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SAM Magazine

Joanna Vandervlugt

Joanna Vander Vlugt is an author and illustrator. She has completed book three in her Jade & Sage thriller series. Joanna is also the creative director behind SAM Magazine. When Joanna is not writing, she enjoys illustrating motorcycles and scooters.

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35:44

E205 - Selena Robins, Once a Upon A Kiss

SAM Magazine ·

2025/03/31

E205 - In today’s podcast, Joanna encourages Canadians to get out to vote on April 28, in the most important Canadian election ever. Joanna talks about the power of people and lawful protests.Joanna also reads an excerpt from Selena Robin’s novel, Once Upon a Kiss. After giving up her dream of becoming a movie star, dancer, and singer, Selena decided that her second-in-line dream was to pursue her passion for writing. She writes eclectic stories with heroines and heroes who always fly by the seat

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37:24

E204 - Renée Gendron, A Coffee for Two

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2025/03/22

E204 - In the fact portion of the podcast, Joanna discusses the difference between Canadian and American milk and references the USMCA. Today's guest author is Renée Gendron, who has written romantic mysteries, contemporary romances, historical western romances, sci-fi romances, and fantasy romances. She’s a structural editor for Fedowar Press. As for Renée's other interests, she enjoys learning about history and military history. Every place has impacted history in some way. She finds it

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27:31

E203 - Sarah Bresniker, Mother Clucker

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2025/03/14

E203 – I read an excerpt from the Farm to Foul Play anthology, Sarah Bresniker’s short story Mother Clucker. Sarah is a mystery writer and former librarian who lives in Northern California. Her Arlie Wynne stories are fun, light mysteries revolving around the definitely made-up Ocean Grove Public Library where reference questions often involve murder, and the librarians have skills far beyond making book recommendations. She has published two short stories, one in the 2021 Sisters in Crime Guppy

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29:57

E202 - Brian Shea and William Bishop, Farm to Foul...

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2025/03/08

E202 - In this double feature, Joanna reads a story excerpt from Brian Shea's short story, Half a Heart. Brian once lived in the lower Sierra foothills where, through the generosity of a fifth generation rancher and his "ditch water" (irrigation allotment), he tilled and toiled on two acres of ranchland to demonstrate sustainable farming practices. He has sat at Slow Food feasts from California to Florida. Brian splits his time between designing books and writing a political thriller.The second

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25:05

E201 - Chris Dreith, Dear John Deere

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2025/03/04

E201 - I read Chris Dreith’s short story, Dear John Deere. Chris Dreith got hooked on writing mysteries while creating plays for her local Carnegie Library’s fundraiser, Mystery in the Library. While running her design/remodel business, she wrote several short stories, including Old Soles in the Boucheron 2020 anthology; Unknown Male and Parts of Two Others, in Cemetery Plots of Northern California, the Capitol Crimes 2021 anthology. Recently retired, Chris is happily adding more quirky short

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26:36

E200 - Danna Wilberg, Fork and Knife

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2025/02/21

E200 - “The best secrets are the most twisted.” Sarah Shepard’s quote best describes author Dänna Wilberg’s quest to unravel life’s mysteries with every keystroke, on every page. Her series, The Red Chair, The Grey Door, and The Black Dress, featuring psychotherapist Grace Simms, poses the question: “What do we really know about a person?”Dänna’s short story, Fork and Knife published in the Farm to Foul Play anthology was a fun story to write. The theme came organically, incorporating some of her

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23:37

E199 - Linda Joy Singleton, Fowl Play

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2025/02/16

E199 - It's the Farm to Foul Play takeover by the Capitol Crimes chapter of SinC. In E199, I have the pleasure of reading Linda Joy Singleton's short story, Fowl Play.When Linda lived on a small farm in Galt, CA, her family had chickens, goats, and pigs. While coyotes didn't mess with the pigs, they were a danger to the goats, chickens and small pets. When they howled at night, Linda felt like her home was under siege. But then one morning she stepped outside and there was a coyote, looking almost

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22:46

E198 - Elaine Faber, The Sacramento Truck Farm

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2025/01/31

E198 - It's the Farm to Foul Play takeover by the Capitol Crimes chapter of SinC. In E198, I have the pleasure of reading Elaine Faber's short story, The Sacramento Truck Farm.The story is set in 1928 about a young girl who fancies herself as Nancy Drew and she’s determined to grow up and be a detective. She hears on the radio about a local bank robbery with a description of the robbers. When she sees customers at her mother's fruit stand who resemble the thieves, she cleverly detains them and

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51:35

E197 - Angela Douglas, Every Fall

SAM Magazine ·

2025/01/27

E197 - In this special episode I interview author, Angela Douglas, about her just released novel, Every Fall, and attached to this interview I’ve included the reading I did of Chapter 3 of Every Fall. Angela's writing is intense. There's a real feeling of suspense and foreboding as we step into the world of beat cop Jake Stone and his wife, Bree. Trigger warning, this episode contains explicit language. Angela Douglas is a marketing communications professional, writer, and mother. She writes

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41:42

E196 - The Pink Lady and Winging It

SAM Magazine ·

2025/01/18

E196 of season 8 continues with the Farm to Foul Play anthology takeover. Today, Joanna has a double-feature. She reads her own short story, The Pink Lady, and Winging It written by Debra Henry.Joanna Vander Vlugt is an author and illustrator. As a teenager, she drew charcoal portraits and wrote mysteries. Now, she uses Copic markers to illustrate motorcycles and graphic novels. Joanna’s short mysteries have been published in a variety of mystery anthologies, and her motorcycle illustrations have

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29:02

E195 - The Case of the Naked Scarecrow - Karen A....

