I fell in love with good music, including jazz, after my first adult crush on a slightly older woman while I was still in high school. She was a figure of resilience and authenticity, excelling in the often toxic male-dominated […]
Night was settling over the Shamrock Bar, a hidden gem tucked away in the dimly lit streets of the San Fernando Valley. Surrounded by nondescript strip malls and aging apartment complexes, it lay secluded, its only neighbor an alley that […]
In his mind, run-down motel rooms usually matched his mood and always fit his self-esteem flawlessly. This night was no exception. He had been fighting the urge to off himself for well over a year now. One year since, he […]
Operating since 1947, the Colonial Diner, in the little southern New England beach town called Napatree is open from sunrise to 1 am every day except Fridays and Saturdays, when it is open 24 hours. The servers consist of the […]
The call was made only forty minutes before LAPD officer Luis Navarro’s shift ended. For weeks, he has been looking forward to tonight’s drive-in outing, and the thought of missing it after months of headaches and grief from Covid19 was […]
