11 February 2008 | Vol. 7, No. 4

For Michaela, who can't stand work anymore

by CHRISTIEN GHOLSON

In the boutique grocery store there's talk

of "the California Coast." We haven't been any-

where in so long. It must be our own fault

we haven't manifested our destiny, cracked open

that money-chakra, realized our full potential. Maybe

Coyote is the problem. You once said

Be lean like Coyote. He must have overheard.

Then everything went wrong: Rent, debt; one step