Author Steph West joins the International Firebird Book Award Circle of Winners COLUMBUS, Ohio – Speak Up Talk Radio announced the recent 2023 FIREBIRD BOOK AWARDS contest winners. Award-winning journalist and producer Steph West won in the category of memoir for her debut book On Fire, a memoir that readers are calling a heartbreaking and sometimes … More “On Fire” wins its first book award of the year
There is a horror film called Body Parts—the film I’m discussing is not that film. The Body Parts I’m talking about is a 2023 documentary that looks at how sex scenes are shot in Hollywood, the demeaning way in which women have had to get naked, and how the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements brought about … More Body Parts: Sex scenes in Hollywood and the women who pushed back
Britney Spears battled the music and I…I battle the blank page. I write every day. Every single day. Whether it’s a screenplay, a novel, a creative nonfiction work, a poem, an email, a text, this blog—my brain is always in a state of creating words for story, entertainment, or just plain, old communication. And no, … More Survey says: Flesh and blood are the cure
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