Email Author Ben Marcus

2007 Stories by Ben Marcus

• Moscow on the Mall

  published December 27, 2007

  My wife, Anna, who is Russian, was in Moscow last winter — where ice skating in a beautiful rink at Red Square, under the shadow of... More >>

• All That's Left

  published November 29, 2007

  On Saturday morning I woke up to the sound of sirens. The first thing I saw was a Super Scooper directly in front of my house, scooping tons of... More >>

• Gone With the Wind

  published October 25, 2007

  Santa Anas at night, surfers’ delight. Santa Anas in the morning, homeowners take warning.Surfers love Santa Ana winds.... More >>

• Beautiful Boys

  published August 16, 2007

  Driving to Paradise Cove in Malibu on a summer Saturday is to be confronted with almost as many signs as you’d see on the road to Belfast... More >>

• Surfin' Fools

  published July 26, 2007

  There were more clowns in the water than normalSaturday morning over at Sunset, a popular spot for beginner surfers where Sunset Boulevard ends... More >>

• Weekends With Jerry

  published April 26, 2007

  Summer is just around the corner, and the weekend inconveniences around Malibu begin with tourists eating all the day-old, $1.25 muffins... More >>

• Last Call at Heaven’s Hot Spot

  published February 15, 2007

  “Attention, party people, Diedrich’s will be closing forever in 45 minutes!” Mike the Barman’s last caffeine call is truly the l... More >>