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Interview with Alice Bradley

Alice Bradley, wife to Scott, mother to Henry and walker of Charlie, not only writes, she writes brilliantly. Her blog posts give you such a realistic view of her life that you sometimes laugh, sometimes cry but always are glad you stopped by. (I’m sorry – that rhymed) She’s had her fair share of struggles and is brave enough to write about them blatantly and openly in her blog where someone else might benefit. Alice, whose work has been published in literary journals such as the Berkeley Fiction Review, Fence magazine, and the auspicious Rubber Band Society Gazette, was nominated for a 2006 bloggie for ‘Best Writing of a Weblog.’ It couldn’t have happened to a nicer finslippy.

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Interview with David Sasaki

David Sasaki might not be someone you’ve heard of yet unless you live and blog in San Diego or are a regular at Global Voices. He’s on of the best kept secrets on the web but with his strong and honest writing voice, sometimes odd sense of humor, it’s only a matter of time until his name will begin to sound familiar everywhere. His blog is a perfect blend of techie, in that he incorporates so many dynamic elements, and personal due to his open writing, along with definite political veins. Check out his visitor map, his plethora of tags just waiting to be clicked and explored and his photos here and here. Combine that with his heart of gold and there is no way you can’t not like him. (Yes, Mrs. Wheeler, that was a double negative. And I meant it.)

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Interview with Tracey Gaughran-Perez

Tracey G-P, also known as Sweetney, is the writer behind Rock-n-Romp and a contributing editor at Blogher. She is married to Jaime and has a daughter, Mina. She is part sweet and part ney, with a penchant for pirate-y things. Her sense of humor is stellar and really comes though in her writing. In high school, she was that one girl that you really wanted to hang out with because she made you giggle even though it meant you would get detention. She sells Tshirts for those of you that are mothers that blog and want to set a good example (building language skills and what-not — its educational!)*

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Interview with Jon Armstrong

New Interview: Jon Armstong

You’d have to look hard, like under an earthquake retrofitted bridge foundation, to find a more devoted husband and father than Jon Armstrong, which is enough to make him likable on all fronts. However, you might not know that his talents include modeling, dog wrangling and art direction. He takes fantastic photos, which he posts here and here. He is a master web designer and has created some very smart and stylish logos. And if all that weren’t enough, he owns a pair of clogs.

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Interview with Heather Champ Powazek

New interview up: Heather Champ Powazek

Heather is one of my heroes because she dares to talk about being depressed in public and because she is a killer photographer. Some of her photos make me want to cry, they are so beautiful or true. Her MO is four cameras attached or slung across her body at all times. Because Heather is Canadian, she put bonus letter ‘U’s all over in her interview. I left them there because Canada is a real country with a real language too, eh?

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New Interview: Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls, gossip columnist for MSNBC.com, has exposed her soul in her recent memoir, The Glass Castle, which has spent weeks on the New York Times Best Seller’s List. The details of her growing up years with her two sisters, brother, alcoholic father and emotionally unavailable mother are harrowing in places, comical in others and sometimes so sad you have to remember to have the tissues around.

Once I started reading this book, I literally couldn’t put it down. I carried it with me in my purse and snuck reading time in between everything. Right from the start you know this book is going to be a little different than the usual when on the first few pages you sit in the taxi with Walls, dressed in her finest, trying to decide what to do while watching her mother root through the dumpster.

Read the full interview here.

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Interview with Sparky of Snarky Malarkey

Way more interesting than even I knew it was going to be is my interview with Julie Jackson aka Sparky. I had no idea when I started it that she was the same person responsible for Subversive Cross Stitch, another idea that makes me giggle.

Excerpt:

My parents are in one of the later frames of the Zapruder film, and my mom was about a month pregnant with me at the time. So, technically, I was at the JFK assassination (though it�s kind of a stretch, I know). Here is a link to my family’s recollection of what happened:Consider it Done.

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Heather Armstrong aka Dooce

New interview with Heather Armstrong of Dooce.com. If you don’t know her work, you should. Check it out here.

Excerpt:

“Heather lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, is married to Jon, has at least one pet dog and a daughter. But most importantly, she has a troubled intestinal tract along with a hearty sense of humor, which you most certainly need when you have the former. Her daily posts are peppered with bits of what it�s like to be in her world of kids, husbands and people of the faith when you have a slightly off-kilter body and mind. On her FAQ page, you�ll find how to pronounce her name and that in Utah even the Post Office has a changing table to encourage more breeding. Her photo of the day sometimes makes me want to cry for no apparent reason other than that I like the feeling in them.”