Chatting With Sherri

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-nominated​ author Piper Mejia! Piper Mejia is an advocate for New Zealand writers and literature and is a co-founder of Young NZ Writers - a non-profit dedicated to providing opportunities for young NZ writers. Her short fiction has appeared in a range of publications including Babyteeth, Conclave, Spec-Fic Short Cuts, Short Cuts Track 1, Te Korero Ahi Ka and Tricksters Treats 3.  A collection of her short stories, The Better Sister, will be published by Breach in 2020. As a child, Piper stayed up late laughing at horror films. As an adult, she spends a lot of time being disappointed by plot holes and yet somehow she has never lost her love for Science Fiction and Horror; two genres that continue to ask the question “What if …” The Better Sister; Throughout literature authors return again and again to the theme of three sisters; Cinderella and her two stepsisters, Medusa was one of three gorgons, King Lear had three daughters. Too often the sisters are portrayed as an inn

Sherri’s Playhouse reprises my radio play about my family origins; Mishpucha! This is both an interview with the cast and and the presentation of the radio play.  The cast talks about the parts and how they felt about playing them and then we broadcast the radio play itself which is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US.  Then there is a bit more chat, come and join the party! This show was recorded earlier so please do not call in.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes new author; Verna Cyril! Verna Cyril was born on the beautiful island of Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean. From an early age, Verna was fascinated by the written word and she devoured anything in print that she could lay her hands on. As she progressed, her knowledge of the world and the intricacies of human behavior increased and fired her imagination to express herself in the fantasy of conjuring stories that were graphic and spellbinding much to the delight of family members and a growing circle of friends and admirers. "Heart of a Slave," is set in the year 1814. It’s about the heroine, a young woman name Siwhetta who was taken into captivity from her homeland, Africa.  Siwhetta was sold into slavery and subsequently arrived in the West Indies via the Atlantic slave trade. The first chapter gives a vivid description of her voyage through the Atlantic. Upon Siwhetta’s arrival, she is sold to a very wealthy plantation owner named Lady Noelita. Siwhetta who was the daughter of a

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning film-maker; Tom Konkle! Tom is a talented actor and director his latest is;  Noise in the Middle; After the sudden death of his wife, a grieving father of a severely non-verbal autistic girl seeks experimental therapy where he unknowingly rents an Airbnb with a haunted history. This stirs his daughter's psychic abilities along with his personal demons. The result is a story full of suspense, tension, empathy and a powerful metaphor about the Noise In All Of Us. Tom's won best thriller in the Los Angeles Film Awards for his classically inspired 1940’s noir feature, TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS.  Directed by and starring Thomas Konkle, the film follows Roland Drake, a Los Angeles Private Investigator trying to untangle a mystery that only lands him in deep trouble.  And Brittney Powell won the Stella Adler award for acting in film!     

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Emily Who! Emily who? Emily WHO! She’s a new Australian children’s singer who just released her debut album, A Day For Adventure – which can be played on itunes/spotify/google music and all other streaming services. She has a live show ready to be toured across Australia when such time allows which she recently performed at preschools in London. When she’s not singing her Emily Who songs, Emily writes and presents the Kur-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra Kids’ Proms performances, children’s shows for the Acacia Quartet and children’s activities at Sydney Symphony family concerts. In 2017 she toured with Poetry in Action to schools across Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, performing poetry. She volunteers for Storyville and Books In Homes – regularly reading stories for young children. She is also an actor and regularly performs in Australian television and theatre. She received the Emerging Artist award at the 2019 Sydney Fringe Festival. In 2020 Emily was selected for the

Chatting With Sherri welcomes best selling author; Robert  J Sawyer! Science fiction writer and futurist Robert J. Sawyer has been interviewed over 350 times on radio, over 350 times on television, and countless times in print. A member of the Order of Canada, he lives in Mississauga, Ontario (just outside Toronto). Rob is one of only eight writers in history — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world’s top Science Fiction awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (the full list of such winners: Paolo Bacigalupi, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Haldeman, Frederik Pohl, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, and Connie Willis), and he’s the first author in thirty years to receive a Lifetime Achievement Aurora Award.   According to the Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards, Robert J. Sawyer is the #1 all-time worldwide leader in number of award wins as a science-fiction or fantasy novelist (second place goes to China Miéville; Stephen Kin

