MRI
I have now discovered two things: (1) I don’t have a full tear in my knee (though small tears are still possible) and (2) I hate, hate, HATE MRIs. Imagine …
Category: Los Angeles
Doctor says brace
After multiple annoying calls to doctors, one of them finally had the experience to order me up an immobilizing knee brace. Can actually sleep for more than a few minutes …
Ouch ouch ouch
Quick post. Been having walking issues for a few years now (docs don’t know why). Yesterday started to have an ‘attack’ where one of my parts starts hurting: knees, hip, …
The Sunset Call
I happen to be working on something. A small collection of creepy stories. In every fairy tale there is a cost.Lost princesses.Hidden monsters.Cursed blades.Even today.Even in the cold and logical …
The Killing Ice
The story of Odin begins with three brothers going to take out a giant. What we modern folks tend to forget is that there are a lot of places in …
And a Time For Grieving…
have it marked in my calendar, right or wrong, that today is the birthday of my friend, the one who died 7 months ago. I’ve lit a candle, sage, prayed, …
Bearing the Last Light
You might have heard this before: A lot of folks think this has been a really dark year. I can’t disagree with them. I lost a very close friend to …
A Death Among my Friends
Someone I was very close to chose to end their life early. Near that end, she and I weren’t on speaking terms — her choice, not mine — as she …
A Helping Hand?
What I laid out for the attendees was the foundation of a conversation: that the U.S., by its own admission, is in active occupation of 500 – 1000 sovereign nations in the continental U.S. and that the Los Angeles tribes (who are very much alive and still culturally active and yes, there’s even a tribal government) never had a ratified treaty. If you live in L.A., you’re squatting on their land.
New Short Story: “The Red Gift”
Some people spend New Years Eve alone, some with family, some in celebration with a bunch of raucous strangers. Peregrine Dunn tends to spend his time in an upscale whiskey bar. In a version of L.A. where angels actually do come down to visit on Solstice, this is probably a wise thing.