2023 has been kind of a strange year energetically, and this summer alone has been...a bit of a doozy at times. On this near-season-end episode of the Cabana Chats, host Catherine LaSota checks in to ask: How are you doing? If you've been feeling out of sorts, a calendar review and some intentional future planning can be super helpful. Catherine walks you through this process using her own exhausting 2023 calendar as an example!  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/ Hosted by Catherine LaSota: http://catherinelasota.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!  Coming up soon: Sep 18-Oct 6, 2023: Catherine is gifting 20 one-hour coaching sessions to 20 individual writers! Oct 7-8, 2023: in-person writing retreat at the Resort! FULL DETAILS IN THE RESORT NEWSLETTER

2023 has been kind of a strange year energetically, and this summer alone has been...a bit of a doozy at times. On this near-season-end episode of the Cabana Chats, host Catherine LaSota checks in to ask: How are you doing? If you've been feeling out of sorts, a calendar review and some intentional future planning can be super helpful. Catherine walks you through this process using her own exhausting 2023 calendar as an example! Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Hosted by Catherine LaSota: <a href="http://catherinelasota.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">http://catherinelasota.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers! Coming up soon: Sep 18-Oct 6, 2023: Catherine is gifting 20 one-hour coaching sessions to 20 individual writers! Oct 7-8, 2023: in-person writing retreat at the Resort! FULL DETAILS IN THE RESORT NEWSLETTER

Cabana Chats: How Are You Doing?

Randy Winston

This episode features the wonderful Randy Winston, lover of milkshakes and Director of Writing Programs at the Center for Fiction, in conversation with Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Randy and Catherine talk about the importance of demystifying literary ecosystems, the ways that building relationships form the cornerstones of a writing life, and New York City diner portions (especially the Lumberjack Special).  Find out more about the Center for Fiction here: https://centerforfiction.org/ Follow Randy Winston on social media: Twitter: @_rwinstonsworld Threads: @_rwinstonsworld Instagram: @_rwinstonsworld  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/ Hosted by Catherine LaSota: http://catherinelasota.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

This episode features the wonderful Randy Winston, lover of milkshakes and Director of Writing Programs at the Center for Fiction, in conversation with Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Randy and Catherine talk about the importance of demystifying literary ecosystems, the ways that building relationships form the cornerstones of a writing life, and New York City diner portions (especially the Lumberjack Special). Find out more about the Center for Fiction here: <a href="https://centerforfiction.org/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://centerforfiction.org/</a> Follow Randy Winston on social media: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/_rwinstonsworld" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">@_rwinstonsworld</a> Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@_rwinstonsworld" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">@_rwinstonsworld</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_rwinstonsworld/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">@_rwinstonsworld</a> Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Hosted by Catherine LaSota: <a href="http://catherinelasota.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">http://catherinelasota.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Randy Winston

Ariel Gore

It's a conversation with the one and only Ariel Gore! In this episode of the Cabana Chats podcast, Resort founder Catherine LaSota is thrilled to be in conversation with a writer she admires not only for the various zines and books she's put out into the world, but also for the ways she helps other writers to find their path by integrating their creative practice with the fullness of life and forging a way that works for them. Ariel and Catherine talk about the helpful permissions we give ourselves, the ways that life impacts writing output, and tricks for getting back into the writing flow, among other topics.  Ariel Gore is a journalist, memoirist, novelist, and nonfiction author. She is the founding editor and publisher of Hip Mama, an Alternative Press Award-winning publication covering the culture and politics of motherhood, and she leads writing workshops at Ariel Gore's School for Wayward Writers.  Pick up a copy of Ariel Gore's The Wayward Writer: Summon Your Power to Take Back Your Story, Liberate Yourself from Capitalism, and Publish Like a Superstar here: https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781648411847  More in Ariel Gore's world: https://arielgore.com/ http://literarykitchen.net/ https://readingandtraveling.net/ Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/ Hosted by Catherine LaSota: http://catherinelasota.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

It's a conversation with the one and only <a href="https://arielgore.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Ariel Gore</a>! In this episode of the Cabana Chats podcast, Resort founder Catherine LaSota is thrilled to be in conversation with a writer she admires not only for the various zines and books she's put out into the world, but also for the ways she helps other writers to find their path by integrating their creative practice with the fullness of life and forging a way that works for them. Ariel and Catherine talk about the helpful permissions we give ourselves, the ways that life impacts writing output, and tricks for getting back into the writing flow, among other topics. Ariel Gore is a journalist, memoirist, novelist, and nonfiction author. She is the founding editor and publisher of Hip Mama, an Alternative Press Award-winning publication covering the culture and politics of motherhood, and she leads writing workshops at Ariel Gore's School for Wayward Writers. Pick up a copy of Ariel Gore's The Wayward Writer: Summon Your Power to Take Back Your Story, Liberate Yourself from Capitalism, and Publish Like a Superstar here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781648411847" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781648411847</a> More in Ariel Gore's world: <a href="https://arielgore.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://arielgore.com/</a> <a href="http://literarykitchen.net/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">http://literarykitchen.net/</a> <a href="https://readingandtraveling.net/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://readingandtraveling.net/</a> Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Hosted by Catherine LaSota: <a href="http://catherinelasota.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">http://catherinelasota.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Ariel Gore

