Tag: los angeles

After The Long Dream

[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] I just had the craziest dream. My childhood band moved down to LA, but a worldwide … Continue reading →

The Marcello Rule™

[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] PROLOGUE: It’s cold on the Upper East Side, but I could wear a T-shirt if I … Continue reading →

The Theory of Goodbyes™

[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] Yesterday I sold my old Honda Prelude. I thought there would be more Pomp & Circumstance … Continue reading →

Catching Bees in Gachapon Capsules

[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] We were lucky — the clouds were barely wisps, so there was enough sun to say … Continue reading →

Closing Time

[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] There are times in my life where I feel Open to the universe, and times where … Continue reading →

Friday Was My Birthday

> [Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and retitled “Signs.” It was repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] I spent my birthday in San Diego this year. I didn’t … Continue reading →

8, 18, 28

[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] One day you’re 18 and the entire world is a mysterious, wondrous, massive place bursting with … Continue reading →

Leaving Los Angeles

[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] I find myself again thrust into my subconscious. It’s a bit scary, but it’s where all … Continue reading →

Travels

[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] At the airport, like I always am. My family doesn’t travel much. I was raised with … Continue reading →