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author;BRAD SCHREIBER! Brad Schreiber has written for all media. He's also a literary consultant, producer and actor. MUSIC IS POWER (Rutgers University Press) is his latest book, covering 100 years of socially conscious music in all genres. He's also developing a true crime podcast, based on his book DEATH IN PARADISE and can be found at; www.bradschreiber.com

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Lee Murray! Grotesque: Monster Stories; 11 short stories from the imagination of New Zealand's multiple award-winning author and editor Lee Murray! Contains 4 original stories including a new adventure in the much-lauded and awarded Taine McKenna series! “With Grotesque: Monster Stories, Lee Murray proves she is a first-rate talent! These stories are fascinating,unexpected, and scary as hell!” — Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rage and V-Wars. Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy, and horror (Sir Julius Vogel, Australian Shadows) and a three-time Bram Stoker Award® nominee. Her works include the Taine McKenna military thrillers (Severed Press), and supernatural crime-noir series The Path of Ra, co-written with Dan Rabarts (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Grotesque: Monster Stories (Things in the Well) as well as several books for children. She is proud to have edited fourteen speculative works, including award-

Chatting With Sherri welcomes film editor Jason Summers who worked the fascinating documentary about Natalie Wood!  Jason Summers is a documentary editor who's latest film Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind was an official selection at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and is now streaming on HBO.  Born in San Francisco, Jason grew up close to the film industry as his father Gary Summers worked for George Lucas' Skywalker Sound as a Re-recording Mixer on films such as Return of the Jedi, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, and Titanic. After graduating from film school at San Francisco State University, Jason moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and worked in various post-production jobs before teaming up as an editor with behind-the-scenes documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau.  Their partnership has spanned over 15 years leading to their collaboration on Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind.  This film is a story of a Hollywood Legend but also a personal story about a family, a loving wife, a devoted mo

  Chatting with Sherri welcomes authors Peter J. Wacks and Eytan Kollin! Peter J. Wacks, born as Jebediah Jason Zarathustra Janney Shults, was quickly reminted to a sane name yet never really recovered a sense of normalcy in his life.  Peter (or Zarth, whatever, it's cool) has traveled to 37 countries, hitchhiked across the United States (very funny, no, he didn't hitchhike to Hawaii), and backpacked across Europe.  Eytan Kollin lives in Pasadena, California. With Dani Kollin, he is author of books including The Unincorporated Man, The Unincorporated War, and The Unincorporated Woman. Caller of Lightning (Arcane America #3) When Halley’s Comet blazed across the sky in 1759, onlookers saw a sight far more spectacular—and disastrous—than they ever could have imagined. Destroyed in a magical battle, the comet is rent in two and appears to strike Earth. The event is known as The Sundering, the moment in which the Old World is separated from the New, perhaps permanently isolating the Americas.  The New World i

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back; Shaquita Smith! We talk about the current situations around the country and around the world and her latest work in; Broken Scales, Baby Blue And Summer Vibea! Shaquita Smith is a television actress and film director. She is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. She has appeared on NCIS: New Orleans, All Eyes on Me, PUSH, Daytime Divas, Hap & Leonard and many more film projects. She is the Lou Godwin Award winner! In 2016, She made her first directorial debut film called "Truth or Double Dare" 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes the amazing; Alexandra Tydings! Alexandra Tydings was born on December 15 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress, known for Dr. Kathleen Brady in What Death Leaves Behind, Aphrodite in Xena: Warrior Princess and as Victoria Reynolds in  The Sunchaser.  This is a fun recorded chat about too many subjects to list but we had a lot of fun; please join us!  

Chatting With Sherri Welcomes author; Greg Hickey! Greg Hickey was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1985. After graduating from Pomona College in 2008, he played and coached baseball in Sweden and South Africa. He is now a forensic scientist, endurance athlete and award-winning writer. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Lindsay. The Friar's Lantern: You are the protagonist in this grown-up choose your own story novel. You may win $1,000,000. You will judge a man of murder. Choose wisely—if you can.

