ME MIA: Where have I been? Traveling like a beast. I'm in L.A. right now, camped out in a wired Starbucks across the street from CAA. The place is full of Beverly Hills cops, a mix of uniforms and detectives. They're as clean-cut and polite in real life as they were in the Eddie Murphy movie.

Later today I'm giving a presentation to the General Hospital writing team. Fun!

I wrote a new poem on the plane yesterday, and I'm quite proud of it. I'll post it here once I've had a chance to give it a more thorough once-over. Sometimes inspiration at 37,000 feet can look a little less gilded on the ground.