All the horrors happening around us.

You better raise your voice now, because things are accelerating rapidly.

“It’s a nice evening, isn’t it?” she asked in a clipped British accent as we walked away from Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard.

“Indeed, it is!” I replied.

“Yes, it’s a rather nice distraction from all the horrors happening around us,” she said.

“Yes,” I said, “And I think we all need that right about now.”

It was March of 2025, and I was in Los Angeles for a …