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A Jazz Age Junket from West Oakland
I can’t even imagine the debauchery that went on among the passengers on these Jazz Age rail junkets to Mexico City. But I like to try...
James O'Brien
Mar 124 min read
Project Diary: a reading at The Crucible in West Oakland
Last night at a fundraiser for Youth Alive, held at The Crucible in West Oakland, I was invited to read an excerpt from my work in progress
James O'Brien
Nov 15, 20242 min read
Project Diary: looking for the light in their eyes
LaRhonda was a teacher in West Oakland who was befriended by Khadija, Marilyn’s daughter, and then became very close to Marilyn. She knew...
James O'Brien
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Project Diary: my West Oakland blues
I can't seem to get over the destruction -- spiritual, cultural, literal -- of West Oakland.
James O'Brien
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Project Diary: in West Oakland, historic opportunism disguised as optimism
Every folder on West Oakland is full of plans for its revitalization and each plan implies the failure of the last, right up to today.
James O'Brien
Jun 20, 20242 min read
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