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Eleven Months Later

Altadena, CA. Nearly a year after the Eaton Fire carved its way through the foothills, the town is still living in its shadow. Eleven months sounds like enough time for life to snap back into place, but for many families, the calendar doesn’t match reality. People are still scattered across borrowed bedrooms, spare couches, and motel rooms that were never meant to be home. Entire neighborhoods feel like they’re holding their breath.

Dec 30, 2025

Dear Uncle Gary, I just started an amazing job as an assistant to a very successful hairstylist in Newport Beach.

Dear Uncle Gary, I just started an amazing job as an assistant to a very successful hairstylist in Newport Beach. He’s super busy, well-known, and I was thrilled to be hired. About a month in, he asked me out. I froze. A few days earlier, he’d asked if I had a boyfriend, and I said no, I honestly thought he was gay, so I didn’t think anything of it. I panicked and said I like girls, mostly because I was afraid that saying no would cost me the job. Now I’ve heard he’s been ask