Louise Steinman

Photo by Debra DiPaolo Enlarge image Why do I speak in poetry? Because in this heavy mist, I cannot be a lighthouse For drifting boats. THE BACK DOOR TO MAJID NAFICY'S MODEST SANTA Monica apartment is open. The aroma of sweet and sour wafts in from a Chinese hole-in-the-wall across......

Courtesy the Steinman FamilyMy father had an uncanny ability to reduce any situation to its pharmaceutical implications. Surveying my wedding site in Topanga Canyon, he noted the blooming chaparral and soberly proclaimed, "Everyone will need Seldane." I PEER THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW OF A CARPET store on an unremarkable block......