We just had a new moon (new beginnings!), and it's Cancer season (lots of emotions!). How can we combine the theme of new beginnings, plus a mid-summer season that can be full of big feelings, into some helpful writing prompts for our journal? Resort founder Catherine LaSota shares some thoughts about the season and encourages a reinvigorated journal practice, including writing prompt suggestions.  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

We just had a new moon (new beginnings!), and it's Cancer season (lots of emotions!). How can we combine the theme of new beginnings, plus a mid-summer season that can be full of big feelings, into some helpful writing prompts for our journal? Resort founder <a href="http://catherinelasota.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Catherine LaSota</a> shares some thoughts about the season and encourages a reinvigorated journal practice, including writing prompt suggestions. Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Prompts for the Season

It's our first episode with a second-time guest! Cabana Chats is thrilled to welcome back Brian Gresko, who sits down to chat with Catherine LaSota about the lessons and labor of parenthood and writing, the ways that we define community, and the exciting things that are happening at Writing Co-Lab, the teaching cooperative he helped to organize and launch in January 2023. More about Brian Gresko: https://www.briangresko.com/ Learn more about Writing Co-Lab: https://www.writingco-lab.com/ Follow Writing Co-Lab on social media: Instagram: @writing.colab Twitter: @thewritingcolab  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/ Hosted by Catherine LaSota: http://catherinelasota.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

It's our first episode with a second-time guest! Cabana Chats is thrilled to welcome back <a href="https://www.briangresko.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Gresko</a>, who sits down to chat with Catherine LaSota about the lessons and labor of parenthood and writing, the ways that we define community, and the exciting things that are happening at <a href="https://www.writingco-lab.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Writing Co-Lab</a>, the teaching cooperative he helped to organize and launch in January 2023. More about Brian Gresko: <a href="https://www.briangresko.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.briangresko.com/</a> Learn more about Writing Co-Lab: <a href="https://www.writingco-lab.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.writingco-lab.com/</a> Follow Writing Co-Lab on social media: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/writing.colab/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">@writing.colab</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/thewritingcolab/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">@thewritingcolab</a> Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Hosted by Catherine LaSota: <a href="http://catherinelasota.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">http://catherinelasota.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Brian Gresko and Writing Co-Lab

All writers feel stuck sometimes. What can you do when you feel like you are hitting a wall in your writing, or when you are simply feeling low about the whole process and practice of being a writer? Resort founder and Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota offers some suggestions for things to try when you hit those inevitable sticky seasons in your writing.  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

All writers feel stuck sometimes. What can you do when you feel like you are hitting a wall in your writing, or when you are simply feeling low about the whole process and practice of being a writer? Resort founder and Cabana Chats host <a href="http://catherinelasota.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Catherine LaSota</a> offers some suggestions for things to try when you hit those inevitable sticky seasons in your writing. Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Are You Feeling Stuck?

Tajja Isen

Matt Ortile

It's another live event episode of the Cabana Chats podcast! On May 31, 2023, we hosted a Happy Half Hour event via Zoom at the Resort, bringing together the wonderful writers and editors Tajja Isen and Matt Ortile to talk about writing and community. Tajja and Matt are friends and former colleagues of the wonderful Catapult magazine (which shuttered its doors unexpectedly in mid-February 2023, to much sadness amongst writers), as editor-in-chief and executive editor, respectively. On this episode of the Cabana Chats podcast, they have a wide-ranging discussion about the transition of their primary public identity from editor to writer, and what they are working on now. They also provide some stellar wine and food reviews.  Join the Resort online community to check out more of our Happy Half Hour events!: https://community.theresortlic.com/  Tajja Isen and Matt Ortile are two of the guests who are participating in Ask Me Anything sessions for our 2023 group program, Summer of Support. Be sure to join the Resort's mailing list to find out about upcoming class and workshop opportunities, and visit the Resort website to learn more: https://www.theresortlic.com/  More about Tajja Isen: https://tajjaisen.com/ More about Matt Ortile: https://www.mattortile.com/ Purchase Tajja Isen's Some of My Best Friends here. Purchase Matt Ortile's The Groom Will Keep His Name here.  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/ Hosted by Catherine LaSota: http://catherinelasota.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

It's another live event episode of the Cabana Chats podcast! On May 31, 2023, we hosted a Happy Half Hour event via Zoom at the Resort, bringing together the wonderful writers and editors <a href="https://tajjaisen.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Tajja Isen</a> and <a href="https://www.mattortile.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Ortile</a> to talk about writing and community. Tajja and Matt are friends and former colleagues of the wonderful <a href="https://catapult.co/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Catapult magazine</a> (which shuttered its doors unexpectedly in mid-February 2023, to much sadness amongst writers), as editor-in-chief and executive editor, respectively. On this episode of the Cabana Chats podcast, they have a wide-ranging discussion about the transition of their primary public identity from editor to writer, and what they are working on now. They also provide some stellar wine and food reviews. Join the Resort online community to check out more of our Happy Half Hour events!: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> Tajja Isen and Matt Ortile are two of the guests who are participating in Ask Me Anything sessions for our 2023 group program, Summer of Support. Be sure to join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort's mailing list</a> to find out about upcoming class and workshop opportunities, and visit the Resort website to learn more: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> More about Tajja Isen: <a href="https://tajjaisen.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://tajjaisen.com/</a> More about Matt Ortile: <a href="https://www.mattortile.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mattortile.com/</a> Purchase Tajja Isen's Some of My Best Friends <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781982178420" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Purchase Matt Ortile's The Groom Will Keep His Name <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781541762794" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Hosted by Catherine LaSota: <a href="http://catherinelasota.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">http://catherinelasota.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Happy Half Hour LIVE with Tajja Isen and Matt Ortile

