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Category Archive: Non-Fiction

Excerpt: HOLLYWOOD NOTEBOOK by Wendy C. Ortiz

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Author Wendy C. Ortiz gives a visceral exploration of love, loss and transformation in the hills and streets of L.A. in an excerpt of “Hollywood Notebook,” a memoir of her 20s and 30s coming-of-age in Los Angeles.

AFLW February 14, 2016 DEPARTMENTS, Excerpt, ISSUES, love/hate, Non-Fiction, REAL

The Pool in the Middle of the Hill by David Lott

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AFLW co-founder David Lott reflects on the loss of a close friend by examining his dreamlike grief and tenuous memories of adventures in the high grounds of the Doheny Estates.

AFLW February 14, 2016 ISSUES, love/hate, Non-Fiction, REAL

Dog On L.A. by Megan Karasch

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“My little terrier mutt is quintessentially L.A. This is not to say that she’s an item I throw in a $1,500 handbag when she matches my ensemble, but she was born here and by the end of her first year she had already left home and walked more L.A. streets than Charlie Sheen’s last ‘girlfriend.'”

AFLW February 14, 2016 Humor, ISSUES, love/hate, Non-Fiction, REAL

Sign of the Cross by A Garcia

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“My dad wanted me to be more ‘American,’ so they only spoke to me in English. But I didn’t mind because I hated the sound of the Spanish that I’d hear at home. It was the weapon Dad used against Mom.”

AFLW February 14, 2016 ISSUES, love/hate, Non-Fiction, REAL

A Love Letter to Los Angeles by Sara Benincasa

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“Dear Los Angeles: You are not perfect. But I love you. I’m, like, super-into-you.” A Valentine’s Day love letter to L.A. from our debut “love/hate” issue by comedian, author and Brooklyn transplant Sara Benincasa.

AFLW February 14, 2016 DEPARTMENTS, Humor, ISSUES, Letter to L.A., Non-Fiction, REAL

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