This is actually episode 142.

Darrell Berry is retired from the Army, having served in both the enlisted and officer ranks. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s in Human resources, and a post graduate diploma in strategic intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College. He served during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t tell” policy era regarding gay service members. The author lives north of San Antonio, Texas, with his two rescue dogs. Early This Morning is his first novel. He is currently working on a second.

The mystery novel by Darrell Berry deals with a small group of high-ranking Pentagon officers and some congressmen who are trying to get rid of gay men and women in the military. Berry is a retired Army officer who has worked in intelligence and also served during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Period in the United States Army.

Website Darrell’s book: Early This Morning

Lucinda’s book, The Space Between Time

Atmosphere Press

Swarm, Guy Morris

Red Sparrow, (of The Red Sparrow Trilogy) Jason Matthews

Daniel Silva, author

Ken Follett, author

Dorothy Gilman, author of the (Mrs. Pollifax Series)

Patricia Wentworth, author of the (Miss Silver Series)

Agatha Christie, author

Hoopla, library service

Texas history

The Presidio, (1988) Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan

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Classic Cinema With the Sage Sisters

Stories are a huge part of the way humans communicate with each other. Celeste and I think all stories are allegories where we can learn all kinds of important things, not the least of which is how to understand ourselves and others better. The best stories can be told over and over from one generation to the next and still teach great lessons. Emotional Intelligence and critical thinking are two of those lessons. Celeste and I think there are many classic movies that show us the progression of where humanity is today and we want to share them with you.

Shakespeare was right, “All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players.” The stories we tell and consume are us trying to figure out who we are, why we’re here, and the kind of world we want to live in.

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