Leaving Los Angeles

... arms akimbo, as if they really have to get somewhere; they stroll instead, sucking down a coconut-milk smoothie, yoga mat under the arm. On the East Side, where I live, life is languid and full of the sounds of barking dogs. Pitbulls abound, and ...

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