Share this post025 ☼ what's been abandonedwestends.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther025 ☼ what's been abandonedit's hot in CaliforniaAngella d'AvignonSep 09, 2022∙ PaidShare this post025 ☼ what's been abandonedwestends.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareI’m back! Did you miss me? I wrote about Free Dirt for the Paris Review Daily and you can read it 🌱 here 🌱.Photograph caption dated September 27, 1963 reads: "Gene Merlino, 7734 Atoll Ave., North Hollywood, joins his three candles in wilting during the current heat wave. The candles sagged sadly after the air-conditioning unit broke down at Merlino's …Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to West Ends to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.Start trialAlready a paid subscriber? Sign in