Episode 171: Vanessa Kramer
Vanessa Kramer is a daughter, a wife, a mother, an author, and one heck of a fun, funny, and sharp conversationalist. She's also my guest for Episode No. 171, which gives me great honor to say.
Vanessa and her husband, Kyle, stopped by for what turned out to be a delightful chat a couple of weeks ago, and we rolled through the morning and into the afternoon, talking family, upbringing, marriage, partnership, parenthood, publishing, and so much more. We also managed to devote a little bit of time to a few of Vanessa's favorite albums, which were these:
Abbey Road (1969), The Beatles
Fleetwood Mac's Rumors (1977)
The Black Parade (2006), My Chemical Romance
Of Monsters and Men's My Head Is an Animal (2011)
folklore (2020), Taylor Swift
Of Vanessa's many wonderful attributes is the fact that she has managed to publish four books in the last three years! Those are these:
Great Divide (2023)
Great Desolation (2024)
My Mother's Spirit (2024)
Temporarily, Forever (2025)
All four titles can be found on Amazon and elsewhere. Learn more about my guest at vanessakramerauthor.com and please consider following her at @vanessakramerauthor on Threads, TikTok, Instagram, and/or Facebook.
Also part of Vanessa's bag is her admirable role in the seriously cool publication, KC Book Beat, a nonprofit that celebrates and promotes the Kansas City (and surrounding) literary community. Find out more about them on Instagram or at kcbookbeat.com.
Many thanks to Vanessa for the time and the good energy, and many thanks to all of you that support the show.
copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio samples contained within this episode. They are clips from a song by The Doors. It's called, "The Changeling," and it comes from their 1971 album, L.A. Woman, c/o Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company.