To See or Be Seen
(This mini saga is 100 words instead of 50. Consider it a double feature.) I was thoroughly excited to attend the New Edition concert with my best friend, Amanda. Imagine…
Good News
Today was Cassie’s first time meeting her new primary doctor, a naturopath who showed concern about her lab work. “Disturbing markers,” the doctor commented while reviewing the charts with her.…
Spanglish
Show me a native San Diegan who doesn't speak Spanglish, and I'll show you a damn lie. Hell, just the way most people pronounce San Diego is Spanglish. But I…
Jeremy, Seeking
I wrote One Night with Jeremy: Rae's Turn more than a year ago. I remember thinking I wanted to do another revision, but I lost my inspiration. And so it…
Miraval
https://youtu.be/_uXdxxt84PE To which I say ... https://youtu.be/rJhyNBbCWXA
Virgin
... the importance of the God being born of a "Virgin" did not come originally from any puritanical impulses. Classically, the term Virgin meant a woman who was "one-in-herself," who…
SCAM (Sex Crimes Against Men)
When I was 14 years old, I heard a news anchor mention sex crimes against women. It gave me pause. I wondered why he said "against women" because I had…
Gabby Plays a Game
WARNING: This scene contains strong language and explicit sexual content. Read the origin story of this sequence.
How I Met Your Mother
Summer 1957. A 17-year-old boy moved alone from a rural town in Louisiana to Los Angeles. On his first Sunday there, he went to church. Two seats down from him…
Gun Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP1UTy4YwbM From The West Wing, Season 3, Episode 22: We Killed Yamamoto I was around six years old when my father said he needed to leave me home alone for…