Gimme Shelter
A Tale of Two Trees
Girl of the Burning West
Thoughts about losing my home in the Eaton/Altadena Fire, salvaging the past, reclaiming the future.
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Griswold #7
How my dead stepfather saved me from fire.
A Bird Pooped on My Foot
Searching for Signs on the first anniversary of the L.A. Fires
Voodoo, Weddings, Crappy New Year
Saying goodbye to a fucked-up year.
Après moi, le déluge
Rain and redemption.
Bob and Lola, Dick and Jill
Farewell to long-ago family friend Robert Redford.
Erika's Fire Story, Part 2: Skull Rock
(warning: all facts in this post are pulled from memory or Google and are completely unchecked)
Erika's Fire Story
And a personal note to my readers.
Busytown Altadena
I putt-putted up the hill to Altadena, which these days is a Busytown of deconstruction work.
The Dirt
Reaping a Toxic Harvest in Altadena