EPISODE · Aug 20, 2025 · 17 MIN
Chapter Break with Janis Falk
from Midwest Writers Room · host Luella and Ken
BIO:Janis M. Falk, in her first act, raised her family, pursued a business career, and lived large and wide—and now she has something to write about. She is a graduate of both University of Michigan and Northwestern University. Now in her second act, she can often be found kayaking the Great Lakes or pruning lavender plants on her organic farm. Janis was born in Detroit, then took a multiyear tour through Chicago. She and her husband, Jim, currently live in a home they built by combining two 157-year-old log cabins in Door County, Wisconsin.SYNOPSIS:In this gritty, cinematic story, hardworking Florence and her best friend,Basia, are enraged by the poor working conditions in the factory wherethey hand-roll cigars. Florence is as reserved and compliant as Basia isfiery and forthright, but in the face of this injustice, even she reachesher breaking point. During a time when choices were between bad andworse, this is an underdog story of a woman who must search for hervoice in order to lead a labor movement against her husband’s violentefforts to silence her. Will Florence and her husband resolve their conflictsboth inside and outside the home? At what cost?LINKS:https://janisfalk.com/
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BIO: Janis M. Falk, in her first act, raised her family, pursued a business career, and lived large and wide—and now she has something to write about. She is a graduate of both University of Michigan and Northwestern University. Now in her second act, she can often be found kayaking the Great Lakes or pruning lavender plants on her organic farm. Janis was born in Detroit, then took a multiyear tour through Chicago. She and her husband, Jim, currently live in a home they built by combining two...
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