My father was a renowned wine maker in California. Everyone knew him, everyone loved him, he had such a buzz about him, he drew people in, he commanded attention. I did not. I was a bit of a screw-up, I spent half of my college and early adult years showing off my bravado and trying [...]

The rules dictated that he go to California. It had been two long weeks since the mysterious list of commands had slid under his door, and he was no closer to discovering the meaning of life as promised by what he had come to call “the List”.

I’m in California.

More information isn’t forthcoming. As usual I haven’t a clue when it happened.

Mirrors and reflections play an important role in our lives. Most of us look in them every day, sometimes multiple times a day. We check our clothes, our hair, our makeup. We seek to ensure that our outward appearance signifies the person we want to be.
Yet as the revered poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote:
These faces [...]

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