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Episode #57: Alien Abduction and Family Secrets with Stephanie Sanders-Jacob

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Stephanie Sanders-Jacob is an author and artist from Sandusky, Ohio. Her alien abduction novel, Singing All the Way Up, debuted with No Bad Books Press in July 2023. Her short fiction has been featured by Books of Horror, Hearth & Coffin, Mixer, Mosaic, and Ether Arts.

You can find her online at www.sandersjacob.com

You can find her artwork at www.rabbitandrain.com


Stephanie’s Readings:

  • Things were better before I killed my dad – 8:28
  • Airship, 1897 – 28:51
  • Running from the fighting – 44:50  

Chris’s Cocktail Pairings:

  • Freak Show (paired to Things were better before I killed my dad)– 6:18
  • Aviation (paired to Airship, 1897) – 25:35
  • International Incident (paired to Running from the fighting) – 42:32

Interview Highlights:

  • Was Laura really abducted? Seeking truth in our own lives – 14:19
  • A story about UFOs — with universal themes – 15:36
  • Watershed years: coincidence…or more? – 31:26
  • Scientific theories on UFOs: Jung vs Vallee – 33:36
  • Stephanie’s alien/UFO inspired jewelry – 39:25
  • Family, relationships, kindness, truth – 49:31

COMING NEXT MONTH: Peter Sacco, award-winning film producer, director, writer on 7 continents!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 
Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEME: MUSIC. See www.gabrielshornpress.com/poetry-anthology 

Laura — 

Stephanie — 

  • Punk Rock Flea Market Lorain: 4/28 at the soccer sportsplex in North Olmsted
  • Punk Rock Flea Market Akron: 5/4 at the summit county fairgrounds
  • Norwalk Public Library: date to be announced

Find us at —

Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.

photos of author Stephanie Sanders-Jacob and Books and Brews

Check out some of our other interviews with authors of the strange and paranormal:

Jeff LaFerney

Bob Miller

Elizabeth Tucker

Margaret Anderson

Christina Courtenay

Episode #31: Sandy Hanna

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Sandy Hanna is an award-winning author for her memoir “The Ignorance of Bliss: An American Kid in Saigon,” a true coming-of-age story about growing up in Vietnam in the early 60s. She current resides in Lambertville, New Jersey. As a military BRAT (British Regiment Attached Transfer) her story reveals a turbulent time where politics and intrigue resided between plot and counterplot and where, as children, she and her siblings lived in the continuous present – perhaps the only way children can live. Ms. Hanna graduated from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois with a BA in Interdisciplinary Programs in Science and Literature and University of Massachusetts with a MED in the Biology of Cognition. Her background is one of working with children and designing learning environment for museums, theme parks, and communities. However, she sees herself as a life-time storyteller and artist.
Sandyhanna.net

Sandy Readings:

  • Witnessing the Coup – 9:35
  • Baby Powder & Hershey Bars – 28:27
  • Brink’s Bomb – 43:44

Michael’s Beer Pairings:

Harvey Weissbanger Recipe

  • 1 oz. Galliano
  • 2 oz. Orange Juice
  • 6 oz. Weissbier

Fill a collins glass with ice. Add the Galliano and orange juice. Top with Weissbier. Garnish with orange peel.

Interview Highlights:

  • Did you take it for granted you survived a shooting spree? – 15:34
  • The Dragon Lady and Colonel Sam’s Expose – 19:12
  • Did your brother’s basketball start the Vietnam War? – 23:26
  • Everything in life lies in acceptance – 35:26
  • Military kids taking control in an out-of-control world – 36:58
  • Military transport to Saigon – 51:05

COMING NEXT MONTH: Christine Madline Ellsworth, poet and 1st time novelist

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

  • Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology
  • Laura will be signing books Sunday, November 7, 2 to 5 pm at Maple Grove Lutheran Church, 9251 Elm Creek Blvd N, Maple Grove, MN. Several other authors from Night Writers will also be signing books.

Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.

Episode #25: Melonie Johnson

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USA Today bestselling author Melonie Johnson―aka #thewritinglush―enjoys cheap wine, expensive beer, and sipping cocktails that start with the letter m. Declared a “writer to watch” by Kirkus and a “fizzy, engrossing new voice” by Entertainment Weekly, her smart funny contemporary romances include Too Good to Be Real and her award-winning Sometimes in Love debut series: Getting Hot with the Scot, Smitten by the Brit, and Once Upon a Bad Boy. A former high school English and Theatre teacher, she spends her days in her Star Wars office, dreaming up meet-cutes. She lives in Chicagoland with her husband, their two redhead daughters, and one very large dog.
Meloniejohnson.com

Melonie’s Readings:

  • Too Good to be Real – 13:52
  • Getting Hot with the Scot – 27:05
  • Smitten by the Brit – 44:44

Michael’s Beer Pairings:

Beer Americano Recipe

  • 1.5 oz. Campari
  • 1.5 oz. Sweet Vermouth
  • 3 oz. Lager Beer

Fill a collins glass with ice. Add the Campari and vermouth. Froth the beer using an Aerolatteor immersion blender and pour into the glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

Interview Highlights:

  • Easter Eggs vs Tropes – 21:20
  • Boozy Book Broads – 22:42
  • Winks & Nods – 36:34
  • The author in the characters – 52:54

COMING NEXT MONTH: Eugenia Fain, poet

UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology.

Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.

Episode #17: Ozgur K. Sahin

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Ozgur K. Sahin is an award-winning historical novelist and life coach. True Colors, the second book in his Brethren of the Spanish Main series, was released in late 2019 as a sequel to The Wrath of Brotherhood. He is currently working as a life coach while hunkered down during the Covid-19 pandemic and working on a non-fiction book on narcissism. He grew up in Minneapolis and his studies range from astrophysics and history to meditation and development studies.
ozgurksahin.com

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Ozgur’s Readings:

  • Pieter at the Prison – 14:21
  • Coya with the Golden Staff – 31:06
  • Captain Roy Toppings at the Hucia – 46:51

Michael’s Beer Pairings:

  • Sidra Asturiana Mayador Natural Cider, Sidra Mayador (paired to Pieter at the Prison) – 9:56
  • Cowbell Cream Ale, Urban Growler Brewing Company (paired to Coya with the Golden Staff) – 26:30
  • Stout/Rum Cocktail with Obsidian Stout, Deschutes Brewery (paired to Captain Roy Toppings at the Hucia) – 44:29

Cocktail Recipe (from CB2):

1.5 oz Rum
1.5 oz Ginger-Jalapeño Syrup
.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
5 oz Stout-Style Beer
Preparation:
Pour the rum, syrup, and lime juice into a shaker and fill it with ice. Shake and strain the liquid into a glass half-filled with fresh ice. Top with the beer and garnish with a lime wedge.

Interview Highlights:

  • Humor in a serious story – 21:38
  • Why 1660? Why pirates? – 22:56
  • Flawed and scarred heroines – 38:28
  • Research–history, fiction, and Ginger Plantation – 52:40
  • Writing vivid descriptions – 53:59
  • Writing on narcissism – 55:59

COMING NEXT MONTH: Lisa Gurine, Author of Without Words, the stories of South Dakota settlers

UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology.

Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.