At any given time, all of us have an empty spot: one that is calling for companionship, for example, or for justice, love, romance, or a belly laugh. When I sit down to write, I look to see what hole needs filling at that particular moment.

I had tried writing novels for many years, and they always escaped me. For a long time, I thought, 'It's just not in me to write a novel. It's not something I'm able to do.' It seemed like everything I wrote naturally ended at the bottom of page three. A picture book, three pages; an essay, three pages.

We have been looking into homeless dumping for some time, and this (tape) gives us another example of what has been going on.

He's not a screamer. He leads by example and says stuff when it needs to be said. There has been no change in him lately.

Here, you have a great example of two sister operations with mutual needs being satisfied by the other,

This is the perfect example of why California needs to have the initiative process. Clearly, the Legislature has had many bites at the apple when it comes to protecting families and kids, and they've refused to do it.