Guest Posts

The Pool of Tears by Govind Dandekar

I’m lucky enough to have some of the world’s most talented friends. For the first time, I’m thrilled to publish a short story in The Journal of Cultural Conversation. The Pool of Tears was authored by my amazing friend and brilliant writer Govind Dandekar. A bit about Govind: He was born and raised in Marion, [...]

January 9, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

Viva La Resolutionists!

This is a guest post by fabulous writer and wildly talented friend Erik Kelly. Ahh, a new year is upon us. The annual kicking-off-the-dust of another year gone by. Bye – bye, sayonara, don’t let the door hit you on your… what I mean to say is… it’s out with the old, in with the [...]

January 6, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To A Good Story…

This is a guest post about the boom of storytelling, brought to us by the fabulous Erica W. Jamieson. When I bought tickets to a recent GrandSLAM event by The Moth at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, my husband figured we would be two – maybe ten – in the audience. How many people could [...]

October 15, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

The Heart’s Cultural Divide

This is a guest post from poet and literary fiction writer, Cheryl Snell. You can read more from Cheryl on her blog. When I first began writing my multi-cultural novels, I wanted to explore the stage of life Indians call samsara, and how it affects characters caught in a culture-clash. I liked the sibilance of [...]

October 5, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Announcing Rome: MMIX – A Book by Andrea Preziotti

I’m thrilled to announce the book launch of a dear friend – and TJCC contributor – Andrea Preziotti. A whiz with telling stories with both words and pictures, Andrea created and published her own amazing book: Rome: MMIX. As one who’s traveled to Italy numerous times, I have yet to find a book – or [...]

September 20, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Are We Being Short-Changed By Gratefulness?

This is a guest post from Stephanella Walsh. Stephanella writes about the creative process at The Creative Identity, tweets as @stephanellaw. Earlier this year a friend of mine tried to articulate contrasting feelings which, it seemed to me, were rooted in her perceived lack of identity since the birth of her child. One thing above [...]

September 2, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

My Mom, The Bootlegger

This is another guest post from my Dad, Ron. He loves to tell stories – you can read Dad’s previous TJCC guest posts here. You did not misread the title. Yes, my Mom . . . that sweet little Italian lady . . . was a bootlegger. Here is the true story: Following World War [...]

August 15, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Flying By The Seat Of Your Pants

This is another guest post by Andrea Preziotti. You can read more of Andrea’s writing on her blog, Finding Your Own Voice, and follow her on Twitter. Planning a leisure trip is just as much fun as going on one. While not for the faint of heart, it’s exciting. It’s the research and discovery mode [...]

July 30, 2010 CONTINUE READING →