EventsMy First Writer’s Row
This is the first time I have every attended an event like this and I have to say it was great. I loved it. I was very nervous at first……
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BookTalk for April 2026
This month we cover two books with two entirely different styles and themes. First we discuss Infernulls: The Golden Letter - A great story by Zeggy that is like Anime...
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My First Writer’s Row
This is the first time I have every attended an event like this and I have to say it was great. I loved it. I was very nervous at first......
Read More →WritingWhen the Narrator Lies: 6 Books That Cheated You Beautifully
How do you feel when the narrator lies to you? This episode examines six books that use unreliable narration, omission, ambiguity, and metafiction to deliberately mislead readers: The Murder of…
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WritingWriter’s Row – May 9th, 2026
Hey Quilophiles, Bibliophiles, and Lexophiles… If you are in Bakersfield on May 9th and have no other plans or places to be, come on by and see the lot of…
● 1 min readDiscussionBookTalk for April 2026
This month we cover two books with two entirely different styles and themes. First we discuss Infernulls: The Golden Letter – A great story by Zeggy that is like Anime…
● 1 min readWritingExcuses, Not Muses: Ten Lies Writers Keep Telling Themselves
Samuel walks through ten common myths writers, and ten lies, tell themselves — from trusting you’ll remember ideas later and relying on last-minute pressure, to thinking metadata, reading, or revision…
● 1 min readWhy We Don’t Write – The things that hold us back and block the creative flow.
In this month’s show I dive into the things that might keep us from taking that dive into writing. Enjoy and please email me with comments, criticisms, and praise.
● 1 min readReadingInk, Coffee, and Decline – Are We Reading Less?
This episode explores the troubling drop in reading for pleasure, sharing data on declining book habits across ages and reflecting on why reading still matters. We compare print, e-books, and…
● 1 min readWritingWhere Writers Write – Home Desks, Coffee Shops, and Quiet Corners
In this episode I remember several authors and journalists who died last year, then talks about the places writers do their work — home offices, libraries, restaurants, and coffee shops…
● 1 min readBookTalkBook Talk – December 2025 – Kathleen Kline’s “My Life in The Dark: A Marriage Built on Lies”
In this episode of Book Talk Samuel discusses Kathleen Klein’s memoir My Life in the Dark: A Marriage Built on Lies, exploring themes of deception, emotional abuse, and survival. This…
● 1 min readSite UpdateUpdate to Ink, Coffee, and Regrets hosting
Greeting Bibliophiles… I have changed the hosting service of my podcast and am working to update the links on this site. The episodes are still out there on the services…
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