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  • Wendy Merrill: Magic on Maui

    For Wendy Merrill, the island of Maui has conjured one alluring literary trick after another. Wendy always wanted to publish her writing, but, like many of us, she was afraid. She had no idea how to go about it. Now, after realizing her dream, she still isn’t quite sure how it happened.

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  • No Such Thing as Writers Block at the Maui Writers Conference

    Mylen Yamamoto is a senior at California State University, Los Angeles.  Here she reports on her experiences at the recent Maui Writers Conference.

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  • Falling Into Manholes: A Review

    The publicity people behind Wendy Merrill’s Putnam-published memoir proclaim her to be a “fabulous, new Everywoman.” In Falling Into Maholes, Wendy—the “Everywoman”—writes about life, love and loss. She examines her past as thoroughly as a medical examiner intent on filling in the blank for cause of death. Read More
  • Falling into Manholes: An Excerpt

     Read an excerpt from this "memoir of a bad/good girl."

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  • Discover Genuine Experiences

    Chance and circumstance can either open or close doors.  But I’ve found that for those who are willing to slow down, keep their minds open and listen for opportunity, then good fortune provides the occasional amazing discovery...the open door.

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  • Maui Arts & Cultural Center

    An epic fund drive by the citizens of Maui led to the creation of this $32 million facility. The top-of-the-line Castle Theater seats 1,200 people on orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony levels; rock stars play the A&B Amphitheater. The MACC (as it's called) also includes a small black box theater, an art gallery with interesting exhibits, and classrooms.

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  • Lahaina Cultural Guide

    Separated from the remainder of the island by steep pali (cliffs), West Maui has a reputation for attitude and action. Once upon a time, this was the haunt of whalers, missionaries, and the kings and queens of Hawaii. 

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  • Haleki'i-Pihana Heiau State Monument

    Stand here at either of the two heiau (ancient Hawaiian stone platforms once used as places of worship) and imagine the king of Maui surveying his domain. Read More
  • Lahaina Court House

    The Lahaina Restoration Foundation occupies this charming old government building in the center of town. Pump the knowledgeable staff for interesting trivia and ask for their walking-tour brochure, a comprehensive map to historic Lahaina sites. Erected in 1859 and restored in 1999, the building has served as a customs and court house, governor's office, post office, vault and collector's office, and police court.

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  • How Chasing Mr. Wrong Led to Mr. Write

    The reason I attended the Maui Writers Conference that year was not because I’d dutifully saved my money, planned ahead, and was finally ready to put myself out there after years of hiding behind my fear of being rejected in a noble effort to publish my yet-to-be-written memoir.

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