On a cool Santa Barbara night, friends gather around a fire before setting off on a journey. Feature photo by Hans on Unsplash. Hendry’s Beach Bonfire.
“The important thing, always, was to remember who you were.”
— Author Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road.


I adored the friendly aura you created and these two lines captured my imagination, Mark
“words like sparking embers
rise to the brackish sky.”