Reader, we are fine so far after two of the biggest earthquakes we've felt in the twenty years I've lived here. Last night I went...

Children and workers are seen at a tent encampment recently built near the Tornillo Port of Entry on June 19, 2018 in Tornillo, Texas.   G...

That drawing above has nothing to do with the post, other than it's an apt illustration of the state of my mind, and I'll lea...

His voice is licked but his dreams are the artillery of words loaded to uncoil our strength. Michel-Ange Hyppolite (Haitian po...

Today is the day that ended with me getting my boys back, and I'm glad about that. I puttered around today, cleaning up, organizing ...

Helicopters are circling and the night breeze is gentle on my bare shoulders. There might have been an earthquake an hour ago. I do lo...

We're having both. And they're sort of alike. I figure I've got it down until it kills me.

So, here's the thing. Last week was not a good week. There was a pretty decent earthquake, a full moon, a vague virus, the b...

So that's what I wanted to do after I woke this morning to a huge jolt and then some seconds of shaking. Have I ever mentioned that ...

I just noticed some sunshine and blue sky for the first time in days, and it's a good thing. I dropped my cousin off at the airport in...

So, I'm finally feeling a bit better. I'm either a giant baby or this virus took hold of my central nervous system and turned me ...

I woke up with a literal jolt this morning and realized immediately that the earth was shaking. Valentine the dog stood up, too, and yelp...

I've woken up literally every morning this summer, here in Los Angeles, and walked outside to the usual glorious weather -- sunny, clea...