9 APR 2024 · J.S. Absher is a poet, memoirist, and independent scholar. As a teetotaler—he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—he can’t add much insight into brews, but he can hold his own when it comes to books. Stan’s first full-length book of poetry, Mouth Work (St. Andrews University Press) won the 2015 Lena Shull Award from the North Carolina Poetry Society. Stan’s second full-length book of poetry, Skating Rough Ground, was published in 2022 by Kelsay Press. Poems have recently been published or accepted by The McNeese Review, Mormon Lit Blitz, Triggerfish Critical Review, Irreantum, and Tar River Review and have won awards from BYU Studies Quarterly and the journal Dialogue. His poems have been nominated four times for the Pushcart Prize and twice for Best of the Net. He has also published an annotated editions of two memoirs written in the late 19th century by Ida Crumpler Beard. Stan has two prose projects under way. His father killed himself in December 1977. Earlier that year he was a whistleblower in a government investigation of the bank where he worked. The confidential information he handed on widened the scope of the investigation and led to the arrest and conviction of the bank’s CEO and two other executives and the firing of several other employees. This turmoil, on top of his already unstable mental state, contributed to his death. Stan’s account of these events is based on his father’s memoirs and letters, more than a hundred newspaper articles, his own journal, and the memoirs of another participant. Outside those directly concerned, it is now a minor story, but it connects in interesting ways with the Watergate scandal and other major events. Stan’s memoir of these events will include poems he’s written and published over many years. Stan is also currently researching and writing about the history of North Carolina immediately before the imposition of Jim Crow, focusing on fifty African American men who were arrested in 1895 for their efforts to stop a lynching in Winston-Salem, a lynching that thankfully did not occur. Stan is trying to understand who they were—their jobs and professions, their backgrounds, their kinship and social networks (to the extent they can be determined), and what happened to them afterwards. Stan’s interest in this event was sparked by the one-sided account in Ida Beard’s memoir mentioned above.   Absher lives in Raleigh, NC, with his wife Patti. His work in poetry and prose can be followed on http://www.jsabsherpoetry.com/.   Stan's Readings: 00:00 Start 08:12 The Pear Tree and Remembering Clara 23:06 What I Knew and When 43:09 Building a Wall   Chris's Cocktail Pairings:  04:21 Brazilian Lime Aid 20:53 The Marigold 40:40 White Peach Interview Highlights:  16:35 The business of being a poet 19:07 Travels to France, Belize, and Taiwan 30:36 Blowing the Whistle: family issues and corporate greed 35:11 Links to the Nixon scandal 40:46 How ancient Rome influenced a poem 50:01 From The Deserted Wife to a thwarted lynching and Jim Crow   COMING NEXT MONTH: Manswell T. Peterson has endured many challenges in his life. He decided to put those experiences to good use by writing novels as an adult. He is founder of OmegaMan Publishing & Manswell Peterson Studios. He has written at least fourteen books since 2012. Escape to the Locrottum Universe – a modern fantasy world where royal drama, tyranny, and misunderstandings run rampant! https://www.locrottumuniverse.com  -   UPCOMING EVENTS: ·        Gabriel's Horn is https://gabrielshornpress.wixsite.com/gabrielshorn/poetry-anthology ·       Laura will be selling her books, premium rabbit fertilizer & more at the Morristown Farmer's Market, 130 W Morris Boulevar, Morristown, TN on April 13, June 7, and July 5, noon to 5 pm ·       See Laura's interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKdeLPPgdys&list=PLK0-iqRTt8BV93JnmgcwF0gUMmooE677k&index=18 ·       See Laura's interview with Rob & Joan Carter at https://www.youtube.com/live/OPTA_-azWBI?si=vQxe1GdHrj5CUXlD   Our theme music is from http://www.bensound.com/.

