Chapter One · Los Angeles Mountains

Dispatches

Field notes posted as things actually happen — no fixed schedule, no big plan announced. Just the day-to-day, for now.

Why I Don't Just Move My Van When Someone Tells Me To

A dog park, a security guard, a reserved lot that wasn't really being followed by the people who reserved it — and what two minutes of respectful pushback actually got me.

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Entry 02 · Small Frictions

Same Company, Different Guard, Same Mistake

It happened again, a week later, same security company — a "no parking" that turned out to be untrue the moment anyone actually checked. Why scare tactics keep winning, and what it should have sounded like instead.

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Entry 03 · Small Frictions

Third Time's Not a Coincidence

Same park, three different people, same shape of interaction in one week — on gatekeeping without looking, and why age was never the argument he thought it was.

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Entry 04 · The Crew

Toto, Chuppa, and Whatever Achii Is Thinking

A hardheaded gentle giant who never barks without reason, a shadow who found his confidence, and one I still haven't figured out. The three who started all this.

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Entry 05 · Coming Soon

Van Shopping Notes

Not written yet.

Soon

Entry 06 · Coming Soon

Coffee, Revisited

Not written yet.

Soon