S2 Ep1

Rae Shawn is in conversation with Kelly Lewis James about the upcoming charity anthology One Page, One Love which releases May 6, 2025.

Kelly Lewis, an Indy author and social media chef, who writes immersive fiction with humor, romance, and mystery. In the kitchen, Kelly goes by Chef Lew; creating bold, flavorful dishes that inspire. Whether Kelly is storytelling, cooking, or creating content, authenticity is at the heart of everything Kelly does.

One Page, One Love is a flash fiction romance anthology celebrating the power of love in all its forms, one page at a time. This collection brings together a diverse array of love stories, with some told in a single page and others in just a few, ranging from heartwarming and passionate to laugh-out-loud funny.

All proceeds from this anthology will be donated to the ACLU in support of their mission to defend and preserve civil liberties.

Disclaimer: This anthology is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ACLU.

The ACLU has been at the center of nearly every major civil liberties battle in the U.S. for more than 100 years. This vital work depends on the support of ACLU members in all 50 states and beyond. Source: https://www.aclu.org/

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Don’t Talk by Sergey Shadrin (Pixabay)

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Rae Shawn and Ali Williams (who also writes as Ellie Rose) sit down for chat about queerness and feminism, in and beyond romance.

Ali focuses on what is important to her in romance from content warnings to processing trauma and how everything can lead to a happily ever after, or happy for now.

The pair talk about what’s missing and where there needs to be more in various facets of romance.

There are discussions of relationship trauma, content warnings triggering people, feminism through the years, kink, ADHD and autism and more.

Intro/outro music: Weeknds - DayFox (pixabay)

Rae Shawn and Chencia C. Higgins sit down for a frank conversation about what Chencia wants and likes to see in books, and how Black women should be treated. Periodt.

The pair also discuss some of the issues surrounding how Black women are sometimes portrayed and how that can be different, if an author so chooses. Visiting Chencia’s backlist also pulls a nugget of information on an EVENTUAL title readers will get to see. Keyword, eventual.

If you haven't read Chencia’s latest release A Little Kissing Between Friends, you might want to skip the spoiler from 49:05-53:25. There are also teases of scenes following that portion for the next 7-10 minutes.

Intro/outro music: Weeknds - DayFox (pixabay)