February 6, 2019
Pigs and Princesses
1. A man once studied some paintings I’d hung on the walls of my sad, little house and cheerfully declared them, “earrings on a pig.” A super commie, he is all about classy vs. classless. Classy being the fail. And … Read more
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June 5, 2018
Craigslist vs. Dog Park
“When you show up at the Craigslist house and every member of the household is female, including, like, their parakeets.”
“Yeah. And they’re sitting in lawn chairs in the yard, eating spaghetti.”
“A little quirky, so you remember them forever. … Read more
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November 23, 2017
Close to Midnight
Close to midnight a while back, I found myself profiling cops on the side of the highway. I was being followed by some Trump supporters who’d threatened me and my son as they’d threatened many others. They were confused, angry … Read more
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August 22, 2017
Batman Lizard
Beach kid, tiny little hoodie, gooey face, waiting for the movie to start: “Did you see this?”
He holds out a broken seashell.
Me, admiring it: “That’s…shiny.”
Him, earnest: “No, no, no, no, I mean yeah.” He stares with deep … Read more
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May 29, 2017
Killing a Southern Belle
Helping a friend unload amps out of the back of his van and into a dark theater, I looked over the street at some serious blue in the air. Magic hour mist glows cobalt in LA. “Look at the blue,” … Read more
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February 20, 2017
Power Prayer
Yesterday, a woman sitting across from me with beautiful, Star-Trek-prom-date hair, suddenly stood up and tore a piece of paper off the wall next to her desk. “I’ll be right back,” she told me. I waited and listened to Pink … Read more
