The Halfling and the Spaceman

We sat down to chat with Alexander Macris. Alexander is a game designer and author.  He’s involved in the video game industry.  And In 2011 he founded Autarch LLC, a game development studio https://autarch.co/ https://arbiterofworlds.substack.com/

We were joined by Wally Waltner.  Wally is a sci-fi / fantasy author.  His fiction explores the magic of creativity itself — nowhere more vividly than in the Muse-touched kingdom of Breheimen, the setting of his heroic fantasy series Muses' War. https://wallbangercreative.com/ https://wallbangercreative.substack.com/ https://shop.wallbangercreative.com/ https://museswar.com/

Jesse Wolfe publishes an array of self-written comic books, graphic novels, and short stories.   From people with unexpected superpowers to gritty detectives trying to solve murder cases.   https://jw-stores.com/about/

We invited Ed Hunt to chat with us.  Ed is the author of the comic series Evil is a Weapon.  He talked to us about his new Kickstarter and about how he turns a concept into a comic.  References and Links: https://www.instagram.com/hunt.writing https://www.edwardhuntwriting.com/ edwardhuntwriting@gmail.com

We got to have Tom Loveman join us!  Tom is an award-winning, Ohio-based writer and producer of short films.  He also co-hosted the weekly writers' podcast "Writers Group Therapy", which has back episodes available on all streaming services.  https://www.lovemanmedia.com/

We were excited to have with us Cheryl S Ntumy!  Cheryl is a Ghanaian writer of short fiction and novels of speculative fiction, young adult fiction and romance.  Her latest novel They Made Us Blood and Fury, was released in August of 2026 https://cherylsntumy.wordpress.com/ https://sauuti.com/

We got to chat with Ken Lizzi (Lit zee)!  Ken is the author of an assortment of novels and short stories ranging in genres from children’s stories all the way through horror.  His latest novel, Dekason Twilight Galaxy Book , was released in March of 2026 https://www.kenlizzi.net/

We’ve invited Chase Muir to join us.  Chase is an indie comic writer about to launch Kickstarter for his first comic!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chasemuir/superior-marketing-issue-1?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Superior%20Marketing&total_hits=5

Sam Robb is a writer of short stories and flash fiction of various genres in anthologies.  His book, titled Road Mage Volume 1: A Sense of Murder, was released in October of 2025.  He is also the PR for Raconteur Press. https://www.samrobbwrites.com/

We had such fun chatting with H.B. Berlow.  H.B. writes historical crime fiction, including The Wichita Chronicles and the Ark City Confidential Chronicles series. He also experiments with literary forms, exploring both fiction and verse.  He is also co-host of Tikiman and The Viking Podcast https://thetikiman.substack.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tikiman-and-the-viking

The Halfling talked with Kevin A Davis at ConGregate!  Kevin has written 3 series and primarily writes urban fantasy.   He has 3 series out and is an award-winner!  His latest book, A Lich in Santa Barbara: Book Two of the Phoenix DRC, was published in May of 2026

We welcomed James Pyles to the show.  James is a published Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror author. He currently has over 70 short stories and novelettes published in various anthologies and periodicals. His novel, A Wobblegong and His Boy, was released in March of 2026

We were excited to welcome Rachanee Lumayno!  She is one of those rare creatives who has done it all!  Award-winning YA author and voice-over actress with credits both off and on camera.  She’s a professional singer as well!   References and Links: Website - https://www.rachanee.net Newsletter - https://www.rachanee.net/newsletter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rachaneelumayno YouTube - htt...

We talked with Lewanika and Josh, the folks behind Tabletop Journeys.  They are a podcast and D&D content creation team. They write third-party content for D&D Fifth Edition, and feature many other TTRPGs on their twice-weekly show.

Herschel Sterling writes flash and microfiction. He writes stories, edits, and reads them as podcasts.  He is also, a storytelling podcaster, interviewing other fiction writers. https://commercialherschel.substack.com/s/easytopia https://commercialherschel.substack.com/p/episode-000-promo-description https://commercialherschel.substack.com/p/episode-000-promo-description

Today we catch up with our friend, author and publisher,  Nicole Givens Kurtz., who we featured back in October of 2022!   She brings up up to speed on the events in her personal life as well as the goings on with Mocha Memoirs Press. References and Links: https://mochamemoirspress.com/ https://nicolegivenskurtz.net/

We talked with Michelle Iannantuono live at AtomaCon..  She founded her own company Octopunk Media, and has produced 7 shorts, 4 features, and several music videos!  She leans towards the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy,    https://octopunx.tv/

We talked with the creative couple Ben Gibson and his wife Karen.  They are the writing team behind B.K. Gibson!  Ben has been writing table-top RPGs for over a decade under Coldlight Press.  Together, they’ve written sci/fi and fantasy novels as well as stories in anthologies References and links: https://www.bkgibson.com/

Christian Sterling Hegg has been involved in a variety of creative projects including performances in theatre, audio drama and independent film, professional graphic design work with apparel, film posters and book covers, cosplay crafting, and writing and producing audio drama series! https://www.three-names-workshop.com/

We had an unexpected guest appearance at AtomaCon!  Christopher Waples. Known as the Grumpy Dungeon Master, he showed up just to talk with us!   He is a professional gamemaster.  He’s also the host of The Grumpy Dungeon Masters podcast, and he developed modules for 5th Edition D&D. https://grumpydungeonmasters.com/

We were excited to have Matthew Kresal with us!  Matthew is an author, critic, and podcaster with many and varying interests. He's written about and discussed topics as wide-ranging as the BBC's Doctor Who, Cold War fact and fiction, and the UFO phenomenon on podcasts. References and Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KresalWrites/

We sat down and chatted with Kit Anderson.  Kit is a cartoonist and comics editor. She’s had several short comics published, and her first graphic novel, Second Shift, was released in June of 2025.  She’s also done graphic design work.  Lots of fun talking with her! References and Links: https://www.kitkanderson.com/

We were excited to talk with Don Mancha III.   Don is a writer and editor of comics and table-top RPGs.  It was definitely a lot of fun! References and Links: https://www.donmanchaiii.com/

We invited Ryan McGinnis to chat with us!  He’s written the Xavier Greene Thriller Series, several horror-themed short stories available for free on his website, and his brand-new sci-fi thriller, Terrestrial, came out in March of 2026. References and Links: https://ryan-mcginnis.com/

We were delighted to talk with James Metts.  James has always had the desire to contribute in some way towards the betterment of life and to show his appreciation. His book, Planet Storyland, was published in February of 2024 References and Links: https://www.facebook.com/planetstoryland