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Story behind Hester Young’s The Gates of Evangeline

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Hester Young began writing in the first grade. According to her bio, she covered topics as diverse as elephant death, divorce, selective mutism, and killer bells. In high school, she wrote a soap opera in which her friends had passionate affairs with Hollywood heartthrobs. Young has come a long way from those early days as a budding writer, as evidenced by her debut novel, “The … [Read more...] about Story behind Hester Young’s The Gates of Evangeline

Friday Fotos — respite for Hawaii from rain

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I know you need the rain, Hawaii, but all at once? Here's a day or two of blue skies to let the rain soak in. And by the way, if Mother Nature needs to shed some moisture, we'd sure be happy to see it in California. So, how about we make a trade? You take a day or two of our sunshine and we'll take a day or two of your rain. After that, we can all go back to normal. Deal? … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos — respite for Hawaii from rain

Behind James Hayman’s The Girl in the Glass

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“I’m not entirely sure why, but Madison Avenue seems to be an excellent breeding ground for mystery and thriller writers,” said James Hayman, the author of “The Girl in the Glass.”A former Madison Avenue ad man himself, Hayman noted his fellow ad-business alumni include James Patterson, Stuart Woods, and Dorothy Sayers, who wrote “Murder Must Advertise.” Good company, … [Read more...] about Behind James Hayman’s The Girl in the Glass

Germ killer company claims go too far

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Nobody likes germs. With words like “super-germ” and pandemic floating around these days, it’s easy to see how many of us will leap at a promising new germ killer technology…of course, sometimes the promised performance is far more than the actual.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently went after two companies who promoted their ultraviolet light (UV) germ killer … [Read more...] about Germ killer company claims go too far