The Letters that Brought my Brother Back

While cleaning out my father’s apartment to get it ready for sale, my sister came across a stack of handwritten letters we had sent my grandparents in the early and mid-1980s. We had just left Florida for Connecticut, and letter writing was our primary means of...

History, Poetry, and the Art of Biography, with Lewis Bowling

Listen Watch “I love to read, I devour books—wouldn’t it be nice if I wrote something that somebody else would love to read?” — Lewis Bowling In this episode of Uncorking a Story, host Mike Carlon sits down with Lewis Bowling—author of 14 books,...

Lessons From a Stranger

Some of you may be tempted to think that what you’re about to read is a bit of heartwarming fiction. It’s not. This happened to me this morning, and I feel compelled to share it with you on a day when we intentionally set aside time to be grateful for what we have....

What are you Really Hungry For? With Jane McGuinness

Listen Watch “We eat from a thousand different hungers—and most of them aren’t about food.” — Jane McGuinness In this episode of Uncorking a Story, I sit down with Jane McGuinness—registered clinical counselor, mother of three, and author of the memoir...