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MiniVerse 1: Forgiveness

This is a mini-episode!I’ve spent five episodes now talking about the desire to create, the process by which we get individually to places where we’ve recorded podcasts, written stories, developed movies, recorded albums, and made wonderful picture books.What’s common among those conversations, and all the ones I have planned for the future, is that despite what comes your way in life, sometimes there’s a pull from somewhere in the back of your head to make something new come into the world. When you can’t do that, it’s frustrating. Not in the sense that it takes anything whatsoever away from the other parts of your life, but there’s a part of you that still wants to make.#VerseShow comprises conversations that give voice to creators, their process, their struggles, and the celebrations of their work. It's an interview podcast with a bend toward curiosity about the creative process.

Robby Zar, Musician, Writer, Partist

By any objective measure, Robby Zar and I have wonderful lives with small gaps where the creativity goes. Though some of the artistic disciplines are different, our take on being creative is the same, whether it’s music or writing or picture taking or speaking. We find time for it when we can, but it’s not our whole selves, nor even among our highest priorities.What comes first both in this conversation and in our lives is using our creative energies in support of helping our children grow into creative, self-actualized people in the same ways our own parents paved the way for us to be who we are today.I’m very grateful to Robby for his encouragement as well as his willingness to have this conversation, and to provide its musical backing.#VerseShow comprises conversations that give voice to creators, their process, their struggles, and the celebrations of their work. It's an interview podcast with a bend toward curiosity about the creative process.

Steve Light, Children's Book Author

My guest for this week is Steve Light, a children's book author based in New York City. Steve has authored and illustrated at least as many children's books as years he's been working in the industry roughly twenty years ago.#VerseShow comprises conversations that give voice to creators, their process, their struggles, and the celebrations of their work. It's an interview podcast with a bend toward curiosity about the creative process.

Cody Meirick, "Scary Stories"

Cody Meirick is the guest for this week. Cody and I have known each other for two decades. He has directed a documentary, Scary Stories, which explores the legacy of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book series through the stories themselves and the folklore discussed in them, the ghastly and very memorable illustrations, and some of the ways in which the book series has been challenged over the years. We cover a lot of ground about his process in this conversation.#VerseShow comprises conversations that give voice to creators, their process, their struggles, and the celebrations of their work. It's an interview podcast with a bend toward curiosity about the creative process.

Jamie Simo, Author

Jamie Simo is a friend of mine, but a twenty first century friend who I’ve played games with and met a couple of times. Since I’ve known her I’ve wanted a reason to interview her about what it took to make what she’s made, namely her novel The King of Futures Past, as well as her litany of short stories.#VerseShow comprises conversations that give voice to creators, their process, their struggles, and the celebrations of their work. It's an interview podcast with a bend toward curiosity about the creative process.

Jeremy Monken, Brother of All Trades

Jeremy is almost literally creative-of-all-trades, in addition to being my brother. The hook of this conversation is on his podcast endeavors, but we cover a lot more ground than that.#VerseShow comprises conversations that give voice to creators, their process, their struggles, and the celebrations of their work. It's an interview podcast with a bend toward curiosity about the creative process.