by Mike Carlon | Dec 17, 2023 | Open Mike
Do you know how, in your own mind, you consider yourself younger than you actually are? I do anyway. In my head, I’m still in my early twenties. Well, today I was hit in the face with the reality that I’m no spring chicken anymore. Most Sunday mornings I join my...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 15, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Shelley Fraser Mickle is an award-winning author who has published over a dozen books, which, along with her commitment to literacy and the power of story, led to her being nominated to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame in 2014. Her books have been New...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 12, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Justin Woodbury was raised on a small farm out in the country on the west side of Ann Arbor, Michigan. A child survivor of church abuse, Justin began advocating for victims of abuse after he held his son in his arms for the first time and realized the...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 7, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Chrissy Holm is a writer, editor, and project manager and is the host of the podcast Stirred By Words, where she talks about words, writing, and wellness. Her writing has been featured on Everyday Health, National Council on Aging, Gizmodo, Lifehacker,...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 5, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Robert W. Norris was born and raised in Humboldt County, California, where he played basketball in high school and junior college. In 1969, he entered the Air Force but subsequently became a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War and served time in a...
by Mike Carlon | Nov 30, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Natasha Daniels is an anxiety and OCD child therapist and has published multiple books including How to Parent your Anxious Toddler, Anxiety Sucks: A Teen Survival Guide, Social Skills Activities for Kids and It is Brave to Be Kind. She also hosts the AT...
by Mike Carlon | Nov 28, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Ginger Pinholster’s first novel, “City in a Forest,” won a Gold Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association in 2020. She is a volunteer member of Florida’s Volusia Turtle Patrol and resident of Ponce Inlet, near Daytona Beach. She...
by Mike Carlon | Nov 26, 2023 | Open Mike
Warning, this post was inspired by a pumpkin. More on that later. As another Thanksgiving weekend wraps up, I’m filled with a wide range of emotions. I was happy to have had the kids home for an extended period of time and now sad that they have all started to head...
by Mike Carlon | Nov 24, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Lynne Golodner is the author of eight books and thousands of articles as well as a marketing entrepreneur, writing coach and host of the Make Meaning Podcast. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her first novel, Woman of Valor. Key Takeaways...
by Mike Carlon | Nov 21, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Christina Henry is a horror and dark fantasy author whose works include Horseman, Near the Bone, The Ghost Tree, Looking Glass, The Girl in Red, The Mermaid, Lost Boy, Alice, Red Queen, and the seven-book urban fantasy Black Wings series. She joined me on...
by Mike Carlon | Nov 16, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Ellen Yashinsky Chute is a clinical social worker, consultant and educator who has dedicated her life to helping individuals, families and teams unlock their potential. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her latest book, What Drives You?:...
by Mike Carlon | Nov 14, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Audrey Gale long dreamed of being a writer, but never anticipated the circuitous road she’d take to get there. After twenty-plus years in the banking industry, she grew tired of corporate gamesmanship and pursued her master’s in fiction writing at the...
