The Purpose Tree

Richard Fellinger

A talk with fiction author Richard Fellinger. We discussed his Thomas Kennedy Award winning novel An American Girl, his forthcoming 3rd edition rerelease for Summer of '85, other works, and his previous work as a journalist. Check out the novel An American Girl: https://bookshop.org/a/109691/9781947175921 [https://bookshop.org/a/109691/9781947175921?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExcUpkUUhaN0M0cEo0V2ZwdnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR71TOk-kgLwNIgt7sHaXXDuEBBk8KRlQXveJwbeENmIhALRL7Dmb749ZoycWg_aem_5NfGZnzIb5YT3YlqtkdhAg]

Barry Bergman

An enjoyable talk with California author Barry Bergman about his work and latest novel PROLES. Secure a copy of Proles at Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/109691/9781947175754

Logan Garner

Logan Garner is a Hoosier/PNW poet residing on Oregon's north coast. Winner of the Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize, his work has been featured in Orca Literary Journal, The Elevation Review, The Salal Review, Flying Island and others, as well as Tupelo Press's 30/30 project in 2024. He is the author of collections "Here, in the Floodplain" (Plan B Press, 2023) and "The Sin of Feeding Wild Birds" (Broken Tribe Press, 2025). Purchase his latest collection The Sin of Feeding Wild Birds at Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/109024/9781965412114

Chad Weeden

A deep talk with poet Chad Weeden. We explored music, photography, dark themes, who he waited in the rain to meet (listen & find out), poetic influences, and his creative process. Chad read "B Sides", "Tea Leaves", and "Hotel 11". Get a copy of the paperback at Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/109024/9781965412060 [https://bookshop.org/a/109024/9781965412060] Learn more about Chad on his website: https://www.chadkweeden.com/ [https://www.chadkweeden.com/]

Rick Mulkey

A talk with poet Rick Mulkey about his inspiration. Get his book Ravenous: New and Selected Poems here: https://bookshop.org/a/109691/9780991328147 [https://bookshop.org/a/109691/9780991328147]