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This post is the sixth in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home
This post is the fifth in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home
On August 22, 1920, Ray Bradbury was born. He is most often remembered as an author of fantasy stories and novels, but he also wrote science fiction and mystery stories, poetry, and screenplays.
This post is the fourth in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home
This post is the third in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home
This post is the second in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home
This post is the first in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home: Reflection
Libraries are empty of customers and that is sad as hell. Sad for library workers who not only love the musty smell of the stacks but also the everyday challenges of actual patrons!
Aldous Huxley described Los Angeles as “nineteen suburbs in search of a metropolis"—and didn’t mean it as a compliment. In fact, the diversity of Los Angeles is one of its greatest strengths. The Los Angeles Times mapping project claims there are 114 neighborhoods in the city of Los Angeles.
On June 28, 1970, the very first Pride Parade in Los Angeles was held on Hollywood Boulevard, one year after the Stonewall uprising in New York City.