10 MAR 2024 · Theresa Halvorsen has a “don’t tell me I can’t do that,” attitude about life and is an author, publisher, editor, and YouTuber. She’s ‌overly-caffeinated and at times, wine-soaked. The author of multiple cross-genre works, including Warehouse Dreams, Lost Aboard and River City Widows, Theresa wonders what sleep is. She’s the owner of No Bad Books Press and one of the hosts of the popular YouTube channel, the Semi-Sages of the Pages. In whatever free time is left, (ha!) Theresa enjoys board games, concerts, geeky conventions, and reading. Her life goal is to give "Oh-My-Gosh-This-Book-Is-So-Good!" happiness to her readers. She lives in Temecula with her husband, her adult children, their partners (she has no idea who actually lives in her house and who’s just visiting) and many pets. Find her at  http://www.theresahauthor.com/ and on Tiktok and Facebook.  Theresa's Readings: ·       Wonderland's Mad Queen – 8:57 ·       River City Widows, Chapter 1 – 23:52 ·       Riding the El – 42:55 Chris's Cocktail Pairings:  ·       Queen of Hearts (paired to Wonderlands' Mad Queen) – 7:20 ·       River City (paired to River City Widows, Chapter 1) – 21:41 ·       The El (paired to Riding the El) – 40:21 Interview Highlights:  ·       Building a career as an indie author – 15:08 ·       The Dad's Playbook to Labor and Delivery – 16:09 ·       The ghost at Lochranza Castle – 31:36 ·       PTSD: victimization, responsibility, blame and trauma – 36:07 ·       Stories of portals: are we seeking escape? – 48:40 ·       Houses as inspiration – 52:00   COMING NEXT MONTH: J.S. Absher is a poet, memoirist, and independent scholar. As a teetotaler—he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—he can’t add much insight into brews, but he can hold his own when it comes to books. Stan’s first full-length book of poetry, Mouth Work (St. Andrews University Press) won the 2015 Lena Shull Award from the North Carolina Poetry Society. Stan’s second full-length book of poetry, Skating Rough Ground, was published in 2022 by Kelsay Press. Poems have recently been published or accepted by The McNeese Review, Mormon Lit Blitz, Triggerfish Critical Review, Irreantum, and Tar River Review and have won awards from BYU Studies Quarterly and the journal Dialogue. His poems have been nominated four times for the Pushcart Prize and twice for Best of the Net. He has also published an annotated editions of two memoirs written in the late 19th century by Ida Crumpler Beard.  He currently has two more projects underway. UPCOMING EVENTS: ·        Gabriel's Horn is https://gabrielshornpress.wixsite.com/gabrielshorn/poetry-anthology ·       Laura will be selling her books, premium rabbit fertilizer & more at the Morristown Farmer's Market, 130 W Morris Boulevar, Morristown, TN on April 13, June 7, and July 5 ·       See Laura's interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKdeLPPgdys&list=PLK0-iqRTt8BV93JnmgcwF0gUMmooE677k&index=18 ·       See Laura's interview with Rob & Joan Carter at https://www.youtube.com/live/OPTA_-azWBI?si=vQxe1GdHrj5CUXlD ·       Theresa will be at Wondercon in Anaheim: March 29-31 ·       LA Festival of Books: April 20-21 ·       Comic-Con Revolution in Ontario: May 18-19 ·       Comic-Con San Diego: July 25-28   Our theme music is from http://www.bensound.com/.

