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Writing in Cafes
Remember writing in cafes? My own obsession began with Christine’s Cafe in Petaluma in the mid-’80s but quickly metastasized into San Anselmo’s Cafe Nuvo...
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Home De Coeur
This issue is ostensibly "home decor" themed, which at any other moment in our collective social history is perfectly fine. But with less than...
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Zach Woods’ ‘David’ Delights at SJSFF
There comes a time in every reporter’s career when an actor must be interviewed because they’ve directed a short film. These moments are fraught...
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Comedian Aidan Park Shares The Art of Being YAY!
Grammarly, the online writing assistant, says I’m a “vocabulary virtuoso,” which is just a polite way of accusing me of thesaurus abuse, to which...
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Nietzsche Is Peachy
If you’re reading this, I will presume that you’re still alive. Congratulations. This is a difficult feat to accomplish these days. Maybe even more...
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Beers for Fears
No word yet if smoke taint will obliterate this year’s wine grape harvest, but...
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A Recitation for the River
When it comes to quarantine hobbies, binging Netflix and day-drinking on Zoom top the...
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Inauthenticity cure
Some flack from West L.A. beamed me a release for a premium, naturally-alkaline spring...
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Crisis Is Our Brand
In times of crisis, some Westerners are fond of saying that “crisis,” when written...
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When should movie theaters reopen?
Netflix fatigue. It’s practically a pandemic itself. The remedy? A shot of real-life cinema—square...
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Poetry as Prophecy
I’m hazy on the details, but apparently a couple of freelance astronauts parked a...
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A Star is Bored
Why wait for the inevitable deluge of COVID-19-themed horror films when you can script...
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Rolling the Bard
April 23 or so marks William Shakespeare’s 456th bday. For the sake of this...
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Verdant Veritas
For some, the story of cannabis in California begins with the passage of Proposition...
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Seize life by the quote
When I first stood on the periphery of what we could call my screenwriting...
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M-M-M-My Corona
It was inevitable that the Knack’s 1979 classic track, “My Sharona,” would catch corona...
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Don’t Panic
I’m a pretty shabby audio processor (just ask anyone who’s ever conversed with me),...
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The Modern Witch’s Guide to Magickal Self-Care
A “cottage witch,” according to Witchipedia, is “a witch whose magickal practice focuses mainly on the home.” Add to that 36 sustainable rituals to...
Home De Coeur
This issue is ostensibly "home decor" themed, which at any other moment in our collective social history is perfectly fine. But with less than...
Zach Woods’ ‘David’ Delights at SJSFF
There comes a time in every reporter’s career when an actor must be interviewed because they’ve directed a short film. These moments are fraught...
Comedian Aidan Park Shares The Art of...
Grammarly, the online writing assistant, says I’m a “vocabulary virtuoso,” which is just a polite way of accusing me of thesaurus abuse, to which...
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