Outside my office window, a palm tree is swaying in the breeze. The sky is violet blue. A tiny hummingbird is hovering on the hedge. It’s heaven. It’s California. It’s home. I’m hunched over my laptop desperately searching for words …
Americans are all born with internal compasses. If you want proof just ask directions from any American. In LA it goes something like this:
“So how do I get to your office from here?” (Me, desperately hoping this will not …
There’s a myth that California is full of airheads, a myth so firmly lodged in the British psyche that there they call it ‘La La Land’. And yet according to USC research, “there are more artists, writers, filmmakers, dancers and …
“If you had one shot… would you capture it or just let it slip? Yo” – Eminem.
Only five more days until my professional photo-shoot. I’m very excited. The last time I had a ‘formal’ photograph taken was at The …
“St. Pancras reminded Margaret of infinity” – Howards End, E.M. Forster.
Every so often I feel the need to go to Loehmann’s. This is not simply an impulse to shop, it is much more specific than that. It is an …
Dictionary.com defines the word ‘casual’ as “Happening by chance, informal”. And that’s what I thought it meant too, until we moved to LA, when soon after our arrival, we were invited to a garden party.
“It’ll be just a few …
“Write what you know” – Mark Twain.
This advice is frequently given to aspiring authors. It was given to me years ago and I decided to give it a try. At first I worried that what I knew was not …
A lot of people in LA have shrinks. Some people have more than one shrink. Some dogs here have shrinks and I probably need one too, because yesterday at Venice Beach, I hired a psychic adviser, a woman who is …