Entries from October 2009

October 19, 2009

colors

Dusk in LA today was pastel, blurry. A bright afternoon—a little humid, said my Mom, very warm—faded into a night through a fuzzy grey peach. I drove downtown for a dinner with old friends—at least a decade each of knowing—and crested the 2 freeway right at sunset. If it could even be called that, less [...]

October 2, 2009

dispatch from the library

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. (Harper Lee)
It’s Banned Books Week. The PPL is decorated with posters: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read.
Indeed.