Library Girl, a literary series, (formerly a LIVE event), is created + produced by Susan Hayden. Featuring words and music by some of the most vibrant writers and musicians in the Los Angeles Arts Community and Beyond. Now in its 12th year! This event would ordinarily take place on the 2nd Sunday night of every … Read more
Louis Vuitton manufacturer shifts production of luxe leather goods to supply medical grade N95 masks and protective gowns “If there wasn’t any COVID-19 happening,” mused Alexander Zar, “we were fully booked for the production of the Louis Vuitton. We were making 7,000 units for them, and would have been starting our fall season production. We … Read more
My hair began prematurely graying when I was 17, and two years ago I listed “gray” as my hair color on my driver’s license the first time because my hair color is what people most often comment on when they first meet me.
It’s Easter Sunday when I arrive at the church more than an hour early for service, hoping for a moment of solitude. Instead, the choir is there rehearsing, He is Risen. I concentrate harder on the image in my mind: Here Comes the Bride. Sitting in the back pew of McCarty Memorial Christian Church, I … Read more
I have been ready for menopause since I was 16. Around that time, I started my period — even though most of my girlfriends had gotten theirs at 12 or 13. So, I knew what to expect — and why it was coming. My mother and I had long had that talk. But I wasn’t … Read more