Coffee Fueled Stories
♥️ Positive Change Award Winning show!!
▪️ Welcome to my Virtual Coffee Shop.
▪️ I’m your Vanilla Horror©️Host, Michelle, and this is another fresh brewed episode where storytelling and coffee hang out.
▪️ As a super-survivor of trauma & grief, this show is a powerful, creative force for good.
▪️ My podcast is both informative and entertaining; I believe we connect through the power of storytelling.
▪️ For me, drinking coffee and sharing stories feels very comforting and relaxing. ▪️ Join the virtual table & stay for some inspirational tales.
▪️ I’ve learned it’s never too late to follow your dreams.
Episodes
101 episodes
Angela Yuriko-Smith: 100% Human Authored Awesomeness
Angela Yuriko-Smith is a Horror and Sci-Fi author who shares her Okinawan heritage through her writing. These beautiful and melancholic tales give us hope and offer happy endings when things seem hopeless.She is the current president of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:09:43
Winnie Tataw: Author and Publisher
Meet Winnie Tataw: author and publisher. Her company is "a small black-owned business offering novel publishing, author and book marketing, and support services." Join us as we deep dive into how a small independent publisher helps lift u...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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57:14
Victoria Price: Special Guest for the 100th episode!
Meet the epic guest for the 100th episode milestone: Victoria Price!Victoria shares her writing process and is working on her first novel. She shares some details, but can only say that the book is about: love, friendship, healing, and pancakes...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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50:50
Horror with Heart: Fighting Real Monsters at Scares That Care
Meet Joe Ripple, Founder of Scare That Care presents AuthorCon, a charity event. Scares That Care! is an all volunteer charity. Net proceeds from all organization events are provided to the recipients selected.“Scares That Care!” Inc., i...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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33:13
Podcasthon: A Global Podcast Charity Event
Podcasthon is: "PODCASTERS UNITED FOR IMPACT! JOIN THE MOVEMENT WITH ONE EPISODE DEDICATED TO A CAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT.1,500+ will raise awareness for charities of their choice, this March 15–21.Your platform. Their story. Simultaneously,...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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36:42
"The Emphasis of a Well-Placed F*ck [Word]" with Larry Hinkle
Larry Hinkle returns with a new book: Eris Ridge Trail, which he describes as, "Cosmic Horror with Dogs."Ef-bombs are few, but "the emphasis of a well-placed fuck" is discussed as well as Spaghetti-Westerns, Pop Culture, and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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48:30
Nicole M. Wolverton talks: Cryptids, Characters & Unhinged Philly "Jawns"
Professional Fear Enthusiast: Nicole M. Wolverton takes us to a fictional town where teenagers and cryptids share the same world. With the conversation jumping from perfume to cheese, Italy to unhinged Philly "jawns" (things), we delight in foo...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:01:37
Happy Sweet 216 Birthday to Edgar Allan Poe!!!
Happy Sweet 216 Birthday to the greatEdgar Allan Poe 🎉🥳Tune is for a special bonus episode with Chris Semtner, the curator of the https://poemuseum.org in Richmond, Virginia. T...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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32:30
AJ Brown: writing nuggets, coffee with a side of sex, and a live coffee tasting
Welcome to Season 5 where we "learn the rules [of writing] and break every one of them." AJ Brown offers so many writing nuggets and he has 30 years of valuable writing experience from teaching writing to addressing things that haven't ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:27:08
Rocking and Rolling into the Holiday Season
Rocking and rolling into the holiday season with Gwynne Garfinkle. Music, the 70s, and pushing the limits on writing. Take a journey as we stroll down a musical memory lane, while learning the best writing lessons, and all the while with a mess...
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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40:27
Creating the Macabre
Meet Joe Mynhardt, CEO and Founder of Crystal Lake Publishing. In this episode, we talk about his humble beginnings from a small desk in his living room (2012) to finally having his first office (2024). We discuss how a Tweet from Bob Dylan spa...
