Los Angeles Will Always Be a Character in My Story
For Three Generations, a Writer’s Family Has Lived and Loved in the City of Angels
It took until the cusp of middle age—the ripe age of 39—for me to write what would become my first book.
The spark for this new stage of my life was grief. My wife and I were lucky to have a healthy 8-year-old boy, but the pregnancy had been difficult. Little did we know that the experience would portend years of trying to have another child—and eventually, seven miscarriages.
I was content to stop after the first miscarriage, but my wife deeply desired another baby, so who was I to argue? But …
