The heart cuts and sews our lives, despite our patterns’ chalk lines. You make a life plan—and, as Julia Sweeney said, God said Ha! You think if you’re careful, you can steer […]
Life Alterations: Clip, Clip, Clip, Sew, Sew, Sew
Do I Have Fancy Clothes? This—Is My Thing.
Lisa’s German Shepherds, Rocky and Mimi, sounded like they’d like some tasty leg of Lee. They soon calmed down. I spoke with Lisa Wong Esposito at her home on Long Beach Blvd […]
New Upside To Downward Dog
I was tired from biking the boards, trudging sand, chasing whales. As I rode home, I hoped I wouldn’t see another whale because—I’d have to stop—again. No matter how tired, thirsty, or […]
Eric Couldn’t Be Near Hate; He Said it Was Infectious
Hedy Page only wants to focus on the good in the world today. She attributes her focus on kindness and love to Eric. Hedy invited me to her home for a visit. […]
Signs of Good Life on Planet Earth
I got mooned recently, and it was beautiful. I don’t shoot the moon very often, but there was a supermoon that I felt I had to capture. From our dune crossover, the […]
Joy, in Our City by the Sea
They come to gather, to exchange news, stories, and memories, but mostly they come for the joy. Joy is a valued community asset in our troubled world today, and in Long Beach, […]
A Life Saved—by Life Guardians
We’d all like to make a difference in our brief stay on this blue planet; what greater difference can one make than saving a life? When you trek our Long Beach summer […]
Lifeguards and Life
Despite the siren call of the shore, I finished my Mindy photo essay. So, now I have time to be, once again—in shore life. I enjoyed sand time with the shore, sea, […]
Still Bubbly—After All These Years
Mindy was three years old when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis; her sister was five. They were the youngest siblings in America to be so diagnosed. I met Mindy when I […]
She Escaped her Career Cage. Can You?
In my previous essay I spoke of watching for whales when I spotted a hat. It begged for a photo, so I stopped and asked the young lady beneath it, “Do you […]
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