Once I fell over the edge of the world. In a neoprene skin with oxygen tank strapped to my back, I toppled over the shallow reef of Guam and kicked down down down into the Marianas Trench. I did not expect this moment. I had been skimming over the surface of Guam’s shallow, tropical reef, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Castle
My grandparents used to live in a castle. A 1970’s track home in Irvine (someone once told me that Irvine is the Jewel of Suburbia) situated on the inevitable cul-de-sac in a planned neighborhood with greenbelts that ran for miles–the one behind their house led to a park that did have a literal cinder block … Continue reading
2nd Annual Christmas Tree Burning
430pm Already the marine layer has slipped over Point Loma, sending tendrils of vapor scouts into the bay. The bulk of it waits like an invading force just off shore, pushing forward in infinitesimal increments so that you don’t notice the world to the West disappearing inch by inch. A sailboat vanishes in the matte … Continue reading
The Magic of Possibility
I told my son that if he didn’t like salsa by the time he turned ten, I would disown him. He spent a lot of his ninth year trying various salsa and even developing his own salsa recipe. He knows how serious the salsa issue is for me. But really this isn’t about his liking … Continue reading
