Month: August 2010

You know the freeway connector from the 110 S carpool lane to the 105 W to LAX? It’s what the avenue to heaven should be like: graceful, sweeping, a short trip through a holy atmosphere. Down in Long Beach, there’s a ramp from the 405 N to Orange St. Lined by shrubs and grasses, it […]

The black phone on my desk rang. I picked it up. “Is this Joe Wakelee-Lynch, editor of LMU Magazine?” a man asked. “I have something for you.” His voice sounded urgent. Maybe too urgent. An editor gets used to the phone ringing out of the blue. Could be your mother, could be your worst enemy. […]