Chatting with Sherri

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist and illustrator Zaine Lohdi!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist and illustrator Zaine Lohdi!
Zaine Lohdi  was born in 1999 in the seaside tourist town of Sarasota, Florida. He feels as if his path as an illustrator was predestined—he has known the trajectory of his life since childhood. Zaine was surrounded by incredible fantasy art from a young age, collecting Magic: The Gathering cards and whatever comics he could get his hands on. The art of Frank Frazetta, Alex Ross, and Gerald Brom were pivotal in his stylistic development.
Zaine is currently studying illustration with a visual development (concept art) focus at Ringling College of Art and Design. He placed the most importance on programs that value an unwavering work ethic and emphasize preparation for the workforce.
Zaine was honored with the grand prize in the Illustrators of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Brush Award trophy and a cash prize of $5,000 in addition to having his art published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38.
In his acceptance speech, Zaine relayed to the nearly five hundred attendees, “I don't think I would have made it this far if it hadn't been for my girlfriend, Haley Burton, whom I'd like to thank.  She would tell me, ‘You need to get better at managing your time.  Just do it.' Thank you for encouraging me to stick with it.  It means so much to me. From now on, every morning, I will continue to do what I do.”

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and WOTF winner; Em Dupre!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and Writers of the Future winner, Ms. Em Dupre!
Em Dupre’s present incarnation largely believes she was born on the wrong planet and writes all manner of speculative fiction, with or without permission. “The Greater Good” began in Orson Scott Card’s literary boot camp in 2013. She has been published in Daily Science Fiction and won the first prize for flash fiction in the UA Anthology Obvious Things.
About “The Greater Good,” Em says, “I’ve always been interested in the concept of justice and knowing that the world may change, but humans and their base desires remain the same. I often wondered if there had been one adult in Lord of the Flies, how would that have affected the outcome? And how could we implement hands-on guidance in a speculative future?”

Sherri’s Playhouse presents; The Light That Shines in the Darkness!

Sherri's Playhouse presents; The Light That Shines in the Darkness!
The Light That Shines in the Darkness is the second episode of the award-winning Beyond These Gates series. It’s the summer of 1917 and Dr. Stella Nikas-Lambros takes her patient, Tessa Mitsos, out of St Gregori’s Home for the Infirm as a birthday treat. It’s a day of surprises and the fateful day will end with a devastating event that will change their lives forever. Tessa is aware of what is at stake and she has to keep Stella safe or else she will lose the woman that she loves.
Audio engineering by XV Podcasters 
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Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of The Light That Shines in the Darkness!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes the cast of The Light That Shines in the Darkness!
We get to chat with the cast of Sherri's Playhouse's latest radio play and the first of this season, Mary D Brooks' ; The Light That Shines in the Darkness!  It is fun chat, we talk about the play and how it feels to deepen a character you have already played. Also the fun of working in Rep group even though most of us have not met in person.  Listen in!
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Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back author; Greg Hickey!

Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back author; Greg Hickey!  
Greg Hickey was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1985. After graduating from Pomona College in 2008, he played and coached baseball in Sweden and South Africa. He is now a forensic scientist, endurance athlete and award-winning writer. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Lindsay.
The Friar's Lantern-An eccentric scientist tells you he can read your mind and offers to prove it in a high-stakes wager. A respected college professor exacts impassioned, heat-of-the-moment revenge on his wife’s killer—a week after her death—and you’re on the jury. Take a Turing test with a twist, discover how your future choices might influence the past, and try your luck at Three Card Monte. And while you weigh chance, superstition, destiny, intuition and logic in making your decisions, ask yourself: are you responsible for your actions at all? Choose wisely—if you can. 
Our Dried Voices-In 2153, cancer was cured. In 2189, AIDS. And in 2235, the last members of the human race traveled to a far distant planet called Pearl to begin the next chapter of humanity.
Several hundred years after their arrival, the remainder of humanity lives in a utopian colony in which every want is satisfied automatically, and there is no need for human labor, struggle or thought. But when the machines that regulate the colony begin to malfunction, the colonists are faced with a test for the first time in their existence.
 
 
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; Mike Jack Stoumbos!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; Mike Jack Stoumbos!
Mike Jack Stoumbos is a spec-fic author, disguised as a believably normal teacher, living with his wife and their parrot. Mike grew up with three brothers and over forty first cousins, who he enlisted as test audiences (and participants) for his imagined adventures, often reenacted with cardboard props or Star Wars action figures. His love of storytelling brought him to the stage as a musical theater actor, the role-playing table as a game master, and a career trajectory to teach English and theater. In the summer of 2019, however, Mike shifted his writing passion into a priority, and once again became a student: attending workshops, practicing daily, and braving the story submission gauntlet.
Mike’s work has since appeared in several collections, including his first pro sale in Galactic Stew and a publication alongside a personal hero in Hold Your Fire: Stories Celebrating the Creative Spark. Shortly after he was named a Writers of the Future winner, Mike’s space-opera series, This Fine Crew, was picked up by Chris Kennedy Publishing, for many continuing adventures.
Richmond, Virginia resident, Mike Jack Stoumbos, was in Hollywood where he was honored as a winner in the Writers of the Future Contest at The Taglyan Complex

Chatting With Sherri award-winning Cinematographer Roger Lanser!

