VODKA O'CLOCK

Horror author V. Castro joins the show to discuss her novel, The Haunting of Alejandra among many of the topics that inspired it like La Llorona, mother, depression, trauma, and intergenerational curses.Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmaskedAmberUnmasked.comCatDetectiveCases.comVCastroStories.comTheme Music Published By: Mike Genato Music, ASCAP (50%) and Freeplaynjj, ASCAP (50%)

This episode comes with Trigger Warnings for childhood sexual abuse, domestic abuse, incarceration, and trauma survivorship. Tracey Heisler is now an advocate for children in the foster care system. Her life 20 years ago was much different. In 2003, her eldest daughter disclosed that her own father had been molesting her. Tracey wrote a memoir on this experience which includes her thought processes back then and what she would do differently now. She wants her book, The Shadow in Our Lives, to be a valuable resource to others in this situation. Show notes are at amberunmasked.com/ep2023-05

Comic book writer Jeremy Whitley is back and he's got a new graphic novel coming out called The Dog Knight which features a non-binary, bi-racial protagonist.

Listen to author Terri-Lynne DeFino talk about her books, what she loves about NJ, and writing choices. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Judy Willmore discussed her challenges of writing a novel based on 17th century historical facts in the court of King Louis XIV. His mistresses, the town witch, attempts to poison people, religious persecution, and women's lack of rights. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer and animal lover, Emily Esse discusses her collaborative effort as a co-creator for the graphic novels, The Underfoot.

ELIZABETH REILLY fuels a conversation of a massive topic fitting what we could into an hour. Her dissertation is about Abenaki identity within a culture that is not a federally recognized tribe. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Monty Nero, co-creator behind the comic series DEATH SENTENCE talks all about making comics from Scotland during the pandemic. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked

George O'Connor is a writer and musician with a new comic out, Charlie's Spot. This episode can basically be broken into two parts: living the life of a creative person and making comics; and meditation tips. Support the show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

This was not a formal episode recording for Vodka O'Clock Podcast. I had interviewed my friend and teacher, ERIC LEE from Mystickal Tymes in New Hope, PA for research. He was always comfortable being interviewed and had a lot of press throughout Mystickal Tymes's existence. Eric recently passed away and I felt compelled to share his voice. AmberUnmasked.com

Go to Patreon.com/amberunmasked to sponsor. This time Amber Love interviews fellow writer & crime enthusiast Dennis Tafoya.

A joyous interview with my old friend in comics, Eric Grissom, to talk about his new book with Will Perkins, GOBLIN. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked

Comic book creator and Kubert School teacher, Erica Schultz talks about her plans for a new comic about three sisters and their family dysfunction in The Deadliest Bouquet. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Novelist Wallace Stroby discusses the details in character development and setting for his 2021 crime thriller, Heaven's a Lie. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Lifelong comic book geek, Jim Demonakos discusses his new documentary on Mike Mignola. You can support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer Pat Shand talks about his comics work and the next phase for DESTINY, NY. You can support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Author of TRICKY, Josh Stallings is back on the show to focus the conversation on neurodiversity, being an ally, what raising an intellectually disabled son has been like, police violence, and Hollywood. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Comic creator Erica Schultz is back to give advice on storytelling for comics and her comics Forgotten Home and The Legacy of the Mandrake. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer Jeremy Holt discusses his latest comic release, Virtually Yours; other topics include domestic violence, gender representation, plotting and pacing of the story, and coping through the pandemic. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked

Comics creator and literary agent, T.J. Kirsch discusses his comics, career, and his biographical work on the Willie Nelson graphic novel. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Master pumpkin carver and fellow comic geek, Marc Evan from Maniac Pumpkin Carvers shared stories about his passion for art, his love of Halloween, and how he and best friend Chris Soria created a business out of pumpkin carving. Support the show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Stephen Blackmoore, author of the Eric Carter noir urban fantasy series talks about Impostor Syndrome, quarantine, faith, and parapsychology. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Comic creator and teacher Erica Schultz is back to talk about cats, comics, and quarantine life. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Author Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips discusses her new book, The Future of Feeling - Building Empathy in a Tech-obsessed World. Are we losing our ability to empathize? What role does VR play? Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer Mario Candelaria (Ashes, Comare) discusses his part in the collaborative process of making comics; how to stay healthy; why he hates the label "aspiring"; and the bad apples inside the comics industry. patreon.com/amberunmasked

