Try as hard as I might, getting Beer With Strangers shows produced has been elusive. I thought this week would be different. I’d booked world traveler Lisa Daily to be on the show. We were going to talk Bellingham Beer. Then, in the pre-show chat, I discovered that I’d rather talk about her book, Square Up: 50,000 in search of a way home published by Sidekick Press.
Maybe it’s just the fact that I’ve been locked in this office for the better part of a year, but the idea of talking about a nine-month, no plan, international family adventure appealed to me way more than hearing about Bellingham beer.
And so this week, So What’s Your Story features its first bonus episode with just Lisa and I. She’s a charming guest and it’s a good episode. In addition to her book, she also owns Sidekick Press. Her story isn’t super-different from our own Stephanie Fowler’s, in that the self-publishing process made her want to make it easier for others.
The primary difference is that Lisa took over an existing business. We spend some time talking about indie publishing, but honestly, I was much more interested in her experience eating fried tarantulas.
It’s a conversation worth catching. You can listen here.
A Manifesto Delayed
If you choose to listen to the podcast you can hear the beginning of a cold in my voice. It did not improve. I’ve written before about being a little embarrassed to be on television, but I would be way more embarrassed to put out a single-person audio show with a cold. I already sound whiney enough without one.
My new target date is May 9.
Are you a GoodReadser?
It can’t possibly be called that. If you are on GoodReads and you participate in reviewing books on that platform, my book will be available for review soon. Similarly, if you write book reviews on any platform, shoot me a note and I can arrange to get you a digital review copy.
If you’re none of those things and want to pre-order a copy, you can get one here.
Tuesdays With Sherry
On this week’s Day Drinking on Delmarva, Todd and I talk about (among other things) some of the emails I get. Writing about cults can attract some nutty people, but also occasionally a really cool one. In this case, a nice woman who was childhood friends with cult leader Sherry Shriner shared some pre-religious mania stories about her.