saw a sight far more spectacular--and disastrous--than they ever could have imagined. Destroyed in a magical battle, the comet is rent in two and appears to strike Earth. The event is known as The Sundering, the moment in which the Old World is separated from the New, perhaps permanently isolating the Americas. What's more, The Sundering has brought magic into the world--creatures from folklore and fairy tales come to life, along with wizardry and magework unlike anything seen outside of legend. The New World is now far stranger than before, and the Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous peoples on the American continent must forge new bonds if they are to survive. So, when magic returns to the world of the 1700s, who does the world turn to for help? None other than the father of electricity himself: Benjamin Franklin! But Franklin is in for a shock if he thinks his knowledge of science will prepare him for the world of magic. The master once more becomes the apprentice. But Franklin must learn his spells fast, for he is far from the only one studying magic.
Predator: If It Bleeds; An anthology celebrating the 30th anniversary of the PREDATOR franchise, IF IT BLEEDS includes seventeen brand new, never before seen stories--exclusive to this collection--featuring the Predators throughout space and time. Based entirely on the original films, novels, and comics, PREDATOR: IF IT BLEEDS (a quote from the original movie) reveals the Predators stalking prey in 12th Century Japan, 9th Century Viking Norway, World War I, Vietnam, the Civil War, Hurricane Katrina, and the modern day, as well as across the far reaches of future space.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author F. J. Bergmann!
F. J. Bergmann edits poetry for Mobius: The Journal of Social Change (mobiusmagazine.com), is the former editor of Star*Line, the journal of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (sfpoetry.com), and imagines tragedies on or near exoplanets. She has competed at National Poetry Slam as a member of the Urban Spoken Word team. Her work appears irregularly in speculative markets that don’t pay enough to be pro, and literary journals that should have known better.
F.J. Bergmann. She is a winner of the international contest, The Writers of the Future and was honored at the awards event on October 22nd at The Taglyan Complex in Hollywood.
F.J.'s winning story, "A Prize in Every Box," is published in the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 which has been on the bestsellers list in recent years!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author; Jillian Cantor!
Beautiful Little Fools; On a sultry August day in 1922, Jay Gatsby is shot dead in his West Egg swimming pool. To the police, it appears to be an open-and-shut case of murder/suicide when the body of George Wilson, a local mechanic, is found in the woods nearby. Then a diamond hairpin is discovered in the bushes by the pool, and three women fall under suspicion. Each holds a key that can unlock the truth to the mysterious life and death of this enigmatic millionaire.
Daisy Buchanan once thought she might marry Gatsby—before her family was torn apart by an unspeakable tragedy that sent her into the arms of the philandering Tom Buchanan.
Jordan Baker, Daisy’s best friend, guards a secret that derailed her promising golf career and threatens to ruin her friendship with Daisy as well.
Catherine McCoy, a suffragette, fights for women’s freedom and independence, and especially for her sister, Myrtle Wilson, who’s trapped in a terrible marriage.
Jillian Cantor has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. She is the author of award-winning and bestselling novels for teens and adults, including The Hours Count, Margot, The Lost Letter, In Another Time, and Half Life. Born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, Cantor currently lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning illustrator and designer Phoebe Rothfeld!
Phoebe, was honored the awards event at the Taglyan Complex on October 22nd was a black-tie gala honoring all the winners of Volume 36 and Volume 37 as well as announcing the grand prize writer and illustrator winner from each volume.
Phoebe Rothfeld is an illustrator and designer who grew up in the beautiful, tree-filled town of Chico, California and spent her childhood making up elaborate games with her siblings.
Very early she found joy in drawing from life as a way to illustrate stories with a sense of seriousness, a devotion to detail and all things miniature, as well as an intense love for fantasy narratives. To this day she always has a sketchbook on her person.
Phoebe attended the University of California, Santa Cruz and received her BA in Art and Theater Arts. While she works across a wide range of mediums that include ink, watercolor, gouache, and digital, her projects all come from the same goal—to inspire imagination and empathy through visual stories. She has completed her studies at the Savannah College of Art and Design earning her an MFA and is working toward a career in publishing.
Phoebe’s ultimate goals involve writing and illustrating her own stories that are slightly dark, slightly fantastical, and entirely hopeful.
Phoebe Rothfeld, won and was awarded at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event in Hollywood as a winner in the Illustrators of the Future Contest and her art is published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes fantasy art illustrator and best-selling poster artist; Tom Wood!
Tom Wood is a fantasy art illustrator who is among the best-selling poster artists in the US and Canada. The “Tom Wood Fantasy Art” brand has sold millions of products since 2005. Tom’s creations of dragons and medieval, death-defying warriors have become iconic images of fantasy culture across America, Europe, and Asia. In addition as a commercial artist, Tom’s clients have included well-known companies: Warner Brothers, Disney, NBA, NFL, NASCAR, MLS, Reebok, Gatorade, and the NCAA.
His formal education began at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), where he was accepted on a full academic scholarship. His first professional work was in the screen-printing industry, art directing many sports designs. His early career launched and grew during the desktop revolution of the 1990s, where he quickly mastered his digital skills to become an art director and illustrator. This propelled his extensive freelance career that he maintains today, with his company Meridian Design Works Corp and Tom Wood Fantasy Art.
Tom’s painstaking attention to detail is the hallmark of his life-like images—images that do not simply tell a story, they transport one to entirely new fantastical realms. His compassion and enthusiasm for the visual arts make him sought after as a speaker. He spends much of his time outside the studio mentoring students, as well as appearing at comic cons across the country.
Tom has been an Illustrators of the Future judge since 2021.
“The road to becoming a professional artist is not for the meek. It is the responsibility of artists, who have been fortunate enough to see that dream realized, to help guide and foster the next generation of talented youth.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Shireen Magedin!
Lifelines; The world is changing, but not fast enough for Tanya Kareem. Her promotion to police inspector sends her to Nawabshah where she will have to prove herself and take a leading role in a man’s world. Sarah Shahzad Shah’s passion for learning and compassion for her patients make her a brilliant doctor in training. But she possesses psychic abilities that she doesn't know how to master... yet. Those gifts will come in handy when she handles some of her more puzzling cases that lead her to Inspector Tanya Kareem.
Dr. Shireen Magedin is a practicing pediatrician who has studied in Pakistan, England, and Ireland. She has always had psychic abilities, and in the beginning they scared her, until she received guidance from trainers and connected with people who had similar abilities, thus knowing she wasn’t alone. Connecting psychically and intuitively with her patients has helped her hone her medical skills. She lives with her cat Pompi (aka Madam Pompadour) and enjoys visits from her daughter Sharmeen, son Nadir, and daughter in law Mariam.
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author Andy Dibble!
Andy Dibble lives in Madison, Wisconsin and works as a healthcare IT consultant. He has supported the electronic medical record of large healthcare systems in six countries. He has a long history of volunteering as a programming language instructor and a less fulfilling history in software development. While not writing, he spends his free time reading, running, and eating sushi.
Andy came to writing fiction by way of academia. While an undergraduate, he completed four majors—computer science, religious studies, philosophy, and Asian studies—and published a paper on two of India’s great epics, the Mahābhārata and the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. In pursuit of a career as a professor of South Asian religion, he completed a master’s of theological studies at Harvard Divinity School. Along the way, he realized writing about abstruse Sanskrit texts for a living wasn’t for him. Unfortunately, giving up on academia also meant giving up on many opportunities to publish. Fortunately, writing speculative fiction brings new publishing opportunities.
Andy's winning story, "A Word That Means Everything," is published in the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 which has been on the bestsellers list in recent years!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author; Leah Ning!
Leah lives in northern Virginia with her husband and their five animals: two cats, a dog, and two sugar gliders, all of whom are exactly as cute as they sound. Despite her years of residency here, both past and yet to come, her heart lies in the cold, snowy north, and she hopes to get back there someday. She works full time as a programmer and spends her spare non-writing time drawing, playing video games, and learning to make delicious new foods. “Yellow and Pink” is her first writing sale. Leah Ning's winning storie is in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 which is officially released on April 7th.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Jeff Sturgeon and Steven L Sears!
Jeff Sturgeon a long time illustrator\game artist and designer. He is an avid outdoors-man and spend as much time in the mountains or on the coast and in the woods as much possible especially near my home in the foothills of the Cascades with his wife Leslie and twin sons Corwin and Duncan. He is an avid reader and collector of books and art.
He is joined by the always entertaining, fan favorite; Steven L Sears who is a Producer, screenwriter and author. He produced/wrote TV shows; such as Xena and Sheena! He is also an author and he wrote stories for Last Cities of Earth .
WordFire Inc & WordFire Press NioScvemtb7er8a 2u2g, re20i2c319 · Praise for Jeff Sturgeon's Last Cities of Earth, coming January 11 from WordFire Press! "World building aficionados will be eager for additional creative works set in this fascinating future."—Booklist "Every entry is top-notch, managing to balance creative imaginings with moments of true humanity. There are enough riches here to justify further explorations of this same future."—Publishers Weekly Edited by Jennifer Brozek and Jeff Sturgeon, with stories by Steven L. Sears, Danielle Ackley-Mcphail, Brenda Cooper, Jody Lynn Nye, Steve Perry, Mike Resnick & Andrea Stewart, David Gerrold, Jeff Sturgeon & Steven L. Sears, Mark Teppo, Jim Wright, Raven Oak, Cat Rambo, Kevin J. Anderson & Sam Knight James Sams https://wordfirepress.com/.../jeff-sturgeons-last-cities.../
Chatting With Sherri welcomes; Stella Claire ter Hart is a well known composer, educator, adjudicator, accompanist and who is now semi-retired from her many musical endeavors. She is a direct descendent from the Italian composer, Tomaso Vitali, and has many other musical family members and ancestors. Stella is poignantly inspired by her rich European background which includes French Huguenot ancestors on her father’s side fleeing to the Netherlands in the 15th century to avoid persecution, and the loss of her maternal grandmother’s entire Jewish family (over 1,200 family members) in World War II concentration camps, among them her 79 year old great grandfather and the little 7 year old girl also called Stella.
"Discovering Twins" by Stella ter Hart (Winner of the BookView Review Gold Award and the Literary Titan Good Book Award)
“My mother carried secrets and covered them with lies. She didn’t want to—they were forced upon her. Little by little her secrets gradually unraveled and became part of my existence. My mother was terrified her secrets would be discovered, and this terror dominated her life. My first glimpse came in 1978 when I traveled with my mother to Holland, the country of her birth and my ancestors. I was introduced to relatives I never knew existed—on both sides of the family. Picking up on clues, I realized that my mother’s background was Jewish, Dutch Jewish, Holocaust Jewish. She was unable to speak of it and I was forbidden to bring it up. After my mother died, I felt a freedom and obligation to discover more. What I uncovered was staggering and shocking.”
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning composer back David Raiklen!
David Raiklen is an American composer best known for the science fiction series Space Command and for the Emmy winning Mia, A Dancer’s Journey.
David was mentored by Oscar winner John Williams and Pulitzer Prize winner Mel Powel. Dr. Raiklen studied at USC, UCLA, and CalArts and later taught at those universities. He has worked for the major studios including Sony, Fox, Disney, Sprint, Mattel, Warner Bros and PBS, plus many independent productions. His projects have starred Elliott Gould, Doug Jones, Blythe Danner, and Martin Sheen. David made the New York Film Critics Top Ten with the documentary Heist, the short list for an Academy Award® for Worth, and Mia, A Dancer's Journey won the Emmy. An oratorio for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial titled Discovery, a mixed reality giant projection event for the Center Theater Group’s 50th anniversary, episodes of Star Trek Continues, and a violin concerto for festival darling Worth.
David Raiklen compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and Disney Hall. He was also host of a successful radio series, Classical Fan Club, where guests include Yo-Yo Ma and John Williams; and was host and leader of The Academy of Scoring Arts seminars, and he serves on the Board of the National Association of Composers. David is currently producing and composing for Space Command, a series of epic adventures set in a hopeful future, and producing Augmented Reality experiences. And his latest project is the soundtrack album to Space Command, recorded with symphony orchestra, choir, and cool electronics - available everywhere SOON!
2x TEDx speaker and international bestselling author; Mitchell Levy
Global Credibility Expert Mitchell Levy is a 2x TEDx speaker and international
bestselling author of over 60 books. After interviewing 500 thought leaders on
credibility, he created the Credibility Nation community, published a 5-country
international bestselling book, delivered a TEDx, created courses, and is
working on getting the definition of credibility rewritten in the dictionary.
He's an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in
Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over
750 books. He's provided strategic consulting to hundreds of companies and has
been the chairman of a board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Mitchell has been
happily married for thirty-one years and prior to covid-19, regularly spent four
weeks a year in Europe with family and friends.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes artist and Illustrator and Grand Prize winner; Anh Le!
I'd like you to consider doing a story on Kansas City artist, Mr. Anh Le. He is the grand winner in our international illustration contest, The Illustrators of the Future and was announced at the awards event on October 22nd at The Taglyan Complex in Hollywood. Anh was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and is a graduate of Kansas City Art Institute.
The Contest has flown him to Hollywood for a week-long professional workshop, an awards event and his art has been published in our bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36, which has been on the bestseller lists numerous times in recent years and will be officially released on Nov. 2nd!
Mr. Le won the grand prize trophy, The Golden Brush award, and a cash prize of $5,000 and his winning art is published in the bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37.
New Years Resolution for Writing with John Goodwin!
John and I discuss about New Years Resolutions and fear stops us from going forward with the tasks that we set for ourselves. And how it is best to find positive voices especially as a writer to reach your goals. Writers Of The Future is a very positive group and it helps launch new writers with no bias about who they are or where they are from or anything. The only requirement is to write a short story to the best of your ability.
John Goodwin, President Galaxy Press, has been involved with book publishing since 1986, publishing all the fiction works of bestselling author L. Ron Hubbard which includes the internationally acclaimed Writers of the Future anthology, now completing its 36th year. He has been a board member of the Audio Publishers Assn, a national organization of the audio publishing industry. He has become very active in the Hollywood community the past several years as a Board member of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and as a Board member of the Friends of Hollywood Central Park (an organization creating a 38-acre park over the Hollywood Freeway) and President of the Hollywood Christmas Parade, and an Honorary Commander with the new United States Air Force. He is a member of the Explorers Club, Science Fiction Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, and Western Writers of America.
Find out more at: www.WritersOfTheFuture.com
Sherri's Playhouse presents a new radio-play; Ask The Fallen Angels by Arielle Strauss Brueland!
It is the re-imagined tale of Romeo and Juliet. The two lovers are reincarnated into the children of two long-time exes with, unbeknownst to them, some business left unfinished. If Fate is merciful, their conflict may yet get resolved. But the unfortunate children of this long-split pair must not only learn the truth of their parents’ past, they must also heed the legend of their past lives in order to avoid a grim tragedy here in this life. Will Beckett and Camille’s love break the cycle of inter-generational trauma once and for all? Ask the fallen angels, and the answers may be revealed in this spell-binding radio play, broadcasting live on January 16th at 7pm pt!
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of; Ask The Fallen Angel!
The cast Sherri's Playhouse are so excited to chat with you about our new radio-play written by our own; Arielle Strauss Brueland called Ask The Fallen Angel!
We are going to chat about the play, themes, how it was to work on and how much we are looking forward to you getting hear it!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Barbara Lund!
Barbara Lund was announced as the grand prize winner of the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest for 2021 (Volume 37) on Oct. 22nd, 2021 at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California earning her The Golden Pen Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000. Barbara was paired with artist and Illustrators of the Future winner, Mr. Will Knight of Los Angeles, California and this is the illustration Will created for Barbara's story, "Sixers".
For New Years Eve weekend; For the holidays; Sherri's Playhouse reprises; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser!!!
It's a Sequel of the hit radio-play which takes off where part one ended.
Does Terrence get his revenge? Does Joe save the day?
Listen in to the exciting second part of this fun exciting show!
Tune in and find out!
Written and Directed by Sherri Rabinowitz
Music and Special Effects by Nicholas Davidge
Editing and Additional Special Effects by XV Podcasters
For the holidays; Sherri's Playhouse reprise of the amazing Joe Kronus!
Come along for adventure with Joe Kronus in this time travel radio play!
Join Joe to see other times and listen as Joe stops those who would interfere with time....
What Does Jane Austen have to do with Gold in California? Find out!
Written and Directed by Sherri Rabinowitz
Music and Special Effects by Nicholas Davidge
Editing and Additional Special Effects by XV Podcasters
I am delighted to welcome back multi-talented always charming; Steven L Sears!
Steven L. Sears is an author, screenwriter and television producer whose career spans over thirty five years. His screenwriting and producing works include such classics as THE A-TEAM, STINGRAY, WALKER, TEXAS RANGER, SWAMP THING, SUPERBOY, SHEENA, XENA-WARRIOR PRINCESS, and many other TV series. He has developed series concepts with most of the major studios and networks as well as doing consulting work for established production companies. His work also includes digital media, animation, and game play. As an Author, his work includes the non-fiction book THE NON-USER FRIENDLY GUIDE FOR ASPIRING TV WRITERS as well as many short stories in anthologies such as JEFF STURGEONS LOST CITIES OF EARTH and the upcoming release ALIENS VS PREDATOR: ULTIMATE PREY Co-Writing with Times Bestselling Author Kevin J. Anderson, their graphic novel STALAG-X is currently in development as a major motion picture.
I am so excited to welcome back the always charming award-winning director, photographer & author;TJ Scott!
T. J. Scott is a film and television director, screenwriter, producer. He is an award-winning director; known for shows such as Orphan Black, Xena: Warrior Princess, Gotham, Star Trek: Discovery, Longmire, 12 Monkeys, The Strain, and Spartacus.
TJ is directing and executive producing Departure a series about an investigative team that looks into major Transport Incidents, In the first season the team is assemble to investigate the mid air disappearance of a Airliner between New York and London with 250 passengers on board, starring; Academy Award Winner Christopher Plummer, Emmy Award Winner Archie Panjabi, Kris Holden Ried, Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Peter Mensah,Shazad Latif,Allan Hawco.
HUDSON and REX is an action-packed one-hour police procedural drama focused on the partnership between detective Charlie Hudson and his partner Rex, an extraordinary former K9 dog. When a puzzling crime emerges, the dynamic duo are on the case - with Charlie's deft detective work and Rex's keen canine senses, this crime-fighting pair is unstoppable.
Pretty Gritty; An Anthology of the Ambiguously Liberal Romantic Adventure of Blake Zepher and Dylan Blue.
His book; In The Tub;. After his mother's fourth round with breast cancer found its way to her bones and lungs, T.J. decided to wage his own war on cancer the only way he knew how - by raising funds. He donated his unwavering artistic eyes and all of the actors, musicians and celebrities donated their time to this title created strictly to raise funds for breast cancer research. 100% of the profits will be donated to charity.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Emmy Winning Producer,Writer and Author Brooks Wachtel!
Brooks is a very talented and diverse man who won an Emmy Award for screenwriting for the animated hit series Tutenstein! Brooks is an Emmy Award-winning writer with a long resume in TV and film. Wachtel has written more than 100 produced episodes of television fiction. In addition to episodes of X-Men, he has written shows as diverse as Fox’s live-action Young Hercules (starring Ryan Gosling) and animated hits like Spider-Man, Heavy Gear, Robo-Cop, Beast Machines: Transformers and PBS’ Liberty’s Kids. For younger viewers, he penned episodes of the pre-school hits, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rainbow Fish. Wachtel's episode, "I Did it My Way," for Tutenstein won an Emmy Award.
For The History Channel, he co-created and executive produced the hit series DogFights. Wachtel also wrote and produced other documentaries for that network, including episodes of Defending America: National Guard and The Coast Guard. Additionally, he wrote The Great Ships, Search and Rescue, The Royal Navy and Fly Past, which won the Cine Golden Eagle Award. Wachtel recently co-wrote and co-produced Silver Tsunami, an award-winning independent theatrical documentary.
Now he is an author of Lady Sherlock, LADY NATASHA (TASHA) DORRINGTON, an emancipated and brilliant detective in 1906 London, is drawn into a deadly mystery involving an ancient pagan curse and a diabolical plan to plunge the world into war. And he is hard at work on the sequel.
He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Animation Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild of America, West; as well as teaching screenwriting at UCLA Extension. He is a performing magician member of Hollywood’s Magic Castle.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises radio play; Kitten!
A farce; a group of freinds meet a new girl, she is quite beautiful, but there is something very different about her.
Original songs Cat In The Act and Groovy Tune by singer/song writer; Ray Dafrico!
Followed by the cast interview!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Shirley Vernick!
Shirley Reva Vernick is the author of award-winning children’s and YA novels, including Ripped Away, which will be released by Regal House Publishing in February 2022. Her shorter work has appeared in magazines, newspapers and literary journals nationwide.
Chatting with Sherri welcomes award-winning Illustrator Jeff Weiner !
Jeff Weiner, will travel to Hollywood as a winner in the Illustrators of the Future Contest anticipating that the pandemic will be over and large events able to occur once again with visitors from around the world, Mr. Weiner will travel to Hollywood this fall for a weeklong workshop and be honored at a black-tie awards gala.
Jeff Weiner has received numerous honors from the software industry, including six Best of Show Awards for technological innovation and application. He has created and developed a wide range of products for companies such as AT&T, BMG Music, Sprint, McDonald’s, Lucent, Dialogic and many others. As CEO of RocketTalk, Jeff teamed up with Paramount to bring the legendary Star Trek Communicator to the internet—an application promoted by Paramount immediately following each episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Jeff was recognized as a Star of the Industry by Computer Telephony Magazine and named one of the top twelve technologists to watch by the Silicon Valley Reporter. He has also been in numerous publications, including Wired and Forbes. He wrote, produced, and hosted “The Venture Catalyst,” a PBS television show that brought start-up companies together with a billion-dollar panel of venture capitalists. He has served on numerous boards and consulted for NASA. Recently he released a business book entitled 71 Seconds to Funding.
Jeff's art has earned him a cash prize and a trip to Hollywood as well as having his art published in the annual bestseller, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back publisher and writer; John Goodwin!
John Goodwin, President Galaxy Press, has been involved with book publishing since 1986, publishing all the fiction works of bestselling author L. Ron Hubbard which includes the internationally acclaimed Writers of the Future anthology, now completing its 38th year. He has been a board member of the Audio Publishers Assn, a national organization of the audio publishing industry. He has been very active in the Hollywood community, first as as a Board member of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and as a Board member of the Friends of Hollywood Central Park (an organization creating a 38-acre park over the Hollywood Freeway) and President of Community Outreach for the Hollywood Christmas Parade, and an Honorary Commander with the United States Space Force. He is a member of the Explorers Club, Science Fiction Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, and Western Writers of America.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer Elaine Midcoh!
Elaine Midcoh, will travel to Hollywood as a Published Finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest, now in its 38th year. Her story, "The Battle of Donasi," will be published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37.
Elaine lives in Pembroke Pines, Florida. At age 8, she wrote to NASA asking to be an astronaut, but was rejected. Undeterred, she penned her first book which featured a young girl as NASA’s first child astronaut. Yes, the kid’s name was Elaine. To seal the deal she bought herself a Jr. Astronaut medal which she still wears on special occasions. Later, when adulthood loomed, she diverted to law school, became an attorney and spent many happy years teaching college students about Criminal Justice and the Bill of Rights, while still writing an occasional tale.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning Illustrator Jennifer Bruce!
Jennifer Bruce was born in 1991 near Detroit, Michigan. As a child she had an avid interest in drawing but didn’t have access to art classes until high school, so she was largely self-taught. After high school, forced to choose a career in college, she struggled to settle into a major that felt fulfilling, but avoided an art major because it felt daunting and impossible.
She eventually regained her confidence and attended the College for Creative Studies in downtown Detroit, graduating with honors and a bachelor’s in illustration (and a minor in concept art). She is now pursuing a career as a freelance artist, with a focus on young adult and children’s literature book covers.
Her style of illustration mixes her foundation of traditional media with the ease and flexibility of digital media. Her digital paintings combine semi-realistic figures with graphic elements, texture, and patterns, infused with dramatic emotion and narrative. She draws inspiration from nature, beloved works of fiction, and her favorite cinematic and electronic/indie-pop music.
Jennifer's art has earned her a cash prize and a trip to Hollywood as well as having her art published in the annual bestseller, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises the radio play; Dimness!
All alone. In a small room. All you can remember about yourself is your name.
Three lonely people reach out to each other in the dimness, al they know are their names and how they are dressed.
Radio play by Sherri Rabinowitz (I directed it too.) Original music by Ray Dafrico.
play is followed by a rebroadcast of the cast interview from earlier this year, please stay tuned to listen to our chat
This a repeat of a performance from last year.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes poet Sherry Hicks!
Sherry Hicks graduated from Wichita State University with honors in Social Work, and is a member of Golden Key Honor Society. She was entered into the 2001 edition of Who’s Who Among Colleges and Universities. Attending Wichita State University a second time with graduate studies, she took courses in Cultural Anthropology and Criminal Investigations. Furthering her graduate studies, she attended Grand Canyon University where she studied Professional Counseling. In 2019 Sherry completed a Doctoral degree in Spiritual Counseling. Sherry has worked with various agencies ranging from child services to services targeted at supporting adults recovering from drug and alcohol abuse.
Shadowed Past; Have you ever felt isolated and alone? Are you a people pleaser, responsible for other people and how they feel? Have you ever judged yourself harshly? Do you identify yourself as a victim? This is exactly what will happen if your dysfunctional past shapes your future. Do not allow your past to haunt your present. The emotional scars you carry into your adult life can inhibit your ability to move forward. When in this state of mind life seems so unfair, the hurt seems so real, the sadness clouds any potential for clarity and insight. A negative view of life seems the norm as you assume the role of the victim. It can be impossible to recognize any strength within you. Every time you recall your past, you give it life again.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author; Katherine Kovacic!
Katherine was a veterinarian but preferred training and having fun with dogs to taking their temperatures. Katherine spends her spare time writing, dancing and teaching other people’s dogs to ride skateboards.
@sistersincrimeau Readers Choice. Congratulations to Katherine Kovacic for winning this award for The Shifting Landscape. The Canberra Times said: Katherine Kovacic puts an Australian spin on a classic crime thriller trope. If you haven't read Katherine Kovacic before, and you like art mixed with crime, you're in for a treat. @echo_publishing
'The Schoolgirl Strangler', as she recounts the chilling true crime story consisting of a failed police enquiries, a serial killer with a Jekyll and Hyde personality, and four families left shattered from tragic losses.
A research geek, Katherine is currently fired up by the history of human relationships with animals, particularly as they appear in art. Her first book, The Portrait of Molly Dean, was shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award for best first fiction. Her latest novel; "Just Murdered; Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Book #1!"
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back international award-winning authors; Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts!
Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray are award-winning author-editors from Aotearoa-New Zealand (16 Sir Julius Vogel & 5 Australian Shadows Awards). A Bram Stoker- and Shirley Jackson Award-winner, Lee’s work includes horror-thrillers, the Taine McKenna Adventures, and debut collection Grotesque: Monster Stories, while Dan is the author of steampunk-grimdark-comic fantasy series Children of Bane from Omnium Gatherum Media. Together, they co-write crime-noir series the Path of Ra from Raw Dog Screaming Press (Hounds of the Underworld, Teeth of the Wolf, Blood of the Sun), and co-edited horror anthologies Baby Teeth - Bite-sized Tales of Terror and At the Edge. Websites: leemurray.info & dan.rabarts.com.
Lee Murray, Writer
leekiwi@gmail.com
www.leemurray.info
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author; Luke Wildman!
Luke Wildman was born and raised in West Africa, came to the U.S. for college at nineteen, and has lived with his wife in Indianapolis ever since. When not terrorizing the countryside, Luke reads copiously, devotes unhealthy amounts of time to working on his novels, and dreams of making his living through fiction. His work has appeared in Havok magazine and Parnassus, Taylor University’s literary journal.
Luke Wildman, will travel to Hollywood as a winner in the Writers of the Future Contest, now in its 38th year and his winning story will be published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Deirdre Maloney!
Do you have a dark secret that’s holding you back from loving yourself? After multiple breakdowns while managing bi-polar disorder, four kids, and trying to keep up the visage she had created, Deirdre finally felt the world crashing down on her. The skeletons in her closet were on the attack, and if she didn’t deal with her past, it was going to deal with her. Sexual abuse, rape, and underage prostitution are only the beginning of Deirdre Maloney’s story. She digs into her darkest secrets to release the relentless thoughts of not being good enough.
Unfold Me is a lesson on self-acceptance in the deepest way. Deirdre believes we must face the darkest parts of ourselves to be wholehearted. Walking through the fire of difficult emotions is the only way to move forward. The unfolding of one woman who felt so much shame for the life she lead as a young adult will help you to connect with a side of yourself that will bring you home.
Deirdre Maloney is the founder of High Gate Racing, Canada’s largest all female competitive cycling team. She raises money for their youth development program and advocates for women in sports. She is also the co-founder of a women’s support group in her own community. Deirdre believes in sharing our stories to cultivate more collective healing. She lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband and children. Read some of her work at www.theunfoldingproject.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Journalist and Author; Mark I. Jacobson!
Mark I. Jacobson tells a bit about his book and himself;
"TheYearOfMyLifeVR.com is a Continuum book series. When the book ends, the story doesn't. In between their adventures in virtual reality, The Writer and Victoria live and interact in the actual world. They have nothing in common, but they may be civilization's only hope as they set out to save the human species from extinction. Get to know them in real time as the story continues and fiction becomes reality! There is one last thing that makes this book so real. The main character is an actual person caught up in a fictional adventure. The prologue, his world view, and The Writer's Reality blog (both in the book and on the Continuum website), is taken from his actual life. I know this for a fact because I am The Writer."
"I graduated from the University of Arizona, took my journalism degree, and moved to Los Angeles. I started writing feature articles and a column for a monthly magazine called Gambling Times. After several years, I moved on to celebrity cover and feature articles for various magazines and United Press International. Finally, I settled into writing fiction and nonfiction books. My nonfiction book, The Year of My Life: reminiscences and rants: Politics, is told in more of a story form, and is not your father’s book on politics. My current book is TheYearOfMyLifeVR.com. The book title is also the URL of a website that continues with the characters in real life. When the book ends, the story doesn’t."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back prolific and award-winning author; Dean Wesley Smith!
As a published Finalist at the inaugural Writers of the Future ceremonies in 1985, Dean Wesley Smith was the first person ever to receive a WotF Award, accepting his framed certificate from judges Dr. Gregory Benford, Roger Zelazny, Robert Silverberg and Algis Budrys. Smith has published nearly 200 novels in forty years, and hundreds and hundreds of short stories across many genres. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller and romance, as well as books for television, movies, games and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghostwriter or under house names.
With his wife (and fellow WotF judge) Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he wrote The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. Smith has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. Smith is an avid poker player and a former golf pro. With Rusch, he was also co-founder and publisher of Pulphouse Publishing (which earned them a World Fantasy Award), before editing for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.
At the moment he produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, and the superhero series starring Poker Boy. His monthly magazine, Smith’s Monthly, consisting of only his own fiction, premiered in October 2013 and has not missed an issue yet, with over 70,000 words per issue, including a new and original novel every month.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Brittany Rainsdon!
Brittany Rainsdon Headed to Hollywood as Writers of the Future Published Finalist;
Brittany started writing at a young age, penning poems and stories, and filling an overstuffed nightstand with spiral notebooks, pens, and floppy disks (yes, those were still a thing in 2007). But after entering college, Brittany lost touch with her writing and didn’t come back to it for several years. After having her third child in 2015 and needing a creative outlet, her passion for writing reignited. Once she found the Writers of the Future Contest, Brittany has not missed a quarter and has been a Writers of the Future finalist three times. “Half-Breed” is her first published story and she hopes to publish many more.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Mitzi Szereto!
Her latest book; The Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks, Rogues & Criminals ; This international true crime anthology reveals more than a century of classy crooks and principled pirates from East Chicago to the South China Sea. Sometimes the nicest people make the best criminals. This volume introduces real-life characters who broke the law for all the right reasons—or committed devious acts with the friendliest of faces. It features incredible stories from across the globe, written by award-winning crime writers, true-crime podcasters, and journalists such as Tom Larsen, David Blumenfeld, Anthony Ferguson, Dean Jobb, Paul Willetts, Janel Comeau and David Breakspear.
Mitzi is an author and anthology editor whose books encompass true crime and crime fiction, gothic fiction, cozy mystery, satire, parody, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, and non-fiction. Her novels, short stories and anthologies have been translated into several languages. She has appeared at major international literature festivals and taught creative writing around the world, including several universities in the United Kingdom.
mitziszereto.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning Costume Designer; Marion Boyce!
Marion's most recent award for her work was on the movie; "The Dressmaker." She has been working in this industry for many years, including the popular Australian series, "Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries!" Marion's career and her passion for Costume Design is very inspiring.
Marion Boyce was nominated for 2015 AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in a Television Series for Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Katherine Kovacic about her novelization of Ms. Fisher Modern Murder Mysteries; Just Murdered!
Katherine was a veterinarian but preferred training and having fun with dogs to taking their temperatures. Katherine spends her spare time writing, dancing and teaching other people’s dogs to ride skateboards.
A research geek, Katherine is currently fired up by the history of human relationships with animals, particularly as they appear in art. Her first book, The Portrait of Molly Dean, was shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award for best first fiction. Her latest novel; "Just Murdered; Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Book #1!"
Peregrine Fisher is unexpectedly summoned to a meeting of the Adventuresses' Club of the Antipodes, where she learns some incredible news.
When Adventuress Florence Astor is accused of murder, Peregrine jumps at the chance to help on the case. Detective James Steed, initially dismissive, quickly finds Peregrine's flair for investigating and headstrong nature leave him little choice.
Based on the screenplay by Deb Cox.
'A splendid read, with an authentic 60s flavour. I recommend it unreservedly.' - Kerry Greenwood
Sherri's Playhouse presents a reprise of The Thief's Tale!
Whitney is a thief. A good one. Like a mosquito she comes in quietly, first anaesthetising, then feeding, and finally leaving before her prey know any better. It's a strategy which has worked for her 22 times in the past. But when she lands in Refuge, a discovery at an estate sale opens the door to other possibilities.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning illustrator Andre Mata!
Lisbon artist, Andre Mata attracted to the visual arts, he started drawing from an early age, inspired by stories, movies, video games, and subjects that kindled his interest and fueled his imagination.
After studying illustration at university, he has invested in independent studies with books, the online community, blogs, articles, and video tutorials, while continuing to draw and paint. He shifts between observational and imaginative work, constantly developing and improving his craft.
Inspired by nature and its endless moods, his main goal is the development of imagery that triggers an emotional response and lingers in a person’s memory, weaving realism with imagination.
Working with traditional media, he develops realistic renderings, paying attention to the light, colors, shapes, and forms, attempting to capture the mood or feeling of the moment in a single image.
Influenced by classic literature, the Golden Age of Illustration, and imaginative realism, he works in the science fiction and fantasy field, as well as landscape, portraiture, and animal painting.
The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contest; one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 38th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises A Heavenly Hand!
Donna is an actress she has reached that time in her life that she must choose between her dream and being practical. She is on the brink of not only breaking her heart but the hearts of all those who love her and her talent. Till Alexandra knocks on the door and changes everything!
This was my very first radio play and I wrote it and directed it, a lot of firsts. I hope you enjoy it.
Chatting With Sherri interviews pulp fiction journalist and historian as well as editor, author, and publisher of Murania Press, Ed Hulse!
Ed Hulse is an award-winning journalist and historian who specializes in documenting American popular culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For several years his video reviews and articles on film history were syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group. Between 2002 and 2016 he edited and published BLOOD 'N' THUNDER, a quarterly journal catering to enthusiasts of vintage American popular fiction and related storytelling mediums such as motion pictures, stage melodrama, and Old Time Radio. His books include DISTRESSED DAMSELS AND MASKED MARAUDERS, THE BLOOD 'N' THUNDER GUIDE TO PULP FICTION, THE FILMS OF BETTY GRABLE, and FRANCES DEE: A FILM HISTORY, among others. He is also the co-editor of DON MILLER'S HOLLYWOOD CORRAL, A COMPREHENSIVE B-WESTERN ROUNDUP and THE ART OF THE PULPS.
A Sherri's Playhouse reprise of Hamlet!
The Prince of Denmark comes to Sherri's Playhouse this evening! Listen to Sherri's Playhouse's players renditon of Shakespeare's classic tale of love, betrayal and madness.
Chatting with Sherri welcomes award winning author; Tim Powers!
Tim Powers is the author of numerous novels including Hide Me Among the Graves, Three Days to Never, Declare, Last Call, and On Stranger Tides, which inspired the feature film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He has won the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award twice, and the World Fantasy Award three times.
In 1976 his first two novels, The Skies Discrowned and Epitaph in Rust were published. Tim’s subsequent novels are The Drawing of the Dark, The Anubis Gates (winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award and the Prix Apollo), Dinner at Deviant’s Palace (winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award), On Stranger Tides (the novel the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was based on) The Stress of Her Regard, Last Call (winner of the World Fantasy Award), Expiration Date, Earthquake Weather, Declare (winner of the World Fantasy Award) and Three Days to Never.
His most recent book is Hide Me Among the Graves. The Manchester Guardian called Powers “the best fantasy writer to appear in decades.” Tim has taught at the Clarion Science Fiction Writers’ Workshop at Michigan State University six times and currently teaches the annual Writers of the Future workshop. He has been involved with the Contest since its early years, serving as one of the instructors (along with Algis Budrys and Orson Scott Card) at the very first official WotF workshop in Sag Harbor. He was formally inducted as a judge in 1993. Powers lives with his wife, Serena, in San Bernardino, California.
Sherri's Playhouse proudly reprises Ams Libe!
Ams Libe in Yiddish means True Love, sometimes love takes a strange course…
two young people separated by an ocean during the first war.
Reaching out to each other the only way they can, through letters.
Chatting With Sherri chats about a new anthology with Scot Noel and Angela Yuriko Smith!
Scot Noel created DreamForge Magazine in 2019. He has been published in Eden Studios Zombie anthologies, Algis Budrys’ Tomorrow Speculative Fiction magazine, and has written novellas and interaction text for computer games. Tangent, the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy, listed 20 DreamForge stories on their 2020 Recommended Reading List.
Angela Yuriko Smith is an American poet, publisher, and author. Her first collection of poetry, In Favor of Pain, was nominated for a 2017 Elgin Award. Her latest novella, Bitter Suites, is a 2018 Bram Stoker Awards® Finalist. She co-publishes Space and Time magazine with her husband Ryan Aussie Smith. Space & Time is a 53-year-old publication dedicated to fantasy, horror and science fiction. For more information visit SpaceandTimeMagazine.com or AngelaYSmith.com.
Worlds of Light & Darkness, an anthology of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror – The Best of DreamForge and Space & Time Magazines. These twenty short stories stretch across multiple universes and beyond death – and yet, they remain intimate, personal, emotional. They demonstrate the strength of the human spirit to find hope and seek a better tomorrow in even the darkens times.
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Sherri's Playhouse presents Beyond These Gates!
Dr Stella Nikas is a joyous personality that defies the abject sorrow of her surroundings. Stella is a dedicated doctor who never quits on anyone or anything. She meets Tessa Mitsos in the St Gregori’s Home for the Infirm. A a gifted artist plagued with strange visions of the future. They come together in the summer of 1917; a summer that will change their lives forever. Love, discovery and the willingness to embrace the impossible.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of the Beyond These Gates!
The excited cast of Beyond These Gates and the playwright Mary D Brooks chat with me about the wonderful first part of the Beyond the Gates. We chat about everything at the same time we will give away no spoilers I promise.
Dr Stella Nikas is a joyous personality that defies the abject sorrow of her surroundings. Stella is a dedicated doctor who never quits on anyone or anything. She meets Tessa Mitsos in the St Gregori’s Home for the Infirm. A a gifted artist plagued with strange visions of the future. They come together in the summer of 1917; a summer that will change their lives forever. Love, discovery and the willingness to embrace the impossible.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes our Xena, Warrior Princess Fan Panel!
This is a fun chat about all things Xena, we will talk about the characters, the actors and a the great job of casting that they did on series. We also chat about the scripts and how the fans really miss Xena and desperately want a movie with Lucy and Renee,
I also have a few surprises that I will let you know about as we get closer to the show! Even the panelists don't know about them! Also one of the panelists couldn't make so she leaves a message for us and the other fans.
I think it will be great fun!
Sherri's Playhouse Reprises Zoe's Promise!
ZOE’S PROMISE; A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF EVA AND ZOE!
A prequel of A Widgie Knight, Zoe's Promise is the fun and zany story of Zoe creating the setting of romantic promise that she made to Eva when they first met after they survived WW2 and the Nazis. Happily settled in Australia Zoe is now able to keep the promise that she made to Eva at the displaced people camp in Egypt. Join us for the fun and zaniness!
Chatting with Sherri welcomes to producer Beth Frey and costume designer Penny Dickinson of Ms Fisher Modern Mysteries!
Beth Frey is a multi-award-winning film and television Producer. The winner of an International Emmy®, a BAFTA® and Film Victoria’s Greg Tepper Award amongst many others. Beth has produced over 60 hours of television including the award winning Nowhere Boys series and feature film for Matchbox Pictures and the ABC.
Nowhere Boys launched in 2015 and quickly became one of Australia’s most successful children's shows and has been sold to over 200 territories around the world. It is Matchbox Pictures’ most awarded title with 42 nominations, and 23 wins including a BAFTA® for Best International Children’s Live Action Series, an International Emmy® Kids Award, three Kidscreen Awards, a BANFF Rockie Award, an International Youth Jury Prize Prix Jeunesse, two TV Week Logies Awards and an AACTA.
In 2018 she produced the first series of Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, four telemovies for Every Cloud Productions, Acorn and Channel 7.
Penny Dickinson was costume designer on the television series Mustangs FC, Secret Bridesmaid’s Business and The Time of Our Lives and her additional costume department credits include All Saints, the films One Night the Moon, Queen of the Damned and the opera Perverse. And now she is creating costumes for season two of Ms. Fisher Modern Mysteries!
This show was recorded earlier.
In honor of the show; I have a special song Tina Louise written and performed by Ray Dafrico celebrating the early 60's!
Sherri's Playhouse reprises; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser!!!!
It's a Sequel of the hit radio-play which takes off where part one ended.
Does Terrence get his revenge? Does Joe save the day?
Listen in to the exciting second part of this fun exciting show!
Tune in and find out!
Written and Directed by Sherri Rabinowitz
Music and Special Effects by Nicholas Davidge
Editing and Additional Special Effects by XV Podcasters
Chatting With Sherri welcomes; Bill Froehlich who has produced, written and irected motion pictures, television series, TV movies, and documentaries with the involvement of such stars as Paul Newman, Katharine Hepburn, George Clooney, Kurt Russell, Anthony Hopkins, Burt Lancaster, Jack Lemmon, Robert Wagner, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Dean Anderson and Ron Howard.
He helped start the "Mike Hammer" series starring Stacy Keach and produced nine others including the hit shows: "MacGyver," a cultural phenomenon, "Scarecrow & Mrs. King," and "The Outer Limits." He produced the first-ever international co-production of a network series in "A Fine Romance," shot in Europe. His feature documentary "Circuit" with Paul Newman is considered by magazines, Car and Driver and Motortrend, to be “the best movie on racing ever made.” He was Writer/Director/Executive Producer of the History Channel Special "Rogue Waves."
He is writing, directing and producing an independent feature film "EQUUS RISING," the true story of Dr. Robert M. Miller, vet and equine behaviorist, who laid down the scientific foundation for Imprinting and the Revolution in Natural Horsemanship which has had a world-wide impact and is now being applied to human behavior with great success. He is in development on a stage musical-comedy "EL PASO," feature film scripts "TO KISS A THIEF," and "CROSSING THE LINE" and Television Series Pilot Scripts "SOUL TRAVELER," "STRAYS," "EL CORAZON and "BURN." His book, U R THE SOLUTION, a hybrid fable/non-fiction adventure co-authored with #1 New York Times Best-selling author Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup for the Soul) is in development as a major motion picture.
Sherri's Playhouse reprise of the amazing Joe Kronus!
A time travel radio play!
Would you like to come along for the ride? See other times and stop those who would interfere with time....
What Does Jane Austen have to do with Gold in California? Find out!
Sherri's Playhouse reprises radio play; Kitten!
A farce; a group of freinds meet a new girl, she is quite beautiful, but there is something very different about her.
Original songs Cat In The Act and Groovy Tune by singer/song writer; Ray Dafrico!
Followed by the cast interview!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning screenwriter/producer Tom Blomquist!
Tom Blomquist is an award-winning screenwriter, producer and director who has been associated with some of the nation’s most popular television dramas, including Catherine Marshall’s Christy, Walker Texas Ranger, The A-Team, Hunter, Riptide, Swamp Thing, Farscape, Werewolf, In A Heartbeat, FAME LA and Hardcastle & McCormick, among others. He was also Staff Producer on NBC’s classic late-night talk show Tomorrow With Tom Snyder and served as Creative Executive on the Emmy- And the winning Hallmark Hall of Fame specials.
In addition to his work in television Blomquist has published two books; the forensic mystery novel Silent Partners and a textbook Eye Of The Storm: Directing For Film, Television & Emerging Media, which is recommended reading in the Disney/ABC Directing Program. His latest novel; Devious Thinking, released by Lindstrom Legacy Publishing. www.tomblomquist.com
Sherri's Playhouse reprises radio play; Cat's Pajamas!
Welcome to The Cat’s Pajamas! This is the Roaring Twenties, it was a time of Speak- Easys, Bath Tub Gin and Smugglers and Mobsters. It was also a time that women were moving up in the world, they now have the vote, they have the right to go to college and get a job. This is also the time of the modern women, as well as dancing, smoking, short skirts and sexual exploration.
So join Orchid as she brings us into this exciting world that opened the path for our world today!
Meow!
Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back author; Greg Hickey!
Greg Hickey was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1985. After graduating from Pomona College in 2008, he played and coached baseball in Sweden and South Africa. He is now a forensic scientist, endurance athlete and award-winning writer. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Lindsay.
Parabellum: Why does this keep happening?
A shooting at a Chicago beach leaves several dead and dozens injured. In the year before the attack, four individuals emerge as possible suspects;
An apathetic computer programmer.
An ex-college athlete with a history of head injuries.
An Army veteran turned Chicago cop.
A despondent high school student.
One of them is the shooter. Discover who and why.
The Theory of Anything; description: A brilliant professor. A shocking murder. The truth is more complex and unpredictable than it seems. When Dr. David Solon walked out of the coffee shop on the afternoon of May 3, 2011, he didn’t expect to foil an attempted robbery in a nearby alley. He didn’t expect to recognize the would-be robber. And he didn’t expect to shoot that man to death.
After a year of frustrated effort, a horrific tragedy sparks David’s incredible discovery about mathematical randomness. It’s a theory that will reshape his field and change the way everyone thinks about physics, history and basic laws of cause-and-effect. The Theory of Anything takes readers back through the previous seven days to uncover the events—random or predetermined—that will define David’s career and ruin his life.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and professional speaker, Mark Leslie!
His first published horror story “Phantom Mitch” appeared in Wicked Mystic magazine in October of 1993 and received honorable mention in The Year’s Best Fantasty & Horror #7 (Datlow & Windling). and anthologies including Stardust (edited by Julie E. Czerneda), Bound for Evil (edited by Tom English), Bluffs (edited by Lawrence Steven) and Fear of the Dark (edited by Maria Cavicchiolo & Jason Rolfe), 2113: Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush (edited by Kevin J. Anderson and John McFetridge) and Fiction River: Sparks (edited by Rebecca Moesta).
In 2014, Mark published his first novel, Evasion, a thriller often described as “Die-Hard in an office in Toronto.” The thriller takes place in a loosely hidden Kobo office in Liberty Village in Toronto (where Mark worked when the novel was written). That same year, Atomic Fez released Mark’s horror novel I, Death a novel that had its origins in an online real-time story that Mark had rolled out in 2006 about a teenager convinced he had a curse where everybody he befriended died in some tragic fashion. The book was re-released by Edge Science Fiction & Fantasy in 2016. The Writing Show Podcast series “Getting Published with Mark Leslie“), Mark released the thriller A Canadian Werewolf in New York, which spotlights a day in the life of a man trying to live a normal life while suffering from a werewolf curse in one of the world’s largest cities.
He was the keynote speaker at the L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Event at WOTF in 2014.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning composer, producer, educator, and host; David Raiklen!
David Raiklen is an American composer best known for the science fiction series Space Command and for the Emmy winning Mia, A Dancer’s Journey.
David was mentored by Oscar winner John Williams and Pulitzer Prize winner Mel Powel. Dr. Raiklen studied at USC, UCLA, and CalArts and later taught at those universities. He has worked for the major studios including Sony, Fox, Disney, Sprint, Mattel, Warner Bros and PBS, plus many independent productions. His projects have starred Elliott Gould, Doug Jones, Blythe Danner, and Martin Sheen. David made the New York Film Critics Top Ten with the documentary Heist, the short list for an Academy Award® for Worth, and Mia, A Dancer's Journey won the Emmy. An oratorio for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial titled Discovery, a mixed reality giant projection event for the Center Theater Group’s 50th anniversary, episodes of Star Trek Continues, and a violin concerto for festival darling Worth.
David Raiklen compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and Disney Hall. He was also host of a successful radio program, Classical Fan Club, where guests include Yo-Yo Ma and John Williams; and was host and leader of The Academy of Scoring Arts seminars. David is currently producing and composing for Space Command, a series of epic adventures set in a hopeful future, and producing Virtual Reality experiences. And his latest hosting duties is his new show; "SOUNDS FANTASTIC" on scifi.radio, coming soon!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes our Miss Fisher Fan Panel!
This is a fun chat about all things Phryne we talk about the characters, the clothes, the actors and a the great job of casting that they did on series. We also chat about the scripts and how the fans really miss Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries,
We also chat about the movie; Miss Fisher and The Crypt of Tears, how much fun it was and how we love the development of the characters our hopes for a new movie.
We also chat about the new spin off Ms. Fisher Moderny Mysteries which is coming back this year!
I also have a few surprises that I will let you know about as we get closer to the show! Even the panelists don't know about them! Also one of the panelists couldn't make so she leaves a message for us and the other fans.
I think it will be great fun!
Sherri's Playhouse proudly reprises Ams Libe!
Ams Libe in Yiddish means True Love, sometimes love takes a strange course… two young people separated by an ocean during the first war. Reaching out to each other the only way they can, through letters.
Sherri Chats About Agatha Christie tonight!
This show is a bit different, no guest, just me fan gushing about my favorite mystery writer; Agatha Christie. I will be talking about my favorite books, about all I have read about the great lady and how I feel about her. I will also discuss my ideas about my favorite stories and her autobiography.
It is just a fun little show about all the books I have read and my great admiration for her and her talent.
Sherri
Sherri's playhouse reprises The Dowry!
It was originally for an under 10 minute play writing contest. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. It is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US. It came from chats with my Grandparents, notes my Mom had in her journals about stories she heard from her parents and grandparents. Also stories directly from my Mom and my Grandparents on quiet Sunday afternoons at their place as we ate lunch or dinner.
It was a very personal project and so I am very interested in chatting with my cast about bringing it to life. We chat both plays and their parts in it. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. This next part takes place after the family has moved to NYC after they started to assimulate. And how my Grandma started working for some biggest stars in the theater!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Jessica Brawner!
Jessica Brawner sprouted in the wilds of South Texas and plotted ways to spend her life traveling the world. She has been remarkably successful at that endeavor, and is currently based in the Los Angeles area. In addition to her writing career, Ms. Brawner is currently the Director of Business operations for the US division of a German based Residential Energy Storage company. In her highly varied career she has done everything from developing and teaching self-defense classes, to working as an event planner, an entertainment agent, a computer teacher, a personal assistant, and a booth babe at science fiction and fantasy conventions. She has a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles to her credit, including most recently The First Sin (Published 2020), the first novel in The Adventures of Captain Jac. Ms. Brawner’s fiction has appeared in Steampunk Trails II (2014), Steampunk The Otherworlds released by Villainous Press in 2015, the 2014, 2015 & 2016 Story of the Month Club anthologies, & Ghost Hunting Critters released by Inkwolf Press in 2017. When recently asked “When do you sleep?” her response was, “I get a full 8 hours, on days that don’t end in ‘y’.” You can find her online on Twitter (@JABrawner) on Facebook facebook.com/jabrawner or on the web at www.jessicabrawner.com
Sherri's Playhouse reprises Mishpucha!
Sherri’s Playhouse presents a very short tiny play called Mishpucha! It was originally for an under 10 minute play writing contest. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. It is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US.
We also have an interview with the cast to chat about the characters and the time period.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Producer and Screenwriter; Babs Greyhosky!
Babs Greyhosky is a Producer and Screenwriter for many faboulsous shows! She is one of the first women to break through the glass ceiling in both the writing room and as a producer. She has written Teleplays for shows such as "Magnum, P.I.", "Riptide", "The A-Team", and "The Greatest American Hero." and "Farscape."
Sherri's Playhouse reprises the radio play; Dimness!
All alone. In a small room. All you can remember about yourself is your name.
Three lonely people reach out to each other in the dimness, al they know are their names and how they are dressed.
Radio play by Sherri Rabinowitz (I directed it too.) Original music by Ray Dafrico.
play is followed by a rebroadcast of the cast interview from earlier this year, please stay tuned to listen to our chat
This a repeat of a performance from last year.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Wulf Moon!
Wulf Moon wrote his first science fiction story at fifteen. It won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the same contest that first discovered Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Truman Capote, Peter S. Beagle, and a host of iconic names in the arts. It became his first professional sale in Science World.
Since then Moon has won over forty writing awards, and thirty in public speaking. These include: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Contest; Critters Readers' Choice Awards for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story of 2018, 2019, 2020; Best Nonfiction Article of 2019, Best Author of 2019, 2020; Best Writers' Workshop of 2019, 2020; and the Writers of the Future Contest, Vol. 35.
His stories have appeared in numerous publications including Writers of the Future, Deep Magic, Future Science Fiction Digest, Best of Third Flatiron, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2. Moon is also a professional voice-over actor and has produced works for Hugo Award winners and bestselling authors like Mike Resnick, Jeff Wheeler, and Will McInstosh. Moon is podcast director at Future Science Fiction Digest.
