Category Archives: Rainbow Nation

Being “Outed” in Whole Foods

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Michael J. Melville

Still wearing my crimson winter jacket and white stole, I donned my Moroccan hat with its small circular mirrors and entered Whole Foods. I paid for my coffee and éclair with a gingerbread man, a clever paper cutout with a … Continue reading →

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Chappie is Strange

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Michael J. Melville

To say the least, a police robot with Artificial Intelligence, is a novel place to turn a plot upside down. In futuristic metropolitan South Africa the robotic Scouts help police round up the bad guys, lower the murder rate, and … Continue reading →

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On the edge of the abyss

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Two dead sun dance trees. The moon’s infinity shines at night, while the light of consciousness illuminates the foreground. Two trees grow green out of the strange ground of white and blue flowers. A darkened white tipi stands waiting as … Continue reading →

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When cell phones won’t work

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Over the past 5 years I have always had trouble with my cell phone reception, no matter what part of California I was living in. Ojai, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, and now Val Verde, still the problem haunts me. Creator is … Continue reading →

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The Violet Wizard Saint Germaine

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Inside the Good Cup Café, the spinach and feta quiche had to be heated. I filled my ceramic coffee mug and returned to pay for my brunch. Meanwhile a young guy in a baseball cap came up beside me and … Continue reading →

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Loneliness, a queer feeling at UCSB

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Listening to a client’s stories of incest, parental manipulation, and her lifetime of acting out the abuse, left me tired and hungry. I felt like I needed to be with people. Maybe I was feeling her desire for food (nourishment). … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr. King and the ancestors

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Although I discovered my Jewish heritage twenty years ago, rarely have I attended Shabbat services. I think my first Jewish celebration was Hanukkah shortly after my sister-in-law’s memorial service. My niece married a Jewish man, a surprise at the time … Continue reading →

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Night Owls

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

Mrs Santa and I had a great time dancing with the MacDonalds’ employees again this year.  We were the first ones on the dance floor and got gifts.  I gave away my gift card to a guy whose birthday is … Continue reading →

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Deep run the genes

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

The band at the Cold Springs Tavern, an old stage coach stop one hundred years ago, was billed as folk, rock, country, and blues.  Sounded interesting to our guests who remembered visiting the Tavern a few years ago, so we … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Angel

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

I wanted coffee before the movie.  There were twenty minutes to spare and, can you believe it, Starbucks was out of coffee?  Well, there was none to pour, so I was given my choice of a freshly brewed cup of … Continue reading →

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