Part 90: Dream On
They told their mother in Spanish "we brought home a stray dog." I didn't speak Spanish, but much later, the sisters told me...
Part 89: Riley Borrows Money, Seeks More Investors
When we were living in Hollywood, Jan and Riley were walking down Vine Street one day when a man came out of the shadows and followed...
Part 88: The ASCAP Meeting
A man broke away from the group and came up close to me. He was tall, lanky, and his broad smile showed broken, yellow front teeth.
Part 87: You Used to be So Pretty
If you're just starting this blog, it has an order. Some entries can be stand alone, like this one, but most will refer to previous...
Part 86: Stars for Your Scars!
The first time I looked at my face in a mirror after the accident was at home in our bathroom. In the hospital, the nurses kept me from...
Part 85: Car Crash
We moved to Porterville, a town in the middle of California, away from beaches, away from Riley's friends, away from the world it...
Part 83: Houseguest & The Encyclopedia of Folk Music
My father said that part of his encyclopedia of folk music was burned in a fire, and that he'd have to start all over. Was it true?
Part 82: Riley Shepard's Top Songs
Stolen songs and strange behavior, Riley Shepard fits right in.
Part 81: What Did I Know and When Did I Know It?
Riley Shepard sold shares in his "Encyclopedia of Folk Music" to multiple investors.
Part 80: Good Riddance
In 1977, I met my half-sister for the first time. She was seventeen, I was twelve.