The Sundial Writers Corner
318 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Writer’s Corner on WLRH features prose and poetry submitted by talented TN Valley wordsmiths. With each episode, a different voice is heard in “The Writer’s Corner,” with a commentary or poem recorded by the author. Many of our writers have received awards at the state and national level, while others are exhibiting their creative abilities for the first time.
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Episodes
The Sundial Writers Corner: Cindy Small (7/8/2024)
July 08, 2024 13:00 - 6 minutes - 66.1 MBCindy Small takes us along on a treasure hunt at an estate sale—where the stakes are high!
The Sundial Writers Corner: Hannah Kanfer (7/1/2024)
July 01, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes - 30.3 MBCan we mourn the passing of a place? Hannah Kanfer thinks so.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Tech Tales Radio Special, Part 2 (6/25/2024)
June 25, 2024 14:01 - 35 minutes - 356 MBAnother set of Sundial Writers describe moments when technology made a difference.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Poetry of Margaret Vann and Monita Soni 6/24/2024)
June 24, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 54.5 MBTwo beloved poets of Sundial share their poetry.
Sundial Writers Corner Special: Tech Tales, Part 1 (6/18/2024)
June 18, 2024 14:14 - 34 minutes - 352 MBA radio special featuring 7 Sundial Writers reflecting on moments when technology made a difference in their lives.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Beth Thames (6/17/2024)
June 17, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 50.5 MBRegular Sundial contributor Beth Thames relates her story entitled "My Mother and the Burning Cake". You know you want to listen!
The Sundial Writers Corner: Sam Calhoun (6/10/2024)
June 10, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes - 39.8 MBSam Calhoun shares his love of Alabama wilderness through poetry.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Rosemary McMahan (6/3/2024)
June 03, 2024 13:00 - 7 minutes - 70.7 MBSundial contributor Rosemary McMahan asks and answers the question: "Why Poetry?"
The Sundial Writers Corner: Alex Moore (5/27/2024)
May 27, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes - 49.7 MBIn a follow up to an earlier episode, treasured war letters are returned to the family of a sailor killed in World War II.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Maureen Perkins (5/20/2024)
May 20, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 53 MBNew contributor Maureen Perkins warns us of "The Horror Ahead".
The Sundial Writers Corner: John Davis (5/13/2024)
May 13, 2024 13:00 - 7 minutes - 77.6 MBIn this episode, John Davis illustrates good can sometimes come from evil.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Hannah Kanfer (5/6/2024)
May 06, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes - 35.2 MBNew contributor Hannah Kanfer shares a personal story about compassion in her essay "The Meaning of a Haircut".
The Sundial Writers Corner: Virginia Gilbert (4/29/2024)
April 29, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes - 30.3 MBHuntsville poet Ginny Gilbert offers a look at the future if we're not mindful of our actions now.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Margaret J Vann (4/22/2024)
April 22, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes - 48.5 MBMargaret takes us along on a springtime adventure!
The Sundial Writers Corner: Michael Guillebeau (4/15/2024)
April 15, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes - 40.1 MBMichael Guillebeau muses about songs and poems written in his soul.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Eileen McCoskey (4/8/20424)
April 08, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 59.6 MBNew Sundial contributor Eileen McCoskey brings us her story entitled "Home".
The Sundial Writers Corner: Amy Dobbs (4-1-2024)
April 01, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 57.8 MBEnglish teacher Amy Dobbs has compiled her Calhoun students' thoughts on what makes life worth living into a poem.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Suezy Proctor (3/25/2024)
March 25, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 55.5 MBNew contributor Suezy Proctor recounts a "lemons to lemonade" story!
The Sundial Writers Corner: Jackie Williams (3/18/2024)
March 18, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 59.9 MBSundial contributor Jackie Williams recalls a blustery day spent in a hospital waiting room with a frightening man.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Kate Watts (3/11/2024)
March 11, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 56.7 MBSundial contributor Kate Watts brings a story about her investigations into her ancestry that have no connection to coffee.
Sundial Writers Corner: Cindy Small (3/4/2024)
March 04, 2024 14:00 - 6 minutes - 69.9 MBSundial contributor and snowbird Cindy Small gives us an inside look at life around the pool in her senior community in Florida.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Pat Graves (2/26/2024)
February 26, 2024 16:02 - 5 minutes - 52.9 MBSundial contributor Pat Graves remembers one of the soldiers whose interment he witnessed between his tours to Vietnam.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Andrew Gonzales (2/19/2024)
February 19, 2024 14:00 - 2 minutes - 28.9 MBAndrew Gonzales returns with his tribute to airports, which, believe it or not, he enjoys visiting!
