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Your X-Ray is Fine

The nurse left a voicemail: "Your foot x-ray is fine." I'm not sure what that means. Does it mean that it's framed correctly and in focus, or are they trying to tell me there is nothing wrong with my foot and that the swelling is imaginary? Yesterday,…
Coyote

Coyote

I often pass coyotes up on the fireroads climbing the hills through Griffith Park. I see them most early in the mornings, when there aren't other people around and the senses of peace and freedom are greatest. I've come to judge how…

Crack or Cactus Gardens?

He says he has three days clean. His eyes are rolling around in desperation; they look like they're gonna bust out of their sockets. His entire body is tight but his jaw is tightest. He's grinding his teeth, grimacing, jerking and twitching,…