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The Tree and the Voice and Writing a Novel
"Later Days" began when a brilliant, dying friend asked me to compose an apology letter…
From the Department of Unexpected: “Later Days” Wins General Fiction Prize at the American Writing Awards!
And, in another humbling development, it was also named Fiction Book-of-the-Year…
“The Lost Art of Album Release Parties” – Boomer magazine
We hustled into my room, nodding at the familiar, Jimmy Page poster on the wall, stoked…
The Liberty and Tragedy of Greatest-Generation Parents
Gazing up from our dining-room table that evening in 1969, my seven-year-old eyes began…
The Seeds of “Later Days” and the Ties Binding Our Two Main Characters, Denny & Luke
"Later Days" originated between the release of my debut novel, "Arroyo," and pandemic…
In ‘Later Days,’ Chip Jacobs draws on Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge’s past
"A diamond is formed through tectonic pressure, and I have felt that, whether it was…
LA: Prepare for Your Atmospheric Closeup with the PBS/American Experience Documentary …
"Clearing the Air: The War on Smog." Premieres on Tuesday, August 26.
Book Cover - 2D - Later Days copy
Strike up the band: here's my next book! In an evocative follow-up to his Los Angeles…
A de facto death sentence for publishing a newspaper
This is smart, incisive analysis by @GovChristie.
When lack of character becomes a massive distraction, it overwhelms issues and adds to the impression that the @POTUS is more focused on himself and settling scores than solving problems.
But I'd argue that the policy ITSELF--on
Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say
BREAKING: Donald Trump’s friends were commenting on his “dementia” as early as 2017. https://trib.al/J2LAHtr
“some at dinner with donald last night , were concerned about dementia. tons of makeup. did not recognize old friends,” Epstein wrote.

















