by Mike Carlon | Mar 7, 2021 | Open Mike, Podcast, The Longs, The Shorts
About this Episode While interviewing author Christina Sweeney-Baird about her debut novel The End of Men, I started thinking about how most authors, and other creators in the arts including comics and actors, have to work additional jobs long before they can earn a...
by Mike Carlon | Feb 27, 2021 | Open Mike, The Shorts
In April of 2019, I was in Florida with my kids for their spring break. We stayed where we always stay, with my parents, and that year a special visitor came along—my twin brother Jimmy. I hadn’t really seen much of Jim in the years prior, for a variety of reasons,...
by Mike Carlon | Feb 22, 2021 | Open Mike, The Shorts
About This Episode Prefer to listen? Click on the play button below. Today I am inspired to share with you one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received. It came from my sister and she gave it to me this weekend. It wasn’t for a special occasion; then again, just...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 15, 2019 | Open Mike, Self Awareness
One summer, about thirteen years ago, we stopped off somewhere outside of Providence, RI for a bite to eat. The five of us were all kind of bummed since our annual summer vacation to Chatham, MA had come to an end and it was back to reality—a six hour drive back to...
