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Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones

And words? Oh HELL YES they can hurt me. Particularly when they come from the mouth of an angelic 3-year-old. Especially when the chosen words are… “I DON’T LIKE YOU.” Seriously. It’s a near-fatal knife blow to the back, through the heart, down and back up the spine, dinging every rib to finally make mince [...]

Gossip Girls

For the past few months, I’ve been back in an office job, the kind that comes with cubicles, florescent lighting and gossiping co-workers. Yes, it has been a fairly soul crushing experience. If only money grew on trees. Or came more frequently and fluidly from the activities I do which feed my soul.* It’s the [...]

Towers of Inspiration

Los Angeles may be a fairly new city in the grand scheme, but it has its share of landmarks. I’ve lived here for fourteen years, and I’ve visiting an alarmingly small number of them. But I can now say I’ve been to Watts Towers, and it was well worth the trip. What is it about [...]

An Anniversary

Dear Jamie: I saw a girl wearing a yellow coat today. It reminded me of you. Many things do. It’s been a year since you left. I’ve just recently rediscovered my feet, that they belong under me, and that I can use them to stand and move forward. You’d probably say, it’s about damn time. [...]

Line Dancing

An amazing event happened yesterday as I was waiting in line at the post office. A man in front of me started dancing. He had on headphones. He wasn’t shabbily dressed, at least not for Hollywood. But he wasn’t just nodding to the tunes. He was FULL OUT GROOVING. And everyone else in line immediately [...]

  • Find Pleasure In Being Note-Worthy

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  • Affiliated Pleasure

  • Past Pleasure Notes

  • CURRENT MOON
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  • LITERARY PLEASURE


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