Today, one of my hometown friends posted some pictures of my brother, George, that were taken in the early 1970’s. That would make George about 21 or 22. These pictures are precious to me because they are the only ones I’ve seen of my brother during this time and you can see what a handsome…
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Orange Grove Day with Sarah and Luna
This was an Ojai day – up early and out of the house by 7 am and driving up Pacific Coast Highway. What a great way to start the day – not too much traffic since everyone was driving into LA, not out, so zipping by bumper-to-bumper traffic on the other side of the road…
A Busy November
This morning Ray and I have been setting our calendar for through the first of the year. We usually do this so we can plan when we’ll go to Texas and to Ojai so that we can make sure we stay on top of our projects there, but this time it is a bit more…
My Brother?
I was walking the other day in downtown Los Angeles when I saw him – a man in his mid-forties, slight of build, with a square jaw and dark eyes. My heart jumped in my chest, John! I wanted to shout out, but did not. My brother, you see, died back in 1994 and this…
Ode to Joy
Autumn for me is connected to the school year and so I always think of new beginnings, even if my school days could be classified as “by-gone.” As per my habit, I have been turning over and over ideas for two novels that are percolating in my mind: one that I’ve been playing with for…
One of Those Lazy/Happy Days
I have been in my pajamas all day today, something I haven’t done in I don’t know when. Am I sick? Do I need to rest? The answer to those questions is a resounding no. I have had the pleasure of having visitors here: Sarah and Luna and we have just been having too much…
Congratulations, John Rechy
Today I went to Skylight Bookstore at 1818 North Vermont Avenue for the celebration of my writing mentor’s – John Rechy’s – 50th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking book, City of Night. John was interviewed for over an hour by his biographer, Charles Casillo, who was introduced by author/director/actor/activist Michael Kearns. John was…
“Kill Your Darlings” – A Tough Film Worth Seeing
We went to see Kill Your Darlings tonight, a film about Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs during their college years at Columbia. It is a disturbing look into a dark event that occurred during that time and how that event affected primarily Allen Ginsberg, who is the viewpoint character. I…
My Day In Photos – Kaiser Permanente and the Tow Truck
Off I went today for my visit to Kaiser Permanente, which is my first foray into a HMO prompted by my $1200 monthly bills for Ray and me for a PPO offered by Blue Shield of CA with a $12,000 deductible. (Yes, you read that right.) Kaiser offered the same coverage for 1/2 the price…
A Blight on My Hometown
The First Baptist Church in my hometown of Bonham, Texas, population 7,000, has banned the Boy Scouts from meeting at their church because of the Boy Scout of America’s decision not to discriminate because of sexual orientation. My thoughts: Dear God in heaven, how can we still be dealing with this sort of blatant bigotry…
20 Minutes a Day 