By Myles Ludwig ’Tis the season of anxiety. Freakouts are in full bloom. The Christmas craze has descended upon the land and the shadow of New Year’s Eve neurosis is coming back again along with feigned resolutions and February’s bills. The other night, the Costco parking lot in Lantana was ablaze with the blinding colors of taillights and I couldn’t find my car for about … [Read more...]
Sundays: It is my sad Google to report
By Myles Ludwig Sometimes I Google around to see if I can find out what’s doing with old friends I haven’t seen in many years. Facebook and LinkedIn have their place, especially for reconnecting with childhood classmates or former colleagues, but neither have the kind of depth to allow a peek over the ledge of our psyches to see very far into the meaning of the past. … [Read more...]
Letter from Los Angeles 2: Freezing for ‘Dexter,’ growing gills for Long Beach
When I walked out the front door of my oceanfront condo in Long Beach and found that Showtime’s Dexter was being filmed there on the beach, I felt like I’d arrived. I got hooked on the series about the serial killer with the heart of gold in 2007 while I was visiting Finland and hatching my first escape plan from Florida. Normally adventurous and independent, I’d tried … [Read more...]
Letter from Los Angeles: A South Florida writer remakes her identity
I moved to Los Angeles a year-and-a-half ago with great hope: for new perspective and new love. After 40 years in South Florida, the new perspective has been great. And the love is still mine, even if the man isn’t. And hope: it springs eternal, right? Back home, I was a hard-working and hard-partying South Florida writer, performer, event producer and educator. Since I’ve … [Read more...]