Illustrator Braelyn Snow talks about her work and participation in a children's book project that shares the life of Saint Faustina through poetry and pictures.    The name of the book is "Faustina: A Saints Story for Children" by Kaitlyn C. Mason and Braelyn Snow ..read more

Fr. Jonathan Jameson previews the "Art of Advent" series hosted by St. John's Episcopal Church (Savannah).  ..read more

Alison Hall is a resident artist with Starland’s Dreamhouse studio.  In this interview, Allison (aka "Small Creative") talks about her formative years in Texas, her experience as an illustration student at SCAD, her craft and hustle as a professional artist, and a calling to cultivate rich and welcoming hospitality for Savannah’s artistic community. Sign up for Allison's Newsletter Here: https://smallcreative.substack.com and if you want to be a big-time supporter there are opportunities waiting for you on Patreon Allison's Instagram Feed: https://www.instagram.com/smallcreative ..read more

Fiction writer Lance Levens discusses his latest novel entitled "Foul Purity" and the craft of conveying his Christian faith through the "who-done-it" genre.   ..read more

Lorrie and Fritz Rumpel have a dream for Savannah.  They have written a play about Suzy King Taylor and they are working to bring the play to life at the Savannah Cultural Center this May.   They need community support to make that happen and they are stepping out in faith that the resources will come.  Fritz sat down with me to talk about his life’s journey that brought him out of Savannah and back again.  Fritz and Lorrie now lead tours in Savannah that emphasize the story of the black church in Savannah.  They are also theatre people who are passionate about the pow ..read more

The Coastal Empire's Gene Pinion sits down with Brian Dennison to offer a brief introduction to the joys of "Shape Note" signing and how to join in this longstanding tradition in Savannah and our extended neck of the woods.   A slightly different "music and talk" podcast with some copyrighted material that is not on this version is available  through Spotify.   ..read more

In this second half of my interview with poet Aaron Belz, we take a deeper dive into poetry.  Aaron offers his take on the poem read at the Biden Inauguration, discusses domestic poetry policy, makes poetry recommendations based on Amazon purchases and reads one of his favorite poems and one of his own.   We pick things in the midst of some technical difficulties in the wake of Aaron’s successful water break at the end of the first half of the interview.  ..read more

Wordsmith extraordinaire Aaron Belz is a punchy and pithy poet.  In books like “Soft Launch” and “Glitter Bomb,” Aaron supplies spoonfuls of guffaw-rendering humor that coats poignant moments of pathos and human-reckoning.   Although he was not in Savannah for long, we are counting him as one of our own.  Thus he joins the pantheon of other short-timer Savannahians of note like  John & Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, William Tecumseh Sherman, Sandra Bullock, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Greg Allman and Dwayne the Rock Johnson.      Upon completing his two ..read more

An interview with Jon Dunham about the depiction of a donkey in Robert Bresson's 1966 film "Au Hasard Balthazar."    ..read more

In this edition of the Living Creatures Podcast, Braelyn Snow shares about how Savannah artists who can sew are meeting critical health needs in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. Go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/kmkds4-masks-for-savannah-medical-workers to help support this initiative. Visit our blog for photos of the fabric and supplies used to create the masks.  https://www.creature.community/inhabit-blog/2020/4/2/living-creatures-podcast-savannah-artists-to-the-helpscue  ..read more