When the heat arrived, the poppies were done for. They say a poppy “loves” the sun, but honestly, only so… Read more Dried Out
Tag: California
Lots in Life
There is nothing more embarrassing than waiting in a parking lot in California. It is the mark of a “loser.”… Read more Lots in Life
Lucky
She’s so lucky, she’s an Irishwoman. But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinkin’, “If there’s nothing missing… Read more Lucky
The Faux Commuter
He had hated work all his life. Who didn’t? It was the worst place in the world. Except what people… Read more The Faux Commuter
The Plum Tree Apartments
There wasn’t a plum tree in sight, of course. Yet that was the nature of apartment buildings named after non… Read more The Plum Tree Apartments
An Anniversary Celebration, Milk’d
They came down to San Francisco for a change in the monotony. To do something “festive.” It was November 27th,… Read more An Anniversary Celebration, Milk’d
Zoo Stalker
He was what you expected a zookeeper to look like. Especially one who worked not so much at a zoo,… Read more Zoo Stalker
Pla-Boy Liquor
Walking down Yucca Street at one a.m. in search of meaning and more alcohol was not out of the norm… Read more Pla-Boy Liquor
“Intimate Rendezvous” with Lobbyist at The French Laundry
Oh Gavin, how could you? she thought, as she stared at the shrine she had made of him long ago, around… Read more “Intimate Rendezvous” with Lobbyist at The French Laundry
Cabeza Queen
L.A. is burning again. The fire seems to be cascading down from the hills as though God just got a… Read more Cabeza Queen
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