Nov 3, 2023 | A Day In My Life
I’m not taking these antipsychotic pills anymore. They make me sleepy and confused. Since the psychiatrist prescribed them, I can’t remember… As a board-certified pediatrician and chief of pediatrics in Goleta, I have too many responsibilities and cannot function...
Oct 4, 2023 | A Day In My Life
“Hi, I’m Mallory, Jake Shelton’s wife? He’s the evening supervisor here, at The Auto Supply Warehouse. It seems he’s late.” Again. I shouldn’t be surprised. I worry. A lot. About everything. All the time. Especially when it comes to Jake. My parents died unexpectedly,...
Sep 14, 2023 | A Day In My Life
“Will you please wait!” I shake my bag of steamed pork buns at Uncle, also known as Lee Chang, a former Shanghainese triad enforcer and my North Dakota Norwegian father’s head Chinese restaurant cook back in Los Angeles. Uncle had preempted my return home from Hong...
Sep 4, 2023 | A Day In My Life
The day started like every other. I stopped by Randy’s Donuts in Pasadena to pick-up a half-dozen and two take-out coffees, drove to the convenience store parking lot at the corner of Valley Boulevard and Highbury Avenue, and waited for Sid, my confidential informant,...