by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 30, 2016 | Personal, Profiles
Steve’s mother, Margaret Arakawa, died on December 26, 2016 of natural causes at home and surrounded by family in Arleta, Calif. She was 92. Feisty and faithful, Margaret worked hard to gain her mobility and voice back after a serious stroke in January 2015. We...
by Lynn Lipinski | Oct 25, 2016 | Fiction, Personal, Writing
My book signing Saturday at Book Soup in West Hollywood drew a great crowd of friends and fans. What a treat it was to be on such hallowed ground on the Sunset Strip, appearing just days after Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson and a few days before Girls’ creator...
by Lynn Lipinski | Oct 11, 2016 | Essays and Features, Technology
The first hints of trouble will probably start after the polls close on November 8. Should votes not go his way, GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump will likely reiterate and ramp up his claims of a “rigged” election. These cries, left vague enough to fit neatly...
by Lynn Lipinski | Sep 30, 2016 | Essays and Features, Personal
The roaches have discovered my secret. They’ve invaded my unit’s kitchen cabinets and made little roach tracks through the dusty wasteland of cut crystal vases, a KitchenAid stand-up mixer, bread plates, a stainless steel seltzer bottle and a carved wood...
by Lynn Lipinski | May 23, 2016 | Essays and Features, Personal
I thought human teen-dom was tough. My own experience of navigating mean girls, not having two Polo shirts to wear at the same time (80s kids called that doubling-up) and picking the wrong boy to kiss after school pale in comparison to the rites of passage nature...