LA Stories: June 2022

How a new hobby expanded my horizons — My introduction to Montréal happened in Paris. Over the summers while working in Paris, I met French citizens who had enjoyed living and working in Montréal. I also heard Montréal was a cultural and foodie destination. Since I love Paris, it was logical to explore Montréal next. After all, it…

It took a lot more preparation than I expected, but it was worth it. — All the hype about “revenge travel” made me skeptical…until I took my first, long-distance trip in over three years. I was recently laid off from my full-time job and wanted to getaway for the weekend to discover a city I had never been to: Montréal. Despite a recent Bankrate poll…

A memoir of donuts, coffee, the pandemic and dating — Taken from L.B. Lewis’s SMALL TALK WITH MYSELF, #1 New Release on Amazon in Humor + Entertainment Short Reads. I love coffee. But it wasn’t always this way. Here’s why: most people don’t know this but in high school I was in a training video for a large donut chain…

A short story including a behind-the-scenes look — It was another day of the pandemic in mid-2020 when our fridge was empty. The last over-priced debacle with online grocery delivery caused us to reassess that choice and now I was the one to forge for food. I didn’t mind because I was still looking for a job and…

Low numbers prompted Wisherie.co’s end — Back in July, I launched Wisherie.co. It was a barter network rooted in the passion economy and improving mental health. …

How The Great Recession Led Me To Innovate Now — “Founders often hold too tightly onto solutions and too loosely onto problems,”- Michel Siebel, Y Combinator. We all know startups are supposed to solve problems. And, 2020 has been a record-setting year for problems. One problem is unemployment. It’s estimated that COVID unemployment could be close to that of the…