We've just had a new moon, and the solstice is upon us. It's a great time for new projects, big energy, and joyful romping. But what if you feel like a good cry instead? On this episode, Resort founder Catherine LaSota shares some things about her past couple of wobbly weeks, and she offers a reminder that just letting go - with some tears or screams or yells - can not only be part of the natural cycles of life but also necessary to a healthy writing process.  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

We've just had a new moon, and the solstice is upon us. It's a great time for new projects, big energy, and joyful romping. But what if you feel like a good cry instead? On this episode, Resort founder Catherine LaSota shares some things about her past couple of wobbly weeks, and she offers a reminder that just letting go - with some tears or screams or yells - can not only be part of the natural cycles of life but also necessary to a healthy writing process. Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Sometimes You Need a Good Cry

Happy Pride! We are thrilled to bring you a conversation with the owner/founder of a beloved, queer woman owned bookstore in New York City. Resort founder Catherine LaSota sits down for a chat with friend and literary event collaborator Lexi Beach, owner of the Astoria Bookshop in Queens, NYC. They talk about loving books, following new career paths, and how special bookstore communities are.  The Astoria Bookshop recently celebrated ten years and a move into a new space -- bigger and better and beautiful! If you are in New York City, check them out at 36-19 30th Street, Astoria, NY 11106.  Learn more about the Astoria Bookshop: https://astoriabookshop.com/ Check out upcoming events at the bookshop: https://astoriabookshop.com/events Follow the bookshop on social media: Instagram: @astoriabookshop Twitter: @astoriabookshop  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/ Hosted by Catherine LaSota: http://catherinelasota.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Happy Pride! We are thrilled to bring you a conversation with the owner/founder of a beloved, queer woman owned bookstore in New York City. Resort founder Catherine LaSota sits down for a chat with friend and literary event collaborator Lexi Beach, owner of the <a href="https://astoriabookshop.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Astoria Bookshop</a> in Queens, NYC. They talk about loving books, following new career paths, and how special bookstore communities are. The Astoria Bookshop recently celebrated ten years and a move into a new space -- bigger and better and beautiful! If you are in New York City, check them out at 36-19 30th Street, Astoria, NY 11106. Learn more about the Astoria Bookshop: <a href="https://astoriabookshop.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://astoriabookshop.com/</a> Check out upcoming events at the bookshop: <a href="https://astoriabookshop.com/events" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://astoriabookshop.com/events</a> Follow the bookshop on social media: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/astoriabookshop/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">@astoriabookshop</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/astoriabookshop" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">@astoriabookshop</a> Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Hosted by Catherine LaSota: <a href="http://catherinelasota.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">http://catherinelasota.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Lexi Beach, owner of Astoria Bookshop

Denne Michele

Michele Norris

It's a live event episode of the Cabana Chats podcast! On May 30, 2023, we hosted a Happy Half Hour event via Zoom at the Resort, bringing writers and friends Greg Mania and Denne Michele Norris in conversation together around writing and community. Greg and Denne Michele talk about what's going on in their professional lives, the importance of meeting up with other writers in real life, and much more.  Join the Resort online community to check out more of our Happy Half Hour events!: https://community.theresortlic.com/  Greg Mania and Denne Michele Norris are two of the guests who are participating in Ask Me Anything sessions for our 2023 group program, Summer of Support. Be sure to join the Resort's mailing list to find out about upcoming class and workshop opportunities, and visit the Resort website to learn more: https://www.theresortlic.com/  More about Greg Mania: https://www.greg-mania.com/ More about Denne Michele Norris: https://www.dennemichele.com/  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/ Hosted by Catherine LaSota: http://catherinelasota.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

It's a live event episode of the Cabana Chats podcast! On May 30, 2023, we hosted a Happy Half Hour event via Zoom at the Resort, bringing writers and friends Greg Mania and Denne Michele Norris in conversation together around writing and community. Greg and Denne Michele talk about what's going on in their professional lives, the importance of meeting up with other writers in real life, and much more. Join the Resort online community to check out more of our Happy Half Hour events!: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> Greg Mania and Denne Michele Norris are two of the guests who are participating in Ask Me Anything sessions for our 2023 group program, Summer of Support. Be sure to join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort's mailing list</a> to find out about upcoming class and workshop opportunities, and visit the Resort website to learn more: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> More about Greg Mania: <a href="https://www.greg-mania.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.greg-mania.com/</a> More about Denne Michele Norris: <a href="https://www.dennemichele.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dennemichele.com/</a> Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Hosted by Catherine LaSota: <a href="http://catherinelasota.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">http://catherinelasota.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Happy Half Hour LIVE with Greg Mania and Denne Michele Norris

Cabana Chats is a podcast about writing and community, hosted by Catherine LaSota, founder of The Resort writing community.

