This week’s podcast is the one where we talk about Ireland’s literary and historical heritage. CC goes in depth on how Frank McCourt‘s life and his most famous book, “Angela’s Ashes,” parallels her own mother’s upbringing, and how they influence CC’s life and writing. As always, we learned new things about each other despite beingContinue reading “Erin go Bragh”
Author Archives: JT Hume
HW: The Chairs Lean Back
PlanetariumRockets launch as the slides click.Stars with a deep voice. If I ever compile these haikus into a book, I might name it “Shitty Words” or some such nonsense because my poems do not flow or fly, but stutter along like John Wilkes Booth limping from one side of the stage to the other (tooContinue reading “HW: The Chairs Lean Back”
Formulas
The one where we talk traveling the tried and true path of formula fiction. Special shout-out of thanks to Ronald B. Tobias’ book, “20 Master Plots,” for guiding our discussion. This week’s spoilers: When Harry Met Sally. Star Wars, and Harry Potter. Have a listen and let us know what you think! Thank you! Edit:Continue reading “Formulas”
HW: Ghosts
Grama’s ghost drifts by.She wears her smile and gray curls.Does my Grama live? Ghosts are everywhere. Not the apparitions in Disney’s Haunted Mansion or the pellucid warriors floating above Hogwarts, but the twins of loved ones and colleagues from our past. I saw my grandmother’s ghost in Raley’s just the other day. That’s her onContinue reading “HW: Ghosts”
Tahoe
For our subscribers, a quick blog post on this morning’s bonus podcast from the shores of Lake Tahoe. CC and I talked about our mutual memories and, being writers, we go from Mark Twain to the Godfather Part II. We made a couple of boo-boo’s (being amateurs): The elevation of Lake Tahoe is 6,224 feet,Continue reading “Tahoe”
Drowning in Kool-Aid
“The phrase can…used…to indicate that one has embraced a particular philosophy or perspective.Alice: Hey, did you hear that Joe is working on the Nader campaign?Bob: Yeah, he really drank the Kool-Aid on that one.”Reference: Urban Dictionary This post will be outside my comfort zone as I usually don’t talk about work. Listeners of “The CCContinue reading “Drowning in Kool-Aid”
Earthquake!
Never a boring podcast. Well, that probably not always true, but this one had a 4.0 earthquake while we were discussing our thoughts on the “Flawed Protagonist.” Can you hear the house shake? If that’s not enough, Darth, Superman, and Batman stop by, so to speak. Seriously, “Love and Death” is my favorite of theContinue reading “Earthquake!”
HW: Lilacs
Lilacs in the trash,Cold tears wet the black plastic.They twist-tie their past. (Here’s the long explainer behind Haiku Wednesday. tl;dr? Just roll with it.) I was crooning along with my favorite Bonnie Raitt song, “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” when CC took off her noise-dampening headphones and asked why I like sad songs. Well,Continue reading “HW: Lilacs”
Da Cubs
Character, they say, is something you build when you lose. I’m a Cubs fan. I’ve been building character for over thirty years…with one notable exception. My love/hate relationship with the Windy City Northsiders began when Cassidy and I were first married and living in the far-off land known as Sarpy County. While we had muchContinue reading “Da Cubs”
Podcast: Reality
Quick note to let our subscribers know there is a brand new writers podcast for your listening enjoyment. CC and I chat about how we writers shape the Universe within our books, and we use two of our favorite movies that show the rewards and risks of maybe going too far. Are we right orContinue reading “Podcast: Reality”