Wulf Moon's award-winning SUPER SECRETS Writing Resource and Workshops have been attributed by many aspiring writers as the secret to their success in obtaining their first professional sales. Two of his books on writing will be published by Mark Leslie of Stark Publishing Solutions in the fall of 2021. Want in on the Secrets? He invites you to join the Wulf Pack at www.driftweave.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back USA Today bestselling and award winning author Eileen Mueller!
Eileen is chatting about Anakisha’s Dragon, book 1 in her new Riders of Fire Dragon Masters series. Great for fans of dragons, pirates and adrenaline-fueled fantasy adventures.
Available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BG7V7GS
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back publisher and writer; John Goodwin!
Over its 35 year history, the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest has recognized 404 winners who have gone on to publish 1,150 novels and 4,450 short stories. Of these, 192 are still active with a writing career—that’s over 40%. Twelve of these Contest winners have gone on to become NYT bestselling authors. And Contest Winners have garnered 155 major awards. Collectively, the winners of the contests have sold over 60 million books over the years. And with the last 4 volumes of Writers of the Future hitting national bestseller lists—and each of the winners becoming national bestselling authors and illustrators as a result—contest entries continue to increase each quarter with entries from around the world.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning artist Dan Dos Santos!
Well known for his colorful oil paintings, most often depicting strong women, Dan dos Santos’ work spans a variety of genres, including novels, comics, film, and video games. He has worked for clients such as Disney, Universal Studios, Activision, Boeing Aircraft, Scholastic Books, The Greenwich Workshop, Penguin Books, Random House, UpperDeck, Hasbro, DC Comics, and many, many more. Dan has been the recipient of many awards. He is a Rhodes Family Scholarship winner, a five-time Hugo Award Nominee for Best Artist, and has received both Gold and Silver Medals from “Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art.” His illustrations have graced the #1 spot on the New York Times Bestseller list numerous times and his covers are seen in bookstores in dozens of countries around the world.
He has been an Illustrators of the Future judge since 2019.“The Illustrators of the Future is an amazing compass for what the art industry holds in store for all of us.” —Dan dos Santos
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back with author and playwright Mary D Brooks!
I will get to catch up with author and playright, Mary D. Brooks about "Beyond These Gates," part one, her newest radio play series, her novel and audio book; "Enemy at the Gate."
This show is recorded.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back director, writer, actor; Tom Konkle!
Tom is a talented actor and director his latest is;
Noise in the Middle; After the sudden death of his wife, a grieving father of a severely non-verbal autistic girl seeks experimental therapy where he unknowingly rents an Airbnb with a haunted history. This stirs his daughter's psychic abilities along with his personal demons. The result is a story full of suspense, tension, empathy and a powerful metaphor about the Noise In All Of Us.
Tom's won best thriller in the Los Angeles Film Awards for his classically inspired 1940’s noir feature, TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS. Directed by and starring Thomas Konkle, the film follows Roland Drake, a Los Angeles Private Investigator trying to untangle a mystery that only lands him in deep trouble. And Brittney Powell won the Stella Adler award for acting in film!
"Beware the Bwana in khaki who hires you for the crew of his TV wildlife documentary, for he is often a lousy tipper." - Zulu Proverb
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Scot Noel!
Scot Noel created DreamForge Magazine in 2019. He has been published in Eden Studios Zombie anthologies, Algis Budrys’ Tomorrow Speculative Fiction magazine, and has written novellas and interaction text for computer games. Tangent, the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy, listed 20 DreamForge stories on their 2020 Recommended Reading List.
In 2021, Scot's DreamForge project is being rebranded as DreamForge Anvil, SF & Fantasy Stories and How to Write Them. An online magazine of speculative fiction that is positive and hopeful, while also helping new writers learn their craft.
He has also collaborated with UpRoar Books and Space and Time magazine to publish an anthology of the best short stories appearing in DreamForge and Space and Time. That effort is being published this May as Worlds of Light & Darkness, Vol. 1.
Scot is one of the winners of the Writers of the Future contest and his story, “Riches Like Dust,” is published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 6, back in 1990.
Find out more at: dreamforgemagazine.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Roger Q Mason!
Roger Q. Mason is a playwright and screenwriter whose work investigates the intersection of history, memory, and identity. His play The White Dress was semi-finalist for the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival and the inaugural Shonda Rhimes Emerging Playwright Award. Mason's short film Softer is based upon a play of the same title.
Breathe., produced and directed by Roger Q Mason and written and performed by Philicia Saunders, is a form of art activism fusing live performance, cinema, performance art and artistic swimming in a hybridized narrative that could only be born during these challenging, yet galvanizing times. With the recent political, racial, and global unrest occurring throughout 2020, Philicia wrote and stars in this one-woman live theater show based on her life-changing personal journey towards activism after a chance trip to a Civil Rights monument, and mentorship by a luminary of activism, Sweet Alice Harris - one of Watts, CA's most beloved community organizers. Relevant to what's happening today, Breathe. is sure to spark discussion and action among viewers everywhere. It's about taking action. As Philicia learned from Sweet Alice: "You can't just be silent and stand in one place."
Chatting with Sherri welcomes back award winning screenwriter; Shaene Siders!
Shaene Siders is an award-winning action and science fiction writer who geeks out over swords, sorcery, and superheroes. Never read her scripts without a helmet!
Her credits include Marvel's Avengers Assemble, DC Super Hero Girls, the Emmy-Award-winning Niko and the Sword of Light, LEGO Monkie Kid, and Netflix’s Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac. She has also written for The Octonauts, The Discovery Channel, and even NASA.
Most recently nominated for the Humanitas Prize, Shaene does have a sensitive side and is the Head Writer and Co-Executive Producer for Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures, which she claims has more explosions than you might think.
Sherri's Playhouse proudly presents Ams Libe!
Ams Libe in Yiddish means True Love, sometimes love takes a strange course… two young people separated by an ocean during the first war. Reaching out to each other the only way they can, through letters.
Chatting with Sherri welcomes the cast of Ams Libe!
We chat with the delightful cast of Ams Libe about the love, the seperation and how we can related to it today.
Ams Libe in Yiddish means True Love, sometimes love takes a strange course… two young people separated by an ocean during the first war. Reaching out to each other the only way they can, through letters.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning author Eileen Mueller!
Eileen is chatting about Enchanted Kingdoms, a new 99c box set of 20 fairytale retelling novels. All proceeds support Puzzle Peace, a charity for children with Autism.
Available now on all retail stores: https://books2read.com/EnchantedKingdoms
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back fun and talented actor; Alexandra Tydings!
Alexandra Tydings is an American actress, director, writer, producer, and activist. Alex is a prolific actor best known as Aphrodite in Xena: Warrior Princess!
She has also played in a variety of shows such as; Dr. Kathleen Brady in What Death Leaves Behind, and as Victoria Reynolds in The Sunchaser.
This is a fun recorded chat about too many subjects to list but we had a lot of fun; please join us
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Todd McCaffrey!
Todd McCaffrey spent most of his childhood on the East Coast of the USA until moving to Dublin, Ireland with his mother and sister in 1970.Todd J. McCaffrey (born as Todd Johnson) is an Irish American author of science fiction best known for continuing the Dragonriders of Pern series in collaboration with his mother Anne McCaffrey.The sale of some of his early short stories helped him log an impressive amount of airtime. He flew across the continent solo in 1989, attending Oshkosh along the way. After quitting his day job in 1990 to write full time, he repeated his solo cross-continent flight and attended the 1990 Oshkosh as well.
Todd McCaffrey became a Writers of the Future judge in 2011 “The Writers of the Future is one of the premier awards that’s available particularly to new writers. It’s basically the only one there. This is a chance to open up the universe to reward people who are trying and striving and succeeding in creating great stories, to reward them with more than just a pat on the back to actually some monetary reward and some recognition and to give them a leg up into the world of a professional writer.” —Todd McCaffrey
Chatting With Sherri welcomes animal lover and author; Chuck Hawley!
Chuck Hawley is an award winning American Author of "children's books, that adults should read too." Chuck had written stories his whole life, but his writing career was set into motion one morning by finding a kitten that had been cruelly covered in glue and stuck to a road in Salem Oregon.
After the story of finding Sticky, (what the Kitten would end up being named...) went viral, he was suddenly given the platform to take his stories to a large audience. His first book about Sticky quickly won a 'Best Children's Book of 2018' award. Two more books quickly came along and the series can now be found in Libraries, Schools and homes in 16 countries around the world and that list of countries grows daily. Chuck says the goal in his writing is to "gently teach empathy, compassion, and to try and make the world a better place by opening the mind of the readers to a different point of view, that they maybe hadn't thought of". Chucks books teach many things, but when asked how he describes his books, he says "I write everybody books that hopefully make smiles".
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author;Edy Graziani!
Edy is the author of the women’s fiction novel, EVERYTHING THAT WAS US, February 8, 2021 (The Wild Rose Press). She has also written Breaking Faith (Second Story Press), a contemporary YA fiction novel, selected for the 'In the Margins' Book Award 2018 Recommended Fiction List, and one of Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens, and the YA historical memoir, War in My Town (Second Story Press), one of Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens and finalist in the Hamilton Arts Council 2016 Literary Awards for Best Non-Fiction. Reader and reviewer, WUoC Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers, 2019. Regular contributor, CHCH Morning Live Book Chat. She resides in Canada with her husband and four daughters. To contact the author or for more information on new releases or events, please visit her website.... egraziani1.wix.com/egrazianiauthor
Chatting With Sherri welcome back the charming and talented Adrienne Wilkinson!
I am so happy to welcome back the talented & charming; Adrienne Wilkinson! Adrienne is a wonderfully talented actress best known as Xena's daughter Eve/Livia on Xena Warrior Princess. Adrienne is back to chat about her new adventures, her hobbies and new projects; including her new movies; DREAMCATCHER!
CAMEO: www.cameo.com/yoadriennew
RAVE VIP: for video fan meet & greets and for coaching/consulting: https://www.ravevip.com/profile/adriennewilkinson
This show was pre-recorded please don't call in.
Chatting With Sherri chats with artist and animation designer; Craig Elliott!
Craig Elliott is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. He received his education at the famed Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and studied under artists such as Harry Carmean and Burne Hogarth. Craig’s carefully crafted and arresting images of nature and the human form have captivated audiences with their visual and intellectual celebration of the beauty in this world and beyond. In addition to his fine artwork, Craig has had a hand in designing many of today’s most popular animated films from studios such as Disney and Dreamworks. A multi-faceted artist, he is also an accomplished landscape architect, sculptor and most recently, jewelry designer.
Craig’s work has evolved into a unique vision informing and influencing fine art, print, animation, and commercial worlds. In the animation industry he has worked primarily for Disney and Dreamworks, designing their animated films such as Hercules, Mulan, The Emperor’s New Groove, Treasure Planet, Shark Tale, Flushed Away, Bee Movie, Enchanted, Monsters vs. Aliens, and The Princess and the Frog as well as other upcoming features.
He has been an Illustrators of the Future judge since 2019.
This is a recorded show please do not call in.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back photographer; Chris Loomis!
"Design, art, nature, architecture, high-fashion, science, science-fiction, surrealism, the paranormal, music and even old cartoons...name some of the many things that inspire me personally as well as photographically. From personal project with high-concept productions to illustrative commissions for clients, I am constantly working to evolve my vision while maintaining the highest level of quality and art direction."
Chatting with sherris welcomes author Deborah Gaal!
Deborah Gaal abandoned a love of theater to take over the family flooring business and ended up running a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont.
After leaving DuPont, she coached entrepreneurs and corporate execs in addition to creating and guiding leadership seminars for women. Finally, she returned to her dream of living a creative life by writing.
Deborah Gaal, the award-winning author of The Dream Stitcher, returns with Synchronicities on the Avenue of the Saints, a novel that delves into the subjects of love and acceptance and the importance of connection.
Deborah employs magic realism to explore themes of ancestry, connectivity, and universality. Here, the ancestors take the form of two Russian ghosts, one vengeful and one supportive. Both are relatives of the bipolar Noah Friedman. Noah has spent years on a drug that has either made him a genius or considerably shortened his life span—or both. Now he must face off against a malevolent corporate type determined to market the drug internationally. Fortunately, he has a coterie of eccentric figures, both living and dead, to assist him
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Emmy Winning Producer,Writer and Author Brooks Wachtel!
Brooks is a very talented and diverse man who won an Emmy Award for screenwriting for the animated hit series Tutenstein! Brooks is an Emmy Award-winning writer with a long resume in TV and film. Wachtel has written more than 100 produced episodes of television fiction. In addition to episodes of X-Men, he has written shows as diverse as Fox’s live-action Young Hercules (starring Ryan Gosling) and animated hits like Spider-Man, Heavy Gear, Robo-Cop, Beast Machines: Transformers and PBS’ Liberty’s Kids. For younger viewers, he penned episodes of the pre-school hits, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rainbow Fish. Wachtel's episode, "I Did it My Way," for Tutenstein won an Emmy Award.
For The History Channel, he co-created and executive produced the hit series DogFights. Wachtel also wrote and produced other documentaries for that network, including episodes of Defending America: National Guard and The Coast Guard. Additionally, he wrote The Great Ships, Search and Rescue, The Royal Navy and Fly Past, which won the Cine Golden Eagle Award. Wachtel recently co-wrote and co-produced Silver Tsunami, an award-winning independent theatrical documentary.
Now he is an author of Lady Sherlock, LADY NATASHA (TASHA) DORRINGTON, an emancipated and brilliant detective in 1906 London, is drawn into a deadly mystery involving an ancient pagan curse and a diabolical plan to plunge the world into war. And he is hard at work on the sequel.
He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Animation Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild of America, West; as well as teaching screenwriting at UCLA Extension. He is a performing magician member of Hollywood’s Magic Castle.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning artist Jeff Sturgeon!
The Last Cities of Earth! From the worlds in the paintings that he has created, several of the images are of floating cities. The project is an anthology of original short stories, future novels. It includes authors; Steven L Sears, Kevin J Anderson, David Gerrold, Mike resnick, Jody Lyn Nye, Cat Rambo and many others. Last Cities of Earth is a shared world universe depicting humanity's survival in the face of global catastrophe borne out of the mind’s eye of award-winning artist Jeff Sturgeon.
Jeff is a long time illustrator\game artist and designer. He is an avid outdoors-man and spend as much time in the mountains or on the coast and in the woods as much possible especially near my home in the foothills of the Cascades and he shares this with his twin sons Duncan and Corwin. He is an avid reader and collector of books and art.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises radio play; Kitten!
A farce; a group of freinds meet a new girl, she is quite beautiful, but there is something very different about her.
Original songs Cat In The Act and Groovy Tune by singer/song writer; Ray Dafrico!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor and writer; Philicia Saunders!
Philicia Saunders is an American actress of Jamaican and African-American parentage. She is best known for her role as Tabala Zo in the Star Wars Universe, The Force Awakens.
Philicia completed a master's degree program in acting at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. At UCLA, she appeared in many stage productions, including William Wycherley's The Country Wife, Elmer Rice's The Adding Machine and Noël Coward's Hay Fever. She also attended the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England with an emphasis on classical acting and Shakespeare. Philicia also worked as a production and casting intern on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, Salim Akil's Jumping the Broom and Justin Tipping's Kicks.
She started her professional career in acting when she made her stage debut at Ark Theater in Los Angeles as Hermia in William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, portraying Portia with the Independent Shakespeare Company in a production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and at Stage 52 as Monica in a Jamaican play called Which Way is Out? Her film debut started with a series of featured roles in 88 Soul, Don't Let Her Pull you Down, Blaxican Brothers, The Doctor of Bagram, Enhanced, Sleight, and Straight Outta Compton. She has appeared in film with supporting and lead roles in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Bound to Kill, The Morning After, Come Here Often?, He's Watching and Poe. Her television credits include co-star and featured roles in Shameless, REL, Speechless, Strange Angel, Bulge Bracket and Lost Angeles and Side Hustle.
Her latest project is her one woman streamed stage play and radio play; Breathe. !
Sherri's Playhouse reprises the radio play; Dimness!
All alone. In a small room. All you can remember about yourself is your name.
Three lonely people reach out to each other in the dimness, al they know are their names and how they are dressed.
Radio play by Sherri Rabinowitz (I directed it too.) Original music by Ray Dafrico.
play is followed by a rebroadcast of the cast interview from earlier this year, please stay tuned to listen to our chat.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and actor; Herbie J Pilato!
Herbie J and I have a great chat about both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Bewitched and so much more!
Writer/producer/TV personality Herbie J Pilato is the author of several acclaimed celebrity biographies including Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story, and Twitch Upon A Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery. His classic TV talk show, Then Again with Herbie J Pilato, is now streaming on Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime UK. For more information, visit http://www.HerbieJPilato.com, or follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Medium.com.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author; Elizbeth Chatsworth!
Elizabeth Chatsworth is a British author and actor based in Connecticut. She loves to write of rogues, rebels, and renegades across time and space. Elizabeth is a Writers Of The Future winner, a Golden Heart® finalist, a Pitch Wars alumna, and a member of SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors of America). Her debut novel, THE BRASS QUEEN (January 2021), is an award-winning fantasy set in an alternate Victorian age. When she’s not writing, Elizabeth works as a voice-over actor. There’s a rumor she possesses the world’s best scone recipe. Visit her at elizabethchatsworth.com to see if it’s true.
Elizabeth's winning story will be published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37, which will be released in April 2021.
Sherri's Playhouse presents; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser!!!!
It's a Sequel of the hit radio-play which takes off where part one ended.
Does Terrence get his revenge? Does Joe save the day?
Listen in to the exciting second part of this fun exciting show!
Tune in and find out!
Written and Directed by Sherri Rabinowitz
Music and Special Effects by Nicholas Davidge
Editing and Additional Special Effects by XV Podcasters
Chatting With Sherri chats with the cast of; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser!
Chatting With Sherri chats with the cast of; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser!!!! It's a Sequel of the hit radio-play which takes off where part one ended. Does Terrence get his revenge? Does Joe save the day?
(This is a rebroadcast due to lockdown there was a lot of delays in editing the play, so this was first broadcast on March 15th, please keep that in mind. What follows after this interview is our play; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser!)
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning artist Bea Jackson!
Bea is recognized for her love of telling stories through her art. From dynamic and diverse character design, to delightfully fun and energetic children's book illustrations.
Bea attended the College for Creative Studies and is the Grand Prize Winner of the L Ron Hubbard’s Illustrator of the Future award of 2007. With over 15 years of experience as a freelance illustrator, Bea works in a variety of art styles. In addition to her work as a Children’s Book Illustrator, character and concept artist, Bea’s work has been featured on the covers of books, comics, and in various magazines and articles.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author John Arthur Long!
John Arthur Long is a writer and a director in theater for his entire professional career and recently received a Best Director nomination for the Chain Theatre’s Off-Broadway revival production of Wait Until Dark. Long is the co-author of a children’s book, The Tooth Fairy Legend, a perennial seller which was based on his original family theatrical musical for which he co-wrote the book and music with Chet Meyer and that Liz Smith called “delicious,” in her column about its New York premiere, which Long also directed.
According to the audiobook award winning narrator and writer, John Arthur Long, DRAGULA: A Transgender Tale conveys a message that is clearly and uncompromisingly stated by the main character: “Bigotry, the inability to tolerate the differences in others, is one of the great flaws of our society!” Moreover, he states that when presenting entertainment that represents individuals of the LGBTQIA+ community, he has endeavored to be sensitive to the courage these individuals have shown and empathetic to what they have endured by living in a manner that allows them to be true to themselves. Vellum Publishing notes that a rave review from Broadwayworld.com
A series of six videos by the author covering all aspects of DRAGULA: A Transgender Tale audiobook can be found on YouTube. It’s important to note that the author is not transgender, but believes strongly in entertainment that takes a stand for equality and tolerance for all.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Gregg Openheimer!
GREGG OPPENHEIMER (Producer-Director), son of "I Love Lucy" creator-producer-head writer Jess Oppenheimer, got his start in comedy at the tender age of four when his father introduced him to Lucille Ball on the "I Love Lucy" set. Kneeling down, a smiling Lucy asked Gregg, "Where did you get those big brown eyes?" Gregg's deadpan reply: "They came with the face." Lucy nearly fell over laughing. In 1996, he left a successful law career in order to complete his late father's humorous memoir, "Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time" (Syracuse University Press). That book's success led Gregg's hit comedy play, "I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom."
His latest project is SPERDVAC (The Society to Preserve & Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And Comedy) presents "Jack Benny Program" veterans Beverly Washburn, Stuffy Singer & Ivan Cury in Peg Lynch's comedy gem, "THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ETHEL & ALBERT" Written by Peg Lynch Produced and directed by Gregg Oppenheimer. It is on Youtube on Dec. 20, 2020 5pm PT. You can find it at; SPERDVAC Presents "Ethel & Albert" - Dec. 20, 2020 5pm PT - YouTube;
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning authors; Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts!
Lee, Dan and I have fun time catching up about all their projects and all the great books you can buy!
Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning author-editor from New Zealand, and a three-time Bram Stoker Award®-nominee. Her work includes military thrillers, the Taine McKenna Adventures, supernatural crime-noir series The Path of Ra (with Dan Rabarts), and debut collection Grotesque: Monster Stories. Her latest anthology project is Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women, co-edited with Geneve Flynn. Co-founder of Young NZ Writers and the Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers, she is HWA Mentor of the Year, NZSA Honorary Literary Fellow, and Grimshaw Sargeson Fellow for 2021. Read more at leemurray.info.
Dan Rabarts is an award-winning author-editor, four-time recipient of New Zealand’s Sir Julius Vogel Award and three-time winner of the Australian Shadows Award, occasional sailor of sailing things, part-time metalhead and father of two wee miracles in a house on a hill under the southern sun. Together with Lee Murray, he co-writes the Path of Ra crime-noir thriller series and co-edited the horror anthologies Baby Teeth - Bite-sized Tales of Terror and At The Edge. His steampunk-grimdark-comic fantasy series Children of Bane is published by Omnium Gatherum Media, and his short stories have been published in numerous venues worldwide. He regularly narrates and produces for podcasts and audiobooks. Find him at dan.rabarts.com.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back multi-talented; Steven L Sears!
Steven L. Sears has worked as a Writer, Story Editor, Producer and Creator in Television, Film, digital media and animation. His career has encompassed over fifteen Television series, including RIPTIDE, THE ATEAM, HARDCASTLE & McCORMICK, STINGRAY, WALKER-TEXAS RANGER, HIGHWAYMAN, SUPERBOY, S.H.E. SPIES and many other Television favorites. After Producing SWAMP THING for USA network and RAVEN for CBS, he soon moved to a series that has made its mark in Television and pop culture history, as Co-Executive Producer of the wildly popular series XENA - WARRIOR PRINCESS. He followed that up by co-creating a version of the legendary comic book heroine SHEENA for Sony/TriStar Television.
Still involved in Film and Television, Steven has moved into the literary realm with several publications, including STALAG-X, a graphic novel co-written with New York Times Bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson, and The Non-User-Friendly Guide for Aspiring TV Writers. Join us to hear about his latest endeavors!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor and writer; Arielle Strauss Brueland!
Arielle Strauss Brueland is an author, actress, and percussionist. Her YA paranormal romance series, The Wraith Trilogy, has been republished by AUSXIP Publishing in 2020.
Arielle has performed on Off-Off Broadway and at the New York Fringe Festival. Her favorite job was traveling with Momentum Theatre Troupe around New England, performing Shakespeare on a truck that opened to a stage. Since that dream came true, Arielle has begun to take an interest in Audio Theatre. She currently works as a voice actress with San Diego-based company Sherri's Playhouse.
She's also hard at work collaborating with AUSXIP Audio and the XVPodcasters to bring the character of Zoe Lambros to life in a series of audiobooks by Mary D. Brooks. Arielle loves being part of a creative team whose goal is to bring stories to life. When she's not acting or writing, Arielle can be seen touring on the bongos with Jersey-based rock/pop musicians Don Lee and The Wag.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises Mabel of the Anzacs by Mary D. Brooks!
Adapted by Mary for the radio theater from her new novel, Mabel of the Anzacs! Two women - one a fiery teenager, the other a cantankerous octogenarian - find their mutual antipathy blossoms into an unlikely friendship. Together the two women forge a close bond that will change their lives forever. It's a friendship for the ages.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes a great fan fiction panel!
Melissa Good is a full time network engineer and part time writer who lives in Pembroke Pines, When not traveling for work, or participating in the usual chores she ejects several sets of clamoring voices onto a variety of keyboards and tries to entertain others with them to the best of her ability. She is a prolific author of many published novels, her latest is Southern Stars,(with a new novel due out very soon and she is a very well-known author of Xena fan fiction. Melissa “Missy” Good is the Royal Academy of Bards 2005 Hall of Fame Author and the winner of 2008 Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award. .
Mary D Brooks has won numerous awards for her fiction, but one of the highlights of her life (and one of the biggest thrills) was to have her first novel "In the Blood of the Greeks" and the non-fiction "In the Blood of the Greeks: The Illustrated Companion" showcased in the Jewish Museum of Greece's book collection about the holocaust in Greece during WW2. Mary lives in Australia and when she's not writing, creating art or designing sites, she is a voracious reader of historical novels (especially those set during WW1 and WW2) and murder mysteries!
Annika, or lechatnoir1918, is a medical student from Germany and is relatively new to fandom and fanfiction. For the past few years she has been writing fanfiction as well as drawing fanart for Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, where she has found a great community. She plans to keep writing and creating art for as long as possible and is looking forward to branching outside the world of fandom as well!
Sherri's Playhouse proudly reprises our next radio play; The Thief's Tale!
Whitney is a thief. A good one. Like a mosquito she comes in quietly, first anaesthetising, then feeding, and finally leaving before her prey know any better. It's a strategy which has worked for her 22 times in the past. But when she lands in Refuge, a discovery at an estate sale opens the door to other possibilities.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Robert Hoyman!
Robert Hoyman is a graduate of the University of South Florida. His journey as a classroom teacher spanned 41 years teaching in private and public schools in Florida, California, and Virginia. Limerick Comics is his debut book. He is a member of SCBWI.
Limerick Comics: Collected limericks for children ages 8 to 12, humorously present factual tidbits from science and history with comic-book-style illustrations. In his debut book, Hoyman combines two forms that kids love – limericks and comic books – to offer one-page lessons on various subjects.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back screenwriter and author; Paul Coyle!
I am so excited to welcome the very talented Paul Coyle to my show, I have been watching and enjoying his shows for years. He was a writer on Crazy Like a Fox and Jake and the Fatman, Xena: Warrior Princess. As well a writer for three Trek series – Star Trek: The Animated Series; Star Trek: Voyager; and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He was a writer/producer for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. .Paul also wrote for other genre series such as Superboy, The Dead Zone, and Space Precinct
His latest adventure is a book; Swords, Starships and Superheroes: From Star Trek to Xena to Hercules: A Screenwriter's Life Scripting the Stories of Heroes!
Sherri's Playhouse reprise of my radio play; A Heavenly Hand!
Donna is an actress she has reached that time in her life that she must choose between her dream and being practical. She is on the brink of not only breaking her heart but the hearts of all those who love her and her talent. Till Alexandra knocks on the door and changes everything!
Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back author; Greg Hickey!
Greg Hickey was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1985. After graduating from Pomona College in 2008, he played and coached baseball in Sweden and South Africa. He is now a forensic scientist, endurance athlete and award-winning writer. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Lindsay.
