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The importance of educators to foster an environment for young writers.

Alexander Tan, a student of Francis Lewis High School, interviews his uncle, Matthew Goldberg: a writer and a father. They talk about how family has shaped Matt’s identity and other topics such as politics and how having pets affects identity...

Interviewing Sofia’s perspective on reading and writing.

So cool when writing a book

Father, Christopher Bowling (41), and daughter, Helen Bowling (19), talk about the accessibility of art and what Christopher's experience with sketching and writing was like and what financial, social, mental, and systemic barriers he faced.

Kenan Mujkanovic talks about writing his first book and the second one to come.

Zahra Ndirangu interviews her father, published author Ndirangu Githaiga, on his book that tells of the Kenyan experience. They delve into talks of race, literature, and representation.

[Recorded Friday, May 19, 2023] Dave (53) and John (39) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. John is a proud father and teaches college writing and literature. Dave has worked in the tourism industry, as an actor,...

The impact of meditation, intuition and journaling

How I got into writing

I interviewed Dr. Sarah for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories. Frank Sesno's book...

LJ shares his thoughts on school, friends, video games, and roller coasters.

Elizabeth is going to touch on memories from California and when she came to Utah. She is going to talk about how much she loves school and why she chose this specific job. I interviewed my college advisor and I...

Interviewing a former student of McNally Smith College before it closed abruptly. The impact of college and influence of music are discussed as well as the connections and relationships related to college/music life.

Kathy from Colorado (my mom) goes to Oregon to visit her brother and meets Tony "McNally" at the contract dance. Love at first sight for one, a bit of caution from the other. A strong and growing love ensued and...

Paulist Fr. Joe Scott recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination as a #priest. Fr. Joe served in campus ministry for much of his first decades as priest. He was also an associate editor at Paulist Press from 1998...

Areeba Pirzada and Lori Motola

Janice and Pam talk about writing in St. Louis and Janice’s decades of on the job and local journalism.

Pramita interviews Rachel on her achievement of winning an award for her writing.

We talked about writing and what skills it takes to become a writer. We also talked about his work as an author.

Chuck talks about his experience writing stories.

Meet Leslee Ganss! Learn about her career as an artist, cartoonist, and graphic designer in South Jersey.

YWW is all about words. It's also, for me, beyond words.

Interview on a story that changed a classmates life

Cheryl and Pam talk about Cheryl’s journey from diagnosis to No Evidence of Disease. Cheryl was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2018. They also talk about their connection through a writers group.