Garren Waldo is a Contributing Writer at Soap Hub. Based in Tennessee, this Southern Fried Spitfire, and authority on all things soapy, whiles away his time critiquing, recapping, and spoiling. He’s sure that within him exists the next Great American Novel, a sensational stage play, and a noteworthy serial or two.
Title: Contributing Writer, Daytime TV Columnist Location: Spring City, Tennessee
Expertise
Topics of Expertise: Critical Analysis, Critical Reading, Soap History, Turning A Phrase Years in This Expertise: 25+ Shows You Write About: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless. Bygone soap operas (Edge of Night, Guiding Light, Ryan’s Hope, et al.), Foreign serials.
Education & Certifications
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Tennessee Wesleyan College Years of Writing:Professionally: 3+, For Pleasure: 25+
A Word from Garren Waldo
Why Author Chose This Career: I’ve been enamored of the soap opera genre for as long as I can remember, and my most fervent desire is to one day have my name mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Irna Phillips, Henry Slesar, Pat Falken Smith, and Douglas Marland, or, barring what may be the impossible, at the very least alongside soap journalist greats such as John Kelly Genovese, P.K. Waddle, Mimi Torchin, and Marlena De Lacroix. How Author Began Career: An editor with a masochistic streak and the patience of a saint saw fit to take pity on me, an untried but promising scribe with extensive knowledge of soap operas and storylines past and the ability to entertain via the written word. Personal Interests: Dissecting film and television; plugging the myriad of gaps in my knowledge; reading; penning the next Great American Novel, a play that would make Tennessee Williams weep, and an original TV serial worthy of note. Small goals, really.
The Days of our Lives recap for Thursday, September 16, 2021, features Lani Price a-okaying her play daddy’s future plans, Paulina Price taking Marlena into…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, September 15, 2021, features Jasper “Jax” Jacks being stingy with his heroics, Jason Morgan and Carly Corinthos readying themselves…
The Days of our Lives recap for Wednesday, September 15, 2021, features Gabi Hernandez DiMera and Jake DiMera successfully gaslighting Philip Kiriakis, Ben Weston and…
The DAYS spoilers for Wednesday, September 15, 2021, tease an old vacation destination coming back into vogue, a murderess confiding her side of the story,…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, September 13, 2021, features Nina Reeves learning the hard way that actions have consequences and two mothers bidding their…
The DAYS spoilers for Tuesday, September 14, 2021, tease two “reformed” baddies finding that a problem shared is a problem halved, a rescue mounted by…
The General Hospital recaps for September 6 – September 10, 2021, feature an amnesiac’s fate being decided for him, villains planning to sabotage a wedding,…
The Young and the Restless recap for September 6 – September 10, 2021, feature a not-so-happy homecoming, more questions than answers where a certain mysterious…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, September 10, 2021, features Curtis Ashford healing his estranged wife with the power of love, Brook Lynn Quartermaine and…
The Days of our Lives recap for Friday, September 10, 2021, features EJ DiMera inadvertently giving Chad DiMera some sound advice, Allie Horton attempting to…
The Y&R spoilers for September 13 – September 17, 2021, tease a request that motivates a shocking resolution, an inquiry that motivates a shocking confession,…
The Days of our Lives recap for Thursday, September 9, 2021, features Philip Kiriakis fooled into believing the worst in Brady Black, Paulina Price’s future…
