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Manson prosecutor and author of 'Helter Skelter'

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How many times can one life change?

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SHADOWMAN cover revealed!

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Pain & memory: The birth of Angel Fire

“Pain is the price we pay for memory. It’s some kind of sin to forget what hurts, as much as it is to forget what makes you smile. Suffering has its meaning, and memory has its graces.” —from ANGEL FIRE, A Novel A lifetime ago, back in 1983, I took work as an editor at…Read More…

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