MARY DESCH; Former Psychiatrist; Author MM Desch, ‘Tangled Darkness;’ LIVE from Portland, Oregon

#realconversations #psychiatrist #mystery #WNBA#AlfredHitchcock #psychologicalthriller #crime #hiking CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN WE THE SPECIES hosted by CalvinSchwartzMeet MARY DESCH: “When I was a kid growing up in the 1950sin Newark, NJ, the best thing that could happen was getting a Mickey Mantlebaseball card. Too bad I still don’t have it. Worth a million. What does thishave to do with Mary Desch. One of the best things that could happen in mypodcast journey at Conversations with Calvin We the Species is to interview apsychiatrist for all kinds of reasons, some personal. Now, meet Mary Desch, aformer psychiatrist in Portland, Oregon. Can you imagine her bringing thatwealth of psychiatric expertise to her latest book, ‘Tangled Darkness’? Talkingwith Mary, conflicts, faults, and trauma drift into her bristling descriptionsdestined for her novel. Her amazing experience. I’m a sponge, just absorbingenergies, which show up now in her writing. She’s eloquent, passionate, and sovisibly dedicated to her writing journey. I’ve been on the same journey. That’sa powerful bond. Us authors. The mystery element of her writing dates tochildhood, to her fascination with Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Morebonding with Mary. We follow the WNBA. This was as delightful and introspectiveinterview as I’ve done. Of course, I cleverly weaved in a few psychoanalyticalpersonal questions. Why not? “Calvin   https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs703 Interviews/Videos  9200 SUBSCRIBERS   PLEASESUBSCRIBE GLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. Amazing People.  **MARY DESCH; Former Psychiatrist; Author MM Desch, ‘TangledDarkness;’ LIVE from Portland, OregonYouTube: BIO: Mary Desch, writing as MM Desch, is a formerpsychiatrist in Portland, Oregon, and a marginalized voice in the LGBTQ+community. She brings a wealth of psychiatric expertise from her extensivecareer to craft-informed psychological thrillers. Her high-stakes crime storiesare infused with an insider's eye for the mind's fault lines and an authenticunderstanding of human motivations, conflicts, and trauma recovery.A lifelong mystery enthusiast, Mary's passion for suspenseevolved from a childhood fascination with Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazineto a deep appreciation for detective fiction in college. She is an activemember of Sisters in Crime and Willamette Writers.Her Portland Murders Series includes Book One, TangledDarkness, which was published on July 15, 2025. Tangled Darkness wasshortlisted for the 2023 Chanticleer Clue Awards and named a Finalist in the2025 Readers' Favorite Book Awards.The series expands with two novellas in early 2026: If I GoQuiet, the sequel novella to Book One, and Lethal Loyalty, a prequel novella toBook Two. The full-length novels, Play Me Once (Book Two) and Pancake Man (BookThree), will be released in 2026 and 2027, respectively.When not delving into the intricacies of her next novel,Mary enjoys hiking, Portland food carts, following the WNBA, and long walkswith her wife and their spirited mini schnauzer.LINKS: Threads  https://www.threads.com/@m.m.desch Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MMDeschWriter/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/m.m.desch/BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/mm-desch.bsky.socialLinked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmdesch/TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mm.deschGoodReadshttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/51031502.M_M_DeschAmazon Author https://www.amazon.com/author/m.m.desch       BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mm-deschWebsite: https://marydesch.com/**WE ARE ALSO ON AUDIOAUDIO “Conversations with Calvin; WE the SpecIEs”ANCHOR https://lnkd.in/g4jcUPqSPOTIFY https://lnkd.in/ghuMFeCAPPLE PODCASTSBREAKER https://lnkd.in/g62StzJGOOGLE PODCASTS https://lnkd.in/gpd3XfM