Empty Pages

In this episode, I had the honor of sitting down with the creators behind Mabuhay , a Filipino American coming-of-age feature film: Aronjonel Villaflor (co-writer, director, producer, editor), Bella Javier (co-writer, lead actress), and Din Pastrana (assistant director, producer). Mabuhay tells a story of breaking free of restrictive traditions through Filipino American experience in the midwest....

In this super-special episode of Empty Pages, I got to virtually sit down with actor, writer, and director extraordinaire Daniel Montgomery! We of course had to dive into our shared love of Goosebumps and how it helped inspire Daniel’s journey into crafting spooky, fun, and unique stories of his own.  We also discuss his first feature film “The Jessica Cabin” (streaming now on Tubi!) as well as hi...

In this next episode of the Empty Pages podcast, I sit down with Katerina "Kat" Dicker, author of "Baby Teeth" (Disclaimer: NOT "Baby's Breath" which I mistakenly call it in the intro), which is the first book in her Heebie Jeebies series. Kat is also an artist, musician, and just an amazing person overall! Here, Kat discusses what led her to writing and publishing her first book, how she ended up...

In this first episode of the Empty Pages podcast, I sit down with A.D. Aro, creator of the Bumps in the Night YA horror series, and author of "Baby's Breath", the upcoming Point Horror-inspired YA horror novel which is #2 in the Terrorcore Rewind series. Aro discusses his creative process in-depth and what led him to launch the Bumps in the Night series in October of 2024. We also sp...