Evening in the Stormcave

Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave! Tonight we have the privilege of chatting with Storyteller, Narrator and Voice Actor Benjamin Fife. Benjamin’s love of storytelling began in childhood, sparked by reading aloud and a lifelong fascination with voices, accents, and characters. After studying music at the Lionel Hampton School of Music, he built a rich creative life with his wife and their fami...

Episode 19! Welcome Back to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Tonight we are bringing you the second half of our chat about the journey and travails of Self Publishing. Jenelle has self published 10+ novels over the last 12 years, and is in the middle of the process of self publishing and releasing the fifth and final book in her Turrim Archive series....

Episode 18! Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Tonight we are chatting about the journey and travails of Self Publishing. Jenelle has self published 10+ novels over the last 12 years, and is in the middle of the process of self publishing and releasing the fifth and final book in her Turrim Archive series. We are excited to share these stories...

Episode 17! Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Tonight we are talking about "Perfect Movies." A subjective or even "nebulous" topic to be sure, but we take some time to discuss just a few of our favorite films that we feel are flawless. What about you? What are movies that you would categorize as 10/10, 5 Stars, Two Thumbs up and Perfect-In-Ev...

Episode 16!Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Tonight we are talking Christmas Movies. Some classic favorites we are sure you have seen and some hidden gems that may have been off your radar but deserve a place on your viewing list this Christmas season! Jenelle and Grant both grew up on stories—whether it was their Dad reading to them almost...

Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave! Join us tonight for Part 2 of our chat with Philip Wilder, author and Christy Award Finalist with his novel Jake Rogers’ Planet. Philip Wilder is an adventurer, missionary, author, and drone pilot. He’s traveled to 35 countries, served in the Middle East as an undercover missionary for two years, and has written nine novels and two nonfiction books. He has a...

Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave! Tonight we have the great privilege of getting to chat with Philip Wilder, author and Christy Award Finalist with his novel Jake Rogers’ Planet. Philip Wilder is an adventurer, missionary, author, and drone pilot. He’s traveled to 35 countries, served in the Middle East as an undercover missionary for two years, and has written nine novels and two nonfiction...

In which we celebrate the release of Andrew's debut novel and discuss the topic of "Dad Movies" — what sorts of movies fathers specifically pick out to watch with their kids, and the kinds of movies that we each watched with our own fathers, as well as those more "grown up" movies that we are looking forward to introducing to our own kids when they are old enough. We also talk about themes of good...

Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. In tonight's episode we celebrate H. L. Burke reaching the epic milestone of publishing 50 novels, discuss some of her writing process, and chat about our favorite superheroes. H. L. Burke is the author of multiple fantasy novels including the Supervillain Rehabilitation Project Series. She is an admirer...

Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Tonight we are joined by a special guest: our brother! We wanted to talk about what reading as a family looks like for our families and how it is similar or different from our experience growing up. We believe sharing stories as a family is a beautiful, wonderful and powerful thing. Why? Well, in this episode...

Episode 11!Back in the saddle! Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Tonight we are talking about some of our favorite animated films! In animation the canvas can be stretched as far as the imagination can run. These films have inspired us, filled us with laughter and moved us with the unique ways they have chosen to tell their story. If you have...

Episode 10!Feels like a mini-milestone.. so let's make it a fun one! Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Tonight we are seeing a dream of our become a reality! When we first started putting the idea of Stormcave together more than 15 years ago we thought that a "roundtable" discussion with our family would be a fun way to share our love of stor...

Episode 9!Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Tonight we are talking board games and especially the ones that we enjoy playing together with our whole family! See below for some links to the games we talk about in this episode! Jenelle and Grant both grew up on stories—whether it was their Dad reading to them almost every night, their Mom intro...

Episode 8!Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Tonight we are talking short stories. Some of our favorite short stories that we have enjoyed as well as some of the short stories Jenelle has published along with some that our coming soon. And stick around because we will also read-aloud one of Jenelle's short stories during the second half of thi...

Episode 7!Welcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Well tonight you are in for a treat! In this episode we get a chance to sit down and chat with DJ Edwardson, author of the Swordspeaker Saga, about what makes a great story. Along the way, we talk Lewis and Tolkien, books that would get you through a stay on a deserted island, the Swordspeaker Saga,...

Episode 6 - Talking about our Favorite Family Read Aloud Books or Series that We Have Read with Our Families So FarWelcome to An Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. In this episode, we're diving into some of our favorite family read-aloud books and series that we've shared with our families so far. From timeless classics to newer gems, we'll talk about the s...

Welcome to an Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Here we are seeking and sharing our favorite stories, across all mediums, that can be enjoyed together as a family. Whether it's our favorite books, movies, music, games or more, we are always looking for the next adventure that our whole family can go on. Jenelle and Grant both grew up on stories, whether it...

Welcome to an Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Here we are seeking and sharing our favorite stories, across all mediums, that can be enjoyed together as a family. Whether it's our favorite books, movies, music, games or more, we are always looking for the next adventure that our whole family can go on. Jenelle and Grant both grew up on stories, whether it...

Welcome to an Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Here we are seeking and sharing our favorite stories, across all mediums, that can be enjoyed together as a family. Whether it's our favorite books, movies, music, games or more, we are always looking for the next adventure that our whole family can go on. Jenelle and Grant both grew up on stories, whether it...

Welcome to an Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Here we are seeking and sharing our favorite stories, across all mediums, that can be enjoyed together as a family. Whether it's our favorite books, movies, music, games or more, we are always looking for the next adventure that our whole family can go on. Jenelle and Grant both grew up on stories, whether it...

Welcome to an Evening in the Stormcave, with your hosts Grant Walker and Jenelle Schmidt. Here we are seeking and sharing our favorite stories, across all mediums, that can be enjoyed together as a family. Whether it's our favorite books, movies, music, games or more, we are always looking for the next adventure that our whole family can go on. Jenelle and Grant both grew up on stories, whether it...