Something horrific happened seventy years ago in the Hargraves House, and in her dying moments, Emily Hargraves realizes that she will be leaving "a terrible legacy." Following her death, her grandnephew, James Barrett, moves into the stately old house overlooking Seattle, but it is his partner, Jerry ...
Four young people are flying to Tokyo. Each is on a personal quest. Chris is looking for love. Sally is searching for an identity (preferably someone else's.) Jason is seeking a God in whom he doesn't believe. Delia is out to reform the world; this year it will be Japan. Much awaits the young travelers over the...
“I’ve often wondered, did anything happen to you at that camp?” his mother asked. “You came back…different.”Successful financial adviser Peter Braddock’s third marriage is on the rocks. All his wives have described him the same way: as being handsome, charming, intelligent, and dead—seemingly incapable of relating on...
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On Tuesday. May 7, Jeremy Snyder will be reading from his play, "Bird of L.A." The 13-year old Mt Solo Middle School student is one of six finalists in the Oregon Children's Theater playwriting competition. The theme for the competition was bullying, and Jeremy took his idea for the play from the... Read MoreAlan's Latest Review
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Nobody left slavery without leaving somebody behind, I knew that well enough myself. And nobody came out of slavery all at once, neither bought nor manumitted nor escaped. Being freedom bound wasn’t like putting on a new...