Calling the Muse

We have a special guest today, David Kranes, one of the greatest writers in America, author of seven novels, three volumes of short stories, and a playwright who has had 40 professional productions, plus a film. This interview, unlike others, perhaps, is focused on how he does what he does, rather than what he has done. I am interested always in how people make their most remarkable art, and it seems to be a subject that we haven't covered enough. So, David, welcome, and I'm so gratified to be able to talk to you today.

Today, we welcome Elaine Jarvik, who for 30 years was a professional journalist and still writes for the press. She also is a playwright, has authored eight full-length plays, two children's plays, ten short plays, has two publications, and one appearance in an anthology. Welcome Elaine. Thanks for being here.

Our guest today is a remarkable writer, originally from Wales, as you will tell when you hear him. He’s a writer of plays, novels, stories, poems. He says he won’t tell me how many because he doesn’t want to write his epitaph before he’s finished. And he’s still not finished. Good. Mike Dorrell.