Talkin’ Trash

2016-12-13T20:28:22+00:00August 31st, 2014|

Walk into my small home and you'll find no fewer than four trash cans; the abundance of bins isn't due to an abundance of waste but rather to relatively new and progressive refuse laws, stipulating th...

Hot Wheels

2016-07-23T04:55:35+00:00August 17th, 2014|

It's a Southern California moment that has been captured on film and television countless times, but never seems to wear out its allure; a convertible on PCH, its driver wearing sunglasses and enjoying...

Can you keep a secret?

2016-07-23T05:09:03+00:00August 3rd, 2014|

If so, where do you keep it? In the dark recesses of shame? In little hidden pockets of your heart where you pull it out and admire it when the doors are closed? Are there secrets about you that no...

Hypergolic

2016-07-23T05:09:52+00:00July 20th, 2014|

How do two lone people produce a pair that can feel each other? Truly, you've moved into me...I can be decoyed out of bed by the smell of your skin, wafted to my nose by the breeze through the bedroo...

Good Morning

2016-07-23T05:11:52+00:00July 6th, 2014|

I groaned as my alarm went off, drawing me from my delightful dreams. Rolling over, I stared blurry-eyed at the annoying machine. Its beady red dials showed the time as 9:00 am, but I knew, just kne.

A Night Dance

2016-07-23T05:17:17+00:00June 22nd, 2014|

He stood outside the window, just watching her. She was so seductive as she swayed to the throbbing music. Her body twisted and her hands caressed every inch possible as she danced and pleasured her....

Random fears

2016-07-23T05:18:21+00:00June 8th, 2014|

Apathy frightens me--the type of apathy that comes with feeling helpless, unable to effect change. Ignorance frightens me; the ignorance that creates the apathy. Helplessness frightens me; the kind ....

Promises to Keep, Miles to Go Before Sleep

2016-07-23T05:19:39+00:00May 25th, 2014|

I have a fantasy where I sleep all the way through the night with no interruptions, snuggled in with my favorite crisp cotton sheets and puffy comforter. I wake up around 10 a.m. and float down the s....

The Luxury Quotient

2016-07-23T05:20:30+00:00May 11th, 2014|

Explaining this elusive concept is almost as difficult as truly obtaining it. Changing times often require a reexamination of the simplest of terms: what's the definition of luxury? In some social....

Behind Closed Doors

2016-07-23T05:21:14+00:00April 27th, 2014|

When I travel alone, when the jet lag and unfamiliar sun make me feel like a dust speck blown across Earth, one thing will happen: someone in the room next to me will be having very loud sex. Not j...

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