Susie Rialp’s rebellious nature changed after the overthrow of the Marcos regime in the Philippines.  After close friends were jailed, she fled to Canada.

Her love for children led her to become a Montessori teacher. Listen to how this revolutionary method transformed her and taught her how to inspire each student—even the wild ones.

Her poetry collection Falling in Love With Me is available on Amazon.

Join Meg Stewart as she talks with  Carol Lennox about her careers from owning an ad agency to working as a therapist, to acting as a band manager.

Jill was a 10-year-old girl growing up in the Elephant & Castle neighborhood of London England after World War II. She shares what life was really like living in a Victorian house on the Faraday Estates. What a wonderful storyteller.

Look for JIll's delightful memoir on her website: www.jmphillipsauthor.com

Meet Janie Emaus: a lady who does it all! She is the author of two award-winning children's books, two novels, and is a member of the caregiving nation.

Janie's children's books are about the integrated celebrations of Hanukkah, Christmas, Passover, and Easter in culturally blended families. She weaves meaning and sensitivity throughout the text.

In addition, Janie is a caregiver to her husband and mother. Janie talks about her challenges and life filled with humor caring for a mother with dementia.

Susan Werner's life has come full circle. Forager, traveler, log home builder, and writer.

She moved to Chicago and worked at Sherwin's, a legendary Health Food Store. From there, she built a 25-year career on the road as a sales rep. She toured the midwest meeting with farmers and retailers to get natural products on store shelves. 

When her Dad wanted to sell the Home Place in Alabama, she and her husband jumped at the opportunity. They're living in an RV watching their log home being built.

Margie Peterson and Susan exchanged tales of historic health food stores, adventures in gardening, and Buddy's arrival at the home place.

Find her on Medium.com.

Margie Peterson talks with Audrey Stimson about her bicycle pilgrimage across America with her husband. Audrey is a video journalist, poet, and artist. She is currently working on her memoir, "Across the American Dream: A bike ride across the United States and back to myself."

You can read her articles on  Medium or contact her at https://audreystimson.com/

Debbie Walker, Cindy Heath, and Margie Peterson share the wisdom of Angels, Prayer, Quotes from Authors, and Birthday Fun during the Holidays.

Zach J. Payne talks about the incredible journey to becoming the Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper and a thespian. They shared the sonnet "How We Persist." 

Follow Zach at Twitter, Medium, The Hopeful Wanderer on Substack, or at Ninja Writers.org

Zach's poetry is available on Amazon:

In Search of Sunflowers

A Million Lives in One

Say a Long Goodbye: poems about grief