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 Young and the Restless recaps for October 25 – October 29, 2021, feature several men on a mission, a relationships slow disintegration, tragic news,…
The General Hospital recaps for October 25 – October 29, 2021, feature two closely guarded secrets on the verge of being outed, humiliating work experience,…
The General Hospital recap for Friday, October 29, 2021, features hypocrisy reigning, a secret threatening to be outed, and the idea of a family reunion…
The Days of our Lives recap for Friday, October 29, 2021, features Mr. and Mrs. Antony DiMera celebrating their love affair, the Westons celebrating a…
The DAYS spoilers for Monday, November 1, 2021, tease an infiltration by the living dead, a plea for sense and sensibility, a long-overdue get-together, and…
The General Hospital recap for Thursday, October 28, 2021, features Willow Tait and Michael Corinthos making plans for the distant future, Alexis Davis resigns herself…
The Days of our Lives recap for Thursday, October 28, 2021, features MarDevil torturing poor John Black, EJ DiMera third-wheeling poor Chad DiMera and Abigail…
The DAYS spoilers for Friday, October 29, 2021, tease an ominous warning, a battle royale, a most welcome announcement, and a spot of unsolicited advice.…
The General Hospital recap for Wednesday, October 27, 2021, features Alexis Davis faced with a catch-22, Michael Corinthos confusing Willow Tait, and Portia Robinson getting…
The DAYS spoilers for Thursday, October 28, 2021, tease twenty-somethings messing with things beyond their comprehension, a questionable fashion choice, the return of a beloved…
The General Hospital recap for Tuesday, October 26, 2021, features Brook Lynn Quartermaine reaping what she’s sowed, Sonny Corinthos and Willow Tait judging Michael Corinthos…
The Days of our Lives recap for Tuesday, October 26, 2021, features a wrathful Kristen DiMera beginning a rampage, Philip Kiriakis and Ava Vitali finding…
The DAYS spoilers for Wednesday, October 27, 2021, tease a father throwing himself on a past enemy’s mercy, former marrieds squaring up against each other,…
The General Hospital recap for Monday, October 25, 2021, features loose lips endangering several ships, and conformation that Nikolas Cassadine is just all kinds of…
The Days of our Lives recap for Monday, October 25, 2021, features an adequate tribute to one of daytime television’s most talented performers, and the…
