Scribbler's Corner at River of Grass
by Darlyn Finch Kuhn
Scribbler’s Corner is a podcast featuring casual conversations with writers about writing, broadcast from River of Grass Studios, where two rivers meet, and you never know who’ll tie up to the dock for a chat and a fresh cup of coffee.
Episodes
-
Sonja Mongar: Harmonic(a) Convergence – The Story Chooses its Genre
Award-winning novelist Sonja Mongar chats with Darlyn about her novel, Two Spoons of Bitter, and explains why she always travels with a harmonica in her pocket. Support the show
-
Adam and Monique Madrid: Building a Creative Community
Laughing comes easily for this husband and wife creative team, who founded the LOL JAX FILM FESTIVAL in 2016 and more recently took over as Jacksonville city producers for the 48 Hour Film Project. But the work they're doing is serious business. Running film festivals, while both working…
more -
Ben Atkinson: Science AND the Arts — You Don't Have to Choose
Ben Atkinson grew up in western Pennsylvania and currently resides in Jacksonville, Fla., with his wife and two young children. A poet with a PhD in wildlife ecology and conservation, he struggled to strike a balance between his scientific research and artistic pursuits. As a young father and...
-
Sharon Y. Cobb: Writing for TV and Movies
"I was living in Key West, and there were a lot of writers there. When I decided maybe I wanted to become a writer, I didn't know anything about writing, so I asked my neighbor, Tom (Tennessee) Williams, for his advice . . . He said, well, 'Just write.'" So begins a fascinating hour with Sharon…
more -
Emily K. Michael: Slow Down; Quiet Down; Pay Attention
Emily K. Michael is a blind poet, musician, and writing instructor from Jacksonville, FL. Since 2016, she has worked as the associate poetry editor for Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature. Her poetry and essays have appeared in Wordgathering, The Hopper, Artemis Journal,...
-
Katy Yocom: Finding Inspiration in the Natural World
A forbidden love affair, a suggestion of magical realism, a collective of village women lifting themselves out of poverty, and a family of Bengal tigers struggling to survive; Katy Yocom's debut novel, Three Ways to Disappear transports readers to India, where they are surrounded by the sights…
more -
Victor Hess: Bitten by the Writing Bug
New Orleans novelist Victor Hess has been a lot of things, but he only came to writing recently. His first novel, Jesse Sings, was a finalist in the William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing competition in 2015. It was also recognized as a finalist in the Fiction: Inspirational category…
more -
Lynn Skapyak Harlin: Tough Love For Writers From Jacksonville's Sweetest Meanie
A coach wouldn't be much good if they always agreed with you. Lynn Skapyak Harlin has been punching writers in the face to make them better since 2001. She likes to talk about how "mean" she is, but that's not how workshop participants describe her. And that's certainly not why they keep coming...
-
Sohrab Homi Fracis: An Immigrant's Perspective on Place
Sometimes it's hard to know who your friends are, even when there aren't any cultural barriers to overcome. In his work, Sohrab Homi Fracis documents his experience as an Indian immigrant adapting to American culture—the good, the bad, and the ugly—in the 1980s. Fracis, who now calls Jacksonville...
-
Hope McMath: Art as Activism
Hope McMath grew up in Jacksonville, so being named executive director of The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens was a dream come true. Her departure, in 2016, was a gut-wrenching inflection point. Opening her own gallery took even more courage. Anyone who has never been inside Yellow House, at 577...
-
Yvette Angelique Hyater-Adams: Transformative Narrative - Unpacking Core Truths
Yvette Angelique Hyater-Adams is a poet and essayist, teaching artist, and narrative practitioner in applied behavioral science. A passionate mixed-media artist, she uses collage and fiber arts to express stories. Her work spans a wide range of corporate and private projects, but her passion is...
-
Fred Zara: Life as Art – Making Movies From Memoir
Filmmaker, director, writer, actor—Fred Zara lives in Orlando, but stopped by Scribbler's Corner at River of Grass while he was in Jacksonville for the Southeast Regional Film Festival, where his latest film, The Suicide of James Rider, was being screened. Fred grew up in New Jersey, where, at…
more -
Jenn Chase: Bad Choices and the Gift of Failure
Playwright, musician, professor, Jenn Chase’s creative journey has taken her from her childhood home in Cape Cod to Dakar, Senegal, before bringing her here to us in Jacksonville where she works out of her studio in the CoRK Arts District, and as a professor teaching writing and humanities at…
more -
Nikesha Elise Williams: The Power of Passion
Nikesha Elise Williams is an Emmy award winning news producer and author. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Florida State University where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Communication: Mass Media Studies and Honors English Creative Writing. Nikesha’s debut…
more -
Andres Rojas: Firing Your Inner Critic
To celebrate National Poetry Month, Scribbler's Corner caught up with one of Jacksonville's rising stars. Andres Rojas was born in Cuba and came to the U.S. at age 13. He attended Florida Junior College, now FSCJ, here in Jacksonville and went on to earn an M.F.A. and a J.D. from the University…
more -
Tricia Booker: Writing About Family Without Losing Your Family
Truth telling isn't always easy, especially when those truths involve airing family secrets. Tricia Booker, author of The Place of Peace and Crickets somehow manages to tell hard truths in a way that is both caring and unsparing. She stopped by Scribbler's Corner at River of Grass this week with...
-
Tim Gilmore: Psychogeography – The Personality of Place
Tim Gilmore writes about the haunted South. Gilmore is the author of 17 books, including a historical novel about the founder of Jacksonville, The Book of Isaiah: A Vision of the Founder of a City, illustrated by his colleague Shep Shepard, and creative nonfiction such as Goat Island Hermit: The...
About this show
Scribbler’s Corner is a podcast featuring casual conversations with writers about writing, broadcast from River of Grass Studios, where two rivers meet, and you never know who’ll tie up to the dock for a chat and a fresh cup of coffee.
Hosted by
Darlyn Finch Kuhn
Categories