"Hello Ernest" welcomes Barbara Matteson, author of " Beach Rose Path".

Hello Ernest: At the Kitchen Table- Connecting Writers and Readers

Barbara is a life-long New Englander and resides outside of Boston with her husband, son, and black Labrador Retriever. Her first professional writing job was with Victoria Magazine, where an essay, The Birds of Winter, was published in the January/February 2022 issue. In November 2022, her first novel, The Perfect Mrs. Claus was published by 5 Prince Publishing. She loves to write for the midlife woman, a woman who has lived and loved, and still has a lot of both to do!

Her newest book, Beach Rose Path, features a midlife woman, Charlotte Templeton, who has been hit with tremendous losses, including the loss of her home and job. A new opportunity brings her to a coastal town in Maine where she discovers love and life can begin again.

To stay in touch with Barbara check out:

• Website: barbaramatteson.com
• Facebook: Barbara W Matteson Author
• Instagram: @barbaramattesonauthor

Meet Your Co-Hosts:
GaGa Gabardi GaGa Gabardi and Judilee Butler:
Both GaGa and Judilee have reinvented retirement life for writing, at the pace of a book per year. Their first book, The Last Hurrah A Phoebe Korneal Mystery, features the death of Old Al. Death by natural causes? After all, we call him OLD Al. In the second book, The Last Slide A Phoebe Korneal Mystery, a woman near death off a mountain road in a huge snowstorm. She's just a bad driver or is something more sinister behind the discovery? In the third book, The last Line A Phoebe Korneal Mystery, an accidental death on a zipline and a kidnapping? Or could it be a prank gone bad? Our gal Phoebe rises to the occasion in each story to look beneath the surface. Is there a crime here or a bad case of no harm, no foul?
Books available: Amazon, The Book Nook and Once Upon a Trapeze (Buena Vista, CO), Leadville Mining Museum (Leadville AKA Oresville, CO), Two Dogs Market (Leadville AKA Oresville, CO), and directly via the authors! GaGa Gabardi and Judilee Butler are available for your podcast interview, author's events, and public speaking for groups, libraries, and book clubs. Contact us at [email protected] for media sheet and scheduling.
Janice Pratt
Since I can remember, I have been a reader, often having several books going at the same time. If anyone was my teacher, it was the wonderful authors who shared their hearts and souls with me through their stories. I laughed, cried, dreamed, and learned from the stories they shared. My first published story was in 1999 and was a short story in a book of stories about children and the crazy things they do. While it was just a couple of thousand words, I remember the excitement of being accepted into the world of authors. Today I work on stories that talk about the amazing power that children have and the mark they can make on the world. I hope to inspire children to feel into their truth and know that they can make a difference. If just one word, one paragraph, or one story can change a child’s life, I too feel like I have made a difference in the world. Thank you for reading my stories. I am eternally grateful. She is available for storytimes, author visits and speaking engagements.
You can connect with her at www.janpratt.com or at www.omtastic-yoga.com email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janprattauthor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janpr57/ Books may be purchased from the website, amazon and Barnes and Noble.