Parabellum: Why does this keep happening?
A shooting at a Chicago beach leaves several dead and dozens injured. In the year before the attack, four individuals emerge as possible suspects;
An apathetic computer programmer.
An ex-college athlete with a history of head injuries.
An Army veteran turned Chicago cop.
A despondent high school student.
One of them is the shooter. Discover who and why.
The Theory of Anything; description: A brilliant professor. A shocking murder. The truth is more complex and unpredictable than it seems. When Dr. David Solon walked out of the coffee shop on the afternoon of May 3, 2011, he didn’t expect to foil an attempted robbery in a nearby alley. He didn’t expect to recognize the would-be robber. And he didn’t expect to shoot that man to death.
After a year of frustrated effort, a horrific tragedy sparks David’s incredible discovery about mathematical randomness. It’s a theory that will reshape his field and change the way everyone thinks about physics, history and basic laws of cause-and-effect. The Theory of Anything takes readers back through the previous seven days to uncover the events—random or predetermined—that will define David’s career and ruin his life.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author and editor; Sean Patrick Hazlett!
Sean Patrick Hazlett is an Army veteran, speculative fiction writer and editor, and finance executive in the San Francisco Bay area.
Sean is the editor for his upcoming release, an anthology entitled Weird World War III, where he takes on several topics he learned about from declassified CIA documents in this anthology.
Sean was a Writers of the Future winner in 2017 and his winning story, "Adramelech," appears in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 33
Sherri's playhouse reprises The Dowry!
It was originally for an under 10 minute play writing contest. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. It is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US. It was a very personal project and so I am very interested in chatting with my cast about bringing it to life. We chat both plays and their parts in it. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. This next part takes place after the family has moved to NYC after they started to assimulate. And how my Grandma started working for some biggest stars in the theater
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Nicholas Diak and Michele Brittany!
Nicholas and Michele have co-edited "Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern: Critical Essays" together!
Nicholas Diak is a pop culture scholar who specializes in Italian genre cinema, contemporary sword and sandal films, industrial music, 80s retroism, and H. P. Lovecraft studies. His first book, The New Peplum: Essays on Sword and Sandal Films and Television Programs Since the 1990s, was published in late 2017 while his second book, co-edited with Michele Brittany, Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern: Critical Essays released earlier this year.
Michele Brittany is an independent popular culture scholar and is the editor of Horror in Space: Critical Essays on a Film Subgenre and James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy. Michele is the Book Review Editor for the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, co-chair of the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference, and co-host of the twice monthly podcast, H.P. Lovecast. She has presented at Wondercon Anaheim as part of the Comics Arts Conference series and moderates panels at a variety of comic con events. She is a member of Horror Writers Association.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises Mishpucha!
Sherri’s Playhouse presents a very short tiny play called Mishpucha! It was originally for an under 10 minute play writing contest. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. It is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back actor/writer/director; Eric Erickson!
Ascension; NETHERLANDS 1463- During a night of terror and otherworldly horror, the small Dutch village of Den Bosch burns to the ground. History claims it was a tragic accident, but the truth is a dark secret that birthed a shadowy society known only as the Brotherhood.
THE PRESENT- When a sacred artifact is stolen from United Nations cultural scientist Dr. Kurt Stone, he wants answers. His search leads him to the top secret Aurora Project, where Stone learns the team has crossed the ultimate frontier... death itself.
On the other side of this life is a universe called the Realm, the next step in human evolution. Yet not all those who reside there are benevolent. A dark power lurks with mysterious ties to the Brotherhood and the goal of conquering both sides of death.With enemies closing in, Stone and his new team travel this world and the next in a search for what really lies beyond... in the Realm. In his first novel in a new world of adventure from award-winning storyteller Eric Paul Erickson.
He is also the writer/director and star of the award winning feature film “Truth”. He received Best Director awards for the film from the Silver State Film Festival and the Marina del Rey Film Festival and a Best Actor and Best Storytelling award from the Laughlin International Film Festival. It also won best feature at the Worldwide Women's Film Festival and Eric was nominated for best actor at the Bloodstained Indie Film Festival in Japan. He presented "Truth" in Arkhangelsk, Russia in 2018 at the Arctic Open Film Festival.
Chatting With Sherri with the Adminstrator of The Miss Fisher’s Secret Society and The 1920’s; Debra Smith!
The Miss Fisher’s Secret Society and The 1920’s Facebook page is a place where members can escape to and can express their enjoyment and love of all things Miss Fisher and the 1920’s with like minded people.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Gary Williams!
Demons Are Rude; Booker “Book” Patrick is having a rough time. His wife left, his career fell apart, and he’s been forced to move to St. Augustine, Florida, and take a low-paying job. The only place he can afford to live is a treehouse in a crusty old man’s back yard.
Walking Guen: For several years, author Gary Williams has walked his beloved female yellow Labrador retriever, Guen, through the historic streets of St. Augustine, Florida, and posted their amusing—sometimes educational, mostly whimsical—conversations on social media. (Yes, dogs can talk. Just ask any dog owner.)
Sherri's Playhouse reprises radio play; Cat's Pajamas!
Welcome to The Cat’s Pajamas! This is the Roaring Twenties, it was a time of Speak- Easys, Bath Tub Gin and Smugglers and Mobsters. It was also a time that women were moving up in the world, they now have the vote, they have the right to go to college and get a job. This is also the time of the modern women, as well as dancing, smoking, short skirts and sexual exploration.
So join Orchid as she brings us into this exciting world that opened the path for our world today!
Meow!
Chatting With Sherri Welcomes Back Buzz Dixon!
Buzz Dixon is a writer of novels, comic books, films , and cartoons. His cartoon work includes both writing and editing credits. He wrote numerous episodes of GI Joe: A Real American Hero, The Transformers, Thundarr the Barbarian, Jem, Inhumanoids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Tarzan and the Super 7, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Dungeons & Dragons and Teen Wolf. He also served as a story editor for the GI Joe and Teen Wolf series, and was a story consultant on G.I. Joe: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie.
He has a YA adventure novel called Poor Banished Children Of Eve as well as a story can be found in Analog entitled; Labor Saving Relations. A few other stories including While You Sleep Computer Mice Earn Their Keep in Analog last year and Apocalypse Velvet and The Kowloon Kupcake.
Sherri's Playhouse presents a reprise farce style radio play; Kitten!
A farce; a group of freinds meet a new girl, she is quite beautiful, but there is something very different about her.
Original songs Cat In The Act and Groovy Tune by singer/song writer; Ray Dafrico!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning artist; Jeff Sturgeon!
Jeff Sturgeon a long time illustrator\game artist and designer. He is an avid outdoors-man and spend as much time in the mountains or on the coast and in the woods as much possible especially near my home in the foothills of the Cascades with his wife Leslie and twin sons Corwin and Duncan. He is an avid reader and collector of books and art.
The Last Cities of Earth! From the worlds in the paintings that he has created, several of the images are of floating cities. The project is an anthology of original short stories, future novels. The launch of the new franchise includes authors; Steven L Sears, Kevin J Anderson, David Gerrold, Mike resnick, Jody Lyn Nye, Cat Rambo and many others. Last Cities of Earth is a shared world universe depicting humanity's survival in the face of global catastrophe borne out of the mind’s eye of award-winning artist Jeff Sturgeon.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises Suicide Club, written by playwright Everett Robert!
Suicide Club is the latest radio play to come to Sherri’s Playhouse! This fascinating and shocking look to the underside of big city life as two sleuths try to unravel the mysteries of this diabolical club and help save the members before its too late!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Best Selling author; Jody Lynn Nye!
Jody Lynn Nye writes fantasy and science fiction books and short stories. Before breaking away from gainful employment to write full time, Jody worked as a file clerk, book-keeper at a small publishing house, freelance journalist and photographer, accounting assistant and costume maker. She is one of the judges for the Writers Of The Future Awards!
Since 1987 she has published over 50 books and more than 170 short stories. Among the novels Jody has written are her epic fantasy series, The Dreamland, beginning with Waking In Dreamland, five contemporary humorous fantasies, Mythology 101, Mythology Abroad, Higher Mythology (the three collected by Meisha Merlin Publishing as Applied Mythology), Advanced Mythology, The Magic Touch, and three medical science fiction novels, Taylor’s Ark, Medicine Show and The Lady and the Tiger. Strong Arm Tactics, a humorous military science fiction novel, the first of The Wolfe Pack series. Jody also wrote The Dragonlover’s Guide to Pern, a non-fiction-style guide to the world of internationally best-selling author Anne McCaffrey’s popular world.
Her newest books are Moon Tracks (Baen), a young adult hard science fiction novel, the second in collaboration with Dr. Travis S. Taylor. Rhythm of the Imperium, third in the Lord Thomas Kinago series; Pros and Cons (WordFire Press), a nonfiction book about conventions in collaboration with Bill Fawcett; and the 20th novel in the Myth-Adventures series, Myth-Fits.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises the radio play "A Widgie Knight" by Mary D Brooks!
Eva takes on another persona to protect the woman that she loves and becomes a Widgie Knight!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Producer; Craig Miller!
This time we chat about his book;Star Wars Memories: My Time In The (Death Star) Trenches and his work in animation. Craig Miller is a well-known and respected writer/producer with over 300 credits but he began his Hollywood career as a specialist in motion picture publicity, promotion, and licensing. He started his marketing career fresh out of college, working for George Lucas on a science fiction movie nobody thought would break even: Star Wars. He was Producer-for-Lucasfilm on episodes of Sesame Street guest starring R2-D2 and C-3PO, the Star Wars robots, and other shows and projects.
Miller set up as an independent publicity consultant, working with most of the major studios and many independent companies through his company, Con Artists, and with creative forces of nature such as Stephen Spielberg and Jim Henson. Films he’s worked on include The Dark Crystal, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Excalibur, Superman II, Altered States, Splash, The Black Cauldron, Real Genius, and dozens of others.
Sherri's Playhouse reprise of the amazing Joe Kronus!
A time travel radio play!
Would you like to come along for the ride? See other times and stop those who would interfere with time....
What Does Jane Austen have to do with Gold in California? Find out!
Sherri's Playhouse presents the radio play; Dimness!
Sherri's Playhouse presents the radio play; Dimness!
All alone. In a small room. All you can remember about yourself is your name.
Three lonely people reach out to each other in the dimness, al they know are their names and how they are dressed.
Radio play by Sherri Rabinowitz (I directed it too.) Original music by Ray Dafrico.
Chatting with sherri welcomes back Mary D Brooks about; Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World!
How Xena: Warrior Princess Changed Lives and Inspired Generations;
What it's about; Xena: Warrior Princess that inspired the creation of Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World? On September 4, 2020 it will be Xena’s 25th Anniversary. Not many shows can lay claim to a fandom that was born at the birth of the internet. A small show filmed in New Zealand that beat the best on Television including Star Trek and Baywatch.
Not many shows can find intense loyalty to the actors, the producers and the writers long after the show ends. Xena: Warrior Princess found that fandom and it’s called The Xenaverse. It would set the template for all other fandoms to follow.
This book is not about the actors, nor an episode guide or a behind the scenes look at this magnificent show. It’s a book about YOU the fan and the friendships you’ve made, the career path it set you on, the life changes that were made, the difference it made to YOU. This is a detailed history of the Xenaverse and the impact it had on millions of people.
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes Writers of the Future winner; Ms. F.J. Bergmann!
F. J. Bergmann edits poetry for Mobius: The Journal of Social Change (mobiusmagazine.com), is the former editor of Star*Line, the journal of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (sfpoetry.com), and imagines tragedies on or near exoplanets. She has competed at National Poetry Slam as a member of the Urban Spoken Word team. Her work appears irregularly in speculative markets that don’t pay enough to be pro, and literary journals that should have known better.
A Catalogue of the Further Suns, a collection of dystopian first-contact expedition reports, won the 2017 Gold Line Press Poetry Chapbook contest and the 2018 Science Fiction Poetry Association Elgin Chapbook Award. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, inside a towering library of science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels with her husband Fred and Wiley the cat, her spawn within bicycling distance. She works as a freelance book designer and copy editor for several horror and literary presses.
Ms. F.J. Bergmann of Madison winning story published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 which was officially released on April 7th.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor, scenic designer & production electrician and Foreman, of the Disney electrical Dept; Pat Osos!
Pat Osos oversees the electrical facilities for the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Before that he worked as Production Electrician at Culver Studios. He is also a scenic designer and set designer and worked at Hollywood Playhouse Theater.
Pat Osos acted as well as work with his hands, he did some soaps but found he loved working behind the scenes and he got to work with amazing people, so he switched to production work.
Sherri's Playhouse presents the radio play; Dimness!
All alone. In a small room. All you can remember about yourself is your name.
Three lonely people reach out to each other in the dimness, al they know are their names and how they are dressed.
Followed by a replay of the cast interview.
Radio play by Sherri Rabinowitz (I directed it too.) Original music by Ray Dafrico.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Emmy Winning Producer/Writer/author; Brooks Wachtel!
Brooks is a very talented and diverse man who won an Emmy Award for screenwriting for the animated hit series Tutenstein! Brooks is an Emmy Award-winning writer with a long resume in TV and film. Wachtel has written more than 100 produced episodes of television fiction. In addition to episodes of X-Men, he has written shows as diverse as Fox’s live-action Young Hercules (starring Ryan Gosling) and animated hits like Spider-Man, Heavy Gear, Robo-Cop, Beast Machines: Transformers and PBS’ Liberty’s Kids. For younger viewers, he penned episodes of the pre-school hits, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rainbow Fish. Wachtel's episode, "I Did it My Way," for Tutenstein won an Emmy Award.
For The History Channel, he co-created and executive produced the hit series DogFights. Wachtel also wrote and produced other documentaries for that network, including episodes of Defending America: National Guard and The Coast Guard. Additionally, he wrote The Great Ships, Search and Rescue, The Royal Navy and Fly Past, which won the Cine Golden Eagle Award. Wachtel recently co-wrote and co-produced Silver Tsunami, an award-winning independent theatrical documentary.
Now he is an author of Lady Sherlock, LADY NATASHA (TASHA) DORRINGTON, an emancipated and brilliant detective in 1906 London, is drawn into a deadly mystery involving an ancient pagan curse and a diabolical plan to plunge the world into war. And he is hard at work on the sequel.
He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Animation Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild of America, West; as well as teaching screenwriting at UCLA Extension. He is a performing magician member of Hollywood’s Magic Castle.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back multi-talented photographer; Ian L. Sitren!
Ian L Sitren is a multi-talented photographer. He creates amazing pictures of athletes, models, actors and aircraft! "As a little boy I used to build military aircraft models and hang them from the ceiling in my room. Now I get to photograph them and fly in historic and military airplanes from World War II and many others.”
"My project about the Yiddish Theatre has it’s beginning with my own family. Uncle Izzy as he was known in our family, was one of the pioneers of the Yiddish Theatre along 2nd Avenue in New York City along with the famous Maurice Schwartz. The impact of the Yiddish Theatre through the Century and today reaches from Edward G. Robinson, Irving Berlin, and even Marlon Brando and so very much more. Indeed without the Yiddish Theatre even “Apocalypse Now” may never have been the motion picture it became."
"Photo excursions started out a few years ago with me just looking for interesting shoot locations. Then a couple of my friends wanted to come along so they became road trips for the purpose of finding the odd and unusual. One of the guys in our group does paintings from his photographs and is now in galleries here in Southern California and Montana and has been in number of prestigious art shows. Another of our group has also been successful in art shows with his photographs, here and abroad. Art Patron Magazine last year did a story about our photo excursions."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back best selling author; David Farland!
David Farland is an award-winning, international bestselling author with over 50 novels in print. He has won the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for “Best Novel in the English Language” for his science fiction novel On My Way to Paradise, the Whitney Award for “Best Novel of the Year” for his historical novel In the Company of Angels, and many more awards for his work. He is best known for his New York Times bestselling fantasy series,The Runelords.
Farland has written for major franchises such as Star Wars and The Mummy. He has worked in Hollywood greenlighting movies and doctoring scripts. He has been a movie producer, and he has even lived in China working as a screenwriter for a major fantasy film franchise.
As a writing instructor, Farland has mentored dozens who have gone on to staggering literary success, including such #1 New York Times Bestsellers as Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Brandon Sanderson (Wheel of Time), and Stephenie Meyer (Twilight).
Farland judges L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future, one of the largest worldwide writing competitions for new fantasy and science fiction authors. The contest has helped discover and launch many authors into professional careers, with nearly 100 new science fiction and fantasy books released in just the last year. In the video game industry, he has been both a designer and a scripter and was the co-leader on the design team for StarCraft: Brood War. He set the Guinness World Record for the largest single-author, single-book signing.
Chatting With Sherri chats with the cast of Dimness from Sherri's Playhouse!
All alone. In a small room. All you can remember about yourself is your name.
Three lonely people reach out to each other in the dimness, al they know are their names and how they are dressed.
The cast of Dimness discuss the play and their parts. It's a fun chat.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning screenwriter/producer Tom Blomquist!
Tom Blomquist is an award-winning screenwriter, producer and director who has been associated with some of the nation’s most popular television dramas, including Catherine Marshall’s Christy, Walker Texas Ranger, The A-Team, Hunter, Riptide, Swamp Thing, Farscape, Werewolf, In A Heartbeat, FAME LA and Hardcastle & McCormick, among others. He was also Staff Producer on NBC’s classic late-night talk show Tomorrow With Tom Snyder and served as Creative Executive on the Emmy- Ans the winning Hallmark Hall of Fame specials.
In addition to his work in television Blomquist has published two books; the forensic mystery novel Silent Partners and a textbook Eye Of The Storm: Directing For Film, Television & Emerging Media, which is recommended reading in the Disney/ABC Directing Program. A new novel, Devious Thinking, will be released by Lindstrom Legacy Publishing this fall. www.tomblomquist.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back talented actor; Drew Stephenson!
Best known for Vampire Diaries and Complications; Drew Stephenson is an Actor , Model, Musician, and Technologist who believes you get out what you put in, so he strives to always put every last piece of himself into his work. His newest project I am in called "One Heart!". As 1st Generation American Drew Grew up with close ties to his families Caribbean Heritage which has influence his thirst for creativity and hunger for art. Drew enjoys boxing, hiking, basketball, and painting when he is not on set or building apps. Stephenson's long-term goals include directing and scoring his own projects alongside developing apps for the entertainment industry in an 'always on world'. In the interim, audiences have a chance to see this future star grow and glow as he lights up the screen and continues to forge his path to success!
http://www.imdb.me/drewstephenson
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Mitzi Szereto!
Mitzi is an author and anthology editor whose books encompass true crime and crime fiction, gothic fiction, cozy mystery, satire, parody, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal romance, erotic fiction, and general fiction and non-fiction. Her novels, short stories and anthologies have been translated into several languages. She has appeared at major international literature festivals and taught creative writing around the world, including several universities in the United Kingdom.
The real monsters aren’t hiding in the woods—they’re in our towns. Featuring murder stories, criminal case studies, and more, The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns offers all-new accounts from today’s finest writers of true crime, crime fiction, and beyond. What’s more, these entries are not based on a true story—they are true stories. Edited by acclaimed author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto, the stories in this volume span the globe. Discover how murders, shooting sprees, violent robberies, and other bad things can and do happen in small towns all over the world.
Sherri's playhouse reprises of my tiny play called Dowry!
It was originally for an under 10 minute play writing contest. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. It is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US. It was a very personal project and so I am very interested in chatting with my cast about bringing it to life. We chat both plays and their parts in it. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. This next part takes place after the family has moved to NYC after they started to assimulate. And how my Grandma started working for some biggest stars in the theater
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-nominated author Piper Mejia!
Piper Mejia is an advocate for New Zealand writers and literature and is a co-founder of Young NZ Writers - a non-profit dedicated to providing opportunities for young NZ writers. Her short fiction has appeared in a range of publications including Babyteeth, Conclave, Spec-Fic Short Cuts, Short Cuts Track 1, Te Korero Ahi Ka and Tricksters Treats 3. A collection of her short stories, The Better Sister, will be published by Breach in 2020. As a child, Piper stayed up late laughing at horror films. As an adult, she spends a lot of time being disappointed by plot holes and yet somehow she has never lost her love for Science Fiction and Horror; two genres that continue to ask the question “What if …”
The Better Sister; Throughout literature authors return again and again to the theme of three sisters; Cinderella and her two stepsisters, Medusa was one of three gorgons, King Lear had three daughters. Too often the sisters are portrayed as an innocent virgin, a sinful temptress, and a vengeful crone whose only purpose is to marry, trick or kill the prince. This collection of stories explores the complexity of the sister-trio relationship in worlds where women struggle for a voice, a place to stand; and peace in themselves.
Sherri’s Playhouse reprises my radio play about my family origins; Mishpucha!
This is both an interview with the cast and and the presentation of the radio play. The cast talks about the parts and how they felt about playing them and then we broadcast the radio play itself which is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US. Then there is a bit more chat, come and join the party!
This show was recorded earlier so please do not call in.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes new author; Verna Cyril!
Verna Cyril was born on the beautiful island of Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean. From an early age, Verna was fascinated by the written word and she devoured anything in print that she could lay her hands on. As she progressed, her knowledge of the world and the intricacies of human behavior increased and fired her imagination to express herself in the fantasy of conjuring stories that were graphic and spellbinding much to the delight of family members and a growing circle of friends and admirers.
"Heart of a Slave," is set in the year 1814. It’s about the heroine, a young woman name Siwhetta who was taken into captivity from her homeland, Africa. Siwhetta was sold into slavery and subsequently arrived in the West Indies via the Atlantic slave trade. The first chapter gives a vivid description of her voyage through the Atlantic. Upon Siwhetta’s arrival, she is sold to a very wealthy plantation owner named Lady Noelita. Siwhetta who was the daughter of a tribal chieftain and warrior is headstrong, independent and a fighter.
Dimitri on the other hand has an eye for beautiful women and so he finds Siwhetta intriguing. The connection between the two soon spirals into a passionate and steamy love affair. The plot weaves through exciting conflicts as this forbidden love story unfolds.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning film-maker; Tom Konkle!
Tom is a talented actor and director his latest is;
Noise in the Middle; After the sudden death of his wife, a grieving father of a severely non-verbal autistic girl seeks experimental therapy where he unknowingly rents an Airbnb with a haunted history. This stirs his daughter's psychic abilities along with his personal demons. The result is a story full of suspense, tension, empathy and a powerful metaphor about the Noise In All Of Us.
Tom's won best thriller in the Los Angeles Film Awards for his classically inspired 1940’s noir feature, TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS. Directed by and starring Thomas Konkle, the film follows Roland Drake, a Los Angeles Private Investigator trying to untangle a mystery that only lands him in deep trouble. And Brittney Powell won the Stella Adler award for acting in film!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Emily Who!
Emily who? Emily WHO! She’s a new Australian children’s singer who just released her debut album, A Day For Adventure – which can be played on itunes/spotify/google music and all other streaming services.
She has a live show ready to be toured across Australia when such time allows which she recently performed at preschools in London. When she’s not singing her Emily Who songs, Emily writes and presents the Kur-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra Kids’ Proms performances, children’s shows for the Acacia Quartet and children’s activities at Sydney Symphony family concerts.
In 2017 she toured with Poetry in Action to schools across Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, performing poetry. She volunteers for Storyville and Books In Homes – regularly reading stories for young children. She is also an actor and regularly performs in Australian television and theatre. She received the Emerging Artist award at the 2019 Sydney Fringe Festival. In 2020 Emily was selected for the young artists program at the Visioni Festival in Bologna, Italy and the Next Generation program in Helsingborg, Sweden as part of the Bibu Festival.
Quick Links to all things Emily Who:
Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/?id=Ablgsxbeupmvdrplyb6h32jiiqi
iTunes:
https://music.apple.com/au/album/a-day-for-adventure/1474919833
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1p4lG99LDuaGuly3QAxPkN
You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/emilywho
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/EmilyWho.kids/posts/?ref=page_internal
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/_emily_who/
Chatting With Sherri welcomes best selling author; Robert J Sawyer!
Science fiction writer and futurist Robert J. Sawyer has been interviewed over 350 times on radio, over 350 times on television, and countless times in print. A member of the Order of Canada, he lives in Mississauga, Ontario (just outside Toronto). Rob is one of only eight writers in history — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world’s top Science Fiction awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (the full list of such winners: Paolo Bacigalupi, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Haldeman, Frederik Pohl, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, and Connie Willis), and he’s the first author in thirty years to receive a Lifetime Achievement Aurora Award.
According to the Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards, Robert J. Sawyer is the #1 all-time worldwide leader in number of award wins as a science-fiction or fantasy novelist (second place goes to China Miéville; Stephen King, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Connie Willis are tied for third place). Rob is also the #1 all-time leader in number of award nominations as a science-fiction or fantasy novelist (second place goes to Stephen King). In June 2016, Rob was inducted into the Order of Canada, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the Canadian government.
Rob has been a judge in L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest since 2005 as one of the many ways he pays it forward.
This show was recorded
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author;BRAD SCHREIBER!
Brad Schreiber has written for all media. He's also a literary consultant, producer and actor. MUSIC IS POWER (Rutgers University Press) is his latest book, covering 100 years of socially conscious music in all genres. He's also developing a true crime podcast, based on his book DEATH IN PARADISE and can be found at; www.bradschreiber.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Lee Murray!
Grotesque: Monster Stories; 11 short stories from the imagination of New Zealand's multiple award-winning author and editor Lee Murray! Contains 4 original stories including a new adventure in the much-lauded and awarded Taine McKenna series!
“With Grotesque: Monster Stories, Lee Murray proves she is a first-rate talent! These stories are fascinating,unexpected, and scary as hell!” — Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rage and V-Wars.
Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy, and horror (Sir Julius Vogel, Australian Shadows) and a three-time Bram Stoker Award® nominee. Her works include the Taine McKenna military thrillers (Severed Press), and supernatural crime-noir series The Path of Ra, co-written with Dan Rabarts (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Grotesque: Monster Stories (Things in the Well) as well as several books for children. She is proud to have edited fourteen speculative works, including award-winning titles Baby Teeth: Bite Sized Tales of Terror and At the Edge (with Dan Rabarts), Te Kōrero Ahi Kā (with Grace Bridges and Aaron Compton) and Hellhole: An Anthology of Subterranean Terror (Adrenaline Press). She is the co-founder of Young New Zealand Writers, an organisation providing development and publishing opportunities for New Zealand school students, co-founder of the Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers, and HWA Mentor of the Year for 2019. In February 2020, Lee was made an Honorary Literary Fellow in the New Zealand Society of Authors Waitangi Day Honours. Read more at www.leemurray.info
Chatting With Sherri welcomes film editor Jason Summers who worked the fascinating documentary about Natalie Wood!
Jason Summers is a documentary editor who's latest film Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind was an official selection at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and is now streaming on HBO. Born in San Francisco, Jason grew up close to the film industry as his father Gary Summers worked for George Lucas' Skywalker Sound as a Re-recording Mixer on films such as Return of the Jedi, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, and Titanic.
