Journal
Notes from Los Angeles
Places, light, and what to wear there
Hidden Stairs in Los Angeles, and What I Wish I'd Worn
More than a hundred public stairways run between the houses in these hills, left over from a city that used to walk. Where they are, when the light works, and the rule about the people who live there.
ReadRunyon Canyon at Six in the Morning, and Why It's the Only Time I Go
No parking lot, no restrooms, and the best light of the day happening before anyone shows up. Also the honest part about what six in the morning looks like in August.
ReadWhat to Wear to Venice Beach in August (It's Colder Than You Think)
The coast runs ten to fifteen degrees cooler than the rest of the city, the day has three separate temperatures, and almost everyone packs for the wrong one.
ReadI write postcards I never post.
The folder lands first. Then one letter a week, from Los Angeles.