hanging out with David Borenstein, OSCAR-WINNER as co-director of the powerful, deeply moving documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin)/LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this powerful, deeply moving OSCAR-WINNING documentary, as it documents, in darkly comic, absurdist fashion, how authoritarianism, abuse of power, and propanganda seek to try to poison the minds of the students who had become "found family" for Pavel (Pasha) Talankin, just as my debut memoir Killing Justice, documents, in darkly

hanging out with OSCAR-WINNER Natalie Musteata, cowriter & co-director of the absurdist darkly comic sci-fi short film Two People Exchanging Saliva, which shared the Oscar for best live action feature short film with The Singers, after a recent Wrap Pro screening of the Oscar Shorts Showcase at the Culver Theater. In her film, violence is not just accepted but normalized, whereas expressions of affection are not just discouraged but punished, and it's leaning into absurdist d

hanging out with Amber Boyd, after she got a copy of my debut memoir Killing Justice after my visit to Urgent Care to attend to my having re-injured the same right arm I had broken bodysurfing in Maui nearly 20 years ago...thank God nothing was broken this time, just a sprain, so will hopefully recover within another week or two.../...to be continued...

hanging out with Jon Batiste, after his Conversation with Jason King at USC last night, & after I gave him my bookmark & told him I'd be honored if he'd consider composing some music for our film

YAY! My 40th Amazon Review for my debut memoir Killing Justice! Just 10+ to go before Amazon considers me a real writer, lol..Here's the review: This book was recommended to me by a neighbor and friend. I can see why. The book grabs you in the first few pages and takes us on the ride that is Kelly’s life. Each chapter weaves between different time periods, allowing Kelly’s character and growth to unfold much as a new friend’s life unfolds in many small revelations not easily

hanging out with my dear friend Gemma, who bought a copy of Killing Justice last night, after her wonderful creativity workshop today

Some stories sound too unbelievable to be real. Imagine this: you’re a respected immigration lawyer… living the life you worked incredibly hard to build. Then one day, at LAX airport, a dozen armed federal agents arrest you for a crime you didn’t commit. That’s exactly what happened to me. Check out my pain to power story on The Lafaya Way Podcast with Lafaya Mitchell, LMFT today!here's the link... https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nm5M5WRBXl3Oqe1gEs5GB ...

C O L O U R S From                                                          To Burying Brokenness & Repressing Rage                                          Nasty when Necessary Insecurely Incandescent                                Irrepressibly Irreverent Glowed while Grieving                                Gallantly Grieving Hid Heartbrokenness                                    Humbled by Hell Too Tough To be Tearful                              Transparently Tearful Calm

Enjoyed another great Aim4theHeArt heart sessions urban poetry workshop last night...next week's topic is masquerade...hope u can join us!

hanging out with my friend & neighbor & most recent purchaser of my debut memoir Killing Justice, Lisa Bruno, just now

hanging out with Natalie Musteata, cowriter & codirector of the absurdist darkly comic sci-fi short film Two People Exchanging Saliva, which is nominated for the Cesars & The Oscars, for best live action feature short film after last night's Wrap Pro screening of the Oscar Shorts Showcase at the Culver Theater. In her film, violence is not just accepted but normalized, whereas expressions of affection are not just discouraged but punished, and it's leaning into absurdist dark

hanging out with music maker, sound explorer & fellow storyteller Owen Nathanael at The Night Temple event in Los Feliz last night, after he bought a copy of my debut memoir Killing Justice

Say Nothing, as I watched episode 6 just now, the powerful, deeply moving hunger strike episode...Say Nothing is a gripping psychological crime drama that dives deep into the silence, secrets, and moral compromises surrounding violence and loyalty. Set against a tense political backdrop, the story explores how ordinary people become entangled in extraordinary acts—and how what they refuse to say can be just as powerful as what they do. With haunting performances and a slow-bu

hanging out with my fellow foster kid, the extraordinary singer/songwriter Yagki, after her kickass set at Bar Lubitsch just now

S T O R M FROM                                                         TO Slave to Stimulants                            Embracer of Emptiness &                                                       Youthful Yearner Humiliatingly Handcuffed                    Enthusiastically Embraced Isolated & Insecure                             Orchestrator of Openness Traumatized & Terrorized                    Fucked-Up & Forgiven Silently Screaming                             Sustained

hanging out with Usman Ally , writer/director of the powerful, deeply moving short film Emigre Americana, after it screened at the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles monthly film festival this past weekend...the film wrestles with the complicated nature of intergenerational immigrant trauma, especially in trying to distinguish "white saviors" from "white allies", in much the same way as my debut memoir Killing Justice wrestles with the complicated nature of intergenerational & adoptiv

hanging out with KPop Demon Hunters poster signed by the film's co-directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans; LOVED this wildly entertaining, deeply moving film, with its central thematic tension between hiding your true self in order to belong versus being yourself mirroring that central theme of my debut memoir Killing Justice, & even featuring a complicated adoptive relationship echoing the one at the heart of Killing Justice... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JTVQTk36R8

Congratulations to Eva Victor and Naomi Ackie on their Film Independent Spirit Awards wins for Sorry, Baby...as it's a truly transcendent masterpiece written, directed by & starring Eva Victor, a tragicomic tale of healing from major trauma , as is my debut memoir Killing Justice... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc0jgWoZo9w

CONGRATS TO this powerful, darkly comic miniseries, Pee-Wee as Himself, which WON the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary, as Paul Reubens' craving for control and fear of being himself are also central themes of my debut memoir Killing Justice... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVx74C-RGDw&t=1s

hanging out with Shruti Parekh, after a NewFilmMakers Los Angeles screening of her wonderful, award-winning short film Zari, about "finding your people", which is also a central theme of my debut memoir Killing Justice... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfEcir7CjD4