Sometimes writing inspiration comes from the most unexpected places. Resort founder and Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota shares a story about a recent experience that led to some writing inspiration, and then she challenges you to attune to your senses that are most evocative for you. How can you build a relationship with your receptors for the world around you, to pay attention in a way that feeds your writing practice?  Season Three has just begun! Get ready for a bunch of interviews with awesome guests, alongside solo episodes offering inspiration, prompts, tips, and encouragement for writers.  Are you looking to have fun, meet some writing goals, and build your community this summer? Writers of all genres and experience levels -- whether or not you have a writing project in mind for the summer -- are invited to join us in SUMMER OF SUPPORT, our 11-week online group program. We start June 5, 2023, with weekly group coaching, workshops, and guest Q&amp;As with amazing authors and editors. Find out more about SUMMER OF SUPPORT and sign up here: https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Sometimes writing inspiration comes from the most unexpected places. Resort founder and Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota shares a story about a recent experience that led to some writing inspiration, and then she challenges you to attune to your senses that are most evocative for you. How can you build a relationship with your receptors for the world around you, to pay attention in a way that feeds your writing practice? Season Three has just begun! Get ready for a bunch of interviews with awesome guests, alongside solo episodes offering inspiration, prompts, tips, and encouragement for writers. Are you looking to have fun, meet some writing goals, and build your community this summer? Writers of all genres and experience levels -- whether or not you have a writing project in mind for the summer -- are invited to join us in <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">SUMMER OF SUPPORT</a>, our 11-week online group program. We start June 5, 2023, with weekly group coaching, workshops, and guest Q&amp;As with amazing authors and editors. Find out more about SUMMER OF SUPPORT and sign up here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support</a> Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Where's Your Inspiration?

It's another solo episode from Resort founder and Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota! In this episode, Catherine gives you an assignment: what is one thing in your writing practice over the last six months that you are proud of? And how can you celebrate this accomplishment?  It's too easy to stay on the treadmill of always looking to the next goal on your list -- don't forget to take a moment to take stock of how far you've come! And celebrate yourself.  Season Three has just begun! Get ready for a bunch of interviews with awesome guests, alongside solo episodes offering inspiration, prompts, tips, and encouragement for writers.  Are you looking to have fun, meet some writing goals, and build your community this summer? Writers of all genres and experience levels -- whether or not you have a writing project in mind for the summer -- are invited to join us in SUMMER OF SUPPORT, our 11-week online group program. We start June 5, 2023, and a payment plan is available for sign ups before May 24, 2023. Find out more about SUMMER OF SUPPORT and sign up here: https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

It's another solo episode from Resort founder and Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota! In this episode, Catherine gives you an assignment: what is one thing in your writing practice over the last six months that you are proud of? And how can you celebrate this accomplishment? It's too easy to stay on the treadmill of always looking to the next goal on your list -- don't forget to take a moment to take stock of how far you've come! And celebrate yourself. Season Three has just begun! Get ready for a bunch of interviews with awesome guests, alongside solo episodes offering inspiration, prompts, tips, and encouragement for writers. Are you looking to have fun, meet some writing goals, and build your community this summer? Writers of all genres and experience levels -- whether or not you have a writing project in mind for the summer -- are invited to join us in SUMMER OF SUPPORT, our 11-week online group program. We start June 5, 2023, and a payment plan is available for sign ups before May 24, 2023. Find out more about SUMMER OF SUPPORT and sign up here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support</a> Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Celebrate Yourself

We are kicking off Season Three of Cabana Chats with a solo episode from Resort founder and Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota. In this episode, Catherine offers a series of permission slips for writers and encourages you to treat yourself well when you are working on a big project. And, as always, community is essential to the writing process!  Season Three has just begun! Get ready for a bunch of interviews with awesome guests, alongside solo episodes offering inspiration, prompts, tips, and encouragement for writers.  Are you looking to have fun, meet some writing goals, and build your community this summer? Writers of all genres and experience levels -- whether or not you have a writing project in mind for the summer -- are invited to join us in SUMMER OF SUPPORT, our 11-week online group program. We start June 5, 2023, and a payment plan is available for sign ups before May 24, 2023. Find out more about SUMMER OF SUPPORT and sign up here: https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support  Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/  Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin.  Join the Resort mailing list for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

We are kicking off Season Three of Cabana Chats with a solo episode from Resort founder and Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota. In this episode, Catherine offers a series of permission slips for writers and encourages you to treat yourself well when you are working on a big project. And, as always, community is essential to the writing process! Season Three has just begun! Get ready for a bunch of interviews with awesome guests, alongside solo episodes offering inspiration, prompts, tips, and encouragement for writers. Are you looking to have fun, meet some writing goals, and build your community this summer? Writers of all genres and experience levels -- whether or not you have a writing project in mind for the summer -- are invited to join us in SUMMER OF SUPPORT, our 11-week online group program. We start June 5, 2023, and a payment plan is available for sign ups before May 24, 2023. Find out more about SUMMER OF SUPPORT and sign up here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/summer-of-support</a> Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos. Our music is by Pat Irwin. Join the <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/639a87d295fbf0e5176f62dd" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort mailing list</a> for an awesome weekly newsletter, full of opportunities for writers!

