Author: Melissa Ford Lucken

Writer, journalist, and editor, Matt A. Hanson, shares insights with editor Melissa Ford Lucken in this episode of Washington Square On Air. A Massachusetts native who now makes his home in Istanbul, Hanson inspires by revealing his enlightened ambition of making meaning of life through art while honoring the humanity found in thought and creation.

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Matt Hanson’s piece, Mrs. Grammar, appears in the Summer 2023 issue of the Washington Square Review.

Matt’s literary profile on Instagram

Matt’s review of Nights of Plague by Orhan Pamuk at World Literature Today.  

See Istanbul through the eyes of James Baldwin, Matt’s essay on Fodor’s Travel

Matt’s describes his journey as an art writer in Turkey on Argonotlar.

Matt explores Jewish-interest culture.

New York City author, Erin Fischer, chats with editor Melissa Ford Lucken in this episode of Washington Square On Air.

Fischer examines the remarkable inspiration for her WSR piece, how living in multiple cities contributes to her creativity, and details the highlights of an Erin style tour of her beloved, crazy busy city. She shares some key stops, including museums and coffee shops, then closes out with some thoughts on bagels and beer.

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Erin Fischer’s piece, I Can’t Win and I Can’t Get Out, appears in the Summer 2023 issue of the Washington Square Review.

Website: Erin Fischer

Website: Erin on Muck Rack

Website: Erin on Medium

Lifelong writer, Taffeta “Taffy” Chime, chats with editor Melissa Ford Lucken in this episode of Washington Square On-Air.

Multi-genre author Chime, reads from her essay, Meeting Taffy, shares her perspective on living life with a unique name, and describes her decades long journey to becoming a widely published author.

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Taffeta Chime’s piece, Meeting Taffy, appears in the Summer 2023 issue of the Washington Square Review.

X (formerly Twitter): Taffeta Chime

Instagram: Taffeta Chime

Facebook: Taffeta Chime

Author, professor C.S. Griffel talks with editor Melissa Ford Lucken in this episode of Washington Square On-Air.

Griffel connects setting and inspiration, describes how research generates ideas, and uses her background in theatre inspires her writing.

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C.S. Griffel’s piece, Sandia, appears in the Summer 2023 issue of the Washington Square Review.

Facebook: C.S. Griffel

Susan Serafin-Jess, co-editor of LCC’s Washington Square Review chats with writer, JC Reilly who was nominated for both the Pulitzer Prize and The Pushcart Prize.

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Website: JC Reilly

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Website: N’omi Hawthorne

Email: N’omi Hawthorne

LCC alums Judy Ringstaff and Eli Jones, sit down with creative writing Professor Melissa Ford Lucken in this episode of Washington Square On Air.

Journalism major Ringstaff and creative writing major Jones exchange surprising views on poetry, the challenges of writing about real life, and offer encouragement for those considering enrolling in LCC’s creative writing courses.

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Instagram: Judy as Trix Bailey on Instagram

Trix Bailey’s Man of Blood on Kindle Vella

Instagram: Eli Jones

Instagram: Eli’s book reviews & book talk on Instagram

Dreamer and doer, writer DA Henneman talks with editor Melissa Ford Lucken in this episode of Washington Square On Air. Fantasy romance author Henneman explores her love of mythology, her passion for research on witchcraft, and how she blends the elements together to create satisfying, feminist leaning romance stories.

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DA Henneman’s piece, Persection, appears in the Summer 2022 issue of the Washington Square Review.

DA’s website: dahenneman.com

DA on Instagram: @dahennen

All the other socials, links to buy books, and a free ebook on DA’s Link Tree.

Multi-genre creator, Kevin Brown, sits down with editor, Melissa Ford Lucken, in this episode of Washington Square On-Air.

Pushcart Prize nominee, film and television script writer, and author of poetry and fiction published in over 200 literary journals, Arkansas native Brown, chats about his how his real-life experience does and doesn’t show up in his creative work.

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Kevin Brown’s piece, Half A Whole, appears in the Summer 2022 issue of the Washington Square Review.

Kevin’s website: kevinnovalina.com

Kevin on Twitter: @KevinNovalina

University of Georgia Ph. D student Saurabh Anand talks with editor Melissa Ford Lucken in this episode of Washington Square On-Air.

Saurabh reveals some of the complexities of being an international student and talks about surprising his composition by using poetry classroom. Academic creatives will want to take note of how he blends his creative work into his scholarly life.

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Saurabh Anand’s piece, I Miss Ya, Minnesota, appears in the Summer 2022 issue of the Washington Square Review.

Saurabh on Twitter: @_saurabh_anand_

Saurabh on LinkedIn.

Saurabh reads his poem, F-1 Visa, for the Journal of International Students.