Apr 13, 2019Member-onlyAlmost Laurel CanyonGreetings from almost West Hollywood. Bonjour from the foothills of the rich and famous. Hello from what a good friend coined as, “almost Laurel Canyon”. …Short Story7 min readShort Story7 min read
Apr 5, 2019Member-onlyWhen All the Men Have StoppedAfter you’re with a straight man for a very long time, the straight male friends you cultivated in your single days largely fall by the wayside and your circle of muscles with trucks and few familial obligations narrows to mostly then men your partner, boyfriend, or husband knows. …Los Angeles3 min readLos Angeles3 min read
Mar 26, 2019Member-only5:11 a.m.Rushing, running, quickly, get right to the edge, then STOP! I’ve been dreaming with my legs and waking up at… three o’clock? …Four o’clock? Can’t sprint my way through seven Just this morning when I gave up it was merely 5:11 I am begging of you, Heart, please settle down…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Mar 15, 2019Princess of the San Fernando ValleyA dandy, thrift-store princess and an accidental mistress may Take hours to get ready but can make their list in minutes: Eight glasses of gladness, a brunch buffet of sadness, red velvet steak, T-bone cake and macarons for madness. She fiddles with the boys as they diddle all her toys…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inHuman Parts·Mar 4, 2019Member-onlyWe Forget That We Know BetterLessons on losing and love birds — Despite the buckets of rain pouring down this morning, the atypical Los Angeles winter chill we’ve suffered has broken and finally, it isn’t cold anymore. A bird in the distance chirps twice. Another, perhaps a few yards away, lets out a high-pitched vibrato. One calls out, then the other, and…Love6 min readLove6 min read
Feb 26, 2019A Cellist in The Marching BandThe whole third grade was called to assemble in the chapel of my medium-sized private Christian school. We squirmed in our seats in nervous anticipation as a mom-aged woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and glasses entered the stage carrying a most unusual and to me, exotic instrument. She sat down…Music7 min readMusic7 min read
Feb 25, 2019Winter ManAre you cold at night out in your lonely hinterland? Get yourself a strong and captivating winter man. A winter man will wrap you up in arms made out of light, and kiss all of your spaces ’til he gets them each just right. He’ll ask for you to nuzzle…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Oct 29, 2018Bad BetHere’s my monumental failure at an ordinary life: I laid down all my chips and bet I’d be somebody’s wife. At my age that’s what you do I guess you have to go all in; just wish someone would have warned me that I wasn’t right for him. Though some…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Oct 29, 2018Back to the BasicsWelcome back my friends please take a seat, grab a cup. Things are changing fast around here and I need to open up. Found a love, I had some times, we got a new place by the sea. Don’t know where our wires crossed but he fell out of love…Life1 min readLife1 min read
Sep 19, 2018WindSome call them Santa Anas. Others say it’s earthquake weather. On these unusually warm Los Angeles nights when the wind is stronger and more purposeful than usual, you sense danger approaching. Peril blows in from the restless desert in the form of newness, disruption, and uncertainty. Trouble is on the…Los Angeles2 min readLos Angeles2 min read