Cabana Chats: Permission Slips

We may be between seasons, but Resort founder Catherine LaSota misses you and wants to say hi. Hello! Have a listen to this short bonus episode to remember some highlights from seasons 1 and 2 of Cabana Chats, and get excited for season 3, plus more great stuff coming your way in 2023 from the Resort writing community!  Need some ideas for a great book to pick up? Check out the Resort's Bookshop storefront, where you can purchase books from all of our Cabana Chats guests, plus books by Resort writing teachers and even some special recommendations from Catherine: https://bookshop.org/shop/TheResort Season Three of Cabana Chats will launch in 2023, stay tuned! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode.  Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/ More information about The Resort can be found here: https://www.theresortlic.com/ Cabana Chats is hosted by Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by Pat Irwin.  FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network. Follow us on Instagram! @CabanaChatsPodcast and @TheResortLIC

We may be between seasons, but Resort founder Catherine LaSota misses you and wants to say hi. Hello! Have a listen to this short bonus episode to remember some highlights from seasons 1 and 2 of Cabana Chats, and get excited for season 3, plus more great stuff coming your way in 2023 from the Resort writing community! Need some ideas for a great book to pick up? Check out the Resort's Bookshop storefront, where you can purchase books from all of our Cabana Chats guests, plus books by Resort writing teachers and even some special recommendations from Catherine: <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/TheResort" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/shop/TheResort</a> Season Three of Cabana Chats will launch in 2023, stay tuned! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> More information about The Resort can be found here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Cabana Chats is hosted by <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resort</a> founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by <a href="https://patirwinmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Irwin</a>. FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network. Follow us on Instagram! @CabanaChatsPodcast and @TheResortLIC

BONUS: Coming up in 2023!

Lydia Conklin

In this last episode of season two of Cabana Chats, writer Lydia Conklin talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about fostering dogs, writing a story versus making a comic, and the places we can't bring our cell phones (thank goodness), among many other fascinating topics.  Lydia Conklin is an Assistant Professor of Fiction at Vanderbilt University. Previously they were the Helen Zell Visiting Professor in Fiction at the University of Michigan. They’ve received a Stegner Fellowship in Fiction at Stanford University, a Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award, three Pushcart Prizes, a grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation, a Creative &amp; Performing Arts Fulbright to Poland, work-study and tuition scholarships from Bread Loaf, and fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, Djerassi, Hedgebrook, the James Merrill House, the Vermont Studio Center, VCCA, Millay, Jentel, Lighthouse Works, Brush Creek, the Santa Fe Art Institute, Caldera, the Sitka Center, and Harvard University, among others. They were the 2015-2017 Creative Writing Fellow in fiction at Emory University. Their fiction has appeared in Tin House, American Short Fiction, The Southern Review, The Gettysburg Review, and elsewhere, and is forthcoming from The Paris Review. They have drawn graphic fiction for Lenny Letter, Drunken Boat, and the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and cartoons for The New Yorker and Narrative Magazine. Lydia's story collection, Rainbow Rainbow, was recently published by Catapult in the US and Scribner in the UK.  Find out more about Lydia Conklin here: https://lydia-conklin.com Purchase RAINBOW RAINBOW by Lydia Conklin here: https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781646221011 Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/ More information about The Resort can be found here: https://www.theresortlic.com/  You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast Cabana Chats is hosted by Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by Pat Irwin. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro.  FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: https://community.theresortlic.com/ Follow us on social media! @TheResortLIC

In this last episode of season two of Cabana Chats, writer Lydia Conklin talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about fostering dogs, writing a story versus making a comic, and the places we can't bring our cell phones (thank goodness), among many other fascinating topics. Lydia Conklin is an Assistant Professor of Fiction at Vanderbilt University. Previously they were the Helen Zell Visiting Professor in Fiction at the University of Michigan. They’ve received a Stegner Fellowship in Fiction at Stanford University<a href="https://creativewriting.stanford.edu/stegner-fellowship/current-fellows" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">,</a> a Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award, three Pushcart Prizes, a grant from <a href="http://www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com/foundation.htm" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the </a>Elizabeth George Foundation, a Creative &amp; Performing Arts Fulbright to Poland, work-study and tuition scholarships from Bread Loaf, and fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, Djerassi, Hedgebrook, the James Merrill House, the Vermont Studio Center, VCCA, Millay, Jentel, Lighthouse Works, Brush Creek, the Santa Fe Art Institute, Caldera, the Sitka Center, and Harvard University, among others. They were the 2015-2017 Creative Writing Fellow in fiction at Emory University. Their fiction has appeared in Tin House, American Short Fiction, The Southern Review, The Gettysburg Review, and elsewhere, and is forthcoming from The Paris Review. They have drawn graphic fiction for Lenny Letter, Drunken Boat, and the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and cartoons for The New Yorker and Narrative Magazine. Lydia's story collection, <a href="https://books.catapult.co/products/rainbow-rainbow-by-lydia-conklin" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rainbow Rainbow</a>, was recently published by Catapult in the US and Scribner in the UK. Find out more about Lydia Conklin here: <a href="https://lydia-conklin.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lydia-conklin.com</a> Purchase RAINBOW RAINBOW by Lydia Conklin here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781646221011" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781646221011</a> Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> More information about The Resort can be found here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast</a> Cabana Chats is hosted by <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort</a> founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by <a href="https://patirwinmusic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Irwin</a>. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro. FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> Follow us on social media! <a href="https://twitter.com/theresortlic" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@TheResortLIC</a>

