Published in Counter Arts·PinnedMember-onlyDuskAn enchanting twilight tale — A spontaneous late afternoon hike with friends led to this precipice above the Hollywood sign just moments after the sun dipped below the horizon and the waxing crescent moon revealed itself. There is something so utterly magical about the interlude between sunset and nightfall when every sound in nature seems…Poetry On Medium1 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Aug 20Member-onlyMega FloodAnd other natural disasters — 1994 I was in such a deep sleep it took me a minute to realize that what was happening was actually happening. The repeated screaming of my name. The bed shaking so violently it was impossible for me to get out of it. My only recourse was to army crawl…Climate Change5 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Aug 14Member-onlyPleasure ReadingRekindling My Leisurely Literary Love Affair — When I was in grade school, my younger brother and I owned four books between us: Winnie-the-Pooh, Donkey-donkey, Christopher’s Parade, and How Fletcher Was Hatched. My brother wasn’t much interested in reading, so the books lived in my room, where they were often read to my imaginary students whenever I…Books5 min read
Published in Sex and Satire·Aug 9Member-onlyDry GulchCalifornia Isn’t The Only Area Experiencing Extreme Drought During my annual wellness visit with my gyno — a soft-spoken, slightly older than me gentleman with an affinity for Gucci loafers — I mentioned I was experiencing discomfort and having these weird, ovulation-like “pings” in my ovaries, which caused me concern…Sex4 min read
Published in The Brain is a Noodle·May 30Member-onlyUvaldePlease Read With Caution: Emotionally Charged Content There’s carnage in my head Twenty-one humans shot dead Can’t stop imagining their terror stricken faces these little ones, sheltering in their teachers’ embraces With no place to hide Pleading phone calls from inside Where all the little children died Not so brave, …Poetry1 min read
Published in Counter Arts·May 22Member-onlyTick, Tick, Boom!Thank God For NPR — Here it was, the middle of the afternoon on a gorgeous spring day in L.A. and I was struggling to stay awake. I mean, I could hardly keep my eyes open. This wouldn’t be a big deal, except that I was falling asleep while I was driving. A sinuous two-lane…Health4 min read
Published in The Haven·Jan 27Member-onlyMy Brother, The LudditeOne Man’s Refusal To Sync Up With The Future Several Christmases ago, I gifted my younger brother, Chris, with a Roku player. He opened the gift and inspected the box and was like, “Ah… ” I could tell he had no idea what the Roku was for. “It’s a streaming…Technology4 min read
Published in Songstories·Jan 24Member-onlyAmerican PieWhen Daddy Couldn’t Stay Dry We sat on the edge of my parent’s bed, lights off, a giant bowl of popcorn between us. …Music3 min read
Published in Sex and Satire·Jan 18Member-onlyThe Hair Down “There”A Depilatory Dilemma Something like a thousand years ago, when I started dating after splitting up with my husband of eighteen years, I had a flurry of ravenous, one-off make-outs with random guys from sites like Match. (This was the mid-aughts, just before swiping right or left became de rigueur.) …Sex4 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Jan 16Member-onlyThe Best Is Yet To Come.Or, Is It? The best is yet to come. How many times have I heard these words from well-meaning friends whenever I mentioned feeling lost or down or kinda stuck? The best is yet to come. Is it? What if the best has already happened? What if my current state…Life2 min read
