by Wendy Gough Soroka | May 17, 2019 | Adventures, Books
“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.” -Neil Gaiman, American Gods If you haven’t figured this out already, I love books. I love bookstores and...
by Wendy Gough Soroka | Mar 20, 2019 | Martial Arts, Musings
This March, in 2019, marks 20 years since I first stepped onto a dojo mat as a student. My first thought upon making this realization is, “I really should be better at this by now.” My second is, “Who the hell could’ve predicted that?” To be fair to myself, I...
by Wendy Gough Soroka | Oct 22, 2018 | Adventures, Books
Further Adventures in LA… “When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.” – Erasmus This week I took a jaunt downtown to visit The Last Bookstore. California’s largest used book and record store, the Last Bookstore is a...
by Wendy Gough Soroka | Oct 15, 2018 | Adventures, Musings
Adventures exploring Los Angeles continued… Saturday, October 13, I went to the Brewery Artwalk. The Brewery is the largest live-work art colony in the world, located on a 16-acre-compound that was once the Edison Electric Steam power plant and then a Pabst...
by Wendy Gough Soroka | Oct 7, 2018 | Adventures, Musings
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide As of this past August, I have lived 20 years in Los Angeles. That’s longer than I’ve lived anywhere else, including the Bay Area, where I grew up. I have no idea...
