Culturally Discombobulated

• Notes From A Native Daughter - Joan Didion 3 weeks ago My
• Thought called malice 1 month ago I live in contrarian California, that shadow state that runs parallel alongside the real California; it is a land not of good vibrations but of almond plantations, of farmers, not surfers. There is no legally drawn line that marks the boundary between real California and its shadow twin, no sign on...
• Thought called malice 1 month ago I live in contrarian California, that shadow state that runs parallel alongside the real California; it is a land not of good vibrations but of almond plantations, of farmers, not surfers. There is no legally drawn line that marks the boundary between real California and its shadow twin, no sign on...
• Brief thoughts: Easter 2 months ago Over the recent Easter weekend, the smell of roast lamb permeated throughout the apartment. Normally I don’t like cooking smells that linger for days; there’s something regretfully institutional about the after-aroma of meals of fatty meats and boiled vegetables that settle into the...
• Brief thoughts: Easter 2 months ago Over the recent Easter weekend, the smell of roast lamb permeated throughout the apartment. Normally I don’t like cooking smells that linger for days; there’s something regretfully institutional about the after-aroma of meals of fatty meats and boiled vegetables that settle into the...

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