Mayluna

Mayluna

Author: Kelley McNeil Listening Length: 11h 11m

In the 1990s, Carter Wills was the lead singer of the English alt-rock band Mayluna, securing his place among music legends. His tortured-heart lyrics struck a chord. And so did his secret connection to a woman whose love changed all their lives. Who was she? Evie Waters’s two grown children discover an iconic photo i...

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Do you remember the Labor Day barbecue that Kate used to have every year? Her backyard patio would be set with tiki torches and a colorful assortment of flatware, plates, and cups in the colors of red and blue. That year was the last one we ever went to, and maybe that’s why it sticks in my mind.

It was just before dark, and most of the guests had gone home, leaving a few of us stragglers scattered in patio chairs, drinks in hand. The local jazz station played through speakers from a nearby windowsill.

“Anyone want another?” Steve stood over a steel washbasin that had been filled with ice and fashioned into a cooler, Martha Stewart–style. Bottles of beer and wine coolers floated like bobbing apples.