Christmas: modifying practices after losing heart for the hoopla
One Christmas Eve at Target, during their extended holiday hours, I was in a long checkout line and the store
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A California native, Jessica has lived in numerous southern California cities, chases nature with urgency, and travels to anywhere possible. She listens to folk, indie rock, blues, and anything with a spirit and lyrics she can support. Jessica writes fiction and creative non-fiction and is completing her MFA in Writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Author: Jessica Dewberry
Los Angeles poems for three pictures
1. Direction// Early morning blue smoke cries its way through your manhole covers; Exhale. You see it all – the
Read moreLandscapes, photography and writing create beautiful galleries
(Photo above is from Chiwan Choi, “6:25 am dtla.” via his Facebook page) Trees used to be my thing to
Read morePoverty and homelessness are intrinsic to Los Angeles culture
Poverty is intrinsic to Los Angeles. The gentrified heart of downtown impulses a contrast of high rise apartments and homelessness,
Read moreModern day imperialism begets shunned imperialists
I attended a documentary viewing of Faces and Phases at the Ed Gould Plaza one Saturday afternoon where a never-ending
Read moreRemembering to look up
I hopped on a 720 express bus and headed west after teaching a morning class to English language learners, my
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