Garrett Hutson returns to announce the kickstarter for his M/M/M adventure-romance, Into the Wild, and drop the news of Book 5 in the Death in Shanghai series: Murder Among Friends. We discuss moving between death and mayhem and adventure and happy romance, how love is not constrained, and why history is a great backdrop for novels... And we manage it all without spoiling the endings!  http://garretthutson.com/  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/garretthutson/875382117  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/garrett-hutson/ 

Chris Holcombe shares his latest Hidden Gothem novels: The Naughty List (standalone short) and The Big Timer (book 4). We discuss the evolution of his novels, more queer Harlem history, the Rainbow Readers Cruise, and Chris's park walks. https://www.chrisholcombe.com/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/chris-holcombe/ 

Douglas Bell joins us to share his novels: Cake Walk, Love Cake, and Threads of Purpose. We discuss identity crisis, black identity vs expectations, community, loving a trans woman openly, giving trans women the spotlight, spirituality & meditation, and the journey to discovering one's true self. https://www.douglasbellbooks.com/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/douglas-bell/ 

Donna Minkowitz returns with the new edition of her memoir, Growing Up Golem. We discuss her journey from feeling "constructed" toward feeling like a person. Donna's style introduces dark topics and growing pains with intellect and fierce fantasy. https://donnaminkowitz.com/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/donna-minkowitz/ 

Russ López shares his novel, Provincetown Stories. We discuss him finding a home in Boston/Provincetown, the  inspiration for the amazing characters that inspire his work, and then writing a fun collection of short fiction stories as a love-letter to this amazing area. https://www.russlopez.com/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/russ-lopez/ 

Sven Davisson of Rebel Satori Press joins us to share his latest release, The United Rite. We also cover his upcoming oracle decks, the Press's latest releases, and what you can do to help save the legendary Hampshire College. https://rebelsatori.com/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/sven-davisson-of-rebel-satori-press/  https://hampshirenext.org/

Frank Spinelli shares the third Angelo Perrotta Mystery: Precious Friends - Murder in Sag Harbor. We talk about how he pulls from his career to write a physician solving crimes, his experience to craft psychological suspense, and his location to understand economic class struggles. https://www.frankspinelli.com/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/frank-spinelli/ 

Ron Naples joins us to share his memoirs: My Last Dance With Auntie Brie 1 & 2. We talk about his coming out in the 70s, his life in the early 80s club scene and as a house boy in Ptown, up through finally settling down in San Francisco - most of which was guided by the drag queen Auntie Brie. We discuss the importance of memory, as well as archiving these unique gay experiences. https://www.mylastdancewithauntiebrie.net/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/ron-naples/ 

Mickie Kennedy joins us to share his poetry memoir Worth Burning. We talk about his life's story and the themes of family, illness, and what it means to rebuild after trauma and tragedy. https://www.mickiekennedy.com/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/mickie-kennedy/ 

O'labumi Brown joins us to share her memoir Hairalujah. We discuss the art of moving between hardship and joy in memoirs. O'labumi shares some of her anecdotes and how the evolution of her hair marks the different points of her life. http://www.olabumi.com/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/olabumi-brown/