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Shannon Kitchens-Stonicher Shannon Kitchens-Stonicher is that fabulous mix of librarian, filmmaker, and part-time writer that makes me believe she just might be a superhero in her downtime...if there is such a thing for the Shannons of this world. Today, she joins us for an interview, and no, she will not be wearing a cape. Karma Girl: Please state your name, place of residence, and occupation for the record. Be aware, we know who you are and where to find you. Shannon : Shannon and part-time writer. Kitchens; Metairie , LA ; librarian by day, filmmaker by night. KG: You started a Kickstarter project in February of last year called The Adventures of Keith Flippen . Can you tell us a little bit about this project and how it got its start? Was the mafia involved? The space mafia, perhaps? Shannon: The Adventures of Keith Flippen is the story of Keith, a space-age Didgeridoo player, who is caught right in the middle of the epic, apparently endless, struggle betw...

Queen Calamitous with her right hand man, Tiny "The Adventures of Keith Flippen, Didgerdoo Player from the 3rd Dimension," by Zombie and the Brain to premier on YouTube. New Orleans, LA (October 23, 2013) "The Adventures of Keith Flippen" is premiering on YouTube for the first time since it's successful KickStarter concluded in April of 2013. Filmed over the summer, the six episode run was produced by Zombie and the Brain on a $9,097 budget with a cast and crew size of about 50 members. The sci-fi serial adventure orbits around didgeridoo playing protagonist Keith Flippen ( Jeff Robert ) as he travels the cosmos with whacky space ranger Colonel Lance Victory ( Ladson Deyne ), the brilliant Professor Gunterschnitz ( Frank Levy ), and their plucky secretary Penelope Goodheart ( Rebecca Elizabeth Hollingsworth ). Keith may just be looking for a gig, but the Colonel is focused on one mission: putting a stop to an evil queen's malicious plans. Que...

Rest assured, this post isn't about my trip to Disney World or that stupid song that got stuck in my head to the point I thought I would die of an animatronic induced aneurysm. That's a rant I'm saving for another day. No, this one is about bumping into old friends in the least expected places and how you can make new connections from old ones and vice versa. I was at Tastee Donuts on Transcontinental tonight. For those of you worrying that I went there to take a high dive off the diet wagon into a shallow gutter filled with sweet, delicious chocolate covered donuts with sprinkles and lots o' calories, let me set your mind at ease. The NaNoWriMo group met there for our last chance write in and I tagged along even though I'm technically finished. I had one plain cake donut. Don't judge me! Any way, Rob Cerio, one of the participants and a friend of James, a guy who used to game with us on Sunday nights, showed up late with his ...