Chatting with Sherri

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author and WOTF Winner; Scott Barnes!  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 magazinecontributors.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes documentary filmmaker and author Dr. Elliott Haimoff! Elliott is known for the numerous documentaries he's produced as well as his recently authored books, Space Pioneers - Conversations with the Men of Apollo and Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of Storytelling and how science fiction gave way to science fact.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back 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? Her Kickstarter; In Lush Valley, it’s a crime to even talk about dragons... When Ezaara becomes the new Queen’s Rider, she’s plunged into a world of cutthroat politics, traitors in every shadow and marauding tharuk monsters. Luckily, she has a dragon master — although rumors say she’d be better off with the enemy. If you love dragon & riders, romance on dragonback and adrenaline-fueled epic adventures, take flight with Riders of Fire today! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eileenmuellerauthor/riders-of-fire-2nd-deluxe-edition-dragon-fantasy-omnibus?ref=9t3whh Eileen 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!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Ruth Poniarski! Ruth Poniarski set out to find the ideal friend and the perfect mate, but what she encountered were spells of paranoia, extreme anxiety, and hallucinations. Trying to navigate her cyclic malady, she undertook a rigorous architectural program in search of her passion. What she discovered on her journey is captured brilliantly in this unflinchingly honest memoir; Journey of the Self! Ruth Poniarski, the author, writes an unflinchingly honest memoir with her mental illness. She is married and lives on Long Island.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Producer, Head Writer, Screenwriter and author; RJ Stewart!  RJ  and I will talk about his first job on Remington Steele, our mutual admiration of the late James Garner and his work as co-creator and producer of Xena, Warrior Princess. We will also chat about his new book; Crazy Hawk.  We have such a fun time chatting, he even likes my name. R.J. Stewart is best known for Xena: Warrior Princess with Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor (1995), and Remington Steele with Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist(1982), Man of the People with James Garner (1991), Cleopatra 2525 with Gina Torres, Jennifer Sky and Victoria Pratt(2000).

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Egyptologist and author;Dr. Colleen Darnell!   EXPLORING ANCIENT EGYPT with Dr. Colleen Darnell; Hieroglyph Update & Free Mummy Class-The introductory How to Read Hieroglyph class now starts October 14 and 16—see details below for times and how to register. Also, I am excited to share a free class in partnership with Varsity Tutors ALL ABOUT MUMMIES (best for grades 3-8, but fun for kids of all ages) on Wednesday October 9th at 6PM. 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.

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."