Cabana Chats: Lydia Conklin

In our next to last episode for season two of Cabana Chats, Leslie Shipman, founder of the The Shipman Agency, talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about her long career in the literary world, how her love of poetry has guided her, and her latest adventures as the founder of a speaking agency for writers that has turned into a full-service organization for writers, offering classes, editing services, and more, in just a few short years.  Leslie Shipman has spent 30 years promoting writers, and creating and managing literary events in New York City. She spent over a decade at the National Book Foundation (which presents the National Book Award), where she was instrumental in creating events and programs such as 5 Under 35, a prize for promising young novelists, the National Book Awards After Party, Eat, Drink, and Be Literary at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Innovations in Reading, a prize that promotes community organizations working at the grassroots level to encourage reading across constituencies, and BookUp, an afterschool program for middle school age students, as well as assembling awards juries. She consulted at PEN America, a leading advocate for free expression, and worked on the PEN Literary Awards, and the PEN World Voices Festival. A poet with an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, her work can be found in the Kenyon Review, BOMB, Tinderbox, Mid-American Review, Cosmonauts Avenue and elsewhere. She lives in Ridgewood, Queens with her husband, musician Paul Pimsler, and their dog Junie.  Find out more about The Shipman Agency: https://www.theshipmanagency.com/ Latest classes in The Work Room at The Shipman Agency: https://www.theshipmanagency.com/theworkroom Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/ More information about The Resort can be found here: https://www.theresortlic.com/  You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast Cabana Chats is hosted by Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by Pat Irwin. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro.  FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: https://community.theresortlic.com/ Follow us on social media! @TheResortLIC

In our next to last episode for season two of Cabana Chats, Leslie Shipman, founder of the <a href="https://www.theshipmanagency.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shipman Agency</a>, talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about her long career in the literary world, how her love of poetry has guided her, and her latest adventures as the founder of a speaking agency for writers that has turned into a full-service organization for writers, offering classes, editing services, and more, in just a few short years. Leslie Shipman has spent 30 years promoting writers, and creating and managing literary events in New York City. She spent over a decade at the National Book Foundation (which presents the National Book Award), where she was instrumental in creating events and programs such as 5 Under 35, a prize for promising young novelists, the National Book Awards After Party, Eat, Drink, and Be Literary at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Innovations in Reading, a prize that promotes community organizations working at the grassroots level to encourage reading across constituencies, and BookUp, an afterschool program for middle school age students, as well as assembling awards juries. She consulted at PEN America, a leading advocate for free expression, and worked on the PEN Literary Awards, and the PEN World Voices Festival. A poet with an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, her work can be found in the Kenyon Review, BOMB, Tinderbox, Mid-American Review, Cosmonauts Avenue and elsewhere. She lives in Ridgewood, Queens with her husband, musician Paul Pimsler, and their dog Junie. Find out more about The Shipman Agency: <a href="https://www.theshipmanagency.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theshipmanagency.com/</a> Latest classes in The Work Room at The Shipman Agency: <a href="https://www.theshipmanagency.com/theworkroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theshipmanagency.com/theworkroom</a> Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> More information about The Resort can be found here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast</a> Cabana Chats is hosted by <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resort</a> founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by <a href="https://patirwinmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Irwin</a>. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro. FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> Follow us on social media! <a href="https://twitter.com/theresortlic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheResortLIC</a>

Cabana Chats: Leslie Shipman

Molly Caro

Meaghan O'Connell

This episode of Cabana Chats is a throwback to 2018, when Resort founder Catherine LaSota had a Skype conversation with writers Molly Caro May and Meaghan O'Connell to discuss the intersection of motherhood and writing. This conversation was recorded for a special episode of the LIC Reading Series podcast that never aired, and this is the first time it is reaching an audience!  Molly Caro May is an author of two books, a teacher, and a holder of space. For 12+ years, she has facilitated personal story workshops for more than hundreds of people across the globe. She is trained in Somatic Experiencing and focuses on where language/voice and the animal body meet each other. Her mission is to democratize expression and explore, in good company, the healing alchemy between story and nervous system. In this conversation, we discuss her book Body Full of Stars: Female Rage and My Passage Into Motherhood.  Meaghan O’Connell is currently the features editor at Romper, where she works on stories about being, becoming, or wanting to be a parent (or not). Before that she was a freelance writer for publications such as New York Magazine’s The Cut, as well as co-editor of the personal finance website The Billfold. In this conversation, we discuss her book And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready.  Find out more about Molly here: https://www.mollycaromay.com Find out more about Meaghan here: http://www.meaghano.com  Purchase Body Full of Stars here: https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781640092075 Purchase And Now We Have Everything here: https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9780316393850  Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/ More information about The Resort can be found here: https://www.theresortlic.com/  You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast Cabana Chats is hosted by Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by Pat Irwin. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro.  FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: https://community.theresortlic.com/ Follow us on social media! @TheResortLIC

