My guest is Alison Ver Halen, a writer who writes for her clients or helps them do it themselves.
117. How to Shave
My guest is Douglas Smythe, who describes himself as a “Male Grooming & Shaving Guru.” He’s written, blogged, and podcasted about shaving—yes, that kind of shaving, of your face—and has a website where he sells all manner of shaving stuff. This is not using an electric razor: this is using one of those old-timey-style blade shavers and shaving soap (not lather or cream). He had lots of information and was a hoot to interview.
116. An Open and Personal Conversation about Dissociative Identity Disorder
My guest is Lyn Barrett, who is a writer as well as a facilitator of Writers’ Workshops and Memoir Classes for People with Dissociative Disorders. Her latest book is called Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory.
Note: Lyn is grateful for the work of her *second* editor, Sarah Chauncey, who skillfully coached her through the writing of the book.
115. Flawed and Snarky Heroes
My guest is bestselling writer Tom Fowler. He is the author of the C.T. Ferguson mysteries and the John Tyler thrillers, both of which are set in his home town of Baltimore.
114. A Memoir of South East London in 1963
My guest is Jill Phillips, the author of Lamlash Street: A Portrait of 1960’s Post-War London Through One Family’s Story.