Part 3 1983–1989 The Cosmic Cabdriver Curiously Yellow Yellow cabs are not simply yellow. There is a little green and a little red pigment in the paint; it’s a deeper, darker yellow. Even without the lettering and top-sign, it is recognizable as Yellow-Cab yellow. Michael had worked inside Yellow Cab of Kansas City, learning a […]

Part 2 SEDUCTION IN SANTA MONICA It was the fall of 1976, and Michael was watching Los Angeles crumble down around him. There was no earthquake, and the city’s light-dotted monoliths and freeways, seemingly sculpted by the hand of a giant, stood firm as ever. But his personal L. A. was disintegrating. His ex-wife had […]

This is a tale of actual events and real people. January 1946, Somewhere in Florida It had been a New Year’s Eve to celebrate, more than most. The war was over. The sailor was ashore in warm, sunny Florida, and he’d met a dark-haired beauty. It would be his second marriage, and her third. They […]