Confessions of a South Bay Baby

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Learning Japanese at Forty

It’s nine-thirty on a Tuesday evening, and I’m cramming for a test. In front of me, on my dining room ...

Book Nerd Nirvana

I’m standing in line for the big sale. There's about forty of us here, waiting breathlessly for the event to ...

Random Observations during an Eight-Minute Trolley Ride

It’s seven o’clock on a Saturday morning, and I’m standing at the Linda Vista Trolley Station, one of two people ...

Old Men in Chula Vista are Different Now

I’m sitting alone in the Chula Vista library, reading a book about Jimi Hendrix, when an old man approaches me ...

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