It has been a decade since Jesse saw his best friend and former costar Kaye. What does Michael Stellman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?ĭid Happiness for Beginners inspire you to do anything? What was most disappointing about Zahra Owens’s story?

I have read Owens books before and enjoyed them, and I love Stellman's narration skills. Would you try another book from Zahra Owens and/or Michael Stellman? It wasn't too big of a deal, but was a bit jarring when I had the volume turned up on my headphones. There were parts where the volume fluctuated a bit, becoming louder in some parts. It's very pleasant to listen to and did a fairly good job narrating the story. What about Michael Stellman’s performance did you like? But this was originally part of the Advent Calendar so it was always meant to be short. If have made it longer with scenes from when they first met and their interactions while filming the show. How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable? Gale = Kaye, straight dude playing a promiscuous gay character. Randy = Jesse, openly gay when the show was still on. Even their names reminded me of Gale and Randy, one is a single syllable, uncommon (for a guy) name and the other has two syllables ending with the 'ee' sound. This was sort of what like it would be like if the actors who played Brian and Justin from QAF ended up together years after the show ended since there were similarities between the show Jesse and Kaye were in and QAF. What did you love best about Happiness for Beginners?

Charity Starts at Home by Zahra Owens