Notes on "Ohana": In tribute to the original Chinatown Express, one block down from the Hotel Pennsylvania. All my Spanish comes from Google Translate, although I did research Puerto Rican slang. If anything has come out awkwardly, my apologies. Carisi's good deed probably got Alex home about two hours sooner. The Michener excerpt is from Hawaii. In 1936, Dale Carnegie wrote a popular book, still in print: How to Win Friends and Influence People. I had no idea the Danielsons had a daughter until I wrote this story... "like he was counting" -- "Untethered," of course. Zane Grey was my mom's favorite author. ...or about Viola Perrino, either. Sometimes the characters tell you things you never knew. "Dog trainer turned detective" -- it worked for Susan Conant in books, so...who knows. Gracie Mansion is the traditional home of New York City's mayors. With love to the "late" E.L. Freeman's, where I bought all my diaries. |
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