REAL STORIES OF O.C.: A Sneeze Heard Round the County
By Barbara Neal Varma // It happened while I was grocery shopping in Vons Pavilions in Aliso Viejo; an ominous tickle in my nose that foretold a sneeze was on Continue reading
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REAL STORIES OF O.C.: A Leap of Faith: From Orange Groves to Dance Center
By Charmaine Cecile Wakefield // Orange groves and strawberry fields as far as I could see from the middle seat of my mom’s Oldsmobile station wagon. We’d been traveling south Continue reading
REAL STORIES OF O.C.: Encounter on the Beach
By Fred Klein // Sometime around 2006, I remember going on a date with my girlfriend, Roberta, to Laguna Beach. Our reservations at The Beach House were for 6:30 but Continue reading
OPEN CALL: New O.C. Writers Column: The Real Stories of Orange County As Told By O.C. Writers
The Real Stories of Orange County are true stories beyond the usual headlines and hype surrounding the O.C. These are “slice of Orange County life” essays, if you will, based Continue reading