I write about life in Southern California with a 15 pound Flame Point Siamese guard cat and a ukulele strumming husband.
Mary Camarillo is the author of the award-winning novels "Those People Behind Us" and "The Lockhart Women." Mary writes about Southern California, a place she's called home for more than 50 years and is still trying to understand.
What's it like to chase the dream at middle age in the youth-obsessed City of Angels? Let's explore identity, landscape and how the two shape who we become.
A few thoughts on what I'm wearing, words I'm writing, and the world we wander.