I have been writing stories, in my head, since I was a little girl. At age 34, I published my first novel, in English, not my native tongue. And I haven’t stopped writing since. Here, you will read about Los Angeles, about healing, about grief, about marriage, parenthood, love, food, basically all that I am.
In the past month, I did a lot of driving, including today, December 30th, from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree. There is something about the road that makes me want to write, that makes me want to linger, that makes me want to keep driving. When my mom left, after Ben’s procedure, at the beginning of November, I knew that I would have to drive…
Hi guys! I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. I wasn’t sure what I was going to write in this month’s newsletter until I wrote it, deleted it entirely, and started from scratch, after a long hike in Griffith Park. I love when I can see the ocean from the helipad. As some of you know, Ben’s recovery has been very slow and challenging….
Hi guys, How are you? I am genuinely checking in, because I am sure this hasn’t been an easy month for any of you. The weight of the horror unfolding before our eyes is unbearable. This is the first time, in a long time, since I was 9 years old, that I fear for the world, that I fear the horrors of war. As a…
In a recent interview, Linda Evangelista commented on the amount of content that, through social media, people create and post every day, “lots and lots of content,” she said, “it gets all blurry, and none of it is memorable. Maybe, all that post-production is not a good thing, because you lose magic. The soul is all gone, there is too much content. It’s noisy, and…
On Sunday, August 13th, the day I turned 11 years sober, I looked up at the Caribbean sky, as some heavy dark clouds swiftly passed by the smaller white ones. As the clouds moved, a friend, on Zoom, talked about impermanence. A few drops of rain fell on my tanned legs. I looked up, and tried to create a story, but the feelings were so…
Hi guys, how are you? First thing I want to say: “Thank you for making my cookie mixes fly off the shelves in just a few weeks of operation.” I was hoping for a big turn out, but I had to make batch after batch because of how many you bought. And then, you returned for more! I am so happy you are loving them, and the…
As a child, one of my favorite stories was Mary Poppins. I have asked myself why, over the years, and I finally understood that there is something in the deep ache I feel when she leaves 17 Cherry Tree Lane, and the kids move on, that makes me feel painfully alive “And just like that,” Catherine’s pre-school teacher ended one of her daily emails to…
Hi guys, I am writing this from a tire shop on Van Nuys Blvd — a screw got stuck in my front right tire. Thankfully, it’s an easy and free fix, but I hadn’t expected spending two hours on Van Nuys Blvd on May 30th, with all the work I had to do and this newsletter to write. I finished shipping the first round of…
Vultures don’t have feathers on their heads. They eat dead meat, which is messy; the absence of feathers helps them stay clean. I read this in the Little Kids First Big Book of Why, with Catherine, just a few nights ago; she loves these National Geographic Books. April has been incredibly busy (more on that in a few paragraphs), and when we read about vultures…
Hi guys, This is a very exciting newsletter for me to write, and not just because my new culinary endeavor is around the corner; it is exciting because, when I least expected it, I began to see the results of the surrender started back in October. February hasn’t been an easy month, with Ben’s slow recovery, and an overload of work; February started in a…
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