The Sundial Writers Corner: Rose Battle (2/12/2024)
February 12, 2024 14:00 - 7 minutes - 72 MBSundial contributor Rose Battle recalls her first experience with employment and the lessons she took with her throughout life.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Ron Warren (2/5/2024)
February 05, 2024 14:00 - 4 minutes - 44.4 MBSundial contributor Ron Warren shares a personal story of a close family member with dementia.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Joyce Billingsley (1/29/2024)
January 29, 2024 14:00 - 6 minutes - 62.3 MBJoyce Billingsley looks back on her life and appreciates that she has always been able to adapt.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Hethalyn Godwin (1/15/2024)
January 15, 2024 14:00 - 4 minutes - 48.4 MBSundial contributor Hethalyn Godwin shares a personal story about gifts given—and received.
The Sundial Writers Corner: Michael Brown (1/8/2023)
January 08, 2024 15:58 - 5 minutes - 53.4 MBSundial contributor Michael Brown uses metaphor to explain the controversy over the Crimson Tide's ranking this season—and show that it's nothing new!
The Sundial Writers Corner: Melissa Ford Thornton 12/18/2023
December 18, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes - 54.6 MBMelissa Ford Thornton remembers her anxiety at having to produce a perfect holiday meal for her extended family.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Debra Quarles" (12/11/2023)
December 11, 2023 14:00 - 3 minutes - 37.1 MBSundial contributor shares a holiday remembrance from her childhood.
The Sundial Writers Corner "John Tate" ( 12/04/2023)
December 04, 2023 14:00 - 6 minutes - 70 MBSundial contributor John Tate recalls a dangerous turn in his family's holiday journey.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Donna Geise" (11/27/2023)
November 27, 2023 14:00 - 4 minutes - 40.4 MBSundial contributor Donna Geise reads her prize winning poem "There Was Nothing Memorable or Special".
The Sundial Writers Corner "Doreen Fulcher" (11/20/2023)
November 20, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes - 119 MBDoreen Fulcher recalls a tragedy involving gravy at Thanksgiving.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Sam Calhoun" (11/13/2023)
November 13, 2023 14:00 - 3 minutes - 8.21 MBNew contributor Sam Calhoun of Elkmont shares a poem he wrote, inspired by the canyons of Bankhead National Forest in Alabama.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Alan Burkett" (11/6/2023)
November 06, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes - 57.7 MBSundial contributor Alan Burkett recalls a most perfect day from his childhood in Jacksonville Florida spent shopping with his Mom.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Anna Lee" (10/30/2023)
October 30, 2023 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBSundial Writer Anna Lee returns with a tale of a most unusual visitor.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Shama Patel, Margaret Vann, Sunita Puri" (10/23/2023)
October 23, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutes - 12.7 MBThree poets share their observations through the written word.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Cindy Small" (10/16/2023)
October 16, 2023 16:24 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MBToday Cindy Small brings us another tale from her unconventional childhood in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Randy Grider" ( 10/09/2023)
October 09, 2023 13:00 - 3 minutes - 39.2 MBRandy Grider brings us another of his "Granny stories" from his time growing up near Rainsville in North Alabama.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Sara McDaris" (10/2/2023)
October 02, 2023 13:00 - 6 minutes - 70.5 MBStoryteller Sara McDaris brings us a tale of love that reaches from beyond the grave.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Rose Battle" (9/18/2023)
September 18, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBSundial contributor Rose Battle tells the story of her amazing Aunt Helen, and how she saved the properties of numerous families during the great Depression in Bridgeport, AL.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Monita Soni" (9/11/2023)
September 11, 2023 13:00 - 4 minutes - 9.05 MBMonita Soni takes us on a journey with her to her hometown, Jaipur India.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Alex Moore" (9/4/2023)
September 04, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutes - 4.58 MBFor our Labor Day edition of the Sundial Writers Corner, Alex Moore brings us his recollection of his college summer job spent working in the steel industry of Birmingham.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Rebecca Moore" (8/28/2023)
August 28, 2023 13:00 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBSundial contributor Rebecca Moore shares her journey in this essay called "Modern Brides".
The Sundial Writers Corner "Alice Zou, Zayna Killedar, and Jillian Naylor--Three HSV Literary Association's Young Writers Contest Winners" (8/21/2023)
August 21, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MBThree young poets read their prize winning poetry from the HSV Literary Association's Young Writers Contest.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Alice Zou, Zayna Killedar, and Jillian Naylor--Three HSV Literary Associaton's Young Writers Contest Winners" (8/21/2023)
August 21, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MBThree young poets read their prize winning poetry from the HSV Literary Association's Young Writers Contest.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Joe Zullo" (8/14/2023)
August 14, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutes - 10.5 MBJoe Zullo brought the fire and passion of the Tango to his description of Yellowstone National Park in this poem.
The Sundial Writers Corner "Jane Patten" (8/7/2023)
August 07, 2023 13:00 - 7 minutes - 7.15 MBJane Patten has been pondering human nature lately in a piece called "The Unfriend Zone".
The Sundial Writers Corner "Randy Grider" (7/31/2023)
July 31, 2023 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBNew Sundial contributor Randy Grider shares a couple of his "Granny stories".
The Sundial Writers Corner "Shama Patel" (7/24/2023)
July 24, 2023 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBShama Patel brings us three poems of inspiration on today's episode.