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Author Interview – Carole Thayne: Plans for the Future

We have been chatting with LDS suspense author Carole Thayne. If you missed parts one, two, or three, click here. Carole, you have two published novels but they have both gone out of print. (They can still be purchased through Amazon.com and through Carole’s website.) Do you have plans to write in the future? I have written two books since my last one and am currently writing another one. My third book is another spin-off and is set in Grouse Creek. Three elderly ladies are the main characters, but my publisher rejected that one. Everyone who has read it loves … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Carole Thayne: Pottery

Today we are continuing our interview with LDS suspense novelist Carole Thayne. Click here if you missed parts one or two. Carole, I understand that in addition to writing, you are a potter. How did you get interested in pottery and when did you start doing it? I started doing pottery in high school at Orem High. My good friend was a potter and I would watch him and think it looked fascinating. He taught me during Mr. Bird’s art class. Mr. Bird was a wonderful man, who saw that I had potential and interest in clay, so let me … Continue reading →

Infection Fighting Mud

Researchers are always looking for alternatives to traditional antibiotics — especially in this day and age of resistant “superbugs”. Last week, it was compounds in alligator blood. This week? It’s mud. Scientists from the Arizona State University Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology are looking at anti-microbial minerals in mud. Why? Because mud and clay have a long history of use in healing. Ancient people around the world used mud for wound healing, skin soothing, and more. These days, mud and clay are mainly cosmetic products… but that may change within the next few years. The Arizona State University team … Continue reading →