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  • Surfurbia Calls

    SURFURBIA CALLS Life feels good as we cruise south along the Southern California coastline, my beloved husband at the wheel of the Honda Element, our two old black Labradors resting contentedly in the back seat of the car. I am happy with my little family, and at least for the time being I am not…

  • Prayer for Rain

    Prayer for Rain We’re waiting. We’re ready. We’re told it’s coming but it hasn’t happened, and we’re wondering, will it ever come? This four- year North American Drought gets scarier by each crusty day. The Santa Monica Mountains near my home are brittle and brown. The riparian shrubs shrivel while the mule deer and the…

  • Mandela Tribute Poster Hits Westward Beach

    At Westward Beach, Nelson Mandela’s face is posted on perhaps the only phone booth left standing within miles. The drawing is iconic guerilla artist Robbie Conal: an ink portrait of a noted public figure. But wait, this is not the usual Conal portrait of a familiar corrupt global leader, nor does it express the usual…