Vicious Whispers with Mark Tullius

My special guest is Mareike Schröder, the host of Child of the Library podcast, which is full of full of bookish stories, news and recommendations. Although we had been on each other’s podcast before, and we meet at the Frankfurt Buchmesse, it was such a fun experience to have her and her husband Micha spend the day with us. (2:15) Had fun helping them develop their book idea. (4:20) We talk about Mareike’s Child of the Library podcast and why she records it in English. but mostly reading literature in English. Here is her podcast on Apple (12:10) If there are any authors she prefers to read in German (13:10) Americans versus Germans. (15:30) What a cool trip they just completed around the western US. (21:40) How they like to capture their vacations. (25:20) I share the short story "31 Others" taken from Morsels of Mayhem which is narrated by Gabriel Michael.

This is the third installment of the special TBI Tuesday series. Every Tuesday for 6 weeks, I'm sharing chapters from my book TBI or CTE: What the Hell is Wrong with Me? and discuss them afterward. This week I play Chapters 5 and 6, narrated by Derek Dysart. Afterward I discuss how much I appreciated my time with Michael Poorman and Scott McQuary, the importance of a support system, and why I won't allow my children to have any repeated blows to the head.

Brian Asman is a writer, actor, and producer from San Diego, CA. He’s the author of the hit indie novella Man, Fuck this House (recently optioned by a major streaming service). I've had the pleasure of working a few conventions and panels with him and wanted to talk to him about: The amount of work he has put into his career and why he says yes to opportunity. The importance of swag and confidence. Grappling with depression, insecurity, and other struggles while staying positive and productive. How writing helps him, and much more I usually add one of my short stories at the end of the episode but instead will direct you to Brian's recent reading at Ghoulish - Here's that video Here is Brian's website - Brian Asman Books

This is the second installment of the special TBI Tuesday series. Every Tuesday for 6 weeks, I'm sharing chapters from my book TBI or CTE: What the Hell is Wrong with Me? and discuss them afterward. This week I play Chapters 3 and 4, narrated by Derek Dysart. Afterward I discuss what a mess I had been living in Vegas, what my initial conversation with Dr. Alison Gordon revealed, and the importance of seeking out therapy and taking an honest assessment of our mental health. Here is the website for the Dr. Mark Gordon’s TBI Help Now - https://tbihelpnow.org/ 

My special guest is Daniel Silk, the host of the podcast Life Changes You based out of Victoria, Australia. In addition to the podcast, Daniel helps people with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems communicate better. You can find his podcast here: We go over his battle with fibromyalgia. Why he began the podcast and what he gets out of it. What getting his diploma in counseling taught him about himself. How to normalize the dialogue around suicide, depression, and other mental health issues. How bullying caused him to leave school at 15. Why it's important to educating the entire family about mental health problems. The need to take your mask off with your therapist. If you want change, model that behavior. At the end of the episode I share the short article "Paying the Price" from Morsels of Mayhem narrated by Gabriel Michael.

This is the first installment of the special TBI Tuesday series. Every Tuesday for the next 6 weeks, I'll share chapters from my book TBI or CTE: What the Hell is Wrong with Me? and discuss them afterward. This week I play the prologue and Chapters 1 and 2, narrated by Derek Dysart. Here is the website for the Cleveland Clinic -https://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations/nevada Here's the JRE podcast with Dr. Mark Gordon - https://vimeo.com/271460457  

Our household is finally free of Covid and my kids are finishing up the school year.  3:00 Although it has been a positive week, I look at the things that didn't help me and remove them. Adding the yoga before sleep back into my routine should be a big plus. 6:20 I just finished my final session of the trauma release hypnosis. It was focused on envisioning my future success. Coming out of the session, I was struck by the realization that I have already accomplished so many of my goals. 11:00 I'm taking action to grow the podcast and my readership. This week I will be recording with podcasts in the UK and Australia. Also in the process of cleaning up my Amazon author page. Also settting up free books. This week Brightside is free on kindle. 17:50 Thanks to some inspiration from a reader, my family has started learning Italian on Duolingo. I'm not sure how long it will continue, but I'm excited about learning multiple languages. 23:50 I am finishing up Chapters 2-4 of Our Fucked-Up Little Family before jumping back into TNTD: In the WIld West. I review Duncan Ralston's Ghostland and discuss the Try Not to Die being set in that world. 30:30 The short story "Stuffed" from Morsels of Mayhem narrated by Gabriel Michael.

My wife and daughter still have Covid, my son and I still negative.    We are keeping things positive and using the time to bond. In addition to our nightly swim sessions we've added in drawing/yoga right before bed.   I'm grateful for all of the messages I received this week and wanted to share what these interactions mean to me.   I go over the new and disgusting scenes I've developed for Our Fucked-Up Little Family. Some of the sex in it will be kinky, some incredibly disgusting. Something for everyone.   I narrate the last two scenes from Try Not to Die: At Grandma's House.