This episode of Cabana Chats is a throwback to 2018, when Resort founder Catherine LaSota had a Skype conversation with writers Molly Caro May and Meaghan O'Connell to discuss the intersection of motherhood and writing. This conversation was recorded for a special episode of the <a href="https://www.licreadingseries.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LIC Reading Series</a> podcast that never aired, and this is the first time it is reaching an audience! <a href="https://www.mollycaromay.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Molly Caro May</a> is an author of two books, a teacher, and a holder of space. For 12+ years, she has facilitated personal story workshops for more than hundreds of people across the globe. She is trained in Somatic Experiencing and focuses on where language/voice and the animal body meet each other. Her mission is to democratize expression and explore, in good company, the healing alchemy between story and nervous system. In this conversation, we discuss her book <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781640092075" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Body Full of Stars: Female Rage and My Passage Into Motherhood</a>. <a href="http://www.meaghano.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meaghan O’Connell</a> is currently the features editor at Romper, where she works on stories about being, becoming, or wanting to be a parent (or not). Before that she was a freelance writer for publications such as New York Magazine’s The Cut, as well as co-editor of the personal finance website The Billfold. In this conversation, we discuss her book <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9780316393850" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready</a>. Find out more about Molly here: <a href="https://www.mollycaromay.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mollycaromay.com</a> Find out more about Meaghan here: <a href="http://www.meaghano.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.meaghano.com</a> Purchase Body Full of Stars here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781640092075" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781640092075</a> Purchase And Now We Have Everything here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9780316393850" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9780316393850</a> Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> More information about The Resort can be found here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast</a> Cabana Chats is hosted by <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort</a> founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by <a href="https://patirwinmusic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Irwin</a>. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro. FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> Follow us on social media! <a href="https://twitter.com/theresortlic" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@TheResortLIC</a>

Cabana Chats: On Motherhood & Writing, with Molly Caro May & Meaghan O'Connell

In this episode, writer and comedian Greg Mania talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about how the growth of those closest to us can inspire our own growth, and also about how soothing Coca-Cola can be. We also trip on several words in the English language, including accountability, palatability, and more! And: how does a person pronounce LaCroix? Listen and find out!  Greg Mania is a writer, comedian, and award-winning screenwriter based in New York City. His words have been published in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, HuffPost, Oprah Daily, and PAPER, among other international online and print platforms. His debut memoir, Born to Be Public, is out now from CLASH Books, and he publishes a newsletter called Save Our Serotonin (S.O.S.), which you can subscribe to here: https://saveourserotonin.bulletin.com  Find out more about Greg Mania here: http://www.greg-mania.com  Purchase Born to Be Public here: https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781944866877 Invest in one month of one-on-one writing support with Resort founder Catherine LaSota: https://www.theresortlic.com/letsdivein Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/ More information about The Resort can be found here: https://www.theresortlic.com/  You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast Cabana Chats is hosted by Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by Pat Irwin. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro.  FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: https://community.theresortlic.com/ Follow us on social media! @TheResortLIC

In this episode, writer and comedian Greg Mania talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about how the growth of those closest to us can inspire our own growth, and also about how soothing Coca-Cola can be. We also trip on several words in the English language, including accountability, palatability, and more! And: how does a person pronounce LaCroix? Listen and find out! <a href="http://www.greg-mania.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greg Mania</a> is a writer, comedian, and award-winning screenwriter based in New York City. His words have been published in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, HuffPost, Oprah Daily, and PAPER, among other international online and print platforms. His debut memoir, Born to Be Public, is out now from CLASH Books, and he publishes a newsletter called Save Our Serotonin (S.O.S.), which you can subscribe to here: <a href="https://saveourserotonin.bulletin.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://saveourserotonin.bulletin.com</a> Find out more about Greg Mania here: <a href="http://www.greg-mania.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.greg-mania.com</a> Purchase Born to Be Public here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781944866877" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9781944866877</a> Invest in one month of one-on-one writing support with Resort founder Catherine LaSota: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/letsdivein" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/letsdivein</a> Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> More information about The Resort can be found here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast</a> Cabana Chats is hosted by <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort</a> founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by <a href="https://patirwinmusic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Irwin</a>. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro. FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> Follow us on social media! <a href="https://twitter.com/theresortlic" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@TheResortLIC</a>

Cabana Chats: Greg Mania

In this episode, writer K-Ming Chang talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about birding, writing's relationship to oral storytelling, and the audience she's writing for. We also hear a story of magic and dog poop. This episode is amazing, trust.  K-Ming Chang is a Kundiman fellow, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree. She is the author of the New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice novel BESTIARY(One World/Random House, 2020), which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. In 2021, her chapbook BONE HOUSE was published by Bull City Press. Her short story collection, GODS OF WANT, is forthcoming from One World, as well as a novel titled ORGAN MEATS. She lives in California.  Find out more about K-Ming Chang here: https://www.kmingchang.com Pre-order/purchase Gods of Want here: https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9780593241585 Support the Resort in our May 2022 fundraiser!: https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/support-writers Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/ More information about The Resort can be found here: https://www.theresortlic.com/  You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast Cabana Chats is hosted by Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by Pat Irwin. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro.  FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: https://community.theresortlic.com/ Follow us on social media! @TheResortLIC

