Senior Storytellers
Senior storytellers, in the spotlight. Writers and singers whose stories have been carried a long way, and are still being carried.
Mamie W. Cowser — The Bird Left Behind
Jake, the youngest of three Carolina wren brothers in Columbia, South Carolina, afraid to fly; courage and self-belief.
Gene Chambers — Chambers of the Heart
Four stages, as Mark gives them: Panama with the Beachers, Costa Rica with Marfil, Dominican Republic with Wilfredo Vargas, then solo.
Michael Miller — The Discipline of Memory / Tribune Man
Vietnam veteran; six years of research, writing, and refinement; novel set around the Oakland Hills firestorm of October 19, 1991; weekly material through Veterans Day, November 11, 2026.
