The Halfling talked with Kevin A Davis at ConGregate! Kevin has written 3 series and primarily writes urban fantasy. He has 3 series out and is an award-winner! His latest book, A Lich in Santa Barbara: Book Two of the Phoenix DRC, was published in May of 2026

We welcomed James Pyles to the show. James is a published Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror author. He currently has over 70 short stories and novelettes published in various anthologies and periodicals. His novel, A Wobblegong and His Boy, was released in March of 2026

We were excited to welcome Rachanee Lumayno! She is one of those rare creatives who has done it all! Award-winning YA author and voice-over actress with credits both off and on camera. She’s a professional singer as well!

References and Links:
Website - https://www.rachanee.net
Newsletter - https://www.rachanee.net/newsletter
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rachaneelumayno
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@rachaneelumayno
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/BRXcJJ3c6f

We talked with Lewanika and Josh, the folks behind Tabletop Journeys. They are a podcast and D&D content creation team. They write third-party content for D&D Fifth Edition, and feature many other TTRPGs on their twice-weekly show.

Herschel Sterling writes flash and microfiction. He writes stories, edits, and reads them as podcasts. He is also, a storytelling podcaster, interviewing other fiction writers.

https://commercialherschel.substack.com/s/easytopia
https://commercialherschel.substack.com/p/episode-000-promo-description
https://commercialherschel.substack.com/p/episode-000-promo-description

Today we catch up with our friend, author and publisher, Nicole Givens Kurtz., who we featured back in October of 2022!

She brings up up to speed on the events in her personal life as well as the goings on with Mocha Memoirs Press.

References and Links:
https://mochamemoirspress.com/
https://nicolegivenskurtz.net/

We talked with Michelle Iannantuono live at AtomaCon.. She founded her own company Octopunk Media, and has produced 7 shorts, 4 features, and several music videos! She leans towards the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy,

https://octopunx.tv/

We talked with the creative couple Ben Gibson and his wife Karen. They are the writing team behind B.K. Gibson! Ben has been writing table-top RPGs for over a decade under Coldlight Press. Together, they’ve written sci/fi and fantasy novels as well as stories in anthologies

References and links:
https://www.bkgibson.com/