In this episode, writer K-Ming Chang talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about birding, writing's relationship to oral storytelling, and the audience she's writing for. We also hear a story of magic and dog poop. This episode is amazing, trust. <a href="https://www.kmingchang.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">K-Ming Chang</a> is a Kundiman fellow, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and a National Book Foundation <a href="https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/5-under-35-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5 Under 35</a> honoree. She is the author of the New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice novel <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611029/bestiary-by-k-ming-chang/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BESTIARY</a>(<a href="http://oneworldlit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One World/Random House</a>, 2020), which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. In 2021, her chapbook <a href="https://bullcitypress.com/product/bone-house-by-k-ming-chang-inch-47/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BONE HOUSE</a> was published by Bull City Press. Her short story collection, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670284/gods-of-want-by-k-ming-chang/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GODS OF WANT</a>, is forthcoming from One World, as well as a novel titled ORGAN MEATS. She lives in California. Find out more about K-Ming Chang here: <a href="https://www.kmingchang.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kmingchang.com</a> Pre-order/purchase Gods of Want here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9780593241585" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/a/83344/9780593241585</a> Support the Resort in our May 2022 fundraiser!: <a href="https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/support-writers" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/support-writers</a> Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> More information about The Resort can be found here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> You can find books for purchase by all of our Cabana Chats guests here: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/lists/cabana-chats-podcast</a> Cabana Chats is hosted by <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort</a> founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by <a href="https://patirwinmusic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Irwin</a>. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro. FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> Follow us on social media! <a href="https://twitter.com/theresortlic" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@TheResortLIC</a>

Cabana Chats: K-Ming Chang

In this special live event episode, One Story co-founders Hannah Tinti and Maribeth Batcha talk with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about the first twenty years of One Story, its community-based mission, and the most fun party of the year, the One Story Deb Ball (coming up on June 3, 2022!). Maribeth Batcha is the publisher and Co-Founder of One Story. She has worked in magazine circulation for over 25 years for titles including Diabetes Self-Management, Lingua Franca, University Business, the New York Review of Books, Working Mother, and The Progressive. In addition to circulation consulting, she currently does marketing and development copywriting for not-for-profits, including the 92nd Street Y and the National Academy Foundation. She has a BA from New York University and an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University.  Hannah Tinti is the co-founder and executive editor of One Story magazine. She is the author of the bestselling novel The Good Thief, which won The Center for Fiction’s first novel prize, and the story collection Animal Crackers, a runner-up for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her most recent novel, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, is a national bestseller and is in development for television with Netflix. She co-founded the Sirenland Writers Conference in Italy and has taught writing at New York University’s Graduate Creative Writing Program, Columbia University’s MFA program, CUNY, and at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.  For more information please visit hannahtinti.com.  Find out more about One Story here: https://one-story.com Get tickets for the June 3, 2022 One Story Literary Debutante Ball here: https://one-story.com/connect/the-one-story-literary-debutante-ball/ Support the Resort in our May 2022 fundraiser!: https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/support-writers Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/ More information about The Resort can be found here: https://www.theresortlic.com/ Cabana Chats is hosted by Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by Pat Irwin. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro.  FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: https://community.theresortlic.com/ Follow us on social media! @TheResortLIC

In this special live event episode, <a href="https://one-story.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One Story</a> co-founders Hannah Tinti and Maribeth Batcha talk with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about the first twenty years of One Story, its community-based mission, and the most fun party of the year, the <a href="https://one-story.com/connect/the-one-story-literary-debutante-ball/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One Story Deb Ball</a> (coming up on June 3, 2022!). Maribeth Batcha is the publisher and Co-Founder of One Story. She has worked in magazine circulation for over 25 years for titles including Diabetes Self-Management, Lingua Franca, University Business, the New York Review of Books, Working Mother, and The Progressive. In addition to circulation consulting, she currently does marketing and development copywriting for not-for-profits, including the 92nd Street Y and the National Academy Foundation. She has a BA from New York University and an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. Hannah Tinti is the co-founder and executive editor of One Story magazine. She is the author of the bestselling novel The Good Thief, which won The Center for Fiction’s first novel prize, and the story collection Animal Crackers, a runner-up for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her most recent novel, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, is a national bestseller and is in development for television with Netflix. She co-founded the Sirenland Writers Conference in Italy and has taught writing at New York University’s Graduate Creative Writing Program, Columbia University’s MFA program, CUNY, and at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.  For more information please visit <a href="http://hannahtinti.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">hannahtinti.com.</a> Find out more about One Story here: <a href="https://one-story.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://one-story.com</a> Get tickets for the June 3, 2022 One Story Literary Debutante Ball here: <a href="https://one-story.com/connect/the-one-story-literary-debutante-ball/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://one-story.com/connect/the-one-story-literary-debutante-ball/</a> Support the Resort in our May 2022 fundraiser!: <a href="https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/support-writers" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/support-writers</a> Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> More information about The Resort can be found here: <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theresortlic.com/</a> Cabana Chats is hosted by <a href="https://www.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Resort</a> founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Jade Iseri-Ramos, and our music is by <a href="https://patirwinmusic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Irwin</a>. Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro. FULL TRANSCRIPTS for Cabana Chats podcast episodes are available in the free Resort network: <a href="https://community.theresortlic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.theresortlic.com/</a> Follow us on social media! <a href="https://twitter.com/theresortlic" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@TheResortLIC</a>

Cabana Chats: One Story live event w/Hannah Tinti & Maribeth Batcha

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