James A. Reeves
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Las Vegas

February 1, 2023

Ten years sober today. Proof there’s such a thing as grace.

Las Vegas

January 31, 2023

I don’t mind feeling older. It brings a liberating sense of honesty.

Las Vegas

January 10, 2023

Here in Las Vegas, we’re catching the faintest edge of the atmospheric river, a weather event that sounds like something from a fantasy novel.

Las Vegas

January 3, 2023

In the grip of my delirium, I half-watched a lousy Netflix series that can be viewed in any order, which seems like a trial balloon for AI-generated entertainment.

Las Vegas

January 1, 2023

C. and I rang in the new year at the top of Route 93.

Las Vegas

December 28, 2022

The unique scent of desert rain has a scientific name, petrichor, derived from the Greek words for stone and the blood of the gods.

Las Vegas

December 27, 2022

Unlike the blank winter grays of the Midwest and East Coast, the clouds over Vegas are well-defined, painterly, and startlingly low.

Las Vegas

December 22, 2022

Las Vegas feels like the future, but I’m also living in the past.

Las Vegas

December 21, 2022

It’s the longest night of the year, and I went for my first Las Vegan run.

Las Vegas

November 30, 2022

As we pulled up to our ninth small tan house of the day, “American Woman” rocked the block.

Las Vegas

November 29, 2022

As we consider each room, there is much discussion of orientation.

Las Vegas

November 28, 2022

The Pacific Time Zone is turning me into a morning person, and I do not like it.

Las Vegas

November 27, 2022

There’s something so tranquil about an illuminated palm tree. It’s a science-fictional kind of calm.

Las Vegas

October 19, 2021

We scrolled past an abandoned baby stroller and a bottle of champagne on the median of Dean Martin Drive.

Las Vegas

October 18, 2021

We’ve been fantasizing about living in the desert for a solid decade, and the idea of living at the farthest edge of the Vegas sprawl has a delightful Neuromancer ring to it.

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