My guest is Mercedes Killeen, who has extensive experience as a poet, a freelance writer and editor, and a digital marketer. She is based in the Niagara area in Ontario, Canada. Our conversation covers the theory of writing, the place of poetry in modern culture, and mental health, among other things. Please listen.
122. Life as a Freelance Editor
My guest is Jennia D’Lima, who is a freelance editor offering the full range of editing services.
121. The Big Bang, a Brief Human Stay on Earth, and Space Colonies
My guest is Richard Anderson, who has written a book called The Evolution of Life, with a broad timeline: starting 13.8 billion years ago, and then a new phase for humans around 2120.
120. Getting Out of Your Head to Live with Anxiety
My guest is Brian Sachetta, who has published books about both anxiety and depression, and maintains a website and a blog. He also does personal coaching. We talk about his approach as well as the various other methods that are used to deal with these increasingly prevalent mental illnesses.
119. Coding, Happiness, and the Memoir of a Wife’s Death
My guest is Rob Broadhead, who has written about the practicalities and pleasures of his coding career—and about the death of his wife.