Sherri's Playhouse Reprises #JohnDoe!     The play is by Everett Robert and his take on Reality TV and the people who allow themselves to be taken over by it.  And this is what happens when reality hits these people right in the face. It is a both a very funny and very touching play.  Please join us!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes charming and talented actor; Joshua Charles Dawe! Some his work can be seen in; Wentworth, Loren, What's Left  and Perfect Chaos - S01 E09 Joshua Charles Dawe. "I began my career in Photography at Seventeen. Studying Art and Design at Tafe College, Perth, I initially hoped to work as a comic book artist. During this formative period, my Father gave me my first camera. This would prove to be the catalyst for a life long passion. It would also lead me to fulfil another dream of becoming an Actor. I have worked as a Free Lance Portrait and Fashion Photographer all over the world. New York, Dubai, Indonesia and Australia. I am now permanently based in Melbourne, Victoria. I continue to work with incredible Actors, Musicians and Models whilst working in Feature Films and Television as an actor and writer. I now also host and produce the podcast 'Big Wonder'. Which specialises in having conversations with upcoming filmmakers here in Melbourne about here current script ideas, upcomi

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Sci Fi Bulletin editor/publisher; Paul Simpson! Paul Simpson, Consulting Editor Paul has been a lifelong fan of SF and fantasy in all media, and has been part of the army of Robots for some years in various capacities. He loves working with authors to help them realise their visions – no matter how out of this world! Sci Fi Bulletin; News and reviews from the universes of science fiction, fantasy and horror from the Editor of DreamWatch Magazine and Total Sci-Fi, and the Tolkien Society Award winner for Best Book 2014 for Middle-earth Envisioned.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author; Katie Livingston! Katie Livingston of New Cordell winner of the world wide writing contest; Writers of The Future!   Katie is a student at Wesleyan University where she is earning a BA in English and lives in Middletown, Connecticut during the school year. She spent her high school years tending chickens and writing speculative fiction novels, since there wasn’t much else to do smack in the middle of rural Oklahoma. She is a fan of Stephen King novels, ’80s horror flicks, rural living, and cats—all of which inspire her work. Katie hopes to attend graduate school for American literature so that she can continue learning, reading, and writing for many years to come.   Katie's winning story is published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 which wasofficially released on April 7th!  

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Quinn Barrett! Intuition Daily;"I teach people how to meditate in fun and unconventional ways which can be used at any time, anywhere" IntuThe world is full of seemingly basic yet powerful intuitive promptings. This practice is designed to train your meditative mind to see the world in an entirely new way. The guidance you receive comes from a combination of your own common sense, inner wisdom, and personal energy. Words, colors, numbers and image packs have been carefully curated and designed to guide users to the answers within themselves.It’s important not to overthink the intuition that comes during meditation. Let feelings, thoughts, impressions, and sounds come to you without judgment.

Sherri's Playhouse reprise; Never Again by RM Alexander! Failure isn’t an option… Ken Shepherd’s witness is murdered, leaving him to want more than just to arrest the criminals and walk away. A career change to the Witness Security Program gives the opportunity to help people who made bad decisions find a second chance. But will high expectations lead to happiness or is death lurking around the corner?

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author Paul Wheaton about his book; Building A Better World In Your Backyard, Instead Of Being Angry At Bad Guys!   Paul Wheaton has come out with this wonderful book on making a huge, positive, global difference from your own home! Prioritize comfort over sacrifice while saving thousands of dollars. Explore dozens of solutions and their impacts on carbon footprint, petroleum footprint, toxic footprint, and other environmental issues.  If 20% of the population implemented half the solutions in this book, it would solve the biggest global problems. All without writing to politicians, joining protests, signing petitions, or being angry at the people that are causing the problems. Good solutions are often different from conventional environmental wisdom. The average American adult has a carbon footprint of 30 tons per year. Replacing a petroleum car with an electric car will cut 2 tons. But if you live in a cold climate and you switch from electric heat to a rocket mass heater, y