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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42:58
Parasitic Worms, Psychopomps, and the Power of Grief
Meet author S. Alessandro Martinez. He joins us from his spooky new home that is waiting to host horror themed events, writer's retreats or provide new spooky material for upcoming stories. We talk about the beauty of the PNW as a great writing...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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49:43
Deena Undone: 5 Senses to F*ck You Up
In this bonus episode, meet Debra K. Every, opera singer, violin player, and her latest title: author. We deep dive into familial guilt, the catharsis of writing, and of course coffee! We could have talked for ten more hours. Join us on this de...
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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47:57
A Raven for Remembrance: Matthew Mercier Talks Poe
In this bonus episode, Matthew Mercier, author of Poe and I, shares the love of Edgar on his Death Day. Matthew shares some more stories from his time as the caretaker of Poe Cottage in the Bronx. And we wax nostalgic about Poe, his mysterious ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:03:11
A. F. Stewart: Mysteries, Mayhem, and Monsters
Meet Anita Stewart (writing under A. F. Stewart), mild-mannered podcast host who is full of surprises. Stewart is a Nova Scotian who loves spicy food, but not seafood, loves all things chocolate, and has an extensive sword and knife collection....
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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39:10
Jamal Hodge: Storyteller, Traveler, Dream Maker
Meet Jamal Hodge: storyteller, traveler, dream maker. Add poet and director to that list as well. In this episode, we chat about his poetry book: Dark Between the Twilight and the new anthology coming, Bestiary of Blood: Modern Fables and Dark ...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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52:48
Brianna Malotke: Chaos Gremlin
Meet Brianna Malotke, self-proclaimed "Chaos Gremlin," but I'll call her, dancer, poet and author. We talk about her new book, Lost Cherry, horror and romance writing, and what happens when you fall in love with a demon.You can find her ...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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38:25
C.L. Kelley: Southern Gothic Vampires
In C.L. Kelley’s debut novel Corpus, the city's night transforms into a realm of terror.We deep dive into how this story came about and discover why Southern Gothic stories are so creepy.Kelley says this of short stories: “they are awesome beca...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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42:37
R.K. Higgins: Some Humor With Your Horror
Meet R.K. Higgins, author of Stolen Days. Your next summer beach read. This is his, “Love Letter to Comedy Horror.” If Monty Python and Good Omens made a drunken deal with a Reaper, this is the story they would tell. An entertaining and wild ta...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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41:15
Stacy Peterson: The Wild West
Meet Stacy Peterson, author of The Lovely and Dangerous Launch of Lucy Cavanagh. In this episode we discuss her strong female main character and how “the wild’ll make you wild.” There’s a little horror and there’s a little Bridget Jones, but mo...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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37:20
Matthew Mercier: Poe and I
Meet Mathew Mercier, author of Poe and I; his debut novel is inspired by his time as the live-in caretaker of Poe Cottage.We deep dive into how it felt living in the space where Poe lived and how Poe brings people together.
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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46:08
Lisa Vasquez: The Unsaintly Queen
Meet The Unsaintly Queen: Lisa Vasquez. In this episode, we deep dive into her books, poetry (we did a live reading of "I Am"), her publishing background, and her newest venture: Memento Mori Ink Magazine.
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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54:15
Blake Edward Andrew: Hauntings, Horror, and Hockey
Meet Blake Edward Andrew: Haunted Houses, Horror, and Hockey, oh my! Blake loves to surprise his readers and use art as tragedy, while giving them a little spice. His debut novel, The Haunting of Chateau De Mornay, is book one in his Haunted pl...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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46:59
Ryan C. Thomas and Anthony Trevino: Lets Get PsychoActive
What do you get when you create a “sleazy, slimy, goopy, drippy, gory” story? An “entertaining and disgusting” fun chat with Ryan C. Thomas and Anthony Trevino. Two guys who know how to have fun with horror. Their story “Love is a Monstrous Dea...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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43:09
Kalvin Ellis: Go Forth and Be Magical
In this episode we deep dive into book 2 of Paisley Mott’s world (In the Grave Where the Bones Are Still Wet), and turn the trauma up to 11. But we also balance the darkness with the silliness of Bugs Bunny, Super Chicken, and other pop culture...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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48:58