Chatting With Sherri award-winning Cinematographer Roger Lanser!
Roger Lanser at the ABC TV drama department as a clapper loader in 1976 on a series called The Outsiders, then went on to assist on the Alvin Purple TV series, along with Golden Soak, The Levkas Man,The Off Show. After many years as a Loader and Focus Puller he became camera operator to DP Peter Hendry on many ABC dramas such as Patrol Boat, Captain Cook, and Boy in the Bush where he met acclaimed British actor Kenneth Branagh.
 Kenneth Branagh asked him to come to England and film the British comedy Peter’s Friends. Over the years he went on to do eight feature films for Branagh including three Shakespeare’s, and the big screen opera Mozart’s The Magic Flute in 2006 for which he won the Australian Cinematographer's Society; Cinematographer of the Year! 
In Australia he did  Australian films such as The Cliff Young Story, Till Human Voices Wake Us, Charlie and Boots, and Strange Bedfellows, these last two with Paul Hogan. Roger has had the opportunity to work in the USA where he shot a comedy feature called A Weekend in the Country with Jack Lemon and Betty White and has photographed many USA co-pro tele movies here in Australia. He has been the cinematographer on three series of the very successful Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries based in Melbourne as well as, Miss Fisher and The Crypt of Tears, which Roger shot in Morocco and Melbourne, premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and opened in Sydney and Melbourne to booked out screenings. 
 
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes best-selling author; Sagar Constantin!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes best-selling author; Sagar Constantin!
Sagar Constantin is a bestselling Scandinavian author with more than seven books. She writes stories that are both captivating but also highly inspirational. The In-Between series came to Sagar on her way home from a business trip to India, and she instantly knew that this was a story that she had to share with the world. Her deep desire to bring awareness to the world is done most elegantly in these books. She has a remarkable ability to make psychological issues easy to understand and comprehend, and through her reading, it is possible to grow inside and at the same time be highly entertained. Sagar is also an international speaker and lecturer for businesses. Every year, she trains thousands of people in personal development, change management, EQ, and High-performance teams. When she is not writing and teaching, she loves to spend time with her family and enjoys nature walks. Sagar lives in Denmark but travels the world with her work. www.SagarConstantin.com 
 
The Life by Sagar Constantin; "This is a great story of choice. Life as you know it, or following your soul's growth and destiny. THE LIFE is the first installment in the In-Between trilogy by Sagar Constantin. As the main character moves through her soul's awakening there is a lot of beautiful prose about this strange place and self-introspection.
- Review from Amazon Diana Raven
The In-Between is a temporary home for people where they must decide whether to return to their lives on Earth or move on to the next stage in their development.  It’s a wonderful place filled with spiritual aids and advanced technology.  It’s also a place where people face themselves for the first time.
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning writer; Brittany Rainsdon!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning writer; Brittany Rainsdon!
Brittany Rainsdon started writing at a young age, penning poems and stories, and filling an overstuffed nightstand with spiral notebooks, pens, and floppy disks (yes, those were still a thing in 2007). But after entering college, Brittany lost touch with her writing and didn’t come back to it for several years. After having her third child in 2015 and needing a creative outlet, her passion for writing reignited. Once she found the Writers of the Future Contest, Brittany has not missed a quarter and has been a Writers of the Future finalist three times. 
 
Brittany was a Published Finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest, now in its 38th year. Her story, "Half-Breed” is her first published story and as a winner this year, her story, "The Last Dying Season," will be published in Volume 38.

Chatting with Sherri welcomes award-winning writer Desmond Astaire!

 
Chatting with Sherri welcomes award-winning writer Desmond Astaire!
Desmond Astaire is a speculative fiction storyteller from Central Illinois, where he navigates the journey of life alongside a devoted wife and forever-loved son. In his other life, Astaire is a senior enlisted leader for a military public relations unit, supervising the training, development, and operations of multimedia content creators.
Astaire’s lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy was forged as a child in the halls of local public libraries. The addiction was enabled by reading programs like Accelerated Reader and BOOK IT!, and the revelation to write professionally was born after his discovery of Dean Wesley Smith’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology. For these formative experiences, he is forever grateful. Astaire can be found Saturday mornings in Peoria metro-area coffee shops conducting weekly writing sessions and trying to apply Denzel Washington’s adage that “Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.” Writers of the Future was Astaire’s goal since 2017.
Desmond Astaire is the grand prize winner in The Writers of the Future contest earning him the Golden Pen Award and cash prize of $5,000!  His story is published in the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38