6 FEB 2024 · Peter is the Author of 30 books, fiction and non-fiction and published on 4 continents. He is a resident expert and regular of Top 50 USA radio and TV markets including Fox, CBS, ABC, ESPN, Coast to Coast, iHeart and over 100 major radio and TV networks. Peter is a multi-award-winning, director, cinematographer, actor and producer on 7 continents Peter has written more than 800 articles (self-help and fiction) appearing in major news media world- wide He has been a university professor for 28 years, as well as being a psychologist, specializing in criminal psychology, sports psychology and addiction studies. https://www.peterandrewsacco.com Peter's Readings: ·       Gummer, the World's Last Toothless Vampire – 8:20 ·       Meeting a Vampire Actor – 27:43 ·       A Haunted Air BnB – 42:33 Chris's Cocktail Pairings:  ·       Bloody Maru (paired to Gummer) – 5:57 ·       Love Bite (paired to Meeting a Vampire Actor) – 26:00 ·       The Haunted Mansion (paired to A Haunted Air BnB) – 39:45 Interview Highlights:  ·       Jack the Ripper/criminal profiling – 15:40 ·       Music or criminal psychology? – 22:09 ·       Adventuring in Antarctica!? – 31:53 ·       Why are we drawn to vampires & zombies? – 34:03 ·       From author to TV show host – 47:17 ·       Scariest things seen--and why Peter quit the TV show – 48:29   COMING NEXT MONTH: Theresa Halvorsen is the author to the Dad’s Playbook to Labor and Delivery and Warehouse Dreams and countless articles on pregnancy, birth and parenting. But her true love is speculative fiction. Theresa enjoys interacting with other writers and helps to produce a writing Podcast called the Semi Sages of the Pages She co-runs a writer’s group in Temecula that meets once a month, and belongs to various critique groups.  UPCOMING EVENTS: ·        Gabriel's Horn is https://gabrielshornpress.wixsite.com/gabrielshorn/poetry-anthology ·       Laura will be selling her books, premium rabbit fertilizer & knit goods at https://www.facebook.com/events/1355430191745739/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5B%5D%7D in ThornHill Tennessee, February 10, 2024 ·       See Laura's interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKdeLPPgdys&list=PLK0-iqRTt8BV93JnmgcwF0gUMmooE677k&index=18 Our theme music is from http://www.bensound.com/.

6 JAN 2024 · Stephanie Sanders-Jacob is an author and artist from Sandusky, Ohio. Her alien abduction novel, Singing All the Way Up, debuted with No Bad Books Press in July 2023. Her short fiction has been featured by Books of Horror, Hearth & Coffin, Mixer, Mosaic, and Ether Arts. You can find her online at www.sandersjacob.com and her artwork at www.rabbitandrain.com  Stephanie's Readings: - Things were better before I killed my dad – 8:28 - Airship, 1897 – 28:51 - Running from the fighting – 44:50   Chris's Cocktail Pairings: - Freak Show (paired to Things were better before I killed my dad)– 6:18 - Aviation (paired to Airship, 1897) – 25:35 - International Incident (paired to Running from the fighting) – 42:32 Interview Highlights: - Was Laura really abducted? Seeking truth in our own lives – 14:19 - A story about UFOs — with universal themes – 15:36 - Watershed years: coincidence...or more? – 31:26 - Scientific theories on UFOs: Jung vs Vallee – 33:36 - Stephanie’s alien/UFO inspired jewelry – 39:25 - Family, relationships, kindness, truth – 49:31 COMING NEXT MONTH: Peter Sacco, award-winning film producer, director, writer on 7 continents! UPCOMING EVENTS:  Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEME: MUSIC. See https://www.gabrielshornpress.com/poetry-anthology  Laura —  - Overhome Trading Post, February 10, 2024. - See author page for details. https://www.facebook.com/laura.vosika.author Books by multiple authors for sale Stephanie —  - Punk Rock Flea Market Lorain: 4/28 at the soccer sportsplex in North Olmsted - Punk Rock Flea Market Akron: 5/4 at the summit county fairgrounds - Norwalk Public Library: date to be announced Find us at — - https://www.booksandbrews.net - https://www.lauravosika.com - https://www.aperfectpint.net Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.

4 DEC 2023 · M. B. (Michael) Zucker has been interested in storytelling for as long as he can remember. He devoted himself to historical fiction at fifteen and earned his B.A. at Occidental College and his J.D. at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He lives in Virginia with his family. He is the author of four novels: The Eisenhower Chronicles, A Great Soldier in the Last Great War, Theodore Roosevelt and the Hunt for the Liopleurodon, and The Middle Generation: A Novel of John Quincy Adams and the Monroe Doctrine. Among his honors is the Best Fictional Biography Award at the 2023 BookFest. https://www.mbzucker.com Michael's Readings: - Meeting the Elder Adams – 8:53 - The Holy Alliance – 27:53 - JQA Helps an Enslaved Woman – 42:46 Chris's Cocktail Pairings: - Old Gimlet Eye (paired to Meeting the Elder Adams)– 6:03 - Hot Ale Flip (paired to The Holy Alliance) – 23:56 - Mint Julep – 38:29 Interview Highlights: - Parents and pressure to be president – 17:17 - Can our country unite? – 21:50 - Writing and publishing from age 14 – 20:05 - Summing up the Monroe Doctrine – 33:03 - Founding Fathers' intentions regarding slavery – 47:21 - How JQA spent a night in the snow to find his brilliant idea – 52:06 COMING NEXT MONTH: https://www.theresahauthor.com/, paranormal and pregnancy! UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is https://gabrielshornpress.wixsite.com/gabrielshorn/poetry-anthology Our theme music is from http://www.bensound.com/.

