Off the Record
Texan in LA, author, musician, world-traveler, maltipoo mom.
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Seventeen Days and Counting (opens the original)
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First Chance has arrived (opens the original)
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Hello Friends, My schedule has been a bit off, and life has been life-ing me here lately, so I apologize for being MIA. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<div cla
72 Hours in Los Angeles (opens the original)
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Let me get this off my chest. Texas and California are basically the same state. Lots of rural farmland, liberal cities, mountains, water, deserts, forests. Get over yourselves, you’re the same. That said, I very much love the life I’ve created in LA. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" type=
It feels like I've been lying (opens the original)
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If you’ve been here for a while, you’ve probably noticed something.One week I’m writing about publishing. The next I’m sharing photos from Italy. Then it’s music, or a business lesson, or a book I can’t stop thinking about, or a conversation with a friend that changed the way I see the world.And if I’m being honest, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it. Every piece of advice about building an audience tells you to pick one thing. Find your niche. Become known for it. Make it obvious why so
It's America's Birthday (opens the original)
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It is fascinating that after 250 years, we’re still trying to figure this stuff out, but here we are, celebrating our semiquincentennial milestone while still unable to provide access to healthcare for our citizens. But, you don’t need me to tell you there are some things we need to figure out as a nation, so I’ll just say, have a happy and safe Fourth of July. While there are many things that could use some improvements, I feel fortunate to be able to complain about them freely on the Internet.
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