Dickless Kenny and the Cul de Sac
I live on a cul-de-sac in the less extravagant environs of the HOLLYWOOD hills. Although the neighboring street rushes with [...]
Parking Spot
Wherein I discuss parallel parking as well as a stint on the Attorney General's Office Parking Committee.
Avoiding the Boot
The traffic going into London for the morning commute is insane. The roads in London are impossible (and no GPS then). [...]
L.A. Story
When I first met him, I was living at the Villa Roma, a sweet little rose-pink courtyard apartment on a tree-lined street. [...]
New Rules: Parking
I love to shop local and support the small businesses that still exist in my community, but the first consideration is always [...]
Mel
I have already written about losing my parked BMW in 2003 (Finding the Car). Therefore, I will go in a different direction [...]
The Teppers
Upon seeing this week’s prompt, I quickly realized that I had a ton – dare I suggest a whole parking lot? – of stories on the [...]
The Parking Lot Seniority List
For many years until I retired I worked as the librarian at Jane Addams, a small, inner-city vocational high school in the [...]
New Stories on Old Prompts
Past Stories You May Have Missed
Seven Double Chivases on the Rocks
I moved to Chicago in 1978 to take a sales position with a company willing to hire me. My husband stayed in Boston and we [...]
Prompted By Good Bosses, Bad Bosses
June 3, 2016
Street Fighting [Wo]man
“Hey! The time is right for violent revolution” sang Mick Jagger in August 1968. When I heard it, I had just come [...]
Prompted By Student Activism
April 17, 2018
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