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The nickname "elevator boy" haunted Palm Springs resident and former magazine publisher David M. Stern as a child. But as an adult, he's reclaiming the nickname he earned after his father's tragic fall down an elevator shaft.

"Elevator Boy – An Otherworldly Memoir," Stern's debut book, chronicles his trials and triumphs through life, including a tumultuous childhood in St. Louis, living on the streets of Hollywood in the 1970s, living and aging with HIV and shining a spotlight on LGBTQ issues as the publisher of Frontiers and IN Los Angeles magazines. The book is available for purchase at Amazon , Barnes and Noble and BookBaby (coupon code: PSPride).

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