7 NOV 2023 · MJ Williams is the pen-name for the writing duo, Peggy Joque Williams and Mary Joy Johnson. Peggy is a freelance writer and book editor.    A retired elementary school teacher, Peggy has taught creative writing classes and workshops for Madison College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Continuing Studies. She is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, Sisters in Crime, and the Wisconsin Writers Association. She will be debuting her first solo historical novel, Courting the Sun: A Novel of Versailles, next May (2024), to be published by Black Rose Writing. Mary Joy is a retired professor of writing.  Together they co-wrote and independently published two mystery novels centering on Emily and Stan Remington who travel the country in their RV -- On the Road to Death’s Door, a Wisconsin Library Association award winner, and On the Road to Where the Bells Toll. MJ's Readings: - Surprise in the Rug – 11:29 - An Explosive Fourth of July – 27:26 - Calamity at Storrow Bridge – 43:10 Chris's Cocktail Pairings: - When the Kids are Away (paired to Surprise in the Rug) – 8:39 - Blue Independence (paired to An Explosive Fourth of July) – 24:10 - The Boston (paired to Calamity at Storrow Bridge) – 39:43 Interview Highlights: - How Non-RVers came to write about RVing – 16:45 - Writing as a team – 19:50 - Is Pelltier based on…? – 23:10 - Using a historic event in fiction – 34:02 - RV horror stories – 50:30 - Daughters of the King – 53:10 COMING NEXT MONTH: https://www.mbzucker.com/, author of political and historical fiction UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is https://gabrielshornpress.wixsite.com/gabrielshorn/poetry-anthology Our theme music is from http://www.bensound.com/.

14 OCT 2023 · RALPH JARRELLS became an author after retirement from more than four decades in marketing, advertising, and publishing, much of it in senior executive positions. He writes mostly historical fiction with religious themes. His first book was published August 4, 2017 when he was 75—a great example that you’re never too old to start a new chapter in your life.  His firth book, The Essential Last Supper debuted this month. Ralph's Readings:   ·       Three Kings – 11:55   ·      A Lady and a Pirate – 41:05   ·       Fighting Like a Little Girl – 46:55 Chris’s Pairings:    ·      Goliath (paired to Three Kings) – 9:06   ·      Sweet Tea and Vodka (paired to A Lady and a Pirate) – 31:35   ·       Rum and Grog (paired to Fighting Like a Little Girl) – 46:55    Interview Highlights:    ·       Did Jesus & Judas know each other in Egypt? – 18:10   ·       Did he really do it for the money? – 21:48   ·       Lady vs Pirate – 41:05   ·       From the Bible to piracy – 42:31 COMING NEXT MONTH: https://peggywilliamsauthor.com/, the sister-in-law mystery-writing team UPCOMING EVENTS:   ·        http://gabrielshornpress.com/. This year’s theme is: MUSIC  Our theme music is from https://www.bensound.com/ 

