Red River Radio

Summer is a comin' in! We're celebrating by having three wonderful authors on the show.  Welcome back Mark David Gerson who will talk about all his amazing books - both old and new -- The Voice of the Muse:Answering the Call to Write, Moon Quest: A True Fantasy, Writer's Block Unblocked, Acts of Surrender: A Writer's Memoir and Book of Messages. New to the show, David Jones and Eric Axelbaum. Join us for this fun, informative show. 

Artists and show hosts Wade Zahares, Mike Dubisch and Carolyn Watson open a window into the world of art with interviews of sculptors, painters, photographers and art dealers of all kinds.  This month's show has some fascinating  guests including, Liv Rainey-Smith, an esoteric artist specializing in hand-pulled woodcut prints. Her bold figure-oriented imagery is drawn upon history, nature, dream, and vision for inspiration. Rainey-Smith's process incorporates a mixture of traditional and modern tools as well as a blend of European and Japanese printmaking technique. She prints primarily in small editions. Next we have children's illustrator and writer, Hazel Mitchell. Originally from Yorkshire, UK , but currently living and working in Maine.  Hazel attended art college in York and Sunderland ,UK, and then ran away to sea.  The Royal Navy taught her to be a graphic designer.She left the Navy and ran a printing business in England, but now she is doing what she has always dreamed of - illustrating and writing children's books. Her publishing  clients include Charlesbridge, Makinac Island Press, Kane and Miller, Freespirit, Beacon Publishing and SCBWI. Our final interview is with comic book artist and illustrator Terrance Brown II. He is the creator of the upcoming "Yug the Inexplicable", and is currently adapting the 2005 novel "Origin:Unknown" by Edward HolsclawII and Wendy M Easton into a full length graphic novel due for completion in 2013.  He has also worked on Bleating Goats Comic's "Lucidity #1", and" #2" and has done pinups and comics for "No Man's Land", and is a guest on Glen Hammond's "Lamia Rising" with Tim Vigil. He resides in Phoenix, Arizona with a stunning array of dogs and cats.  Join us on Tuesday for insight into an artist's world.

This month, I've got three great gentlemen joining me. Two are old hat at What's Write for Me, and one is brand new! Robert C. Roman, one of my favorite steam punk author -- no fantasy -- wait, romance -- or is it sci-fi? He writes a little bit of everything. He will be joining us. Also returning to the show is thriller/ mystery author CJ West. We're delighted to have him back! Coming in as a newbie (I promise we'll be gentle) is author Patrick O'Scheen. Welcome, Patrick!  As always, expect a lot of laughs, some great excerpts and somewhere along the way, we'll even talk about books!

“Gate Beautiful” is a Christian radio show featuring interviews with a variety of inspirational fiction and nonfiction authors, airing on the 3rd Thursday of each month.  Please join us for Christ-centered conversations with your favorite Christian authors.  This month our guests are Lynette Sowell, Ginger Garrett, S. Dionne Moore and Patrick Carr.

Christina and I have decided to do something different this month. We spend so much time talking to other people about their books, we decided to take time and talk about our own. This month on Dellani's Tea Time, Christina and I will ask one another about our books, chat about writing and Christina will give us some helpful hints about publishing your own books.  We're going to kick back, relax, have a cup of coffee and chat about ourselves for a change. Be sure to tune in!

This month on What's Write for Me, I have a variety of authors. Welcome Ord Elliot who will talk about his book, "The Warrior's Silence". Joining him will be John Paul Jaramillo, author of The House of Order and Linda Joyce, author of Bayou Born. Tune in for nearly 90 minutes of fun! I promise, somewhere along the way, we'll actually talk about writing. Join us then.

Wade Zahares, Carolyn Watson Dubisch and Mike Dubisch interview artists, sculptors, curators, and photographers from all walks of life. Our first guest will be Frank Burkhauser, owner of SOTA Spirit of the Artist, an American Craft Retail Gallery in Philadelphia. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts in NYC, he followed a dream to open a business with family members and SOTA was born. He assisted curating group shows throughout his art education and worked for many galleries and museums in Philadelphia and New York. This experience combined with a love for art and all things handmade led to SOTA becoming a national award winning American Craft Gallery and an institution in Philadelphia. Our next guest will be artist, Richard Kane Ferguson. Richard has worked extensively in comics, gaming and film, for clients such as Marvel, Cry for Dawn and was the lead artist on Magic: The Gathering. Richard’s iconic characters have seen worldwide distribution in a number of formats, including print , video games, promotional films, packaging and a plethora of other promotional materials, from lunch boxes to coffee mugs. Some of Richard’s characters have even been featured as life-sized 3-D sculptures in Wizards of the Coast’s interactive gaming entertainment center initially launched in Seattle. Our final guest is award winning children's book writer and illustrator Melissa Sweet from beautiful, Rockport, Maine. Melissa Sweet has illustrated nearly 100 children’s books from board books to picture books and nonfiction titles. Her collages and paintings have appeared in the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Madison Park Greetings, Smilebox and for eeBoo Toys. Some recent titles include: The Sleepy Little Alphabet by Judy Sierra, Rubia and the Three Osos by Susan Middleton Elya, Baby Bears Big Dreams by Jane Yolen, and Day is Done by Peter Yarrow. Join us for great conversations in art.

