by Lynn Lipinski | Jan 6, 2024 | Fiction
TikTok’s a goldmine for Amazon shopping blunder videos. People order stuff without a care, and then, surprise! You just spent a hundred dollars on a doll’s chair when you thought you were buying something for humans to sit on. Here’s my literary version....
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 29, 2023 | Essays and Features
As the calendar flips to its final pages, I find myself curled up in my snug home office, surrounded by a comforting sea of books. This little room, which also moonlights as a bedroom, is where I’ve spent many hours, lost in the world of words and ideas. In my...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 21, 2023 | Profiles
High school dropout Chander Letulle never thought of himself as a scholar. Yet he managed to turn his wastewater operator certifications into an associate and then a bachelor’s degree. He went on to earn a master’s degree in environmental engineering, all to advance...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 21, 2023 | Profiles
On December 30, 2019, Theodore Lumpkin, Jr. became a centenarian. If one did not know that he recently celebrated his 100th birthday, with a series of parties given by family, friends and those whose lives he has touched throughout his years, it would not be obvious....
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 21, 2023 | Profiles
Suzanne Dworak-Peck ’65, MSW ’67 first saw a social worker in action on a tour of a Los Angeles County hospital as a USC undergraduate. Impressed by the woman’s knowledge, ethics and impact on others, the senior psychology major with a penchant for helping people...