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Malibu after the fires – Serrano Canyon Trail

7 June, 2013 (14:59) | Living in Europe | By: admin

A couple weeks before I came to L.A. these fires were raging through Malibu Canyons: Every time I am in L.A. I take a Malibu hike with Michelle, who lives in Paradise Cove. She decided in advance we would hike Serrano to view the fire’s aftermath. She had been hiking there only a few weeks […]

Festa San Jordi and La Diva Cubista

7 June, 2013 (09:12) | Living in Europe | By: admin

April 23, 2013 This Festa San Jordi we set up a kiosk in front of our Partners in Rhyme headquarters. My friend Ernesto translated 6 stories from Whatever Happened to Suzuki Beane? San Jordi is a popular holiday in Barcelona, with florists and authors cashing in everywhere. We were surprised to sell 28 copies of […]

2013, the year of Suzuki Beane

12 March, 2013 (01:50) | Living in Europe | By: admin

This year I published a book called Whatever Happened to Suzuki Beane? The original Suzuki Beane is a book published in 1961 centering around a baby beatnick who befriends a ‘square’ kid from school named Henry. She brings him home to her beatnick mom and dad, but they make fun of him for looking so […]