in the land of glare

From Berkeley to Disneyland, Tehrangeles to Olvera Street, unlikely connections are forged--between the infant son of a drive-by victim and a witch psychologist; a mariachi violinist and her doomed neighbor; a bad boy LAPD wannabe and his longed-for birth mother; a defiant Thai immigrant and a big shot with Taylor Swift tickets.

in the land of glare takes readers off the beaten track to trace the unintended pathways from one California heart to another.

Laura Golden Bellotti is a short story writer, nonfiction author, and ghostwriter living in Los Angeles. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies, literary journals, and other print media, including West, the Los Angeles Times Sunday magazine.