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Kaelin Kost on Falling Into Her Dream Music Career

When Kaelin Kost moved to New York to study Textile at FIT her focus moved away from music. Post-grad she continued her art career at a print studio, but through it all Kalein was recording songs on her phone. “After a few years I really felt like part of me

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Hunting Down a Serial Killer During Hurricane Katrina

Dolores Redondo is one of Spain’s most popular and bestselling authors. But in the Acknowledgements to her new novel, The North Face of the Heart, she writes: “I’ve traveled the whole world over, but my home is still New Orleans.” Redondo certainly knows New Orleans. According to an author’s note,

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Octo Observations – Learning to Live Alone

How many have  had your lives upended when it is decided that a beloved spouse or partner must live separately from you? You try to plan ahead and accept the inevitable. But the sudden change from all you have known is a seismic jolt. You question whether it will be

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The Niceties – The Outcome of Radical Revolution

Intro Sound: Bob Dylan’s “The Eve of Destruction” March 2016. Zoe  (Jordan Boatman), a Poly/Sci major at a prestigious university, is consulting with her thesis advisor, highly lauded history teacher, Janine Bosco (Lisa Banes). Zoe is black, Janine white. Both women are extraordinarily bright and articulate. Janine begins with minor

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Stay Cool in Warm Weather Whites

Use as blank canvases for decorative color or add natural accessories. Absorbs less sun/heat. Left: Buttoned Vest Dress: Front closure with contrasting buttons. Machine washable polyester. $35.90   Center: Black Halo By Laurel Berman Campbell Sheath Dress: Tailored fit, band waist, button trim, and center front. Roundneck Concealed back zipper. Polyester/spandex.

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The Things I Learned During the Pandemic

Every time I meet up with my older brother, a retired teacher who continues to learn and who also demands that I continue to learn, he hands me a hefty plastic bag of newspapers and torn out articles on topics that I should pay attention to: lowering my cholesterol, saving for

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Pareos: A Wrap for All Reasons

Pareo is the Cook Island/Tahitian word for Beach Cover. In fact, it’s an oversized scarf that can be wrapped around and knotted at the bust line, around the neck or from the waist creating a dress or skirt cover-up. Rayon– clockwise SHU-SHI Beach Pareo: 67” x 45″. Semi-sheer rayon. 6

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Kaelin Kost on Falling Into Her Dream Music Career

When Kaelin Kost moved to New York to study Textile at FIT her focus moved away from music. Post-grad she continued her art career at a print studio, but through it all Kalein was recording songs on her phone. “After a few years I really felt like part of me was missing and I realized that even though it felt like a distant dream, music was something I really wanted to do,” she says. So

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Hunting Down a Serial Killer During Hurricane Katrina

Dolores Redondo is one of Spain’s most popular and bestselling authors. But in the Acknowledgements to her new novel, The North Face of the Heart, she writes: “I’ve traveled the whole world over, but my home is still New Orleans.” Redondo certainly knows New Orleans. According to an author’s note, she began writing this novel on April 16, 2017, while staying at the Dauphine Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter. She finished it two years

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Rupert Thomson Weaves Together Three Stories in Barcelona Dreaming

A chance encounter with a young Moroccan sends Amy, a British woman living in Barcelona, on a journey she never expected. Ignacio Gomez Cabrera – Nacho – a jazz pianist who drinks too much, often blacks out and forgets what he’s done to his girlfriend, Cristiani. Jordi Ferrer, who translates fiction for a living, loves a woman he can’t have and attracts the wrong kind of friends. While the three stories are separate, they are

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Octo Observations – Learning to Live Alone

How many have  had your lives upended when it is decided that a beloved spouse or partner must live separately from you? You try to plan ahead and accept the inevitable. But the sudden change from all you have known is a seismic jolt. You question whether it will be possible to manage “solo.”  I am writing about my recent transition. Perhaps it will encourage others to have faith that it is possible to “go

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The Niceties – The Outcome of Radical Revolution

Intro Sound: Bob Dylan’s “The Eve of Destruction” March 2016. Zoe  (Jordan Boatman), a Poly/Sci major at a prestigious university, is consulting with her thesis advisor, highly lauded history teacher, Janine Bosco (Lisa Banes). Zoe is black, Janine white. Both women are extraordinarily bright and articulate. Janine begins with minor corrections, but is clearly concerned Zoe’s written the whole piece without previously asking for guidance. She finds the student’s references to be weak, reflecting ease

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Stay Cool in Warm Weather Whites

Use as blank canvases for decorative color or add natural accessories. Absorbs less sun/heat. Left: Buttoned Vest Dress: Front closure with contrasting buttons. Machine washable polyester. $35.90   Center: Black Halo By Laurel Berman Campbell Sheath Dress: Tailored fit, band waist, button trim, and center front. Roundneck Concealed back zipper. Polyester/spandex. $298.00 Right: Pointelle Midi Dress by Milli: Ruffle overlay and pleated skirt.. Squareneck. Slip-on styling Viscose/polybutylene terephthalate. $425.00 Left: Elio Puff-Sleeve Prairie Dress by Staud:

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The Things I Learned During the Pandemic

Every time I meet up with my older brother, a retired teacher who continues to learn and who also demands that I continue to learn, he hands me a hefty plastic bag of newspapers and torn out articles on topics that I should pay attention to: lowering my cholesterol, saving for retirement, when to take Social Security, how to avoid backaches from sitting too much, and the like. Although I call it a “goody” bag, I should

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Pareos: A Wrap for All Reasons

Pareo is the Cook Island/Tahitian word for Beach Cover. In fact, it’s an oversized scarf that can be wrapped around and knotted at the bust line, around the neck or from the waist creating a dress or skirt cover-up. Rayon– clockwise SHU-SHI Beach Pareo: 67” x 45″. Semi-sheer rayon. 6 colors. $19.99 SHU-SHI Beach Pareo: 67” x 45?. Semi-sheer rayon. 6 colors. $19.99 INGEAR Tie-Dye Beach Pareo: Smooth rayon with How to Wear Booklet Included!

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