The Happy Meemaw

On today's Meemaw Music Monday, I got a chance to meet a fellow music lover who is also a teacher and talented player. Phil Gemmell is doing something with his life that lots of people can only dream of. After lots of stress in the finance industry at his day job, he took his talent for creating music and walked away from a 9-to-5 job and followed his dream. Now he teaches others of all ages to play and is part of several bands that play a variety of music. The best part of meeting Phil was...

Author and animator Crystal Cabrae was bubbling over with joy when we chatted for The Happy Meemaw Reads podcast, and while I think she was excited to be featured, I mostly think she's just a joyful person. She has created the most beautiful place to visit - Storyteller Planet - and her ideas overflow in color as you visit the site designed to share her work but to also encourage you to pursue your ideas as well. Her storytelling hub gives her a chance to bring over 20 years' experience as an...

This week's episode of The Happy Meemaw Reads features author Nicholas Crabtree, introduced to me by my friend Donna Costello, and we had a great conversation discussing his preferred genre, Science Fiction. While I am not a big sci-fi reader, I loved learning about Nicholas's writing process and the inspiration for his stories and characters. His original character, terrorist Ansar Dasit, is featured in a 3-part series in which he wreaks havoc in the US and is a master of deception....