After graduating from film school at San Francisco State University, Jason moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and worked in various post-production jobs before teaming up as an editor with behind-the-scenes documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau. Their partnership has spanned over 15 years leading to their collaboration on Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind. This film is a story of a Hollywood Legend but also a personal story about a family, a loving wife, a devoted mother, and a boss fighting for equality way ahead of her time. It’s also the story of tragedy and overcoming loss under the intense media spotlight and tabloid speculation told by her daughters as well as her closest friends and collaborators. The film also features never before seen home movies and photographs of Natalie Wood from the families archive.
Chatting with Sherri welcomes authors Peter J. Wacks and Eytan Kollin!
Peter J. Wacks, born as Jebediah Jason Zarathustra Janney Shults, was quickly reminted to a sane name yet never really recovered a sense of normalcy in his life. Peter (or Zarth, whatever, it's cool) has traveled to 37 countries, hitchhiked across the United States (very funny, no, he didn't hitchhike to Hawaii), and backpacked across Europe.
Eytan Kollin lives in Pasadena, California. With Dani Kollin, he is author of books including The Unincorporated Man, The Unincorporated War, and The Unincorporated Woman.
Caller of Lightning (Arcane America #3) When Halley’s Comet blazed across the sky in 1759, onlookers saw a sight far more spectacular—and disastrous—than they ever could have imagined. Destroyed in a magical battle, the comet is rent in two and appears to strike Earth. The event is known as The Sundering, the moment in which the Old World is separated from the New, perhaps permanently isolating the Americas. The New World is now far stranger than before, and the Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous peoples on the American continent must forge new bonds if they are to survive.
So, when magic returns to the world of the 1700s, who does the world turn to for help? None other than the father of electricity himself: Benjamin Franklin! But Franklin is in for a shock if he thinks his knowledge of science will prepare him for the world of magic.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back; Shaquita Smith!
We talk about the current situations around the country and around the world and her latest work in; Broken Scales, Baby Blue And Summer Vibea!
Shaquita Smith is a television actress and film director. She is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. She has appeared on NCIS: New Orleans, All Eyes on Me, PUSH, Daytime Divas, Hap & Leonard and many more film projects. She is the Lou Godwin Award winner! In 2016, She made her first directorial debut film called "Truth or Double Dare"
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the amazing; Alexandra Tydings!
Alexandra Tydings was born on December 15 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress, known for Dr. Kathleen Brady in What Death Leaves Behind, Aphrodite in Xena: Warrior Princess and as Victoria Reynolds in The Sunchaser.
This is a fun recorded chat about too many subjects to list but we had a lot of fun; please join us!
Chatting With Sherri Welcomes author; Greg Hickey!
Greg Hickey was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1985. After graduating from Pomona College in 2008, he played and coached baseball in Sweden and South Africa. He is now a forensic scientist, endurance athlete and award-winning writer. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Lindsay.
The Friar's Lantern: You are the protagonist in this grown-up choose your own story novel. You may win $1,000,000. You will judge a man of murder. Choose wisely—if you can.
Sherri's Playhouse Reprises #JohnDoe!
The play is by Everett Robert and his take on Reality TV and the people who allow themselves to be taken over by it. And this is what happens when reality hits these people right in the face. It is a both a very funny and very touching play. Please join us!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes charming and talented actor; Joshua Charles Dawe!
Some his work can be seen in; Wentworth, Loren, What's Left and Perfect Chaos - S01 E09 Joshua Charles Dawe.
"I began my career in Photography at Seventeen. Studying Art and Design at Tafe College, Perth, I initially hoped to work as a comic book artist. During this formative period, my Father gave me my first camera. This would prove to be the catalyst for a life long passion. It would also lead me to fulfil another dream of becoming an Actor.
I have worked as a Free Lance Portrait and Fashion Photographer all over the world. New York, Dubai, Indonesia and Australia.
I am now permanently based in Melbourne, Victoria. I continue to work with incredible Actors, Musicians and Models whilst working in Feature Films and Television as an actor and writer. I now also host and produce the podcast 'Big Wonder'. Which specialises in having conversations with upcoming filmmakers here in Melbourne about here current script ideas, upcoming projects and what it takes on a day to day basis to defy the odds."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Sci Fi Bulletin editor/publisher; Paul Simpson!
Paul Simpson, Consulting Editor Paul has been a lifelong fan of SF and fantasy in all media, and has been part of the army of Robots for some years in various capacities. He loves working with authors to help them realise their visions – no matter how out of this world!
Sci Fi Bulletin; News and reviews from the universes of science fiction, fantasy and horror from the Editor of DreamWatch Magazine and Total Sci-Fi, and the Tolkien Society Award winner for Best Book 2014 for Middle-earth Envisioned.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises; A Heavenly Hand
Donna is an actress she has reached that time in her life that she must choose between her dream and being practical. She is on the brink of not only breaking her heart but the hearts of all those who love her and her talent. Till Alexandra knocks on the door and changes everything! Please join us for our first Radio Playhouse.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author; Katie Livingston!
Katie Livingston of New Cordell winner of the world wide writing contest; Writers of The Future!
Katie is a student at Wesleyan University where she is earning a BA in English and lives in Middletown, Connecticut during the school year. She spent her high school years tending chickens and writing speculative fiction novels, since there wasn’t much else to do smack in the middle of rural Oklahoma. She is a fan of Stephen King novels, ’80s horror flicks, rural living, and cats—all of which inspire her work. Katie hopes to attend graduate school for American literature so that she can continue learning, reading, and writing for many years to come.
Katie's winning story is published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 which wasofficially released on April 7th!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Quinn Barrett!
Intuition Daily;"I teach people how to meditate in fun and unconventional ways which can be used at any time, anywhere"
IntuThe world is full of seemingly basic yet powerful intuitive promptings. This practice is designed to train your meditative mind to see the world in an entirely new way. The guidance you receive comes from a combination of your own common sense, inner wisdom, and personal energy. Words, colors, numbers and image packs have been carefully curated and designed to guide users to the answers within themselves.It’s important not to overthink the intuition that comes during meditation. Let feelings, thoughts, impressions, and sounds come to you without judgment.
Sherri's Playhouse reprise; Never Again by RM Alexander!
Failure isn’t an option…
Ken Shepherd’s witness is murdered, leaving him to want more than just to arrest the criminals and walk away. A career change to the Witness Security Program gives the opportunity to help people who made bad decisions find a second chance. But will high expectations lead to happiness or is death lurking around the corner?
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Paul Wheaton about his book; Building A Better World In Your Backyard, Instead Of Being Angry At Bad Guys!
Paul Wheaton has come out with this wonderful book on making a huge, positive, global difference from your own home! Prioritize comfort over sacrifice while saving thousands of dollars. Explore dozens of solutions and their impacts on carbon footprint, petroleum footprint, toxic footprint, and other environmental issues.
If 20% of the population implemented half the solutions in this book, it would solve the biggest global problems. All without writing to politicians, joining protests, signing petitions, or being angry at the people that are causing the problems.
Good solutions are often different from conventional environmental wisdom. The average American adult has a carbon footprint of 30 tons per year. Replacing a petroleum car with an electric car will cut 2 tons. But if you live in a cold climate and you switch from electric heat to a rocket mass heater, you will cut 27 tons!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; T Novan!
T. Novan, has been writing essentially his entire life. His love of the craft and his desire to master the art started young when he won a community creative writing contest at the age of 8 with a short story about how mankind would settle future disputes over a chessboard.
40 years later, he realized that after spending some time as an auto mechanic, police officer and even most recently a chimpanzee keeper it was time to return to the one thing that he simply cannot escape his love of and the need to write.
He is married, with one daughter and three grandchildren and he currently lives about 20 minutes outside Richmond, Virginia where he splits his time between writing and being a 'Gentleman Farmer' on his small family homestead.
After being in semi-retirement for the last few years, TN has reemerged with classic titles like Madam President, First Lady and Words Heard in Silence (Book 1 of the Redmond Family Saga) rereleased for the first time in nearly 15 years. Now he and his writing partner and wife Taylor Rickard, have released Paths of Peace and Enemies in the Gates (Books 2 and 3 in the Redmond Family Saga). They are working on the fourth book in the Redmond series, Honor Thy Father.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises Murder At Home by Everett Robert!
Sherri's Playhouse is proud to present Playwright/ Director Everett Robert's Murder At Home! Please join us for this play of mystery, money and murder. This exciting new two act play will take you on a roller coaster ride of suspence. So listen in and see if you can guess what will happen next!
This is a production of Chatting With Sherri.
(c) 2014 Emergency Room Productions
Sound effects by Freesfx.co.uk
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Leah Ning!
Leah lives in northern Virginia with her husband and their five animals: two cats, a dog, and two sugar gliders, all of whom are exactly as cute as they sound. Despite her years of residency here, both past and yet to come, her heart lies in the cold, snowy north, and she hopes to get back there someday. She works full time as a programmer and spends her spare non-writing time drawing, playing video games, and learning to make delicious new foods. “Yellow and Pink” is her first writing sale. Leah Ning's winning storie is in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 which is officially released on April 7th.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Dr. Colleen Darnell!
Renowned Egyptologist Dr. Colleen Darnell's areas of expertise include Late Period uses of the Underworld Books, ancient Egyptian military history, the literature of New Kingdom Egypt, and Egyptian revival history. Her research in Egyptian military history has led to the first recreation of the tactics of the Battle of Perire, c. 1208 BCE and her study The Great Karnak Inscription of Merneptah "replaces all other earlier studies of the key historical narratives relating Merneptah's war against the Libyans." Her research on the military role that Tutankhamun might have taken on as pharaoh of Egypt contributed to Tutankhamun's Armies: Battle and Conquest in Ancient Egypt's Late Eighteenth Dynasty (co-authored with John Darnell) and was featured in the historical section of the documentary "King Tut Unwrapped." Through books and documentaries, Darnell has brought ancient Egyptian warfare and tactics to the broader public. In Egypt, she has made several important archaeological discoveries as the director of the Moalla Survey Project, an ongoing archaeological project.
She is also a well known Vintage Fashion aficionada and she has in collaboration with her husband, John Darnell a very delightful instagram page at; @vintage_egyptologist . As well as a new Youtube page about Egyptology; Vintage Egyptologist
Sherri's Playhouse Reprises Zoe's Promise!
ZOE’S PROMISE; A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF EVA AND ZOE!
A prequel of A Widgie Knight, Zoe's Promise is the fun and zany story of Zoe creating the setting of romantic promise that she made to Eva when they first met after they survived WW2 and the Nazis. Happily settled in Australia Zoe is now able to keep the promise that she made to Eva at the displaced people camp in Egypt. Join us for the fun and zaniness!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Karen Viggers!
Karen is the award-winning, internationally best-selling author of four novels (Allen&Unwin): The Stranding (2008), The Lightkeeper’s Wife (2011), The Grass Castle (2014) and The Orchardist’s Daughter (2019). Karen is a wildlife veterinarian, biologist and researcher with a PhD in wildlife health, and she has worked with native animals in many remote parts of Australia from the Kimberley to Antarctica – bringing a unique set of perspectives to Australian contemporary literary fiction. Her work has been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Slovenian, Romanian, Norwegian, Croatian and Dutch. In 2016, The Lightkeeper’s Wife/La Mémoire des embruns was published to acclaim in France (Les Escales, le Livre de poche 2016), winning the Les Petits Mots des libraires award 2016 for a discovery novel (Roman Decouverte) and short-listed for the Livre de poche Reader’s Choice Award.
Sixteen-year old Mikaela has grown up isolated and home-schooled on an apple orchard in south-eastern Tasmania, until an unexpected event shatters her family. Eighteen months later she and her older brother Kurt are running a small business in a timber town. Miki longs to make connections and spend more time in her beloved forest, but she is kept a virtual prisoner by Kurt. When Miki meets Leon, another outsider, things slowly begin to change. But the power to stand up for yourself must come from within. And Miki must fight to uncover the truth of her past and discover her strength and spirit.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back John Alsedek!
Suspense ran for an unprecedented 20 years and 900-plus episodes before finally going off the air on September 30th, 1962- a date that is widely considered the end of radio’s ‘Golden Age’.
Fifty years later, John C. Alsedek and Dana Perry-Hayes revived the series, with all-new stories and a style reminiscent of the original without being a copy. It has also been nominated three times for the Peabody Awards, as well as for the Parsec Awards, the Young Artists Awards, and the Young Entertainer Awards. And most recently they were nominated for Voice Arts Awards!
Chatting with Sherri welcomes back Anthony J and Julie Sharpe!
Anthony J Sharpe is an actor, singer and musician who is best known as Cec Yates from Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries and his talented wife Julie Herridge Sharpe is an actress, corporate emcee, and comedian beloved for her outrageous characters who works 'around the room' at what ever amazing venue she is gracing.
Anthony is best known as CEC in Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries, he has a cameo in Miss Fisher and Crypt of Tears! He is also CASH in Black Water Abyss, Henry in Hunter's Moon,Town Crier in Robert The Bruce, and his latest project is called CHAIN MOVIE PROJECT and our first project is titled PERFECT CHAOS! The URL is: www.setapartpictures.net/the-chain-movie-project
And the delightful Julie Sharpe is the MC in the show Prince of the Night! A fun evening of Burlesque! Right now it is dark during the lockdown but it will be back as exciting as ever!
Sherri's Playhouse reprises radio play; Cat's Pajamas!
Welcome to The Cat’s Pajamas! This is the Roaring Twenties, it was a time of Speak- Easys, Bath Tub Gin and Smugglers and Mobsters. It was also a time that women were moving up in the world, they now have the vote, they have the right to go to college and get a job. This is also the time of the modern women, as well as dancing, smoking, short skirts and sexual exploration.
So join Orchid as she brings us into this exciting world that opened the path for our world today!
Meow!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes WOTF Emily Goodwin!
Emily Goodwin, Vice President of Public Affairs for Author Services, Writers of the Future. Author Services, Inc., introduces, the "L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Online Workshop" coinciding with the Summer 2020 edition of SciFi Magazine coverage of the new free online writing workshop available on the homepage of WritersoftheFuture.com.
We chat about writing, books and the contests and how they work and because of the lockdown they have introduced their new on-line writers workshop which is open for everyone.
This is a recorded show, please don't call in.
Sherri's Playhouse reprises; Sherlock Holmes and The Terror By Night Train!
Join Holmes, Watson, Irene Adler, along with famous detective C Augusta Dupin and a cast of memorable characters in this original play from writer William Goodwin, director Everett Robert and producer Sherri Rabinowitz.
A Sherri's Playhouse rebroadcast of Hamlet!
The Prince of Denmark comes to Sherri's Playhouse this evening! Listen to Sherri's Playhouse's players renditon of Shakespeare's classic tale of love, betrayal and madness.
In honor of the Bard's Birthday.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Sulari Gentill!
A reformed lawyer, Sulari Gentill is the award-winning author of the Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, the Hero Trilogy, and a number of standalone novels. She lives on a small farm in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, where she grows French Black Truffles and writes about murder and mayhem. Sulari has won and been shortlisted in many awards including: the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Australian Book Industry Award, the Davitt Award, the Ned Kelly Award, and the Scarlett Stiletto Award. She was the inaugural Eminent Writer in Residence at the Australian Museum of Democracy. Most recently she won the 2018 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel and was awarded a 2019 Create Grant by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Streamed Shakespeare's Emily McKnight!
Shakespeare told us, ‘All the world’s a stage’ but the COVID-19 pandemic is currently dominating the scene, so why not draw the curtain and binge on The Bard instead?
With the Australian theatre industry crippled, many performers, actors, directors, and creatives are turning to digital channels to continue to practice their craft. From those efforts, Streamed Shakespeare is emerging as a breakthrough international online hit.
Every Sunday, the Sydney-based group will live-stream a staged reading of one of Shakespeare's plays to the world. Tune in via Facebook at 2 pm Sydney time to change the scene and embrace some beauty.
EMILY WHO Emily Who is a new creation from Sydney-based actor and musician Emily McKnight, who can be seen on the 7 Network’s Jay’s Jungle. Emily writes and presents the Ku-Ring-Gai Philharmonic Orchestra’s Kids’ Proms, children’s shows for the Acacia Quartet, and children’s activities at Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s family concerts. Emily released her first album of songs for kids in early 2020, produced by Robin Gist (The Wiggles) and Peter Bailey (C’Mon Kids, Hop-a-long’s School House). In 2019 Emily received the NIDA Most Outstanding Emerging Artist Award at the Sydney Fringe Festival for her performance in Gravity Guts.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back writer, actor and filmmaker; Elizabeth Gracen!
Elizabeth Gracen talks about her newest project, The Gen Z Collective and her online magazine, Flapper Press.com! We also chat about her documentary LEE for Flapper Films! I can't wait to see it!
I am really excited to welcome her back to Sherri's Playhouse; Elizabeth will be reprising her role of the great Jane Austen in my play Joe Kronus, Capture The Kaiser which will be coming soon to you. Watch this space!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Jessica Brawner!
The First Sin is the first book in an alternate history Steampunk adventure series set in 18th Century Europe. Including elements of Steampunk, political intrigue, action adventure and dark fantasy, it follows the adventures of Captain Jac and the crew of The Indiana. In this first book, the crew learns that there are some jobs you really shouldn't take, no matter how good the payout.
Jessica Brawner sprouted in the wilds of South Texas and plotted ways to spend her life traveling the world. She has been remarkably successful at that endeavor, and is now based in the Los Angeles area. In 2001 she discovered the wonders of Science Fiction and Fantasy conventions and has spent the years since working as a booth babe, volunteering for bands and vendors at conventions all over the country. She has taken those experiences and written a book: Charisma +1: The Guide to Convention Etiquette for Gamers, Geeks, and the Socially Awkward Published in 2014 by WordFire Press, followed by The Official Dragon Con Survival Guide also by WordFire Press, 2015.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Theresa Derwin!
HWA member Theresa Derwin writes Urban Fantasy, Horror and Horror Erotica, with over fifty anthology acceptances, one in ‘Below the Stairs’ with Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell and Paul Kane.
She is in her first year MA Creative Writing at BCU.
When she became too ill to work, she accepted medical release, to pursue a writing career. As well as physical disabilities she has cognitive function issues, and writing gives her an escape from her illnesses.
She's had four collections published; has edited over nine anthologies. Her forthcoming books include ‘God’s Vengeance’ from CLP and collection ‘Sex, Slugs and Sausage Rolls’
She is the 2019 HWA Mary Shelley Scholarship recipient.
She blogs at www.theresaderwin.co.uk
Twitter @BarbarellaFem
Chatting With Sherri welcomes publishers Barbra and Bryant Dillon!
Barbra Dillon is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Fanbase Press, an Eisner Award-nominated publishing company that seeks to produce new and distinctive works that give voice to the themes, ideals, and people that make “geekdom” so exceptional. She is also the Director of Marketing Operations for Gemelli Biotech, as well as a voice-over actress with credits including The Katniss Chronicles (Katniss Everdeen) and Pendant Audio's Phantom Canyon (Clara).
Bryant Dillon is the co-founder and President of Fanbase Press. He has a passion for many interests, having filled the positions of actor, director, writer, and artist on a number of projects. His writing credits include Fanbase Press' first two graphic novels, Something Animal and Identity Thief. He is also an actor, writer, and executive producer on the fan-produced audio drama, The Katniss Chronicles.
Fanbase Press celebrates fandoms and creates new ones! As an award-winning comic book publisher and geek culture website, Fanbase Press produces new and distinctive works, as well as daily reviews, interviews, and podcasts, that span the pop culture spectrum and give voice to the themes, ideals, and people that make geekdom so exceptional.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the production team of Miss Fisher and The Crypt Of Tears!
I was so excited to chat with Director; Tony Tilse, Executive Producer and Writer; Deb Cox and Co-Producer; Lucy MacLaren about bringing one of my favorite shows to silver screen! We talked about the choice of Morocco, how wonderful Essie Davis and Nathan Page were in the film, how important fans are to them and how they hoped they loved the movie that they worked so hard to bring to them.
Filmed on location in Morocco, including at the extraordinary sand dunes on the edge of the Sahara, and in Melbourne’s magnificent historic mansions, Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears will captivate Miss Fisher’s loyal fans and introduce the world’s most stylish and accomplished lady detective to a whole new audience.
Phryne Fisher saves a young Bedouin girl - Shirin Abbas - from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Miss Fisher begins to unravel a wartime mystery concerning a priceless jewel, ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin’s forgotten tribe.
This is a recorded interview.
I am so happy to welcome back the talented & charming; Adrienne Wilkinson! Adrienne is a wonderfully talented actress best known as Xena's daughter Eve/Livia on Xena Warrior Princess. Adrienne is back to chat about her new adventures, her hobbies and new projects; including her new movies; DREAMCATCHER, BURNING DOG https://www.burningdogfilm.com
Her charity raffle: http://adriennewilkinson.com/charitydinner/book/
CAMEO: www.cameo.com/yoadriennew
RAVE VIP: for video fan meet & greets and for coaching/consulting: https://www.ravevip.com/profile/adriennewilkinson
Her radio show; SUSPENSE - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspense-radio-drama/id1114362951
The MOB; 3 full seasons, hundreds of actors interviewed for her little web series;
season 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JHkveVqz8&list=PLEl3IlNX50tPhFe53ugd-BnwmRGFGiTyh
Season 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfAYw42Q3lQ&list=PLEl3IlNX50tOBEAs6iXwrAY_B7sud7TcO
season 3: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEl3IlNX50tP1etq10rUf0CAruQ--Cpoa
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes artist Echo Chernik!
Echo has more than twenty years of experience as a professional commercial artist in the advertising field, and five years as an instructor of graphics and digital illustration at Pratt Institute, Westchester Community College, Marymount Manhattan and Skidmore CCI. She specializes in art nouveau-influenced poster design, advertisements, package design and book covers. She has been an Illustrators of the Future judge since 2016.
She is a traditionally trained artist—a graduate of Pratt Institute, summa cum laude (President’s Award for Academic Excellence). A traditional background in art focuses on skills such as drawing and painting as well as perspective and color theory. This allows the artist to translate their concept into whatever media best suits the job—resulting in a very versatile artist, who is not limited by any one medium.
Chatting with Sherri is excited to welcome back the diverse and talented actor,Travis McMahon!
Travis McMahon is best known as Bert Johnson from Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries will joins us to talk about some his latest work and adventures which include; Rams, Myall Creek Day of Justice and How Do You Know Chris? We also chat about his writing and what is happening in the world today, it is a fasinating chat!
He has acted in TV series such as;(of course,) Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries , Last Man Standing and Good Guys Bad Guys and films; Kokoda: 39th Battalion and Cactus!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning artist; Bruce Brenneise!
Bruce Brenneise is an award-winning illustrator for the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest! His passion is for world-building through vibrant, epic and strange environments, helping clients flesh out ambitious stories and excite their fans. He's best known for his work on games such as Numenera and Slay the Spire. He lives in Seattle with his wife, son, and carnivorous plants.
Bruce Brenneise grew up in the countryside by Lake Michigan; nature and fantasy were two of his main interests from the beginning. He continued to not-so-secretly focus on magic, monsters, and myths while studying scientific illustration at the University of Michigan. Pursuit of diverse environments and experiences led him around the world in search of artistic inspiration: a field sketching trip to southern Africa, months amidst ancient ruins of Anatolia, not to mention six years working and traveling throughout China and other parts of East Asia. The landscapes he has explored and the vistas one can only find in fiction are at the heart of Bruce's current work as an illustrator and independent artist.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back actor/writer/director; Eric Erickson!
Eric Erickson - The Angry Viking - graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Theatre and spent his early acting years performing on stages across the country in roles ranging from Hamlet and Mercutio to Conrad Birdie and Charlie Chaplin. He has been seen in the feature films "Dam Sharks!" and "Last Call at Murray's" and the television shows "The Last Ship," "The Young and the Restless" and "Stitchers." He also appeared in the cult favorite "Snake Outta Compton" as Alley Jaws.
Eric Paul Erickson, writer/director and star of the upcoming award winning feature film “Truth”. He received Best Director awards for the film from the Silver State Film Festival and the Marina del Rey Film Festival and a Best Actor and Best Storytelling award from the Laughlin International Film Festival. It also won best feature at the Worldwide Women's Film Festival and Eric was nominated for best actor at the Bloodstained Indie Film Festival in Japan. He presented "Truth" in Arkhangelsk, Russia in 2018 at the Arctic Open Film Festival.
He is currently prepping for the release of a book called Ascension, that is a science fiction novel that will be out in the spring. Viking Dog has created the Little Book Series, which are small fun fact books about different topics. We hope to do small more niche topics like Radio and Pulp Fiction. Truth has also been released as an ebook and paperback of the screenplay on different platforms.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes screenwriter and author; Paul Coyle!
I am so excited to welcome the very talented Paul Coyle to my show, I have been watching and enjoying his shows for years. He was a writer on Crazy Like a Fox and Jake and the Fatman, Xena: Warrior Princess. As well a writer for three Trek series – Star Trek: The Animated Series; Star Trek: Voyager; and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He was a writer/producer for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. .Paul also wrote for other genre series such as Superboy, The Dead Zone, and Space Precinct
His latest adventure is a book tentatively called; From Star Trek to Xena to Hercules: A Screenwriter's Life Scripting the Stories of Heroes. http://www.jacobsbrownmediagroup.com/from-star-trek-to-xena-to-hercules-a-screenwriters-life-scripting-the-stories-of-heroes.html
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Stacey L Tucker!
The Equal Night Trilogy is a romantic adventure that speaks to the longing in the hearts of women. Once the Greeks forced their male gods upon the world, the belief in the power of women was severed. For centuries it has been thought that the wisdom of the high priestesses perished at the hand of the patriarchs—but the ancient Book of Sophia, which contains the sacred knowledge needed for the coming age, is out there. And it is looking for Skylar Southmartin. This new adult fantasy series takes our protagonist, Skylar, on a journey through Fire, Air, and Water as she races to fulfill her task: find the Book of Sophia, return the heart of humanity to wholeness, and return the United States to a trajectory toward its true destiny—becoming the New Atlantis. Along the way, she discovers shocking truths about her family, recovers lost love, and, time and again, faces tests of her loyalties, her courage, and her strength of will. A new adult fantasy series that calls on readers to embrace their sexuality and their shadow self, The Equal Night Trilogy is a tribute to the extraordinary power of mothers, daughters, wives, and women of the twenty-first century—and a reminder that the future depends on the choices we make now.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back talented author; Nicholas Diak!
Nicholas Diak is a pop culture scholar who specializes in Italian genre cinema, contemporary sword and sandal films, industrial music, 80s retroism, and H. P. Lovecraft studies. His first book, The New Peplum: Essays on Sword and Sandal Films and Television Programs Since the 1990s, was published in late 2017 while his second book, co-edited with Michele Brittany, Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern: Critical Essays is slated to be published later this year.
He has contributed essays to a variety of websites and journals, along with chapters to the academic books James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy, Horror in Space: Critical Essays on a Film Subgenre, Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series and a chapter in an upcoming untitled anthology on Westworld. Along with Michele Brittany, he is a co-creator and co-chair of the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference which is part of the Horror Writers Association's yearly StokerCon event.
Aside from writing, Nicholas enjoys cooking, retrogaming, pinup and tiki culture, and is a contributor to the Exotica Moderne lifestyle magazine. Along with Michele, he lives in Orange, CA with two cats, Algernon and Cecily.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back publisher and writer; John Goodwin!
