Claire Light, writing as Jadie Jang, has written about one of my favorite characters in Chinese folklore, the Monkey King. I think you’ll enjoy this interview as much as I enjoyed it. In our interview, Jadie and I discussed themes, the Monkey King in folklore, and recreating San Francisco as a character. Her book is…
Disclaimer: This episode includes an interview with a Christian author, who writes science fiction and military/paramilitary thrillers. If you are concerned about discussions of faith, please consider skipping this episode and checking in again next week. Thank you! I had the honor of interviewing popular author Ronie Kendig, author of over 25 novels and novellas.…
It’s been 20 years, and I’m a lot older now than I was on September 11,2001, but the memory is seared into my mind like it was yesterday. On my ship, the cruiser USS MOBILE BAY, I was a Firecontrolman 2nd Class. I had been in the navy for five years and had been married…
Interview with Ada Hoffman, author of 3 books and one short story collection. In this episode, we discuss being an autistic writer, the value of planning and pantsing, worldbuilding, and of course, her latest book, The Fallen. During the interview, we also talked about character development for a disaster setting, and Ada mentioned the book A Paradise…
I first learned about Zen Cho when Amazon (always the faithful recommender of things to read! – lol) suggested I might like Black Water Sister. Well, Amazon isn’t the king because they get things wrong. Indeed, I found the cover art for her novel to be extremely attractive and, once I’d read it, loved Black Water Sister.…
C. Robert Cargill wears many hats. He’s a movie critic, a screenwriter, a podcaster, and a novelist. Most people know him for his work on Marvel’s Dr. Strange, but he’s also a very gifted novelist with several novels to his credit. The two we talk about on this episode of Coffee in Space Podcast are…
*Programming note: Because I interview authors year round, I felt it was simpler to count episodes in a singular method vice by season. So Andy Weir is episode 50, vice Season 2, Episode 17. I am so blessed to get to have a podcast that is still running strong at 50 episodes. You all have…
This week marked the return of the Superstar Anime convention in Virginia Beach, Virginia and brought together anime fans from all over the Tidewater region. Additional information about attendance and exhibitor counts are still being tallied at the time of this podcast airing, but the event was well attended, despite COVID-19 protocols that required spaced…
Coffee in Space started out as a ten episode COVID-19 project. Despite being a relative newbie to the interviewing world, I was amazed at the people who agreed to come on my little project. Names like Michael Mammay, Derek Kunsken, Taylor Anderson, and David Brin all contributed to those early episodes. Publishers also quickly came…
