The Writers’ Den with Dan Pouliot, James Patrick Kelly, & John Herman

This episode of The Writers’ Den dives into the space-time continuum with Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning science fiction author James Patrick Kelly, a master storyteller whose work explores the boundaries of imagination and reality. In this mind-expanding conversation, Kelly shares how time travel can be used as a narrative device to illuminate character, deepen plot, and challenge perceptions of truth. Joining the discussion is John Herman, NHWP’s featured author and a multidisciplinary artist and educator known for creative storytelling across mediums.This episode is co-hosted by Masheri Chappelle, NHWP Trustee Chair, and Dan Pouliot, young adult fantasy author and finalist for the 2023 NH Literary Awards for his YA novel, Super Human. Together, they guide a genre-defying conversation on one of fiction’s most fascinating literary tools. Don’t miss this powerful exploration of time travel in fiction—where the past, present, and future collide.

By Dan Pouliot

A New Hampshire native, Dan received his BFA in Oil Painting from UNH; his digital works are in multiple permanent collections. Dan’s been a positive psychology student/practitioner, a blogger, an amateur Remote Viewer, and now a novelist. His passion for positive thinking sets the stage for his debut young adult novel, Super Human, published by PortalStar Publishing. Dan describes Super Human as The Karate Kid meets Escape to Witch Mountain.