Over its 35 year history, the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest has recognized 404 winners who have gone on to publish 1,150 novels and 4,450 short stories. Of these, 192 are still active with a writing career—that’s over 40%. Twelve of these Contest winners have gone on to become NYT bestselling authors. And Contest Winners have garnered 155 major awards. Collectively, the winners of the contests have sold over 60 million books over the years. And with the last 4 volumes of Writers of the Future hitting national bestseller lists—and each of the winners becoming national bestselling authors and illustrators as a result—contest entries continue to increase each quarter with entries from around the world.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning author; Kaaron Warren!
Shirley Jackson award-winner Kaaron Warren published her first short story in 1993 and has had fiction in print every year since. She was recently given the Peter McNamara Lifetime Achievement Award and was Guest of Honour at World Fantasy 2018, Stokercon 2019 and Geysercon 2019. Kaaron was a Fellow at the Museum for Australian Democracy, where she researched prime ministers, artists and serial killers. She has published five multi-award winning novels (Slights, Walking the Tree, Mistification, The Grief Hole and Tide of Stone) and seven short story collections, including the multi-award winning Through Splintered Walls.. She has won the ACT Writers and Publishers Award four times and twice been awarded the Canberra Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Her most recent novel, Into Bones Like Oil (Meerkat Press) is on the Preliminary Ballot for the Stoker Award and the Recommended Reading List for Locus.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning composer, producer, educator, and host; David Raiklen!
David Raiklen is an American composer best known for the science fiction series Space Command and for the Emmy winning Mia, A Dancer’s Journey.
David was mentored by Oscar winner John Williams and Pulitzer Prize winner Mel Powel. Dr. Raiklen studied at USC, UCLA, and CalArts and later taught at those universities. He has worked for the major studios including Sony, Fox, Disney, Sprint, Mattel, Warner Bros and PBS, plus many independent productions. His projects have starred Elliott Gould, Doug Jones, Blythe Danner, and Martin Sheen. David made the New York Film Critics Top Ten with the documentary Heist, the short list for an Academy Award® for Worth, and Mia, A Dancer's Journey won the Emmy. An oratorio for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial titled Discovery, a mixed reality giant projection event for the Center Theater Group’s 50th anniversary, episodes of Star Trek Continues, and a violin concerto for festival darling Worth.
David Raiklen compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and Disney Hall. He was also host of a successful radio program, Classical Fan Club, where guests include Yo-Yo Ma and John Williams; and was host and leader of The Academy of Scoring Arts seminars. David is currently producing and composing for Space Command, a series of epic adventures set in a hopeful future, and producing Virtual Reality experiences.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Peter Wacks!
Caller of Lightning; When Halley's Comet blazed across the sky in 1759, onlookers saw a sight far more spectacular--and disastrous--than they ever could have imagined. Destroyed in a magical battle, the comet is rent in two and appears to strike Earth. The event is known as The Sundering, the moment in which the Old World is separated from the New, perhaps permanently isolating the Americas. What's more, The Sundering has brought magic into the world--creatures from folklore and fairy tales come to life, along with wizardry and magework unlike anything seen outside of legend. The New World is now far stranger than before, and the Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous peoples on the American continent must forge new bonds if they are to survive. So, when magic returns to the world of the 1700s, who does the world turn to for help? None other than the father of electricity himself: Benjamin Franklin! But Franklin is in for a shock if he thinks his knowledge of science will prepare him for the world of magic. The master once more becomes the apprentice. But Franklin must learn his spells fast, for he is far from the only one studying magic.
Predator: If It Bleeds; An anthology celebrating the 30th anniversary of the PREDATOR franchise, IF IT BLEEDS includes seventeen brand new, never before seen stories--exclusive to this collection--featuring the Predators throughout space and time. Based entirely on the original films, novels, and comics, PREDATOR: IF IT BLEEDS (a quote from the original movie) reveals the Predators stalking prey in 12th Century Japan, 9th Century Viking Norway, World War I, Vietnam, the Civil War, Hurricane Katrina, and the modern day, as well as across the far reaches of future space.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back TV director TJ Scott!!!
I always have a great time with TJ, he is an awarding winning director; he won the Canadian Screen Awards; Best Direction in a Drama Series for Orphan Black. We had a super time chatting about all his new shows and books;
Directing and Executive Producing Departure a series about an investigative team that looks into major Transport Incidents, In the first season the team is assemble to investigate the mid air disappearance of a Airliner between New York and London with 250 passengers on board, starring; Academy Award Winner Christopher Plummer, Emmy Award Winner Archie Panjabi, Kris Holden Ried, Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Peter Mensah,Shazad Latif,Allan Hawco!
Frontier tv series season 2 on Netflix starring JASON MOMOA of Aquaman was released recently - a six part season; It is the story of the Hudson Bay company and the battle between the French, The English and Native Americans for land and fur trapping rights. Dennys Ilic and I embedded ourselves in the show and shot a Coffee Table book of epic photos . We now have a kickstarter going to try to generate enough sales for the book to go into print,
STAR TREK:DISCOVERY (Season 2) This series is in mid release, we chat about; Senoqua Martin Green of the Walking Dead and Doug Jones of The Shape if Water star with new to the cast Anson Mount from Hell on Wheels and Shazad Latif .
And we chat about his show; V-WARS - New Netflix Vampire series starring Ian Somerhalder of Vampire Diaries.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Melissa Good!
Melissa Good is an IT expert who has been writing very popular novels such as Tropical Storm about her delightful characters Dar and Kerry. Now several books published she has all kinds of interesting characters enjoy. She has also written two episodes of Xena, Warrior Princess such as "Coming Home" and writes fan fiction.
Join us as she chat about her latest books; Of Sea and Stars and her new Dar and Kerry book; Southern Stars!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes; Producer/Creator/Co-Writer/Author;David Oman!
One of the most gruesome and notorious murders of our time was committed on AUGUST 8th,1969 when Charles Manson’s “Family” descended on Roman Polanski’s residence on Cielo Drive in Beverly Hills and brutally murdered 5 people including Polanski’s wife, actress Sharon Tate. While the original house no longer exists, filmmaker David Oman built his house a mere 150 feet from the site where the grisly murders took place. Oman is convinced that the murder victims still haunt his residence to this day. And he is not the only one. Paranormal experts and psychics from the world over have visited Oman’s residence and have dubbed it “The Mount Everest of haunted houses” and “The D-land for the Dead” for the amount of paranormal activity that occurs there.
DAVID OMAN (Producer/Creator/Co-Writer/Author) A native of Los Angeles, Oman has been intrigued by the paranormal from his early childhood and has been curious about the Spirit World ever since. In 1999 Oman with his father started to build the house on Cielo Drive, just down the drive from the infamous Sharon Tate Murders aka the Manson Murders – He just completed his first book, Ghosts of Cielo Drive, the Afterlife of Sharon Tate and the Spirits of the Oman House. After 2 years of living in the house he created a story based upon his experiences in the home with the activity, titled House at the End of the Drive. It was shot on location at his home and brought his story to life.
You can see more at; GhostsofCieloDrive.com or youtube.com/davidoman .
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back photographer; Chris Loomis!
"Design, art, nature, architecture, high-fashion, science, science-fiction, surrealism, the paranormal, music and even old cartoons...name some of the many things that inspire me personally as well as photographically. From personal project with high-concept productions to illustrative commissions for clients, I am constantly working to evolve my vision while maintaining the highest level of quality and art direction."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back talented actor; Brice Bexter!
Brice is a method actor who trained at the Lee Strasberg and Theatre and Film Institute in New York. He is an international and diverse actor known for his parts as Younes Laalej in Redemption Day, Captain Templeton in Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears and Abu Youssef in Greetings from ISIS and a Secret Service Agent in Good Omens!
This is a recorded show, please don't call in!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Sandra Shaw Homer!
Sandra Shaw Homer has lived in Costa Rica for 29 years, where she has taught languages and worked as a translator and environmental activist. For several years she wrote a regular column, "Local Color," for the English-language weekly, The Tico Times.
Her memoir Evelio's Garden is a lyrical meditation on organic gardening, cultural values, friendship, aging, loss, and, ultimately, the healing power of the natural world. Evelio teaches her about the rural sustainability of Costa Rica in decades past. Pulling her into the daily ups and downs of his project, he creates an often funny, always frustrating, and ultimately rewarding counterpoint to her own work, such that the two intertwine on the page...and lead her to confront a difficult past and open up to profound personal change.
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes back; Actor/Rock Photographer; Michael Strider!
Michael has worked with nearly every Rock Star on Earth. His resume also includes actors, supermodels and world leaders. And let us not forget the occasional female wrestler and a few Hollywood mass murderers!
He will be sharing real-life experiences from his career in the Rock industry, as well as his interesting life events that inspired him to form the charity organization, The LifeAfter Project.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning author; Lee Murray!
Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy, and horror (Sir Julius Vogel, Australian Shadows), and a two-time Bram Stoker nominee. Her works include the Taine McKenna military thriller series (Severed), and supernatural crime-noir series The Path of Ra co-authored with Dan Rabarts (RDSP) Lee lives with her family in New Zealand where she conjures up stories from her office overlooking a cow paddock. Her latest book is Dawn of the Zombie Apocalypse!
She has taken part in Sherri's Playhouse with The Thief's Tale, which is a very popular play!
Website https://www.leemurray.info/
Twitter @leemurraywriter
Chatting with Sherri welcomes award winning science fiction writer Shaene Siders!
Shaene Siders was recently nominated as a finalist for the 2020 Humanitas Prize! She is an award-winning action and science fiction writer who geeks out over swords, sorcery, and superheroes. Never read her scripts without a helmet! Her credits include Marvel's Avengers Assemble, DC Super Hero Girls, the Emmy Award winning Amazon series Niko and the Sword of Light, and Netflix’s Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac. She has also written for the Jim Henson Company, Universal Studios, PBS, The Discovery Channel, the Herokins game, the U.S. Military, and NASA.
Sherri's Playhouse presents a reprise of the amazing Joe Kronus; a time travel radio play!
Would you like to come along for the ride? See other times and stop those who would interfere with time....
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Wulf Moon!
Wulf Moon is an Olympic Peninsula award-winning writer. His stories have been published in Third Flatiron anthologies, as well as in Science World, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2, Writers of the Future Vol. 35, Future Science Fiction Digest, and in Deep Magic.
He has won over thirty awards in writing, including the Critters Annual Readers' Choice Award for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story of 2018, and the international Writers of the Future Contest.
His latest short story, “Cold Iron,” is published in the anthology Infinite Lives: Short Tales of Longevity by Third Flatiron Publishing.
Moon is podcast director for Future Science Fiction Digest.
His story “Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler” is on SFWA’s Recommended Reading List for the current Nebula Awards.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and magician Diana Zimmerman!
She has been a performer, writer, and businesswoman since the age of eight, when she invested all of her resources into a small magic trick. With a capital outlay of forty-seven cents, Diana parlayed her investment into a spectacular 25-year career as “America’s Foremost Lady Magician.”
She has authored seven books—three “Kandide” novels (www.kandide.com), two business books, and two biographies. She was a three-time nominee for Los Angeles “Woman of the Year;” an Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur Of The Year” finalist, and awarded a “Lifetime Achievement” award by the Academy of Magical Arts/Magic Castle. An avid collector of faery art, some of her pieces date back to the 1700s.
Her passion, however, is as an animal rights activist. A vegan, she works tirelessly to promote and improve animal welfare.
We get to chat with Lisa Russell about life in the Malibu Colony and Cary Grant!
Lisa grew up in Malibu, California some of her classmates were Emilio Estevez, son of Martin Sheen, Jill Selsman, daughter of Carroll Lynley. Tiffany Mitchum, granddaughter of Robert Mitchum to name a few school chums.
Later years, while attending Marymount High School, she became acquainted with CeeCee Durante, daughter of Jimmy Durante, Bridget Kelly, Gene Kelly's daughter and Courtney Lemmon, Jack Lemmon's daughter.
However, her closest friendship was with Jennifer Grant, daughter of Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon. they met at Carden Malibu and quickly forged a bond over they're common love of horses. Lisa and Jennifer would spend countless hours riding, watching horse shows and collecting anything related to the equestrian world.
From 1975 to 1980, Jennifer and Lisa were inseparable Cary would come in and play games, dance and tell jokes. Her nickname for Cary was rabbit. So, one night after Cary told us one of our favorite jokes about a rabbit. She just started calling him rabbit. He even made up a little funny character voice for rabbit.
She has many more tales to tell, listen in!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning author Eileen Mueller!
Winner of two Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Best Youth Novel (2016) and Best New Talent (2017), Eileen Mueller lives in New Zealand, on the side of a hill, with her four dragonets. In 2014 & 2015, she had fun organizing Wellington’s Storylines Family Day for thousands of kids – a festival bringing books alive through performances, crafts, and fun activities with kiwi authors and illustrators.
Eileen has won SpecFicNZ’s Going Global and the New Zealand Society of Authors’ NorthWrite Collaboration literary awards and is a New Zealander of the Year Local Hero medalist. She was also a finalist in the 2017 Romance Writers New Zealand Chapter Short Story contest.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back John Alsedek!
Suspense ran for an unprecedented 20 years and 900-plus episodes before finally going off the air on September 30th, 1962- a date that is widely considered the end of radio’s ‘Golden Age’.
Fifty years later, John C. Alsedek and Dana Perry-Hayes revived the series, with all-new stories and a style reminiscent of the original without being a copy. It has also been nominated three times for the Peabody Awards, as well as for the Parsec Awards, the Young Artists Awards, and the Young Entertainer Awards. And most recently they were nominated for Voice Arts Awards!
Sherri's Playhouse presents Mabel of the Anzacs 2 by Mary D. Brooks!
Adapted by Mary for the radio theater from her new novel, Mabel of the Anzacs part two is about two women - one a fiery teenager, the other a cantankerous octogenarian - find their mutual antipathy blossoms into an unlikely friendship. Together the two women forge a close bond that will change their lives forever.
It's a friendship for the ages. In this second part they confront each other and find out they are more alike then either could have ever known.
I would like to thank John Alsedek and Ty Pickett for all the hard work in editing this radioplay.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes music producer, song writer and musician Ron Pullman!
Ron Pullman will chat about bringing JIMMY CARTER from BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA (Hailed as "gospel titans" by Rolling Stone) are about to release their new song – “I AM WITH YOU STILL.” Legendary producer, engineer and performer, Alan Parsons lends his artistry to the production of the music.
This new inspiring and empowering song, Jimmy has recorded, features vocals from AIDB choir (Alabama Institute for the Def and Blind where Jimmy grew up) and Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, is set to release this summer.
When Mr. Pullman heard about Jimmy Carter’s history he arranged for the singer to return home (to AIDB). It was something Mr. Carter wanted to do but could never quite get there. Ron Pullman made it happen and it’s an interesting and heartwarming story that turned into a major event!
This interview was recorded earlier.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Kiel C. Barnekov!
Kiel Barnekov, was born in 1951 in Washington D.C. His father was a federal government intelligence executive and captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve. His mother was a federal government employee at several agencies. His paternal ancestors were Swedish nobility who immigrated to the United States in 1840. His maternal ancestors immigrated from Ireland. Mr. Barnekov grew up in Northern Virginia and graduated from George Mason University. He is now living in Ormond Beach, Florida, having realized his long-time dream of living near the ocean.
The Force of Evil has continuously attempted to complete the destruction of humankind since the dawn of time. Certain events throughout history that could have gone very wrong have been shepherded to good outcomes. This is the story of how Good overcomes Evil, one event at a time.In the year 2028, Kristian Barnett, billionaire through inheritance of his parent’s estate, and CEO of Barnett Industries which develops, manufactures, and implements advanced transportation systems globally, falls ill at the age of thirty-three with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Dr. Savannah Richards, Neurosurgeon and Research Scientist at the Stanford Neuroscience Health Center has developed a means to preserve the brain of a patient whose body has been irrecoverably destroyed but whose brain is unharmed. Concurrently, Dr. Ansley Barnett, wife of Kristian Barnett, is leading the development of a cyborg body indistinguishable from a human body for DARPA. Soon after Kristian’s brain is removed and placed in stasis, he is approached by The Guardian.
Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back author; Mitzi Szereto!
Mitzi is an author and anthology editor whose books encompass true crime and crime fiction, gothic fiction, cozy mystery, satire, parody, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal romance, erotic fiction, and general fiction and non-fiction. Her novels, short stories and anthologies have been translated into several languages. She has appeared at major international literature festivals and taught creative writing around the world, including several universities in the United Kingdom. A story from her British crime anthology Getting Even: Revenge Stories received a Highly Commended from the Crime Writers Association’s Silver Dagger Awards. She has the added distinction of having the first anthology of erotica to include a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Mitzi is the creator and presenter of the London-based web TV channel Mitzi TV, and also plays herself in the pseudo-documentary British film Lint: The Movie. Her blog of personal essays can be found at Errant Ramblings.
The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers;
They make the headlines. They give you nightmares. They make you afraid to leave your house. Yet according to statistics, you’re more likely to be murdered by someone you know than by a complete stranger. When a murder is committed by a stranger, it’s usually in connection with a burglary or robbery. But serial killers are a different entity. They’re the wildcard you never see coming.”—Mitzi Szereto
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Judith Marshall!
Author Judith Marshall has written an ambitious novel in which one of the most entrenched problems of modern-day womanhood is explored – our rigid clinging to control over our personal and professional lives and our reluctance to reach out for help when we most need it. Husbands May Come and Go but Friends Are Forever introduces readers to the unforgettable character of Elizabeth (Liz) Reilly-Hayden.
Coming out by December is Staying Afloat, a story borne of marriage and lust set against the responsibility of family. It explores a key life question: Can a woman ever really know her heart until she faces tragedy?
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author; David Farland!
David Farland is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author with over 50 novels in print, including The Runelords, Nightingale, and The Courtship of Princess Leia. He has helped dozens of authors hit the New York Times Bestseller list, contributing to the careers of Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, James Dashner, and many more.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back talented author; Nicholas Diak!
Nicholas Diak is a pop culture scholar who specializes in Italian genre cinema, contemporary sword and sandal films, industrial music, 80s retroism, and H. P. Lovecraft studies. His first book, The New Peplum: Essays on Sword and Sandal Films and Television Programs Since the 1990s, was published in late 2017 while his second book, co-edited with Michele Brittany, Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern: Critical Essays is slated to be published later this year.
He has contributed essays to a variety of websites and journals, along with chapters to the academic books James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy, Horror in Space: Critical Essays on a Film Subgenre, Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series and a chapter in an upcoming untitled anthology on Westworld. Along with Michele Brittany, he is a co-creator and co-chair of the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference which is part of the Horror Writers Association's yearly StokerCon event.
Aside from writing, Nicholas enjoys cooking, retrogaming, pinup and tiki culture, and is a contributor to the Exotica Moderne lifestyle magazine. Along with Michele, he lives in Orange, CA with two cats, Algernon and Cecily.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes best selling and award nominated author; Bryan Thomas Schmidt!
Bryan Thomas Schmidt is the Hugo nominated editor of The Martian by Andy Weir, a national bestselling author of the John Simon Thrillers and official entries in The X-Files, Predator, Monster Hunter International, Joe Ledger, and more.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Brian Trent!
Brian Trent's work regularly appears in Analog, Fantasy & Science Fiction, The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF, Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, Terraform, Daily Science Fiction, Apex, Pseudopod, Escape Pod, Galaxy’s Edge, Nature, and numerous year’s best anthologies. The author of the recently published sci-fi novel Ten Thousand Thunders and the dark fantasy series Rahotep, Trent lives in New England. His website is www.briantrent.com.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Rachel Anne Cox!
Utah author Rachel Anne Cox offers a literary dystopian novel for adults which owes much of its realness to her skill as a researcher for historical book themes.
A Light From The Ashes is set in the future wasteland of Virginia where Sam, the son of revolutionaries, wants nothing more than to leave the violence of his past behind him, but the impending Third Revolution and the two women he loves may not let him. With his loyalties torn between his affection for Sophie and maintaining the tentative peace which has prevailed in the land, Sam must navigate the fine lines between peace and rebellion, love and hate, while trying to find his humanity in an inhumane world and within himself.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back podcaster; Jennifer Aldrich!
Join Jennifer Aldrich, author, performer, and fan of all things in the Phryne Fisher-verse, as she interviews fellow fans who are adventurous in their own right. Find out how they answer the question: What would Miss Fisher do? Plus, stay up-to-date on news from around the fandom including movie news, Miss Fisher related meet-ups and events, and much more.
This is a recorded episode, please don't call in.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award nominated author and playwright; Robin Alexander!
We will be chatting about her books of course but we are also going to chat about her second radio play for Sherri's Playhouse called Deep Echos by Melody Ash, hernon de plume for Science Fiction.
She is an award winning author with several books coming out; Northern Echos by Melody Ash and a very popular series of books; Secrets are revealed and the fight continues in Dark Crossings and Revelaltions, Books #2 and #3 of the Shadows Trilogy.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Award-winning Japanese-American filmmaker, Anita Sugimura Holsapple!
Award-winning Japanese-American filmmaker, Anita Sugimura Holsapple is a “survivor” of war.
Battlefield: Home – Breaking The Silence was inspired by her own experiences as military child during the Vietnam War, and the realization of despite years, today’s generation of military families are continuing to face the same challenges and stigma surrounding mental injuries and trauma.
As the daughter of a Japanese mother who survived the bombing of Japan, and a combat U.S. Marine of the Vietnam Conflict, Anita is very experience with mental injuries and trauma when the remnants of war came home.
"PTSD and mental injuries leave a legacy, a fingerprint and an emotional imprint, not only on the injured, but the family members as well."
Battlefield: Home - Breaking The Silence became a mission.
A celluloid story of our journey, the military family members who for generations maintained a code of silence.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Brad R Torgersen!
Brad R. Torgersen the 2019 DragonCon Dragon Award winner for Best Science Fiction novel: A STAR-WHEELED SKY! The award-winning stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. A veteran and Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Army Reserve, Brad has also served in half a dozen different countries.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor/writer/director; Eric Paul Erickson!
Eric Erickson - The Angry Viking - graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Theatre and spent his early acting years performing on stages across the country in roles ranging from Hamlet and Mercutio to Conrad Birdie and Charlie Chaplin. He has been seen in the feature films "Dam Sharks!" and "Last Call at Murray's" and the television shows "The Last Ship," "The Young and the Restless" and "Stitchers." He also appeared in the cult favorite "Snake Outta Compton" as Alley Jaws.
Eric Paul Erickson, writer/director and star of the upcoming award winning feature film “Truth”. He received Best Director awards for the film from the Silver State Film Festival and the Marina del Rey Film Festival and a Best Actor and Best Storytelling award from the Laughlin International Film Festival. It also won best feature at the Worldwide Women's Film Festival and Eric was nominated for best actor at the Bloodstained Indie Film Festival in Japan. He presented "Truth" in Arkhangelsk, Russia in 2018 at the Arctic Open Film Festival.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author ; Wulf Moon!
Wulf Moon, an Olympic Peninsula award-winning writer and podcast director for Future Science Fiction Digest. Moon wrote his first science fiction story when he was fifteen. It won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards the same contest that first discovered Stephen King, Peter S. Beagle, Truman Capote, Joyce Carol Oates!
Moon has won over thirty awards in writing. In fact, when he first appeared on the show in January, just an hour before our interview Moon won the Critters Annual Readers' Poll for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story published in 2018. The story is titled, "War Dog." Since then, Moon went to Hollywood to receive another award, this time in the international talent search, Writers of the Future. His story "Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler" is published in their bestselling anthology WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, VOL. 35.
In addition, Moon's historical fantasy “Weep No More for the Willow” just debuted in the magazine DEEP MAGIC, Fall 2019. Moon calls the tale "a zesty Caribbean cocktail with a splash of Spanish captain and a seductive mermaid twist!" This story provides a peek into his current novel, a novel the vice president of Audible Originals has expressed great interest in producing.
Finally, "Cold Iron"--the sequel to “War Dog”--will be published this October in Third Flatiron’s anthology LONGEVITY. We'll be talking to Moon about all of this, and his advice to aspiring writers in the book being released this October by Camden Park Press titled HOW I GOT PUBLISHED AND WHAT I LEARNED ALONG THE WAY.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes illustrator and author Todd Lockwood!
Todd Lockwood is an illustrator and author, whose work has appeared on NY Times best-selling novels, magazines, video games, collectible card games, and fantasy role-playing games. It has been honored with multiple appearances in Spectrum and the Communication Arts Illustration Annual, and with numerous industry awards. Always known for the narrative power of his paintings, Todd's debut novel, "The Summer Dragon" was released by DAW Books to rave reviews, named by B&N and Amazon both on their shortlist of "Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels of the Year."
Sherri's Playhouse presents radio play; Kitten!
A farce; a group of freinds meet a new girl, she is quite beautiful, but there is something very different about her.
Original songs Cat In The Act and Groovy Tune by singer/song writer; Ray Dafrico!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Emmy Winning Producer,Writer and Author Brooks Wachtel!
Brooks is a very talented and diverse man who won an Emmy Award for screenwriting for the animated hit series Tutenstein! Brooks is an Emmy Award-winning writer with a long resume in TV and film. Wachtel has written more than 100 produced episodes of television fiction. In addition to episodes of X-Men, he has written shows as diverse as Fox’s live-action Young Hercules (starring Ryan Gosling) and animated hits like Spider-Man, Heavy Gear, Robo-Cop, Beast Machines: Transformers and PBS’ Liberty’s Kids. For younger viewers, he penned episodes of the pre-school hits, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rainbow Fish. Wachtel's episode, "I Did it My Way," for Tutenstein won an Emmy Award.
For The History Channel, he co-created and executive produced the hit series DogFights. Wachtel also wrote and produced other documentaries for that network, including episodes of Defending America: National Guard and The Coast Guard. Additionally, he wrote The Great Ships, Search and Rescue, The Royal Navy and Fly Past, which won the Cine Golden Eagle Award. Wachtel recently co-wrote and co-produced Silver Tsunami, an award-winning independent theatrical documentary.
Now he is an author of Lady Sherlock, LADY NATASHA (TASHA) DORRINGTON, an emancipated and brilliant detective in 1906 London, is drawn into a deadly mystery involving an ancient pagan curse and a diabolical plan to plunge the world into war. And he is hard at work on the sequel.
He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Animation Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild of America, West; as well as teaching screenwriting at UCLA Extension. He is a performing magician member of Hollywood’s Magic Castle.
Chatting With Sherri chats with the cast of Kitten!
A farce; a group of freinds meet a new girl, she is quite beautiful, but there is something very different about her.
Join the cast of Kitten as we chat about our parts, and the fun and hard work of creating a farse.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Author/Playwright/Director; Gregg Oppenheimer!
Gregg's hit comedy play -- based the experiences of his father, Jess Oppenheimer, Creator/Producer/Head Writer of "I Love Lucy" -- is called "I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom." It starred Sarah Drew ("Grey’s Anatomy") and Oscar Nuñez ("The Office") as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. It's available at Amazon.com, and begins its first national tour next year
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning film-maker; Tom Konkle!
Tom's won best thriller in the Los Angeles Film Awards for his classically inspired 1940’s noir feature, TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS. Directed by and starring Thomas Konkle, the film follows Roland Drake, a Los Angeles Private Investigator trying to untangle a mystery that only lands him in deep trouble. And Brittney Powell won the Stella Adler award for acting in film!
His upcoming films are; Savage and Island In The Stars!
Chatting With Sherri welcome authors and writer of the future winners; Eric and Darci Stone!
