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Petals in the Dirt: When I think of Los Angeles

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Friday, February 08, 2013. When I think of Los Angeles. I don't think of traffic, or smog, or Hollywood or the vain and vapid people who make the city intolerable at times. I think of the mountains and the desert and the orange trees of the San Gabriel Valley and the way they blossom and fill the night air with a magically sweet smell. Me and my friend Bando in Apple Valley. That's my Dad second from the right (What a stud),. With my Uncle Richard, Aunt Debby and Uncle Danny at the Grand Canyon. The Fort...

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Petals in the Dirt: On Idol Worship

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Thursday, March 21, 2013. They have everything your bones ache for. You want to consume them. You want them to be your friend. Your mother. Your father. Your lover. You want them to see brillance in you, because their approval is the validation of your entire identity as an artist, writer, human being. Then, if you're lucky enough, you get to meet your idols. If you're luckier still, you get to talk to them, take classes with them, learn from them - the lighthouses of your dreams. I know enough to unders...

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Petals in the Dirt: May 2014

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014. As for characterization, I have made my people rather “characterless” for the following reasons:. Has come to mean many things over the course of time. Originally, it must have meant the dominant trait in the soul-complex and was confused with temperament. Later it became the middle-class expression for the automaton, one whose disposition was fixed once and for all or had adapted himself to a particular role in life. From his introduction to "Miss Julie.". The Great Inland Sea.

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Petals in the Dirt: Strindberg on Character

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014. As for characterization, I have made my people rather “characterless” for the following reasons:. Has come to mean many things over the course of time. Originally, it must have meant the dominant trait in the soul-complex and was confused with temperament. Later it became the middle-class expression for the automaton, one whose disposition was fixed once and for all or had adapted himself to a particular role in life. From his introduction to "Miss Julie.". The Great Inland Sea.

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Petals in the Dirt: June 2012

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The definition of our illness, or its chief symptom, seems to be related to bi-polar disorder:. Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic-depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or more depressive episodes. - Wikipedia. But there is a way to defeat them. To be imperfect,...

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Petals in the Dirt: August 2012

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Thursday, August 30, 2012. She tiptoed through the snow, watched it float around her, down to the grit of the New York City sidewalk, under her shoes. She'd been walking, marching, teetering on the balls of her feet all night and into the morning since Simon gave her the address at the party. He asked, pressing the card into her palm. I’m sure, she said. She squeezed the thick card stock into a ball, hoping the pointy corners would hurt her—drive the ache to one fixed point of pain. Can you hear me?

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Petals in the Dirt: December 2012

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Saturday, December 29, 2012. Not so happy holidays. I loved Christmas growing up. The music, the tree, the presents. It was the time of year I got to cuddle up in warm flannel pajamas, and chase my brothers around the house. Christmas is magical for children, and as you get older, year-by-year, the magic slowly fades away. Christmas becomes a chore. This year's Christmas tree. I saw a video from Jay Smooth. That really echoed how I feel about the holidays, and the pressure and stress it can put on people...

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Petals in the Dirt: September 2012

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Thursday, September 13, 2012. Dear Republican Party,. You asked me a question—whether or not I thought I was better off today than four years ago. I’ve thought about it, and I am finally ready to respond. Life is easier for us than it is for most people. 8221; is something we have to consider. 8221; You are assuming that America is made up of Veruca Salts. I don’t believe that to be true. I know that there are people who responded to that same question with screams of NO! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Petals in the Dirt: April 2013

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013. On Getting Ahead of Ourselves. They haven't worked half as hard as I have. I met a lot of these people at the Festival of Books. People who wanted to know how YOU could help THEM. Do you want a copy of my book? Will you publish my book? I have my book here if you want to buy a copy? I'm self published. I'm published. I'm looking for an agent. I get the desperation, I have it too, I just hide it better. The satisfaction of taking the time to make craft something filled with beauty...