Lynn Moorer visited with Susan Lynn Zenker about her book of poetry, Moody Gardens: A Collection of Travel Poems, vividly illustrated by Erika Martinez. Inspired by her time living and teaching in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Mexico, and Texas and her travels to Miami, Hawaii, Venezuela, and New Mexico, it’s an eclectic mix of musings on genuine experiences and conjured happenings.
Lynn Moorer talked with Antonio Gonzalez-Rodriguez about his fantasy short story, “Jenaro and the Crimson Sails,” published in the anthology Sea of Secrets. Set in Puerto Rico in the 16th century, the story follows the adventures of Jenaro delRios, the young, undisciplined, carousing prince of the Andolins, who bests a dark adversary through a series of challenges and wins a red-sailed ship, the Charon’s Ferry, which previously ferried souls to the underworld and which now possesses human characteristics. Along the way, Jenaro grows up a bit and becomes a hero in the eyes of Bibi-Ama, a beautiful sea goddess. Lynn Moorer chatted with award-winner Bruce Wilson about his riveting book, Death in the Black Patch, which imagines the choices his great-grandfather, a tobacco farmer in Kentucky, made when faced with a terrible dilemma in 1906: selling his crop to the powerful monopoly, American Tobacco Company, or joining the Planters’ Protective Association to avoid having his crop destroyed by the lawless Night Riders. Lynn Moorer discussed with Thomas Eric Padgett his book of fiction, To Brave the Prevailing Dark, Book 1. Taking place mainly in the 1860s in Europe and New York, it presents a gripping series of battles between good and evil--God, his angels, and servants versus devils who inhabit the underworld as well as our planetary realm, interweaving white magic with black magic and the dark arts. The story features Strom, one of the Nephilim--part human and part angel. Lynn Moorer conversed with Jennifer Cervantes about her New York Times bestselling book, The Storm Runner, which features a 13-year-old protagonist and hero who has a shape-shifter friend, a volcano in his back yard that contains demons, and who fights to outwit sneaky Maya gods. Lynn Moorer talked with astronomer David Lee Summers about his science fiction adventure, The Solar Sea, the first in a series, about a solar sail ship, the Aristarchus, which travels to Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, battling hazards in space amidst conflict among crew members. As the fascinating story develops, readers learn how whales and their songs fit into the universe and into the hierarchy of beings. Lynn Moorer discussed with retired police detective J. R. “Randy” Lonsway his gripping book of fiction, A Conspiracy of Evil, whose hero, Joe Guerrero, a human trafficking detective, experiences a hellish descent as he searches for his kidnapped daughter in the El Paso-Juarez area. During his search, this anguished father discovers betrayal by a colleague and heroism by a fearless Mexican freelance reporter. Retired New Mexico State University professor Charles H. Harris, III, returned to the show to chat with Lynn Moorer about his latest book written with Louis R. Sadler, The Texas Rangers in Transition: From Gunfighters to Criminal Investigators 1921-1935, which traces the development of this state investigative and law enforcement agency with broad police powers and possessing a special mystique in Texas. He described Texas during this period: violent and racist; experiencing a stupendous boom in oil production and phenomenal production of booze; where a self-defense claim got most gunslingers off; and where the Democratic Party reigned supreme with a string of governors that included Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson. Lynn Moorer welcomed pastor Paul Duerksen back to the show to discuss his book of fiction, A Passage to Iona: A Story of Ancient Scotland. Set in the sixth century, it’s a love story in which the protagonist Maedoc Graham’s love of family and God grows larger and the romantic love of his married life flourishes while experiencing a spiritual awakening and growth after the Irish St. Columba converts him to Christianity. Once Maedoc casts aside his previous reverence for pagan gods, he learns to follow Christ, pray, and because of his faith, heal people. Activist Carlos Melendrez visited with Lynn Moorer about his book, America! Don’t You Know Me? I’m Your Native Son: Geronimo: The Controversial Campaign to Repatriate the Remains of America’s Most Famous Warrior to his Homeland. Melendrez explained how, beginning in 2003, he became involved with family members of Geronimo, described as a “champion of the dispossessed,” who died in 1909, to repatriate his remains, funerary objects, and spirit from the Ft. Sill Army base in Oklahoma to the headwaters of the Gila River in New Mexico. Other descendants opposed Geronimo’s repatriation, contributing to the failure of Melendrez’s campaign thus far. |
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