Sabrina Monet Writes
A selection of essays and short stories. Substack hosts my essays and original short stories. Medium is my film and television reviews. Lessons are a collection of essays written more with an academic tilt.
Substack
-
![]()
Luna Luna
A new exhibit to the Los Angeles Arts District.
-
![Cuban sandwich]()
The Cuban
Finding a vegan Cuban sandwich in West Hollywood.
-
![]()
Rebel From the Desert
The Killer’s release a compilation album on their 20th anniversary. Where were you 20 years ago?
-
![]()
Out Here Driving
Different driving routes throughout the state and beyond.
-
![]()
West Hollywood Antics
Andy Garcia, Southern California downpour, and strawberry guava.
-
![]()
Smoothies and Leonidas
A quick trip to Erowhon to grab a peanut butter smoothie.
Leaving on a Complete Note
How I Kept My Word to My Younger Self on How I Would Handle Death
Medium
-
![]()
Towns That Make It
A look at Django, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, and a revisit of Onibaba
-
![]()
True Detective: Night Country
After a five-year hiatus, True Detective is back with a fourth season.
-
![]()
Never Have I Ever
A look at the series finale and how high school antics sometimes follow us into adulthood.,
-
![]()
Good Girls Gone PTA
Four seasons of Good Girls and the power of Manny Montana.
-
![]()
Frybread Face and Me
A new Netflix movie about a summer on a reservation and loving the witch that is Stevie Nicks.
Lessons
-
Preserving the POV
An argument for a database where you can find films based on searchable criteria for a scene.
-
Film Meme Data Collectors
Like film archivists, do those that tap into the zeitgeist of popular films exist in their own informational community?
-
Serious Leisure
Data collection, films, and the use of it all so that it’s almost like work.
Pride at a Gas Station
My first published story – a ghost story about a girl and her mother travelling and what can happen when you make the wrong stop.
-
![]()
All the Places Where I’ve Made a Fool of Myself in San Francisco
Good Times in the Bay.
Illustration by Laurent Hrybyk
-
![]()
Menthols, Fried Chicken & a Glass of Juicero
How I quit smoking.
