Jan 25, 2023
Sharon Hensley left her home in Bismarck, North Dakota, in the summer of 1970 with peace and love on her mind.
She wanted to experience life in a way that she hadn’t before, alongside fellow free spirits etching their existence into the aftermath of the now famous “Summer of Love.”
San Francisco was Hensley’s...
Jan 9, 2023
Sheltered, wealthy and enamored with alternative medicine, Dorothea and Claire Williamson were the perfect marks for Linda Hazzard, an osteopath-turned-fasting fanatic.
The British sisters, both in their 30s, had wealth and a life of leisure, which made it possible to travel whenever they wanted.
Orphaned at a young...
Jan 5, 2023
Linda Hazzard was a force of nature.
She stood nearly as tall as her 6-foot husband, although some wondered if her personality was so imposing that she simply seemed larger than she actually was.
A formidable figure with sharp cheekbones, a resolute chin and an unflinching gaze, everything about Hazzard exuded...
Jan 3, 2023
Every Thursday for 11 years, from 1982 to 1993, millions of Americans settled into their sofas as the notes started playing: “Making your world in the world today takes everything you’ve got…”
The theme song to the sitcom “Cheers” was recently ranked by “Rolling Stone” magazine as the 13th best. Writers...