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Iola, KS, The United States

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I am a retired high-tech executive, having done business in 24 countries most recently in Asia, primarily throughout China.
I have had three mystery short stories published with John Randall Brown, a retired high-tech executive turned professional mentalist. Think Thomas Crown as a fake psychic and a reluctant detective.
My biography of Anna Eva Fay, The Indescribable Phenomenon, was published by Hermetic Press in Seattle. Magician Harry Houdini called AEF, “The greatest female mystifier”; while detective Allan Pinkerton called her “... a woman possessing a terribly fascinating power and capable of any devilish human accomplishment.” They were both right.
I have lectured on the history of mentalism and spiritualism at several venues from ...more

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When you were doing your research on Anna Eva Fay, did you come across any information about her daughter in law Eva Fay? I can't seem to find much on line about her. My grandfather Budde Brumbaugh was her manager and I would love to find more information about what he did for her and about her life. Thank you, Susan Lytle

Barry H. Wiley Ms Lytle:
It would have been great to learn more about your grandfather for the AEF bio. Yes, I did get into Eva Fay's life, but not to the degree of …moreMs Lytle:
It would have been great to learn more about your grandfather for the AEF bio. Yes, I did get into Eva Fay's life, but not to the degree of AEF. That Annie hated Eva was very real. But, Eva and John regularly visited Heathman Manor, Annie's home as was noted in the local Melrose papers..
One problem in digging into AEF is that she and Eva were and are confused. Physically, of course, they could not have been more different, as Eva was almost six feet tall while Annie was only five feet. Both women had a very strong stage presence, as was noted in Eva's case when, after the death of John Fay, she went on the stage in a weak play that didn't last long, but Eva's stage presence was noted by most of the critics. A poster of that play is included in the Bio. If you live near Boston, or may be traveling to Boston, the present owners of Heathman Manor would be delighted to show you around. They are Dr. Gene Yee and Jennifer Yee. Jenn is Annie's great niece (she is a Pingree). The Fay home, the house that Annie gave to John, furnished with a full bank account, is next door and is still called the Fay House. The house to the right as you approach Heathman Manor is the house where Annie's servants lived.
All my files for the Fay bio are in a box in the attic, but I can dig through for the Eva file. I don't recall now what all is in there, but I would be happy to look through depending on how much information you might need. I assume you know the story of Eva being killed in as car crash.
Regards, Barry(less)

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Barry H. Wiley It may sound arrogant, but I have never had to deal with writer's block, largely because I have 3-4 projects going at the same time, so running out of…moreIt may sound arrogant, but I have never had to deal with writer's block, largely because I have 3-4 projects going at the same time, so running out of steam on one means I move to another one, then back. It depends on contractual obligations, promises made to editors, and to keep on a project that has particular appeal.
As Paul Gauguin will be a key character in The Shadow Play, the third book in my Adventures in Second Sight series set in 1897with a large protion in Tahiti, I have been digging into Gauguin's Tahitian experiences as well as his likes and dislikes, his physical presence, and so on. Then I write brief scenes with my heroine, Kyame Piddington, who is also an artist, their dialog and how Gauguin aids her insights into the plot problems. Thus Gauguin becomes more real, even while I am actually writing a novella, The Man Who Knows, set in 1920 duriing Prohibition. I fiind that switching back and forth keeps each project fresh and fun. (less)

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	Tales of a Thought Reader 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Georgia Wonder: Lulu Hurst and the Secret that Shook America 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steele Mackaye Investigations:The Tarot Problem (1) 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Thought Reader Craze: Victorian Science at the Enchanted Boundary really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow of the Tiger (Adventures in Second Sight #2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revelations of the Impossible Piddingtons (Adventures in Second Sight, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The seventh story in my Stuart C. Cumberland series of mysteries, “Time and the Thought Reader”, will appear in the February 4 issue of Kings River Life Magazine (www.kingsriverlife.com). It is a different take on the time travel story in which the entire story changes completely on one word, spoken by H. G. Wells, who else. Using an historical personage as protagonist can create some plot limitat Read more of this blog post »

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