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2025/01/04

Season 8 starts with a Farm to Foul Play takeover by the Capitol Crimes chapter of SinC. In E195, I have the pleasure of reading Karen A. Phillips short story, The Case of the Naked Scarecrow, from the Farm To Foul Play anthology. Someone is stealing the clothes from the Brite family farm scarecrow. Is it a prank or something more sinister? Karen A. Phillips writes humorous, fun, action-packed mysteries. Her characters are engaging and fearless. The Rocky Nelson Boxing Mystery series features an

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34:49

E194 - The Bridge (short story) and The House in the...

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2024/12/19

E194 - I have the pleasure of finishing season 7 of the SAM Magazine podcast by reading two short stories by two talented authors, Margarita Escobar, the author of the story The Bridge, and Gisela Woldenga, the author of the short story The House in the Park. Both short stories involve love, friendship, and caring for our neighbours, as well as those who have passed before us.Margarita is a Chilean/Canadian author. Her novel Under a Weeping Willow is available on Amazon and it traverses the

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31:29

E193 - Sue Mell, A New Day (a story collection)

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2024/12/07

E193 – Author Sue Mell’s story collection, A New Day, touches upon innocence, heartache, love and the trials of relationships. I had so much fun reading an excerpt of the first short story in this collection, Serendipity. Listeners will identify with her characters Colleen, Rachel, Evan and Richard.A New Day was a finalist for the 2021 St. Lawrence Book Award and was published in September 2024. Her debut novel, Provenance, won the Madville Publishing Blue Moon Novel Award, and was selected as a

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37:46

E192 - Dangerous Games - Sisters in Crime - Canada...

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2024/11/30

E192 - In part 3 of the Sisters in Crime - Canada West takeover, Joanna reads excerpts from two more short stories featured in the Crime Wave, Dangerous Games anthology. In today's episode, Joanna reads an excerpt from her own short story, Death at the Boulangerie, and Winona Kent makes a guest appearance and reads an excerpt from her short story, On The Internet Nobody Knows You're a Dog. Joanna and Winona's websites are Winona Kent and Joanna Vander Vlugt These are the links to the Crime Writers

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32:52

E191 - Dangerous Games, Sisters in Crime - Canada...

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2024/11/26

E191 - Part 2 of a three-part series, Joanna reads excerpts from two of the short stories featured in the Crime Wave, Dangerous Games anthology. The author's featured in today's reading are Pam Barnsley, and her short story The Seal's Deadly Game, and Mirjam Dikken's short story, Fixed. Fifteen great short stories are in this collection, involving a seal, a scammer, bakers and football fixing. To learn more about Pam and Mirjam check out their websites at: Pam Barnsley Mirjam Dikken The anthology

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40:32

E190 - Dangerous Games - Sisters in Crime - Canada...

SAM Magazine ·

2024/11/19

E190 - Part 1 of a three-part series, Joanna reads excerpts from two of the short stories featured in the Crime Wave, Dangerous Games anthology. The author's featured in today's reading are Sandra Benson, and her story Do Not Pass Go, and Kim Bannerman's short story, Gifted Girls. Fifteen great short stories are in this collection, involving a seal, a scammer, bakers and a crypto-currency fraudster. To learn more about Sandra Benson check out her website at

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29:13

E189 - Angela Douglas, Every Fall

SAM Magazine ·

2024/11/04

E189 - In this episode I get to read Chapter 3 of Angela Douglas's psychological thriller novel, Every Fall. Angela's writing is intense. There's a real feeling of suspense and foreboding as we step into the world of beat cop Jake Stone and his wife, Bree. Trigger warning, this episode contains explicit language. Angela Douglas is a marketing communications professional, writer, and mother. She writes thrillers and creative non-fiction, especially travel stories. When she isn’t working or chasing

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22:15

E188 - La Blue Luncheonette, Rohini Sunderam

SAM Magazine ·

2024/10/30

I had the pleasure of reading a second short story written by Rohini Sunderam. This time Rohini writes about the innocence of love in La Blue Luncheonette. In a time of turbulent news being broadcasted from around the world, this short story was a pleasure to read. Thank you so much Rohini. You wrote another beautiful story.Rohini Sunderam, a Canadian of Indian origin, calls four places home: New Delhi, India, Halifax, NS, Bahrain, and now Port Coquitlam BC. She is a semi-retired advertising

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25:39

E187 - The Vengeful Dead, author Kim Bannerman

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2024/10/18

E187 - Kim Bannerman writes novels and short stories from her home on Vancouver Island, Canada. As K. Bannerman, her work has appeared in anthologies like ParaSpheres (Omnidawn Press, 2006), She's Shameless (Tightrope Books, 2009), Girl at the End of the World (FoxSpirit Press, 2014), In the Company of Animals (Nimbus Press, 2014), and When Birds Are Near (Cornell University Press, 2020). She is the author of nine novels, including the modern fairytale The Tattooed Wolf (Hic Dragones Press, 2014),

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32:22

E186 - Rohini Sunderam, Your Birth, My Death (short...

SAM Magazine ·

2024/10/11

E186 - I had the pleasure of reading Rohini Sunderam's moving short story, Your Birth, My Death. (Warning, suicide is mentioned in this short story).Rohini Sunderam, a Canadian of Indian origin, calls four places home: New Delhi, India, Halifax, NS, Bahrain, and now Port Coquitlam BC. She is a semi-retired advertising copywriter who has published four books: Corpoetry, a collection of light-hearted poems, a romantic story Desert Flower under the pen name Zohra Saeed, a novella: Five Lives One Day

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