Deconstruction: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece

Former L.A. music industry/scenester sharing my memoirs. Warner Bros. Records/Bomp! Records/Music Rage Records. My partner is Chris Wilson formerly of the Flamin' Groovies and Barracudas.

Música, tiempo y espacio.

The story is not about what happened, it's about what the narrator makes of what happened.

Agriculture, Economics, and Data

A wildly eclectic weekly newsletter on music and culture and connections from Lo Carmen, singer-songwriter, host of Death Is Not the End & author of 'Lovers Dreamers Fighters’.

I've been teaching writing at UCLA for a decade. On "More Than Mini-Essays" I showcase exceptional essays by current and former students, plus updates on jobs, internships, and scholarship opportunities.

travel writing and other things

Unmissable true stories.

Highlights and lowlights* (*mostly lowlights) from one Gen X lady writer's rather circuitous career path.

A little of the outdoors in your inbox. Outside Magazine has called it one of the “Best Outdoorsy Email Newsletters.”