My Fantastic Place – An Essay

Go Further: More Appreciations of Power Pop Squeeze was the…


“The Accidental True Crime Writer” – my Los Angeles Review of Books essay

It wasn’t until one day in 1998, strolling along Hollywood…


Meet Chip Jacobs: Author, journalist, dog-enthusiast, spiritual optimist

The argument that erupted between us that evening felt like…


1979 L.A. True Crime in Song

It was the faces that slayed you that year, when the only…


The Man Behind the Gun

Not all monsters are born that way. Sometimes, a freak…


First Reviews on my True Crime Book, “The Darkest Glare”

"An entertaining true-crime period piece built around a…


Yeah, I’ve seen the bridge — the Colorado Street Bridge and a jam session that changed me

How an obscure song from the Hammer-of-the-Gods band grew…


The Fire That Crackled Inside of Me

Up in the foothills was a wasteland of smoke. You could…