8 SEP 2023 · DAN COONAN has worn many hats through the years – Conference Commissioner, Athletic Director, CEO, Attorney, Novelist, Senior Congressional Campaign Advisor, Fundraiser, Nonprofit Chairman of the Board, College Adjunct Professor, Political Essayist, Youth Sports Coach, Bartender, Batting Practice Pitcher, Wedding Officiant, Dock Talk Facilitator, devoted husband and father.   His books are Presidential Spirits: Part history lesson, part magical realism these well-researched books imagine conversations of all 45 presidents in a saloon stocked with any drink you want, located above the private quarters of the White House and accessible only to presidents - and a few colorful wait staff- through a secret portal. Dan's Readings:   ·       First Night in the Secret Saloon – 9:58   ·      Teddy Roosevelt: a soft easy life is not worth living – 28:20   ·       FDR on Churchill – 48:13 Chris’s Pairings:    ·      Manhattan (paired to First Night in the Secret Saloon) – 6:40   ·      Old Fashioned (paired to Teddy Roosevelt) – 25:29   ·       Bohemian (paired to FDR on Churchill) – 43:25    Interview Highlights:    ·       Beyond the basic plots – 14:50   ·       Author as main character – 21:49   ·       What would you ask presidents? – 23:58   ·       Carrie Nation axing the bars – 32:03   ·       CAN we come together? – 34:35   ·       Finding the positive in others – 53:07 COMING NEXT MONTH: https://www.ralphejarrellsauthor.com/, religious-based fiction, Jesus and Judas, Best Friends Forever  UPCOMING EVENTS:   ·        http://gabrielshornpress.com/. This year’s theme is: MUSIC  Our theme music is from https://www.bensound.com/ 

19 AUG 2023 · KAREN ESSEX is an award winning, bestselling author of six books including Leonardo’s Swans & Stealing Athena. She has recently co-written a pilot based on her two-volume novel, Kleopatra, for Netflix, which Lauren Hissrich, creator of The Witcher franchise, will executive produce. She adapted Anne Rice’s The Mummy for James Cameron and Fox Studios and collaborated on adapting her novel Dracula in Love as a series for A&E Studios & Lifetime. She just completed a historical novel about the fabulous Gabor sisters, the first global fashion and glamour influencers, and she's determined to enjoy her summer. Karen's Readings:   ·       The Great Egyptian Parade –   ·       Seeking the Cat Killer –   ·       The Gabors in Desperate Times – Chris’s Pairings:    ·      Winter Wine (paired to The Great Egyptian Parade) –   ·       Honey Mint Whiskey Smash (paired to Seeking the Cat Killer) –   ·       Forget Me Not (paired to The Gabors in Desperate Times) –    Interview Highlights:    ·       The importance of research –   ·       Cleopatra (Kleopatra) vs Liz Taylor –   ·       From costume design to VP of production! –   ·       Evil in the world–or evil in us? –   ·       The many marriages of the Gabor sisters –   ·       Alexandria in the Bay – COMING NEXT MONTH: https://dancoonanauthor.com/, Presidential Spirits in which our 45th president  UPCOMING EVENTS:   ·        http://gabrielshornpress.com/. This year's theme is: MUSIC   ·       Check out Karen's http://karenessex.com/main/?page_id=695 with readers to the Italian sites in Leonardo's Swans  Our theme music is from https://www.bensound.com/ 

7 JUL 2023 · Military brat, voracious reader, and now writing books in her favorite genre, Patty Perrin who writes as PTL Perrin grew up in Europe and speaks several languages. A misfit by any account, Patty shares her love for people, Native cultures, our amazing world, alien encounters, astounding mysteries, and the Creator of it all in her writing. Author of Reflections of a Misfit, an inspirational collection of faith journey snippets, and the four-book TetraPhere series, Patty is working on another YA Scifi/Fantasy series. She enjoys living in Florida and loves her husband and her large and diverse family. Patty’s Readings:   ·       The Warning – 9:30   ·       Terra’s Call: Jewel – 25:10   ·       Reflections of a Misfit – 39:56 Chris’s Pairings:    ·      Mind Eraser (paired to The Warning) – 6:49   ·       Chocolate Raspberry Martini (paired to Terra’s Call: Jewel) – 22:20   ·       Summer on Corfu (paired to Reflections of a Misfit) – 38:18    Interview Highlights:    ·       Tetrachromats – 12:00   ·       Atlantis – 15:13   ·       A Night at Frankenstein's Castle – 31:46   ·       Best Marketing Practices – 34:35   ·       Mutli-lingual and...a new island? – 44:45   ·       Advice to Misfits – 48:19 COMING NEXT MONTH: Karen Essex, international best-selling author of historical fiction and more  UPCOMING EVENTS:   ·        Gabriel's Horn is  accepting submissions for its anthology. This year's theme is: MUSIC   ·       Laura will be giving a Pub Talk at the Kitchi-Gammi Club in Duluth  Our theme music is from https://www.bensound.com