Eric won 2nd place in his quarter in volume 21 (2005). Darci won 1st place in her quarter, plus the grand prize for the year in volume 34 (2018).
Darci Stone graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Physics Teaching and a minor in Cultural Anthropology. Her story, “Mara’s Shadow,” was strongly influenced by both her love of science and her love of world cultures. Darci lived at a boarding school in Singapore while attending the United World College of Southeast Asia on scholarship. She also taught English in Russia, and has participated in humanitarian aid projects in India and Cambodia. She currently teaches high school physics in American Fork, Utah and is a web developer for online educational software.
A Nebula Award winner, Hugo Award nominee, and winner in the Writers of the Future Contest, Eric James Stone has had stories published in Year’s Best SF 15, Analog, Nature, and Kevin J. Anderson’s Blood Lite anthologies of humorous horror, among other venues.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Brenda E. Cortez!
Brenda E. Cortez donated her kidney to another mom 14 years ago and has since had a passion for raising awareness for organ donation. This passion has also led to her writing children’s books on the topic to help children understand better and relate.
Brenda believes in being kind and helping others so she created her book character around that topic. Howl the Owl™ is character in Brenda’s books and his name stands for Help Others With Love! Visit howltheowl.com for more information about Brenda, her books and her mission.
Howl the Owl is a plush animal as well, and has been traveling the world with families who have been hosting him. He also has his regular Facebook page to highlight all things Howl, as well as Instagram and Twitter. He is a mascot now too! The mascot has been traveling with me to different organ donation events this year in Vegas, Iowa and Ohio.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back photographer; Ian L Sitren!
Ian L Sitren is a multi-talented photographer he creates amazing pictures of athletes, models, actors and planes!
He is the official photographer for the Palm Springs Air Museum. CNN lists it as one of the best Air Museums in the world. It is also a rarity because it is a flying museum.
"As a little boy I used to build military aircraft models and hang them from the ceiling in my room."
"Aviation is intriguing each photo has a story."
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Scot Noel!
Scot Noel is one of the winners of Writers of the Future, Vol 6, back in 1990. He created DreamForge Magazines. He contributed stories to Eden Studios Zombie anthologies. He has stories in Algis Budrys’ Tomorrow Magazine, which is a bit of an inspiration for DreamForge. Also he worked on several Computer Games.
Chatting With Sherri with welcomes back talented artist Jeff Sturgeon and producer/writer Steven L Sears!
Jeff Sturgeon a long time illustrator\game artist and designer. He is an avid outdoors-man and spend as much time in the mountains or on the coast and in the woods as much possible especially near my home in the foothills of the Cascades with his wife Leslie and twin sons Corwin and Duncan. He is an avid reader and collector of books and art.
He is joined by the always entertaining, fan favorite; Steven L Sears who is a Producer, screenwriter and author. He produced/wrote TV shows; such as Xena and Sheena! He is also an author and has had other great adventures.
They will talk about art, fan conventions and other fascinating things; listen in!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Dr. Winfried Sedhoff about his book The Friendship Key!
In his early 20s Dr Winfried Sedhoff faced a life-threatening personal crisis that sent him into self-imposed isolation. Over a 12-month internal quest he discovered not only answers to his crisis, but uncovered a sense of genuine self. More than 25 years later, having continuously refined his approaches via his work as a family physician specialising in mental health, he shares his insights with patients, colleagues, medical trainees, and the general public via his books, A Balance of Self, A New Approach to Self Understanding, Lasting Happiness, and Self-Truth(Vivid, 2011), The Fall and Rise of Women, How Women Can Change the World (Ingram, 2016), and now The Friendship Key to Lasting Peace, United Communities, Stronger Relationships, Equality, and a Better Job! (Senraan Publishing). His writings convey his passion for history, tribal society, ethnography, psychology, and self-understanding.
This is a recorded show.
Chatting With Sherri chats with Egyptologist and Vintage Fashion Aficionada; Dr. Colleen Darnell!
Renowned Egyptologist Dr. Colleen Darnell's areas of expertise include Late Period uses of the Underworld Books, ancient Egyptian military history, the literature of New Kingdom Egypt, and Egyptian revival history. Her research in Egyptian military history has led to the first recreation of the tactics of the Battle of Perire, c. 1208 BCE and her study The Great Karnak Inscription of Merneptah "replaces all other earlier studies of the key historical narratives relating Merneptah's war against the Libyans." Her research on the military role that Tutankhamun might have taken on as pharaoh of Egypt contributed to Tutankhamun's Armies: Battle and Conquest in Ancient Egypt's Late Eighteenth Dynasty (co-authored with John Darnell) and was featured in the historical section of the documentary "King Tut Unwrapped." Through books and documentaries, Darnell has brought ancient Egyptian warfare and tactics to the broader public. In Egypt, she has made several important archaeological discoveries as the director of the Moalla Survey Project, an ongoing archaeological project.
She is also a well known Vintage Fashion aficionada who has a very delightful instagram page at; @vintage_egyptologist
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back the amazingly talented actor Nathan Page!
We had a fun, casual and lively conversation. We chatted with Nathan about his exciting year! We talked about some of his hobbies. And of course we chatted about Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries and the movie Crypt of Tears. We chatted about bringing DI Jack Robinson back and about the location in Morocco! He also did a movie with Daniel Radcliffe; Escape from Pretoria in a very different part. Returning to the stage inThe 39 Steps at the end of the year.
The interview was recorded earlier so please do not call in.
Enjoy!
Picture by (c) Sam Mcadam-Cooper for private shot
PIctures for Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries owned by Every Cloud Productions.
Picture for Crypt of Tears; MFCOT_Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson (Nathan Page) © Ben King
Pictures for Escape from Pretoria owned by Arclight Films
Chatting With Sherri is so happy to welcome Highlander Star & film maker; Elizabeth Gracen!
She is also in the process of editing on two documentaries that she has been working so hard on LEE and Generation Z for Flapper Productions! I can't wait to see both of them. We will chat more about these films and now that she is about to show them to the public how she feels about letting her babies go.
I am really excited to welcome back Elizabeth to Sherri's Playhouse; Elizabeth will be playing Jane Austen in my play Joe Kronus!!!
And so much more...
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back talented actor Anthony J Sharpe!
Anthony Sharpe best known as Cec Yates from Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries joins us to talk about some his latest adventures; He has been very busy he has been acting as; CASH in Black Water Abyss, Paul in Carp Made The River Green, Keith in Mutt, Sig in 7 Storeys Down, Jasper in Initiation, Malcolm Rogers in Oh Brother! He has also been busy in Los Angeles working behind the scenes on several film projects.
This a pre-recorded show please don't call in.
Chatting With Sherri with Best-Selling author, Writers of the Future judge; Mr. Dean Wesley Smith, and author, Writers of the Future winner, Mr. Preston Dennett!
Dean Wesley Smith is considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, USA Today bestselling writer, he has published almost two hundred novels in forty years, and hundreds and hundreds of short stories across many genres. At the moment he produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, and the superhero series starring Poker Boy.
Preston Dennett is a Writers of the Future winner for L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35! Preston Dennett, is a UFO and paranormal investigator and has authored 23 books on the subject. He was a featured speaker at Contact in the Desert . Preston Dennett began investigating UFOs and the paranormal in 1986 when he discovered that his family, friends and co-workers were having dramatic unexplained encounters. Since then, he has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and investigated a wide variety of paranormal phenomena. He is a field investigator for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a ghost hunter, a paranormal researcher, and the author of twenty-two books and more than 100 articles about UFOs and the paranormal.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; A L Walker!
A L Walker is an American writer who grew surrounded by animals and oil in West Texas. After moving to Arizona, where she still lives with her husband, children, she was a ballet teacher and financial writer for many years. After going independent, she now writes fiction while surrounded by parrots, guinea pigs, and other lovely things. Her stories span many genres and often include non-traditional characters. She has a soft spot for small YouTube gamers and Route 66. Her sister, HarleyCyn, is a well-known cosplayer.
What Happened In The Cove; although Bria had escaped from her abusive past, life in the States was still empty. She thought her horrible life would be finally over, by her own hands. This is a fairy tale that rejects the traditional tropes of masculine and feminine in favor of pure fantasy and escape for readers who are ultrasensitive to violence, upset, and reminders of traditional mores. Theirs is a story of healing from abuse, of finding new hope in strange places, of exploring their cultures and spirituality, and of reconciling their past with what they learn together.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award nominated author; RM Alexander!
She is an award nominated author with several books coming out and a very popular series of books; Secrets are revealed and the fight continues in Dark Crossings and Revelaltions, Books #2 and #3 of the Shadows Trilogy.
She has new books coming out; Forget Yesterday, Deep Echoes and Northern Echoes so much happening at once, listen in!
Sherri’s Playhouse presents a very short tiny play called Dowry! It was originally for an under 10 minute play writing contest. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. This next part takes place after the family has moved to NYC after they started to assimulate. And how my Grandma started working for some biggest stars in the theater
Chatting With Sherri chats with cast of my tiny play called Dowry!
It was originally for an under 10 minute play writing contest. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. It is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US. It was a very personal project and so I am very interested in chatting with my cast about bringing it to life. We chat both plays and their parts in it.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Crystal Westman!
Crystal Westman herself calls the; "Intoxicated Witch," “a modern epic” comparing Flora’s long drug induced walk to an odyssey. Only this time it’s a female lead, and an edgy one at that. Flora is a modern day witch, comparable to characters such as Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Piper Phoebe and Prew from Charmed, yet the major difference is that she isn’t rich, or a teenager, or anything remotely similar to her counterparts. She is an addict. She isn’t out there fighting supernatural forces as you’d find in other witchy reads. Instead she’s battling her own demons, fighting multiple addictions and serious depression. This is a meta-masterpiece to be championed.
“A book destined to be the next big thing in millennial pop culture, a voice longing to be heard.”
“A soul-stirring odyssey into the depths of recovery”
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author; Kaaron Warren!
Tide of Stone is set in a Timeball Tower, which ships at sea used to use to set their clocks. Prisoners are given the option of the death penalty or eternal life. they choose eternal life, and are imprisoned in the Timeball Tower. Phillpa is the most recent 'keeper', the people who look after the prisoners. The story is the history of the tower, and the present! What decisions she makes and how she deals with life there. Also Exploring Dark Fiction; A Primer to Kaaron Warren.
Upcoming appearances:
Conflux in Canberra October 4-6 https://conflux.org.au/
Genrecon in Brisbane November 22-24 https://genrecon.com.au/
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Writers of the Future winner; Carrie Callahan!
Carrie is a Writers of the Future winner for Writers of the Future Volume 35 and her winning story, "Dirt Road Magic!
Though a lifelong writer, Carrie Callahan has only recently found her voice with what she calls Dirt Spec—a style that mixes gritty realism with speculative elements. Dirt Spec comes from her experiences growing up sub-working-class and not seeing herself reflected in the shiny prose of high-gloss fiction. Writers of the Future is Carrie’s first professional sale, and only the beginning of her exploration of SF through a dirty lens.
When she isn’t writing about imaginary worlds (or teaching others how to), Carrie can be found exploring the digital worlds of virtual reality in VRChat. She lives with her patient husband and adorable dog in the hills of bourbon country, Kentucky.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back; Shaquita Smith!
Shaquita Smith is a television actress and film director. She is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. She has appeared on NCIS: New Orleans, All Eyes on Me, PUSH, Daytime Divas, Hap & Leonard and many more film projects. She is the Lou Godwin Award winner! In 2016, She made her first directorial debut film called "Truth or Double Dare"
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Jacqueline M. Dodd an attorney who advocates for children!
"Throughout my career I have had the privilege to work with families, children, police officers, other professionals, court staff and fellow attorneys, to better the lives of individuals in the community. I would like to continue this mission through helping juveniles, children, parents and families in my community rebuild their lives and restructure their families."
Jackie Dodd is an attorney who advocates for children. Her practice encompasses special education, juvenile and family law. Jackie handles everything from attending ARD meetings, reviewing IEP paperwork, advocating for evaluations, and informal settlement negotiations all the way through filing a request for a due process hearing and assistance in either mediation or a final trial. Jackie has a strong passion for assisting those with special needs since she is a mother of a child with Down syndrome. She has been in the special education scene both as a mother and an attorney. Jackie has a compassionate heart and an understanding of the law and will work for your family to get your child the education they are entitled to receive and the education they deserve.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Joe Spraga!
Joe was raised in the Detroit Metropolitan area. An artist at heart, Joe is a graduate of Western Michigan University, with a Bachelor's of Arts in English (Creative Writing) and a Minor in Philosophy. A former musician, Joe legally became disabled in 2015 due to health problems. He enjoys spending time with dogs, as should all right thinking people.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Mary D Brooks and Steven L Sears about; Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World!
How Xena: Warrior Princess Changed Lives and Inspired Generations;
What is about Xena: Warrior Princess that inspired the creation of Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World? On September 4, 2020 it will be Xena’s 25th Anniversary. Not many shows can lay claim to a fandom that was born at the birth of the internet. A small show filmed in New Zealand that beat the best on Television including Star Trek and Baywatch.
Not many shows can find intense loyalty to the actors, the producers and the writers long after the show ends. Xena: Warrior Princess found that fandom and it’s called The Xenaverse. It would set the template for all other fandoms to follow.
This book is not about the actors, nor an episode guide or a behind the scenes look at this magnificent show.
It’s a book about YOU the fan and the friendships you’ve made, the career path it set you on, the life changes that were made, the difference it made to YOU. This is a detailed history of the Xenaverse and the impact it had on millions of people.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back rock singer and songwriter; Ray Dafrico!
Ray recorded Tunnel Visions in New York City this year with nine songs of solid rock seasoned with soul and 60s British invasion pop!
A founding member of legendary Atlanta bands The Nightporters and later Kathleen Turner Overdrive. Guitarist, singer, songwriter Ray Dafrico has been playing original music professionally since April of 1981. He has toured, opened for or performed with artists such as The Clash, The Ramones, The Replacements, REM, Bo Diddley, Richard Hell, The English Beat, Joan Jett, Hugh Cornwall, Weird Al Yankovic, Husker Du, Peter Tork, The Lords of The New Church, Jonathan Richman, Lene Lovich, Missing Persons, The Georgia Satellites, Redd Kross, The Flaming Lips, The Dickies, The Red Rockers, Rocket From the Tombs, The Feelies, Let's Active, Jason and The Scorchers, Mary Lou Lord, Mojo Nixon Flat Duo Jets, The Fleshtones, Guadalcanal Diary, Steve Wynn, Young Fresh Fellows, and many others. He has also had many of his own projects such as Shades of Shame, Kickstand, Soulfinger ,The Shanghai Gesture and The Ray City Rollers. In the studio he has worked with Peter Buck (REM), Rob Fraboni (Bob Dylan, The Band Beach Boys), Brendan O'Brian (Bruce Springsteen) and Pierre De Beauport (The Rolling Stones).
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning author; Lee Murray!
Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy, and horror (Sir Julius Vogel, Australian Shadows), and a two-time Bram Stoker nominee. Her works include the Taine McKenna military thriller series (Severed), and supernatural crime-noir series The Path of Ra co-authored with Dan Rabarts (RDSP) Lee lives with her family in New Zealand where she conjures up stories from her office overlooking a cow paddock.
Photo taken by Ellen Datlow.
Website https://www.leemurray.info/
Twitter @leemurraywriter
Chatting With Sherri welcomes talented actor; Brice Bexter!
Brice is a method actor who trained at the Lee Strasberg and Theatre and Film Institute in New York. He is an international and diverse actor known for his parts as Younes Laalej in Redemption Day, Captain Templeton in Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears and Abu Youssef in Greetings from ISIS and in Good Omens!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back creator, star of SIDETRACKED; E.D.Brown!
SIDETRACKED: follows the tribulations of a group of THIRTYSOMETHINGS, whose lives are NOT going to plan. We follow EVELYN, LEIGH, JESS and VANCE on an average Monday as they juggle the LA hustle of WORK, LOVE and TRAFFIC. Each episode concentrates on one character but we quickly learn how intertwined their lives are as they try to make it in an industry obsessed with the NEXT BEST and YOUNGER THING.
8 eps of #Sidetracked completed. You can help film the final 4 eps of season 1 this summer? https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/sidetracked#story
Chatting With Sherri welcomes artist Vytautas Vasiliauskas!
Vytautas Vasiliauskas was honored at the 35th Annual he Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest!
Vytautas, was born in 1990 in Kaunas, Lithuania. As a child, Vytas was always interested in drawing and creating various card and tabletop games and comics not surprisingly inspired by what he saw in popular culture at that time. Later he went on to get a bachelor’s degree in fine art and illustration in Coventry, United Kingdom to gain knowledge about the art world and industry.
Always surrounded by Japanese and American influences, Vytas continues to study these alongside new contemporary interests. He is mostly self-taught including his own analysis of classic masters in addition to many online tutorials. Vytas continues to find new ways of expressing himself through his art and to push his craft in new directions to discover what truly might be his unique take.
Writers and Illustrators of the Future; The 346 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 6,000 illustrations, 360 comic books, graced 624 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 68 TV shows and 40 major movies. Www.vytautasart.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor and author; Robert Trebor!
Robert Trebor grew up in Northeast Philadelphia; he is of Jewish origin. He also won several filmmaking awards from Kodak short film competitions, and the local ABC Philadelphia and PBS affiliates for a short black and white film called "Communicate!?" He wrote, directed, and starred in this short, as well as composed the music on an early version of a Moog synthesizer. His first lead role on the stage was as Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying for the St. Joseph's Summer Music Theatre Festival. majoring in theater at Northwestern University.
On the silver screen, his most acclaimed work is probably 52 Pick-Up, directed by John Frankenheimer. Trebor played the Son of Sam killer in Out of the Darkness opposite Martin Sheen. On television, after playing Waylin the slave in Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, the second of five TV movies, Trebor rose to fame for playing the ever-out-to-make-a-dinar merchant Salmoneus, a character originating on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. He appeared in the 2016 Coen Brothers film Hail, Caesar!, playing opposite Josh Brolin. And he has written The Haircut Who Would Be King by Robert Trebor; A farcical sendup of Donald Trump's rise to power and volatile partnership with Vladimir Putin!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back "Rock n' Roll" Photographer, Michael Strider!
Michael has worked with nearly every Rock Star on Earth. His resume also includes actors, supermodels and world leaders. And let us not forget the occasional female wrestler and a few Hollywood mass murderers!
He will be sharing real-life experiences from his career in the Rock industry, as well as his interesting life events that inspired him to form the charity organization, The LifeAfter Project.
Tune in to hear some of his most captivating stories of mayhem and debauchery!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Vampire Diaries actor; Drew Stephenson!
Best known for Vampire Diaries and Complications; Drew Stephenson is an Actor , Model, Musician, and Technologist who believes you get out what you put in, so he strives to always put every last piece of himself into his work. As 1st Generation American Drew Grew up with close ties to his families Caribbean Heritage which has influence his thirst for creativity and hunger for art. Drew enjoys boxing, hiking, basketball, and painting when he is not on set or building apps. Stephenson's long-term goals include directing and scoring his own projects alongside developing apps for the entertainment industry in an 'always on world'. In the interim, audiences have a chance to see this future star grow and glow as he lights up the screen and continues to forge his path to success!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back photographer; Chris Loomis!
Chris Loomis has been blessed to shoot for numerous commercial, editorial and personal clients. Design, art, nature, architecture, high-fashion, science, science-fiction, surrealism, the paranormal, music and even old cartoons are things that inspire me from a creative standpoint and help me to generate concepts for many of my productions. Whether a personal project or an illustrative commission for my clients, I strive to deliver the highest level of quality and art direction.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author L.J. Hachmeister!
Author L.J. Hachmeister writes and fights—though she tries to avoid doing them at the same time. After winning the WEKAF world championship in double-stick fighting and achieving a second black belt in Doce Pares Eskrima, L.J. decided to take a new approach to world domination and focus on her literary career. With a head full of intergalactic battles, strong female protagonists, and demonic forces bent on breaking out hell, she created the universe and series, Triorion. After the success of the first four books in the Triorion series, L.J. penned the parallel novel series, Shadowless, which takes place in the same universe, but features new characters, settings, and a terrible evil that threatens to consume the entire world.
Blue Sky Tomorrows; After his sister is abducted by enemy forces, 10-year-old Cam joins the Dominion’s military academy to fight to get her back. But when Cam uncovers a machine monster lurking within the academy, Commandant Rogman threatens his expulsion from the school. Will Cam uncover the Dominion’s dark secret in time to save his sister?
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Master Builder, Green Architect and Interior Designer, Scott Harris!
Scott Harris received Malibu's Choice Award for 2017 green construction. After weaving 24 years of construction, architecture and interior design experience, Scott became COO and co-founder of Building Construction Groupis a favorite among a long list including billionaires and celebrities (i.e., Paul Allen, Taio Cruz, actors Kevin James and Kevin Costner, John Paul DeJoria, London's Savoy Hotel, LA's AOC restaurant, San Francisco's Saint Francis Hotel, restaurants for Gordon Ramsay and Michel Mina, creating elite and jaw-dropping crème de la crème estates including actor-environmentalist, Ed Begley Jr.'s new certified LEED PLATINUM home.
Chatting With Sherri chats with author; Alex Shvartsman!
Alex Shvartsman is a writer, translator, and anthologist from Brooklyn, NY. Over 100 of his short stories have appeared in Nature, Analog, Strange Horizons, InterGalactic Medicine Show, and many other magazines and anthologies. He won the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction and was a two-time finalist for the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Fiction (2015 and 2017). He is the editor of the Unidentified Funny Objects annual anthology series of humorous SF/F, and of Future Science Fiction Digest. His latest collection, The Golem of Deneb Seven and Other Stories, was published in 2018. His website is www.alexshvartsman.com.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back John Alsedek and Dana Perry-Haye of Suspense!
The original SUSPENSE Featured a virtual who’s-who of Hollywood royalty, SUSPENSE ran for an unprecedented 20 years and 900-plus episodes before finally going off the air on September 30th, 1962- a date that is widely considered the end of radio’s ‘Golden Age’. Fifty years later, John C. Alsedek and Dana Perry-Hayes revived the series, with all-new stories and a style reminiscent of the original without being a copy. It has also been nominated three times for the Peabody Awards, as well as for the Parsec Awards, the Young Artists Awards, and the Young Entertainer Awards.
They recently recorded their 129th episode, which is just about halfway through our proposed 261-episode run. They have had a bunch of new guest stars, including Keston John, Tara Erickson, and Hana Wu. Our Soundcloud/iTunes podcast is creeping up on 2 million listeners. Currently averaging about 215k listeners a month. SUSPENSE was a finalist for 'Outstanding Podcast' in the 2018 Voice Arts Awards!
We welcome Jennifer Aldrich of The Adventuresses’ Club of the Americas from Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries!
Jennifer Aldrich is a wearer of many hats, all of them stylish. She is an author, performer, and event planner. Jennifer is a board member of the Adventuresses' Club of the Americas and the local planning committee chair for the 2019 Miss Fisher Con in San Jose, CA.
The Adventuresses’ Club of the Americas (ACotA) is a 501(c)7 nonprofit that seeks to promote and encourage fellowship of the fans of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries through social activities, by providing platforms for discussion, and by producing the annual Miss Fisher Con fan convention.
In the true spirit of our heroine, the Honorable Miss Phryne Fisher, the Adventuresses’ Club of the Americas is not an exclusive group of fangirls. We welcome all those who appreciate and celebrate the joy in all things related to this show, its era, and its actors. We embrace each and every one of the thousands of global fans that Miss Fisher has acquired since the books were originally published and the show began. Think of us simply as a chapter of the wider Adventuresses’ Club of the World. For more information about the Adventuresses' Club of the Americas and Miss Fisher Con 2019 in San Jose, please check out our website at https://www.missfishercon.com and become an ACotA member.
Chatting With Sherri chats with actor and voice actor; Joe Ochman!
Joe Ochman is a well known and a respected voice actor; he has been heard in diverse roles all over the anime universe, in shows like Naruto, Marvel’s Blade, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Digimon, Gundam Origins, JoJos Bizarre Adventure, Hunter x Hunter, Twin Star Exorcists, Duel Masters, Wolf’s Rain, Cowboy Bebop, Mon Colle Knights, Shinzo. In animated TV, Joe recurs as Mayor Billington on Disney Junior’s Doc McStuffins, and as Mayor Bourgeois on Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. In animated film, he appeared in the Oscar-nominated Ernest & Celestine, the National Film Award winning Delhi Safari and the Annie and Cesar Award winning Zarafa. And voices on games such as; Kingdom Hearts 3, Red Dead Redemption and Life Is Strange!
On camera on TV, he guest starred on Disney Channel’s Best Friends Whenever, Bones on Fox, Showtime’s House of Lies and Weeds, and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior for CBS. Joe recurred as a guest star on CSI and Sleeper Cell. He has shown up on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lois & Clark, Seinfeld, Will & Grace, House, West Wing, NYPD Blue, Desperate Housewives, That’s My Bush and many others. In film, he has worked on The Purge:Anarchy, Never Been Kissed, Space Jam, Officer Down and a bunch of indie films: Saving Lincoln, House of the Rising Sun, Black And Blue, Dead Game and Donald And Dot Clock Found Dead In Their Home, among others.
Chatting With Sherri chats with author Sarah Read!
Sarah Read is an author, editor, and librarian living in the frozen north of Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, a cat, and thousands of spiders. Her novel The Bone Weaver’s Orchard was released from Trepidatio Publishing in early 2019. A collection of her short stories, Out of Water, will be out in November 2019. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram @inkwellmonster, or on her website www.inkwellmonster.wordpress.com.
The Bone Weaver’s Orchard; When Charley follows his pet insects to a pool of blood behind a false wall, he could run and let those stones bury their secrets. He could assimilate, focus on his studies, and wait for his father to send for him. Or he could walk the dark tunnels of the school’s heart, scour its abandoned passages, and pick at the scab of a family’s legacy of madness and murder.
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Chatting With Sherri is joined by the Cast of Mabel of the Anzacs, part two by Mary D Brooks!
We will chat with the cast of Mary D. Brooks wonderful radio play. We will discuss the play, our parts and the fun of a live radio broadcast.
We will be joined by;
Zoe Lambros played by; Arielle Strauss,
Eva Haralambos played by; J'nae Rae Spano,
Mr Ross played by; Raymond Brent,
Shirley Wiggins, Harriet (Harry) Tibbins, Doris Smith played by Wendy Pumarlo Richmeier,
Mabel Andrews, Elena Mannheim played by; (me) Sherri Rabinowitz,
Narrator played by; Shaun Ritter.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning composer, producer, educator, and host; David Raiklen!
David Raiklen is an American composer best known for the science fiction series Space Command and for the Emmy winning Mia, A Dancer’s Journey.
David was mentored by Oscar winner John Williams and Pulitzer Prize winner Mel Powel. Dr. Raiklen studied at USC, UCLA, and CalArts and later taught at those universities. He has worked for the major studios including Sony, Fox, Disney, Sprint, Mattel, Warner Bros and PBS, plus many independent productions. His projects have starred Elliott Gould, Doug Jones, Blythe Danner, and Martin Sheen. David made the New York Film Critics Top Ten with the documentary Heist, the short list for an Academy Award® for Worth, and Mia, A Dancer's Journey won the Emmy. An oratorio for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial titled Discovery, a mixed reality giant projection event for the Center Theater Group’s 50th anniversary, episodes of Star Trek Continues, and a violin concerto for festival darling Worth.
