For an Isle full of Misfits, we sure get some pret-ty impressive guests around here… Not that I like to brag. But ok, you forced it out of me. Brag I must. Today’s guest, Donna VanLiere, is a NYT (as in New York Times, in case I need to spell it out, which I guess […]
Read More Podcast- FEAR NOT! With Donna VanLiereThat Kathleen L. Maher, she’s at it again. Brilliant. Witty. Multi-talented. Humble. Your basic younger sister nightmare. But she just keeps writing all these great books, so we just have to keep putting our Sibling Rivalry aside, and keep having her back for all these great conversations. And you’re going to love them both- the […]
Read More PODCAST- Kathleen L. Maher & No Man’s DaughterFreedom. It’s a good thing. A beautiful thing, even. We were meant for it. Born for it, even. . . . Sing it Andy. A human right, I think is what they call it. And rightly so. And like all rights, sometimes, we need reminders of our need to preserve them. And when the victories […]
Read More Free For One, Free For AllConversation??? What is that? You mean that thing where you have to engage with people??? Like, people who might think differently than you do? Maybe even disagree with… vehemently? Gosh, that sounds kinda scary. And there’s enough scary stuff going on these days. Feelings might get hurt. Accusations might fly. People might get cancelled. That’s […]
Read More PODCAST- How to have a successful, scary conversation… with Pastor Stephon HendersonCome out, come out, wherever you are… Yes, we’re talking about coming out. Can you believe it? I know. I’m going there. Sort of. Not really. But actually, yes, really, in the most real sense. Cause coming out is for everybody, whether June is your favorite month, or you’d just rather skip right over this […]
Read More PODCAST-Coming out of Hiding… with Morgan and Cherie SnyderWhy do you think the way you do? Wouldn’t you like to know… As it turns out, though, you’re in luck (if you believe in that kind of thing… and if you do, why do you? Wouldn’t you like… wait, I’m caught in a loop, someone help me) Now where was I? Ah yes, luck. […]
Read More PODCAST- Worldview and you, with Michael CravenSo you think you’re too grown up for #kidlit, do you now? Well, think again, my friend, cause once you hear this thoroughly delightful Misfit conversation with Amanda Cleary Eastep, Senior Developmental Editor at Moody Publishing, and a fine author in her own right… you’ll abandon all such foolish notions. And then, if you know what’s […]
Read More PODCAST- Amanda Cleary Eastep & #Kidlit: It’s not just for #kids, you know…Don’t you just love a good old fashioned underdog story? Until that underdog, of course, is you. That’s a DIFFERENT story altogether. Let’s face it. It’s much more fun to watch one of them there inspirational tales of the bedraggled and feckless protagonist, struggling against all odds to find their place in this all too […]
Read More PODCAST- Hope in the Madness, Part 4: WeaknessDon’t worry. Be Happy. You’ll get none of that trite nonsense in today’s episode (no offense, Bobby McFarrin). We all get sad sometimes. There’s no getting around it. But what do we do with it? How do we navigate through it, without getting swallowed up in it? Bob Redd’s back for episode 3 in our […]
Read More PODCAST- Hope in the Madness, Part 3: Sadness :^(Nobody likes angry people. You know it. I know it. David Banner knows it. But sometimes we just can’t avoid them. Or avoid it. The anger is real. And it manifests itself in lots of things: Petty things. Annoying things. Really big, injustice things. All the things. So what to do? What to do? Well, […]
Read More PODCAST: Hope in the Madness, Part 2 – Angriness
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