Maryland author Claire Taylor tells us about her personal journey, where she first earned a psychology degree and then became a licensed massage thera...

Virginia author Francesca Leader reveals some of the methodology behind her award-winning translation of the Japanese Iroha poem. She tells us how, wh...

Connecticut author Amie Souza Reilly shares how her childhood experiences while spending summers at her grandparents' home on Lake Champlain  ins...

Washington, DC author Andrew Bertaina offers a probing and insightful look into his creative process as he describes how he begins working on stories ...

South Carolina author Kasie Whitener talks with us about her experiences teaching entrepreneurship, hosting a SC radio show about writing and writers,...

With her quick wit and vaudeville timing, Arlaina Tibensky brings a breezy humor to the episode this week. She tells us about the joys of being a moth...

Author James R. West has deep roots in the great state of Utah. He gives us a candid account of his early years of life in a Mormon family, and his tr...

Ohio author Kerry Langan tells Short Story Today about growing up in Buffalo, writing stories from a child's point of view, venturing outside her...

Scott Laudati talks about growing up in an unusual neighborhood in Staten Island, his harrowing experiences working as a dock builder for the City of ...

South Florida born, New York based author Elana Marcus is our guest on this episode. She tells us about the personal history she drew from in order to...

Lis Anna-Langston tells Short Story Today about some of the colorful characters that populate her stories and novels - and about how the Buddhist teac...

Corley Longmire speaks about growing up in the Southeast, and how her childhood experiences of extreme weather have found their way into her stories. ...