Dennis Smith is a retired high school teacher who taught music. He didn’t think he’d go into education, given how little he liked school...

Jeff Nelson has been a family physician for many years. He retired in 2020 and, throughout his career, has seen the many problems...

Janet Polach started her professional career in the U.S. Marine Corps. She had trouble finding a teaching job, so she decided to join the...

George Murray is a veteran and has a wide array of job experience. He has worked in five industries. At age 46, he went through his first...

Donna Mathiowetz is a speaker on grief and loss. She primarily helps parents deal with the loss of a child. However, she also helps...

Brent Olson has written so much throughout his life. From his essay collections to his novels to his syndicate column, Independently...

Later in life, Gloria Van began her writing career after she retired from her regular job. She was a communications consultant, where she...

This time, I got to speak with two authors simultaneously about their book, Behind the Pulpit. I thoroughly enjoyed talking with Mr. Paul...

Christine Kelly is the author of Thrown by Love, a western romance novel about a young woman named Carrie who applies to be on a reality...

Sarah Krisher used to be terrified of speaking. One wouldn’t think that by looking at her book, The Confidence to Speak: Master the Many...

Theresa Murray has worked in the medical industry for a long time. She’s worked in a nursing home, as a Registered Nurse, a school nurse,...

Juli Geske-Peer grew up in a somewhat dysfunctional family with little emphasis on traditional signs of success like careers or a college...

Mom, Grandma, and author Lynn Garthwaite has been a writer her entire life. When she was a child, her answer to the “what do you want to...

One of the words that came to mind throughout my conversation with the wonderful Teresa Thomas was ‘connector.’ This is because she...

I had the opportunity to speak with Terry Morehouse, Lutheran pastor, and writer, about his life and work. He is a fascinating man with...

I was given an opportunity to talk to another amazing author with an inspiring story. Alexis Acker-Halbur is a resilient woman. She...

When Joan Treppa, author and social justice activist, first heard the story of the six men who were put in jail for a murder they didn’t...

Author Kathy Puckett Allen: Processing Grief Through Writing

Award winning essayist Brent Olson takes you into his world. From an old house on the edge of the prairie in western Minnesota, Olson...

A Matter of Life and Death. Their relationship was warm, intimate, and responsive. And although Cynthia Heelan and her husband, Richard,...