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If you’ve ever used a typical air compressor, you know that, from a sound perspective, they are usually very loud–so loud, in fact, that it is harmful to your hearing. The Excell SAC22HPE 1 Hp Ultra Quiet 2 …

Tom de Haven has retired from the university and is returning to the writing life.

A novelist (I think he’s published 19 novels and is working on his 20th), Tom taught writing for some 38 years, most recently at Virginia Commonwealth University. I had the pleasure of taking a writing course …