I both love and am terrified by Greg Van Eekhout's vision of Los Angeles. I already want to go back.
Christianity is a fine religion and I wish more Christians practiced it.
If your social consciousness seems stuck in 1975, 2014 is gonna be a rough ride.
Do what you need to do and enjoy life as it happens.
Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.
It's easier to miss her at a cemetery, where she's never been anything but dead, than to miss her at all the places where she was alive.