I'm waking up in a cinder-block room today. Every muscle in my body aches. Where am I? I sit upright amidst a billow of white down pillows and quilted comforters. Multi-colored cylindrical lamps with crepe fabric hang next to my thumping head. I fall back. The cinder-block is actually quite …
blog by Valerie Heidt
Sexless in Seattle
It's pouring outside. Not Seattle style drizzle but the type of cloudburst that is going to crystallize into hail any minute. Last time this happened in my little corner of SoCal, I raced out into it concerned only about saving a few bucks on BMW dent removal and got pinged squarely on a middle …
Surfin’ Solo
Fog is drifting up from the surf and swirling outside my windows this morning, enclosing me in the clouds. I love mornings like this in SoCal. Not only does it actually feel like fall for five minutes, it also means the 85 degree forecast for the Orange County beach cities will actually materialize …