Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino … On this episode, we speak with Idaho-based Librarian, Mother, Grandmother & Author Renee Thomas Hawkley. With a passion for storytelling and Motherhood, Renee shares her journey from librarian to columnist to published author. Her debut book, Once Upon an Amateur Mom, is a heartfelt and humorous collection of real-life Parenting adventures originally written as newspaper columns at the encouragement of her husband.

Renee opens up about the joys and challenges of motherhood, her deep Love for writing, and the powerful stories that come from everyday life. As a mom, grandmother, and lifelong lover of books, her voice is authentic, warm, and filled with Wisdom. This interview explores her creative process, her reflections on Family life, and the Legacy she’s building through the written word.

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Once Upon an Amateur Mom – Renee Thomas Hawkley 

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Joe Dimino Podcaster/Artist

Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.