David Raiklen compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and Disney Hall. He was also host of a successful radio program, Classical Fan Club, where guests include Yo-Yo Ma and John Williams; and was host and leader of The Academy of Scoring Arts seminars. David is currently producing and composing for Space Command, a series of epic adventures set in a hopeful future, and producing Virtual Reality experiences.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist Jeff Sturgeon!
He is launching a Kickstarter for a shared world project called; The Last Cities of Earth! From the worlds in the paintings that he has created, several of the images are of floating cities. The project is an anthology of original short stories, future novels. The launch of the new franchise includes authors; Steven L Sears, Kevin J Anderson, David Gerrold, Mike resnick, Jody Lyn Nye, Cat Rambo and many others. Last Cities of Earth is a shared world universe depicting humanity's survival in the face of global catastrophe borne out of the mind’s eye of award-winning artist Jeff Sturgeon.
Jeff is a long time illustrator\game artist and designer. He is an avid outdoors-man and spend as much time in the mountains or on the coast and in the woods as much possible especially near my home in the foothills of the Cascades and he shares this with his twin sons Duncan and Corwin. He is an avid reader and collector of books and art.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author; Mitzi Szereto!
Ladies of Gothic Horror edited by Mitzi Szereto; Classic gothic horror stories from the literary mistresses of the past! Many of gothic horror’s spookiest tales have come from the pens of women. Yet a substantial number of these women were overshadowed by their male contemporaries, especially with regard to the classics. Ladies of Gothic Horror (A Collection of Classic Stories) redresses this imbalance by bringing together a selection of gothic stories from the past written exclusively by women. Carefully edited and compiled by author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto, Ladies of Gothic Horror offers readers plenty of good old-fashioned chills and thrills. Whether you’re a devotee of the genre, a literature lover, an academic or a student, this volume of short fiction is sure to please. The biographies accompanying each story will show that these women were anything but typical for their time. Includes seventeen stories from authors Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Wharton, Marjorie Bowen, Gertrude Atherton, Virginia Woolf, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Elia W. Peattie and many more.
Mitzi Szereto is an author and anthology editor of multi-genre fiction and non-fiction. She has her own blog of humorous essays at Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto’s Weblog and the web TV channel Mitzi TV, which covers the “quirky” side of London, England.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Julie Sharpe a talented actress and burlesque performer!
Julie is on tour with her show called; 'Princes of the Night!' Julie is an actress, burlesque performer, and comedian beloved for her outrageous characters who works 'around the room' in venues where she actually goes around the room interacting with as many patrons as possible! Listen in as we chat about all her adventures past and current.
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Chatting With Sherri chats with the very talented; Buzz Dixon!
Buzz Dixon is a writer of novels, comic books, films , and cartoons. His cartoon work includes both writing and editing credits. He wrote numerous episodes of GI Joe: A Real American Hero, The Transformers, Thundarr the Barbarian, Jem, Inhumanoids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Tarzan and the Super 7, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Dungeons & Dragons and Teen Wolf. He also served as a story editor for the GI Joe and Teen Wolf series, and was a story consultant on G.I. Joe: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie.
He has a YA adventure novel coming out soon called Poor Banished Children Of Eve as well as a story coming up soon in Analog entitled; Labor Saving Relations. A few other stories including While You Sleep Computer Mice Earn Their Keep in Analog last year and Apocalypse Velvet and The Kowloon Kupcake.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes new writer; Andrew Dykstal!
Andrew will be coming to Hollywood for a week-long professional workshop, an awards event and his story will be published in our anthology, Writers and Illistrators of the Future Volume 35, which has been on the bestseller lists the past 4 years in a row. The contest is in its 35th year!
Andrew Dykstal lives in Arlington, Virginia, where he works as a technical editor. He’s been a lifelong consumer of stories, and tipped over from affection to obsession when a few of his college professors persuaded him to major in English alongside political science. Between then and now, he’s taught high school English and humanities (with a weird jaunt into orbital mechanics), earned an MA in English from the University of Virginia, and inflicted countless half-formed short stories, novels, and poems upon a circle of dear and long-suffering friends, without whom he’d have finished going mad years ago. This is his second fiction sale; his flash story “Clockwork” is forthcoming in Daily Science Fiction.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back delightful author Lynne Constantine!
We will talk about writing, creativity and her books including;"The Last Time I saw You."
In The Last Time I Saw You, Liv Constantine takes the lightning pace of The Last Mrs. Parrish and raises the stakes, creating an exquisitely tension-filled and absorbing tale of psychological suspense in which innocent lives—and one woman’s sanity—hang in the balance.
Dr. Kate English has it all. Not only is she the heiress to a large fortune; she has a gorgeous husband and daughter, a high-flying career, and a beautiful home anyone would envy. But all that changes the night Kate’s mother, Lily, is found dead, brutally murdered in her own home. Heartbroken and distraught, Kate reaches out to her estranged best friend, Blaire Barrington, who rushes to her side for the funeral, where the years of distance between them are forgotten in a moment.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Chris York!
This time we celebrate my Mom's birthday, last time we chatted we celebrated his Dad's the celebrated actor and Bewitched star Dick York with his beloved son Chris. We will chat about the progress on getting his Dad a star for him on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
Chris York is the son of the brilliant Dick York who played Darrin Stephens, in the classic 1960s sitcom "Bewitched".Besides being a talented and much respected actor, he is also remembered for being a caring family man and a tireless humanitarian. He founded Acting for Life in the early 1980s, a fund-raising, non-profit organization, to help the homeless people in America. Chris is trying to get his dad a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, very much deserved.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back; Brittney Powell and Tom Konkle!
A story ripped from the covers of hard-boiled pulp magazines, inspired by noir film classics like The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity and Raiders of The Lost Ark; 1940’s noir feature; TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS; Directed by and starring Thomas Konkle, the film follows Roland Drake, a Los Angeles Private Investigator trying to untangle a mystery that only lands him in deep trouble. Also starring Vernon Wells (Mad Max, Commando) and Brittney Powell (Xena), in an adventure that ticks all the classic boxes, including seductive femme fatales, corrupt cops, a weary P.I., and troublesome thugs and dames. Check out the page here; troubleismy.biz
There latest projects are; RomCom Youtube sketches and Safety Geeks!
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I am so happy to welcome back the always charming; Adrienne Wilkinson!
Adrienne Wilkinson is a wonderfully talented actress best known as Xena's daughter Eve/Livia on Xena Warrior Princess. She was kind enough to be one of my first guests the first season of Chatting With Sherri. She is always charming, funny and has so many wonderful stories. Adrienne is back to chat about her new adventures, her hobbies and new projects including a new movie coming up and several wonderful stories!
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes Rebel physician and author of "wtf is wrong with our health? (what the food) ; Roberto Tostado!
Take control of your life! Sick of being overweight, diabetic, or achy and low energy? Tired of being fatigued or depressed? Sick and tired of taking multiple prescription drugs with no end in sight? There is another way to live – not just to feel a little better or take fewer drugs, but to strut through life feeling your best. Is there a catch? You bet! You’ll have to take a radical look at what you eat, get rid of the junk ands replace it with fresh whole foods… but it all starts in your head. Along the way you’ll learn to detoxify your attitude too. You gotta really want to be healthy!
Rebel physician Roberto Tostado envisions a new direction in medicine, integrating whole-foods nutrition, thinking less toxic thoughts, and releasing ourselves from grudges and self-loathing. This is the new direction that he truly believes will help prevent most chronic diseases while smiling all the way.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Jeff Crawford!
Jeff Crawford of western N.C. And writer of suspense and horror novels. Former cowboy and current outdoorsman as well as unapologetic devoted univ of Florida athletics fan. 5 novels have been published so far and 4 are currently available. Southern fiction with strict attention to regional dialect and vocabulary along side relatable characters, highly suspenseful imaginative stories and an always unexpected ending make up each of these novels. When not writing Crawford divides his time between running a family business, hunting, fishing, woodworking, and playing several different instruments in varied music genres. His 6th novel "Ashes In The Wind" a radical departure from previous works, is about to go live and is being debuted on Chatting with Sherri. His 7th and largest, darkest work is at the midpoint.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Martin L. Shoemaker!
Martin L. Shoemaker’s award-winning story “Today I Am Paul” has been translated into eight languages around the world. His debut novel continues that story in Today I Am Carey, in which an android cares for an Alzheimer’s patient and her family through four generations. It experiences birth and death, joy and loss, work and friendship as it struggles to understand—and to care. It’s about life—and an android’s memories.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award nominated author; Robin Alexander!
She is an award winning author with several books coming out and a very popular series of books; Secrets are revealed and the fight continues in Dark Crossings and Revelaltions, Books #2 and #3 of the Shadows Trilogy.
She has new books coming out; Forget Yesterday, Restless Heart, Deep Echos and Northern Echos so much happening at once, listen in!
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning film-maker; Tom Konkle!
Tom's won best thriller in the Los Angeles Film Awards for his classically inspired 1940’s noir feature, TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS. Directed by and starring Thomas Konkle, the film follows Roland Drake, a Los Angeles Private Investigator trying to untangle a mystery that only lands him in deep trouble. And Brittney Powell won the Stella Adler award for acting in film!
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning author; Lee Murray!
Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy and horror (Sir Julius Vogel, Australian Shadows). Her works include the Taine McKenna adventure series, and supernatural crime-noir series The Path of Ra (co-written with Dan Rabarts). She is also the editor of ten dark fiction anthologies, the latest beingHellhole: An Anthology of Subterranean Terror (Adrenalin Press). Lee lives with her family in New Zealand where she conjures up stories from her office overlooking a cow paddock. Website: https://www.leemurray.info/ Twitter @leemurraywriter
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author and playwright; Gregg Oppenheimer!
Gregg wrote a play based on his father's life as Producer/Head Writer for I Love Lucy, called; I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom! Sarah Drew (Grey’s Anatomy) and Oscar Nuñez (The Office) will portray Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the play. The Actors Fund presents the live performance of the one night only performance I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom; by Gregg Oppenheimer March 2 in Beverly Hills. Tickets are now on sale at actorsfund.org/Lucy.
The recording of the original performance is available at LATW.org for download or CD purchase. Also at Amazon.com and Audible.com.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back the always charming TV director TJ Scott!!!
I always have a great time with TJ, he is an awarding winning director; he won the Canadian Screen Awards; Best Direction in a Drama Series for Orphan Black. We had a super time chatting about all his new shows and books;
Directing and Executive Producing Departure a series about an investigative team that looks into major Transport Incidents, In the first season the team is assemble to investigate the mid air disappearance of a Airliner between New York and London with 250 passengers on board, starring; Academy Award Winner Christopher Plummer, Emmy Award Winner Archie Panjabi, Kris Holden Ried, Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Peter Mensah,Shazad Latif,Allan Hawco!
Frontier tv series season 2 on Netflix starring JASON MOMOA of Aquaman was released recently - a six part season; It is the story of the Hudson Bay company and the battle between the French, The English and Native Americans for land and fur trapping rights. Dennys Ilic and I embedded ourselves in the show and shot a Coffee Table book of epic photos . We now have a kickstarter going to try to generate enough sales for the book to go into print,
STAR TREK:DISCOVERY (Season 2) This series is in mid release, we chat about; Senoqua Martin Green of the Walking Dead and Doug Jones of The Shape if Water star with new to the cast Anson Mount from Hell on Wheels and Shazad Latif .
And we chat about his show; V-WARS - New Netflix Vampire series starring Ian Somerhalder of Vampire Diaries.
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Emmy Winning Producer,Writer and Author Brooks Wachtel!
Brooks is a very talented and diverse man who won an Emmy Award for screenwriting for the animated hit series Tutenstein! Brooks is an Emmy Award-winning writer with a long resume in TV and film. Wachtel has written more than 100 produced episodes of television fiction. In addition to episodes of X-Men, he has written shows as diverse as Fox’s live-action Young Hercules (starring Ryan Gosling) and animated hits like Spider-Man, Heavy Gear, Robo-Cop, Beast Machines: Transformers and PBS’ Liberty’s Kids. For younger viewers, he penned episodes of the pre-school hits, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rainbow Fish. Wachtel's episode, "I Did it My Way," for Tutenstein won an Emmy Award.
For The History Channel, he co-created and executive produced the hit series DogFights. Wachtel also wrote and produced other documentaries for that network, including episodes of Defending America: National Guard and The Coast Guard. Additionally, he wrote The Great Ships, Search and Rescue, The Royal Navy and Fly Past, which won the Cine Golden Eagle Award. Wachtel recently co-wrote and co-produced Silver Tsunami, an award-winning independent theatrical documentary.
Now he is an author of Lady Sherlock, LADY NATASHA (TASHA) DORRINGTON, an emancipated and brilliant detective in 1906 London, is drawn into a deadly mystery involving an ancient pagan curse and a diabolical plan to plunge the world into war. And he is hard at work on the sequel.
He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Animation Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild of America, West; as well as teaching screenwriting at UCLA Extension. He is a performing magician member of Hollywood’s Magic Castle.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back with author and playwright Mary D Brooks!
I will get to catch up with author and playright, Mary D. Brooks about Mabel of the Anzacs radio play part two and her upcoming novella "Enemy at the Gate," "Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World" and her upcoming book "Blood Ties."
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Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back Australian Actress; Kate Lister!
I am so excited to have Kate back on the show, we had such a great time when she came on last year.
She has been very busy her new shows are; Bad Mothers ( a new Australia TV Show) Drive me to the End ( English feature film) and Snappers ( new comedy series Produced by Anthony Sharpe (Of Miss Fisher Fame!) and Nick Farnell.)
Kate Lister is a Melbourne-born actress. Kate has had a consistent run with the most diverse of roles. With her brilliantly in depth performance in Sony Pictures Fox trap as the cunning Connie to her heroic female lead in her new horror film Unhinged. As well as Charlie in 7 Storeys Down, Mia Hemingway in Murder. And in between working as a leading lady she has put time aside to act in Australian TV like The Warriors, Neighbours and Thank God you're here. Kate is also a Co -Founder of "Little Fish Films" & Founder of "Acting for Service".
Recorded interview, please don't call in.
Wulf Moon is a Pacific Northwest writer. Moon wrote his first science fiction story when he was fifteen. It won the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards--the same contest that first discovered Stephen King, Truman Capote, Joyce Carol Oates and many other iconic names in the arts. This story became his first professional sale when it sold to Science World.
His Borg love story won Pocket Books' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds contest. Moon also won a contest by bestselling author Nora Roberts, writing the conclusion to "Riley Slade's Return."
Moon's story “Beast of the Month” earned honors from every judge in the history of Writers of the Future, and finally sold to the Strange Beasties anthology from Third Flatiron Publishing. They recently published his story, "War Dog." Both are also featured podcasts on their website, www.thirdflatiron.com, and they hired Moon to narrate them. “War Dog” is currently ranked #1 in the Critters Readers’ Poll for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story published in 2018.
Moon has narrated numerous podcast episodes for Gallery of Curiosities and Third Flatiron.He is podcast director for Future Science Fiction Digest.
Donald Maass of the Donald Maass Literary Agency has represented Moon on one novel, and has requested the epic fantasy he's currently completing, Driftweave.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back the amazing Gary Williams and Vicky Knerly !
I am so very happy to chat with the best selling team, they are always fun to talk to and we will chat about all their new adventures!
Blood Legacy: Chinese-American physicist, Dr. Sing Liao, is abducted after making an astonishing, yet terrifying, scientific breakthrough. The intersecting lives of Dr. Liao, a rogue FBI agent, and a billionaire shipping magnate collide. With ties to Nazi Germany, Tolen and Johnsten are swept up in a frantic chase to uncover Adolf Hitler’s darkest secret. At stake is the life of an 11-year-old savant—and the possible end of the world.
Walking Guen: For several years, author Gary Williams has walked his female yellow Labrador retriever, Guen, through the historic streets of St. Augustine, Florida, and posted their amusing—sometimes educational, mostly whimsical—conversations on social media. (Yes, dogs can talk. Just ask any dog owner.)
And they are allowing us to adapt one of their books for Sherri's Playhouse!
Chatting With Sherri is delighted to welcome back multi-talented; Steven L Sears!
I am so excited to get to chat with Steven L Sears, he is always fun to chat with he was one of my first guests and I always look forward to our chats. This time we will be talking about his new book; STALAG-X and he is also putting together a new book of short stories.
Sherri's Playhouse presents Mabel of the Anzacs by Mary D. Brooks!
Adapted by Mary for the radio theater from her new novel, Mabel of the Anzacs! Two women - one a fiery teenager, the other a cantankerous octogenarian - find their mutual antipathy blossoms into an unlikely friendship. Together the two women forge a close bond that will change their lives forever. It's a friendship for the ages.
Chatting With Sherri is joined by the Cast of Mabel of the Anzacs!
We will chat with the cast of Mary D. Brooks wonderful radio play. We will discuss the play, our parts and the fun of a live radio broadcast.
We will be joined by;
Zoe Lambros played by; Arielle Strauss,
Eva Haralambos played by; J'nae Rae Spano,
Elena Mannheim played by; Jen Gray,
Henry Franz played by; Raymond Brent,
Earl Wiggins played by; Everett Robert,
Lena Stavridis played by; Liz Elliot,
Mr Ross played by; Wesley Marshall,
Narrator played by; Shaun Ritter,
Mabel Andrews played by; (me) Sherri Rabinowitz
Chatting With Sherri welcomes authors as well as producers and writers; Steven Rubin and David Miller!
I am so excited to chat with two talented people; they are authors, screenwriters and producers! They produced a film that is currently running on Netflix - it's called My Suicide. It's a narrative dramedy that has actually saved lives! It won the Berlin Film Festival in 2009 and has just been renewed on Netflix for three years. As well as creating an amazing book called The Cat Who Lived With Anne Frank, it's a children’s picture book, co-written by Steve Rubin and David Miller, and due out from Penguin/Philomel in February 2019.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back with author and playwright Mary D Brooks!
Chatting with Sherri interviewed author and playright, Mary D. Brooks and the interview will be broadcast on 29 November at 7 pm PT. We talk about Mabel of the Anzacs radio play and all sorts of interesting stuff about writing, finding a unique voice for your own writing, her upcoming novella "Enemy at the Gate" in The Darkest Hour anthology, how fanfic can make you a better writer and why it's a great foundation for your writing and all sorts of interesting stuff! Tune in and there will be a special announcement at the end you probably won't want to miss out on.
This show is recorded.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast and crew of TODD!
We will chat with; the director, Shaquita Smith and cast members; Gina Hiraizumi who plays Claudia, Drew Stephenson who plays Rashad and Alyx Libby who plays Michelle!
Shaquita Smith is an actress, director and producer She is the owner and creative director of Noonie Studio Productions, as well as a producer at LOUD Films. She is the director of horror/thriller film TRUTH OR DOUBLE DARE which comes out on November 2018!
Alyx Libby is an actor turned comic on stage in Atlanta at the Laughing Skull Lounge, Relapse Theatre, and Village Theatre. She also loves acting in horror films, the most recent, besides “Truth or Double Dare” (TODD), she is in; “The Night Sitter.”
Gina Hiraizumi has been working steadily in Film and Television, with a consistent surge in the recent years. Her recent film credits include horror film TRUTH OR DOUBLE DARE (TODD),
Drew Stephenson is an Actor, Musician, and Technologist who works in Television and Film and his recent film credits include horror film TRUTH OR DOUBLE DARE (TODD),
Truth or Double Dare (TODD), follows four friends -- Claudia, Egypt, Alex and Rashad -- as they return to their hometown for their high school reunion. They reunite with old classmates Jonathan and Michelle where they find themselves playing a harmless game of truth or double dare. Because of old buried secrets, someone at the party makes the stakes high. Now it's a game for their lives.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author A.J. Ponder!
The Sir Julius Vogel and NZSA award winning author A.J. Ponder for short story Frankie and the Netball Clone and for an anthology I coordinated of stories based in Te Papa Lost in the Museum. She has a head full of monsters, and recklessly spills them out onto the written page. Beware dragons, dreadbeasts, taniwha, and small children—all are equally dangerous, and capable of treading on your heart – or tearing it, still beating, from your chest.
She started writing with Peter Friend (multi award winner and Asimov's contributor) We had quite a few plays and stories published in Australia and New Zealand. She's written everything from mad scientists, to space explorers, to high fantasy with spoof elements - which is what Quest is. She was the unofficial editor of Lost in the Museum and one of the three editors in Twisty Christmas Tales.
Sherri's Playhouse presents; Never Again is an adaption of RM Alexander‘s short story from her amazing book series!!
Failure isn’t an option…
Ken Shepherd’s witness is murdered, leaving him to want more than just to arrest the criminals and walk away. A career change to the Witness Security Program gives the opportunity to help people who made bad decisions find a second chance. But will high expectations lead to happiness or is death lurking around the corner?
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back diverse photographer; Chris Loomis!
Chris Loomis has been blessed to shoot for numerous commercial, editorial and personal clients. Design, art, nature, architecture, high-fashion, science, science-fiction, surrealism, the paranormal, music and even old cartoons are things that inspire me from a creative standpoint and help me to generate concepts for many of my productions. Whether a personal project or an illustrative commission for my clients, I strive to deliver the highest level of quality and art direction.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes the Cast of Never Again!
Join our super talented cast; Jordan Jacobo, Debra De Liso, Raymond Brent,Ty Pickett, Arielle Strauss and J'nae Rae Spano to talk about Never Again! I am so excited to have this adaption of RM Alexander‘s short story from her amazing book series!!
Failure isn’t an option…
Ken Shepherd’s witness is murdered, leaving him to want more than just to arrest the criminals and walk away. A career change to the Witness Security Program gives the opportunity to help people who made bad decisions find a second chance. But will high expectations lead to happiness or is death lurking around the corner?
Chatting With Sherri welcomes author David Hair!
David Hair is an award-winning author from New Zealand who has written five fantasy series, four of which have been published internationally. The first two are Young Adult novels: Aotearoa, and The Return of Ravana. David also writes epic fantasy, both series to date set in the imaginary world of Urte: The Moontide Quartet and its sequel The Sunsurge Quartet. He was also invited to write a stand-alone novel set in World War One; 1916: Dig For Victory, which was part of a five author series commemorating New Zealand’s involvement in the Great War.
The Moontide Quartet has been translated into four other languages and made into an audiobook.
David’s first novel, The Bone Tiki, was published in 2009 and won the Best Frist novel at the 2010 New Zealand Children’s Book Awards. The first book of The Return of Ravana series, Pyre of Queens, won the 2012 LIANZA award for Young Adult fiction. 1916: Dig For Victory was a finalist for the New Zealand Children & Young Adult Book Awards 2017.
In 2018 David began a co-authored historical fantasy series, Olympus, which concerns Odysseus and his life prior to Homer’s The Iliad.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author Eileen Mueller!
Winner of two Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Best Youth Novel (2016) and Best New Talent (2017), Eileen Mueller lives in New Zealand, on the side of a hill, with her four dragonets. In 2014 & 2015, she had fun organizing Wellington’s Storylines Family Day for thousands of kids – a festival bringing books alive through performances, crafts, and fun activities with kiwi authors and illustrators.
Eileen has won SpecFicNZ’s Going Global and the New Zealand Society of Authors’ NorthWrite Collaboration literary awards and is a New Zealander of the Year Local Hero medalist. She was also a finalist in the 2017 Romance Writers New Zealand Chapter Short Story contest. Eileen has free books available here: http//www.eileenmuellerauthor.com for her newest book please check out; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JHTZ3Y5/
Chatting with Sherri welcomes award winning science fiction and action writer Shaene Siders!
Shaene Siders is an award-winning science fiction and action writer who geeks out over swords, sorcery, and superheroes. Her television credits include Marvel's Avengers Assemble, the Warner Bros./Cartoon Network show DC Super Hero Girls, the Emmy Award winning Amazon Studios series Niko and the Sword of Light, and Netflix’s Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac. She has also written for Universal Studios, The Discovery Channel, the Herokins interactive game, and even NASA.
Please connect with Shaene on Twitter (@Shaene), her Facebook page (Shaene Siders, Writer), or on Instagram (@ShaeneSiders).
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back photographer; Ian L Sitren!
Multi-talented photographer Ian creates amazing pictures of athletes, models, actors and planes!
Creative paths and opportunities have also sent me in many directions including motion picture still photography. That afforded me one of the highlights of my life, working with Hollywood luminaries Gena Rowlands and Rita Moreno on the motion picture “Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks”. The Director of Photography was the very respected and esteemed Vilmos Zsigmond, said to be the greatest Cinematographer who has ever lived. Not yet done with directions, I am the photographer for the Palm Springs Air Museum. CNN lists it as one of the best Air Museums in the world. It is also a rarity because it is a flying museum. As a little boy I used to build military aircraft models and hang them from the ceiling in my room. Now my photography hast taken me full circle again. I also manage the Air Museum social media so I have great latitude in creating content, photos and video.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author and playwright; Gregg Oppenheimer!
Gregg has written; I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom.. Sarah Drew (Grey’s Anatomy) and Oscar Nuñez (The Office) will portray Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the play. The recording is now available at LATW.org (where my Lucy and Desi are featured on the home page) for download or CD purchase. Also at Amazon.com and Audible.com.
For a week starting October 20, "I Love Lucy: a funny thing happened on the way to the sitcom" will be available for free download latw.org/broadcasts
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Julie Sharpe a talented actress and burlesque performer!
Julie will be going on tour next year with a new show called; 'Princes of the Night!'
Julie Sharpe is an actress, burlesque performer, and comedian beloved for her outrageous characters who works 'around the room' in venues where she actually goes around the room interacting with as many patrons as possible! Listen in as we chat about all her adventures past and current.
This is a recorded interview please do not call in.
Chatting With Sherri meets with the cast of Mishpucha!
Sherri’s Playhouse presents a very short tiny play called Mishpucha! It was originally for an under 10 minute play writing contest. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. It is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US. It was a very personal project and I am very interested in chatting with my cast about bringing it to life.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Bewitched expert David Pierce!
David will be the spotlight guest on the I Am Salt Lake podcast at the end of October!
But the 50th anniversary edition of the Bewitched History Book is still available on Amazon and BearManorMedia.com.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes Patricia Hartmann a 90’s Supermodel who is now the creator of Runway Rogue!
The legendary Karl Lagerfeld who then featured Patricia in his Chanel shows after prompting her to have renowned hairdresser Yannick D’Ys cut her hair short for the iconic ‘Twiggy’ look. Karl also photographed her for his Chanel look book, and Patricia became somewhat of a muse for him at that time. Patricia iconic catwalk strut was coveted by the world’s top designers and landed her on the Runways for Dior, Versace, Valentino, YSL, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta and many more
Patricia took a very hands on approach, and spent countless hours with a highly acclaimed cosmetic chemist to create luxurious and unique lip color formulas with plans to set a new standard, and make her mark yet again in the world of beauty. In 2016 Patricia launched her now highly successful brand Runway Rogue with a carefully crafted collection of matte and satin lipsticks, rich hydrating glosses and creamy gel liners. In September 2017 Runway Rogue launched Pearl Glam, their now bestselling shimmer matte liquid lipstick, which has quickly attracted the attention of the press and the beauty industry. Her brand’s Motto? Life is your Runway, so strut!