Category Archives: Life

The Goal Is…

Posted on January 5, 2015 by clubfredbaja

What is the goal? I thought I knew the answer to this question. What I thought the goal was: Make a living writing books. Of course. I thought I was on the path to achieving that goal when something momentous … Continue reading →

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Across Time and Space With Orange and Brown and Flowers and Clocks

Posted on December 5, 2014 by clubfredbaja

This is my couch… It is ugly. It is old. When you sit on it, Ugly Couch creaks and shrieks as if it is in agony. Perhaps it is in agony. If your skin was patterned with brown and orange … Continue reading →

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Random Comfort

Posted on September 5, 2014 by clubfredbaja

I’ve heard often about the comfort of god and religion. That has always been something for other people, as I believe in no deities and belong to no religion. But the implications of that statement struck me recently. If god(s) … Continue reading →

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Words I Know By Heart

Posted on May 21, 2014 by clubfredbaja

The eagle has landed! Prez and I have touched down in Ucluelet for another summer of fishing, fishing, fishing, fishing…and writing. Between Nelson and the edge of the earth, however, we were lucky to spend time with friends and family … Continue reading →

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Writer Comparitinitis

Posted on April 30, 2014 by clubfredbaja

At the age of seventeen, I decided I wanted to be a bad ass. I’d grown up in the suburbs, in a decent house, with a loving family, pets, an air hockey game in the basement. My family vacationed in … Continue reading →

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The Two Most Powerful Words In The World

Posted on February 24, 2014 by clubfredbaja

Over the past fifteen years, beginning in 1998, Prez and I have driven through Baja, California at least ten times. Each time, before we leave, one or more well-meaning people express concern for our safety. What they know about Mexico—through … Continue reading →

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That Moment You Realize You’re the Bad Guy in the Story

Posted on January 23, 2014 by clubfredbaja

I used to have these fantasies about confronting the people in my past I’d felt had done me wrong. Those girls in junior high who showed up at the aerobics class my friend and I were teaching, just to mock … Continue reading →

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Do You Deserve a Break Today?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by clubfredbaja

Since stepping out of the writing cave and hitting the open road almost a month ago, I’ve been experiencing sensory overload. There is so much I want to rant talk about. So much, in fact, that it was hard to … Continue reading →

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La La La I Can’t Hear You

Posted on October 5, 2013 by clubfredbaja

I did it again. Last night, our friend Viktorie hosted a wonderful dinner party for our Nelson gang. I was thrilled to see (almost) all of our Nelson buddies together in one place and was reminded of just why this … Continue reading →

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The Belt Tightens

Posted on March 2, 2012 by clubfredbaja

Hello again from Home! Mom, get out your eraser, we’re moving again. We’ll still be hanging our toques in Nelson but after recovering from the heart attack that was our last power bill, (thank you Nelson winter!!), we’ve finally decided … Continue reading →

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