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An author reads her novels aloud, interviews other artists, shares guided meditations and more. To help us find more listeners, please subscribe via Spotify and Apple Music, and leave a 5 star review. I read each one, and your support really helps! And if you’re a super fan & can’t get enough of my worlds... ahh, geez. thank you. Subscribe for free via EveningsKingdom.com, and I’ll email you over some extra goodies (stories, guided meditations, journaling prompts and more) and will reach out to connect as each new episode goes up :) Blessings for your journey, traveler. Stay tuned. The rest of the story is just down the road... Warmly, Paula
Episodes
Jun 25, 2026
Jun 25, 2026
11 min
As we get ready for the release of Book Two: Shadow of the Witch, ride along in today’s podcast episode as I raise joyful, provocative questions to ponder alongside the first 50 pages of Smoke & Honey, Book One, such as ….
the impact of names on our own, personal storylines,
how nature(magic) plays a role in our own lives,
& more :)
Pull out your copy of Book One (or order yours here!) and follow along as I book club this new series with you.
From the heart of my heart, thank you so much for reading, for listening, and following along.
Paula xxx
PS Stay tuned: I'm bringing Evening's Kingdom into print next :)
Jun 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
12 min
Introducing SMOKE & HONEY, Books One and Two, Available now!
A sexy, witchy historical fantasy series spanning continents, kingdoms and time itself.
When Honey Crowley is recruited to collect magic for a shadowy private library, she crosses a threshold through which she can never return.
On assignments with Egyptian priestesses, Druids, elemental spirits and more, Honey tries to control feelings for her assigned Traveller, the mysterious Rhett Coltart… only to discover her Order’s most dangerous secret.
Click here to buy your copies today, and follow along as I book club this new series with you.
From the heart of my heart, thank you so much for reading, for listening, and following along. I hope you love it!
PS Stay tuned: I'm bringing Evening's Kingdom into print next :)
Jun 24, 2023
Jun 24, 2023
27 min
“I’ve danced at the birth of stars, and cloaked myself in oceans as they chastened to sands…” Evening’s Kingdom, by Paula Schmidt
Hello travelers,
We meet again on the bridge between our minds. Welcome to Evening’s Kingdom, where I’m reading installments of my epic fantasy, Evening’s Kingdom, books one and two, and interviewing other artists and thinkers…
If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to scroll down in your app and click five stars - maybe share the show with a friend, let them know how much you love it!
In today’s episode:
When worlds collide, kingdoms come… and kingdoms go. Every ending contains a new beginning as Ouma meets her story’s narrator - the descended goddess, Naomh.
Evening’s Kingdom, written & read by Paula Schmidt.
We continue! Please share and enjoy :)
May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023
29 min
In today’s episode:
Ouma raises an otherworldly army and alliances begin to shift…
Evening’s Kingdom, written & read by Paula Schmidt. This is Paula Schmidt…
We continue!
For more free stories, interviews and meditations, please visit EveningsKingdom.com
Thank you for listening. Please share and enjoy :)
May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
28 min
In today’s episode:
As the Chiriklo rebels storm the castle Ullalea, Yang soldiers and their families reel beneath the attack - and respond with their own.
Ouma discovers a power beneath the sands, greater than any she has ever known…
We continue…
For more free stories, interviews and meditations, please visit EveningsKingdom.com
Thank you for listening. Please share and enjoy!
May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
14 min
In today’s episode:
Ouma discovers a surviving Wutar who escaped the long ago genocide of their people... by doing the unthinkable.
As they prepare for battle, Fern and Owain fall more deeply in love. And the warrior-executioner Talu is in his element as the Chiriklo rebels storm the castle Ullalea from occupying Yang forces.
Thank you for listening ~ please share & enjoy!
For more free stories, interviews and meditations, please visit EveningsKingdom.com
Please stay tuned. More from me is…
Just down the road :)
Love & stories
Paula
Jan 31, 2023
Jan 31, 2023
35 min
“Think of it as a game. A game of energy…” - Paula Schmidt, Evening's Kingdom.
Hello, travelers....
in today’s episode:
Ouma has a vision, and the great gathering of Chiriklo from all across the kingdom make their crossing to Ullalea, to seize the ancient castle back from the occupying Yang forces.
Thank you for listening ~ please share & enjoy!
Love & stories
Paula
Dec 6, 2022
Dec 6, 2022
15 min
Do you want a more satisfying daily routine?
Use this thought exercise to examine your habits of identity and desire, and create a more meaningful life pattern. Create goals that truly inspire you, and a life design that sparks joy.
Listen before journaling, taking a walk or on a day when you can give yourself space to reflect.
Want more? Voyage Into Energy with guided meditations, journaling prompts and embodiment practices for sleep, meditation & healing:
Buy my new course, Alchemizing Anxious Energies to experience powerful insights and deep calm.
Created for artists, highly sensitive people of INFP, INFJ/ 4w3 and 4w5 varietials, these practices are luscious, integrative tools to support anyone experiencing feelings of stress and overwhelm.
Thank you for listening ~
Please share & enjoy!
Love & stories
Paula
Oct 23, 2022
Oct 23, 2022
6 min
Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
1hr 29 min
“Working on a yacht is one of the best ways to travel the world, earn cash, and live on a floating palace on the water (for free!)” - Baker Manning
Hello travelers,
Today’s conversation is with my very dear & lovely friend, Baker Manning from Below Deck, the Bravo reality TV show.
Baker shares how mourning her beloved father led her into a life of world travel… and thrill-seeking became soul-seeking. We discuss plant medicine, music as medicine, and how she unlocked her greatest superpower: joy.
The queen of ‘adventure -income,’ Baker teaches adult hip-hop choreography in Charleston Diva Dance parties, and is the author of the Yacht Job Handbook, your complete guide on how to break into the yachting industry.*
Her handbook is perfect for anyone in transition. Especially any hard-working thrillseekers you may know who are interested to stockpile some cash for a rainy day… maybe even pay off some debt! (As a crew-member, all your living expenses are paid.)
I can also testify - it makes for equally great armchair travel, too :)
Once upon a time, I daydreamed about working as a masseuse on a yacht. I love my life, but I wonder - in some other life, maybe she and I are crewmates in some sunny isle :)
Are you there with us? Who knows?
Take a daydream (here) & (here) as you listen in. *Showlinks available via EveningsKingdom.com under the Interviews tab.
Thank you for listening. Please share and enjoy!
love & stories,
Paula