“Gate Beautiful” is a Christian radio show featuring interviews with a variety of inspirational fiction and nonfiction authors, airing on the 3rd Thursday of each month.  Please join us for Christ-centered conversations with your favorite Christian authors.  This month our guests are Amish Author Sicily Yoder, Kristen Eppener Etheridge, Angela Breidenbach and Steve Rzasa.

Training with Jeane Wynn

Happy April Fools! My two guests this month, Barry Wildorf abd Deborah J Ledford, are for sure not fools. Barry was born in New York City and grew up in Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Colby College in Maine and Columbia Law School. He also studied modern history, economics and politics at the University of Manchester, England. During the Vietnam War, Barry was the founder and chief counsel for the Southern California Military Law Project. This organization defended anti-war GIs in courts martial. Deborah spent her summers growing up in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina which is the setting for her suspense thriller novels and many of her short stories. As well as a suspense thriller novelist, Deborah is a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize in the short story category. Two great authors. I hope you will join me in learning more about each of them. 

This month on Dellani's Tea Time my guest is the multi-talented author, artist, illustrator, Dominick Domingo. He's here to talk about his art, his book - The Nameless Prince, as well as his art. Dominick is an enetertaining guest, so be sure to tune in for a great time!

I've got two amazing and diverse authors coming up on What's Write for Me. Join us when Christina and I welcome James Fant and James Ross. It should be pretty entertaining listening to me try to keep two James's straight!  Want to bet on how many times I flub up? ;)  

Show hosts and artists, Wade Zahares, Carolyn Watson Dubisch, and Mike Dubisch interview different artists, photographers, sculptors, and creative people from all walks of life. Our first guest will be sign maker Kevin Freeman. Kevin Freeman graduated from the Maine College of Art with a BFA in Painting and has spent his life persuing creative endevours. He met his wife and business partner Sandra, at the Maine College of Art where she studied photography. Together they own and operate Freeman Sign, Freeman Advertising and Divine Chocolate. With years of experience in the sign industry Sandra and Kevin work as a team to produce exceptional signs. Each sign is carefully handcrafted and designed to accomplish the objectives of their clients needs. Next on the show is visionary artist, painter and crafter, Beatrice Moore. Born in Dallas Texas but has been a resident of Phoenix since 1986.  Founder of the annual Art Detour and Artlink, Inc.  Involved with the ongoing renaissance of Grand Avenue through multiple adaptive re-use projects.  Currently the proprietress of the queer, quirky, fun, and fabulous Kooky Krafts Shop at 15th Avenue and Grand, and the co-owner of the Bragg's Pie Factory building, with her partner Tony Zahn.  Currently also organizes the Annual Mutant Pinata Show and is the Director of the temporary Frontal Lobe Community Space and Gallery. Our final guest will be Vicki Bower, an artist of many talents. She draws, paints, creates quirky sculptures from papier mache and even sews, weaves and crochets fabric works of art. This New York artist has an art management degree from the State Univerity of New York at Purchase, and is the director of the 386 Gallery in Albany.  Her fantastic and whimsical work is for sale in her Etsy store and prints are available on the red bubble website,

“Gate Beautiful” is a Christian radio show featuring interviews with a variety of inspirational fiction and nonfiction authors, airing on the 3rd Thursday of each month.  Please join us for Christ-centered conversations with your favorite Christian authors.  This month our guests are Hillari Delgado, Christa Allen, Margaret Daily and Jim Rubart.

My two guests for March are Rebecka Vigus and Denise Middlebrooks Rebecka Vigus always knew she'd be a writer.  Her first book in 1978 filled the wish.  Denise Middlebrooks worked as an acquisition editor for Aberdeen Bay Publishing in its early days, where she read manuscript submissions. In 2011 and 2012, she participated as a faculty member for the Central Coast Writers’ Conference, creating the workshops “Beyond Subjectivity” and “Amateur or Pro—What a Manuscript Reveals About Its Author.” Hope you can join us.