Artist / Yoga Teacher Nicole Heere talks about her original paintings of superheroes like Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel doing yoga postures. She's running a Kickstarter in October. Support the show at patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Author Laura K. Curtis discusses her latest Gothic novel and her history as a writer of romantic suspense. This show is supported by backers at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Artist MJ Cullinane talks about her relationship to crows and other animals and that led to her cathartic creation of the Crow Tarot Deck and the upcoming Wise Dog Tarot. Support this show through Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Brendar Brady talked about her interest in memoirs and how she feels there are so many untold stories out there. As the daughter of Cambodian refugees, there's a lot of trauma involved in considering whether or not to write such a story. Support this podcast at Patreon.com/amberunmasked

If you love quotes as much as I do and use them to help convey or change a mood, you'll love this episode. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked or make a one-time donation at www.paypal.me/elizabethamber.

Comic book creator MONTY NERO is back to give updates on his indie series Death Sentence with art by Martin Simmonds; and his other projects like Hollow Monsters. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

A solo show where Amber Love talks about comic shop manager Stacy Korn and crowdfunding information for Stacy's ALS. Support the Vodka O'Clock show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Recorded live at Fandom Fest, Amber guides listeners through a chair yoga routine to limber up during the work day. The show notes have a lot of information with videos of similar routines and examples of the postures. http://www.amberunmasked.com/ep1806-bclsyoga/

Natali (Uber Dork Girlie) and Jenn (The Ruthless Geek) are here to talk about feminism and their new project F.O.R.G.E. which stands for Feminist Organization for Rebel Geek Empowerment. ** TRIGGER WARNING ** At 52:30 mark Self-Care, Self-Harm, Self-Love. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

The creative team behind Twelve Devils Dancing, Erica Schultz and Dave Acosta, come on to talk about the details of characters, page layouts, art choices, and funding. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

George O'Connor from Homeless Comics talks about his career in comics and music. He and artist Griffin Ess are running a Kickstarter for their graphic novel Baby. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Librarian Kate Kosturski talked about comics, TV, movies, and conventions. Support the show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Solo episode: Amber talking about writer’s block, some of the causes and some ways to work through it. Support this work at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writers Margaret Chiavetta and Brooks Peck discussed the making of their web comic The Unadoptables about cats that are overlooked in the adoption process due to illness or age or other reasons. They talked about their Kickstarter experiences too. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer and podcast pal Brian LeTendre came back on VOC to talk about horror! Books. Movies. Comics. TV. Our favorites and the run down of some "best of" lists from GoodReads. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

HOWIE NOEL is back on VOC to give updates on his graphic novel Float about his lifelong history with anxiety. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer and scholar, A. David Lewis joins Vodka O'Clock to discuss his fiction and non-fiction writing on Muslim comic book characters. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer Brad Abraham returns to discuss his new 2017 novel, "Magicians Impossible" and reveal news on his comic series "Mixtape." Sponsor the show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Political cartoonist for the New Yorker, Shannon Wheeler, is back on the show to talk about his latest book, "Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald Trump". Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Author and podcaster Brian LeTendre is back on Vodka O'Clock to talk about the emotions of being a writer in his 40s. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Standup comedian and webcomic creator Sam Dealey joins Vodka O'Clock to talk about the challenges of political satire and following his motto, "Laughter for a better world." Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Recorded live at Steampunk World's Fair 2017, author Leanna Renee Hieber lectured on the Gothic novel. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked

Cartoonist Howie Noel is back on the show to talk about "Float" and YourGlassCeiling.com, his collaborative art projects about living with severe anxiety disorder. Support the show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Author Thomas Pluck is here to talk about his latest novel "Bad Boy Boogie" and his process for writing difficult subject matter. (TW). Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer Jeremy Holt returns to the show to give us an update on his career writing comics and novels. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked