I find nostalgia seductive, even if it can be a liar. I see snow and I think about making snow angels on Northern California hills. I smell pine, the real pine boughs of trees and […]

Stumbling through a dark, red and black tunnel, I saw a man in silhouette at the other end. In the dim light, I made out a long oar in his hand. He was standing in […]

My sister first greeted me by telling my mother to “return me to the hospital.” She had flourished in undiluted attention for 27 months before encountering an existential threat: me. Summoned to my….

These so-called listicles are everywhere. The format may have started as a way for magazines to write thematic articles in a simple, digestible form, but it’s become a beast all its own, inundating t….

People say I’m competitive. Recently, I even heard someone describe me as relentless. When I hear this, I must admit I’m a bit taken aback. But if I were to be truthful, I guess it’s […]

**This story may or may not be a dream I had. 🙂

I suppose it all began when I was Gmailing my pal, writing “Dude” in the mock-surfer-hispter lingo now affected by business squares everywhere.

Knowing your geography is the best determinant of which kiss to go with; if a friend is European, kiss her right cheek with your right cheek and then her left cheek with your left. If […]

Women who aren’t allergic to gracious living, ladies who dress as well as we work, you manicured and coiffed beauties, unite. It’s time for a new label. No, this isn’t about fashion designers and co….

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 […]

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…

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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….

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 ….

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 […]