Gratitude

Oh man. I asked my friends, readers, and fellow L.A. bloggers to come through for me in a time of dire need and, let me say, you people outdid yourselves. Just as I was about to leave L.A. with a bad taste in my mouth, you kind, kind people are making me feel melancholy about [...]

On Becoming Homeless

Well, the long downward spiral I have been on since April has finally hit bottom and the view from here ain’t pretty, folks. I have been evicted from my home of the last three years and I have until Wednesday, September 20, to hit the streets.
At this juncture I have two distinct options: join [...]

Bogart Sleeps Here: A Trace Novella (Chapter Seven)

“Is Nasser Reid still alive?” Trace asked the white-bearded bartender. He had to shout to be heard over Lisa’s dulcet blues crooning on the stage twenty feet from the horseshoe-shaped bar. “He used to own this place, you know.”
“Still alive, far as I heard.” The bartender nodded his bald head in beat with the [...]