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  Like many child performers, Ingrid Lucia didn’t have much of a choice. She was expected at an early age to entertain. She danced with her family band as they performed in Jackson Square in New Orleans, the underground subways of New York City, and traveled with two Mexican circuses. Whenever she wanted to call it quits, her father would tell her “The Big Time” was just around the corner.   I’ve been friends with Ingrid for over twenty years and have heard many wild stories of her unconventional upbringing. The last book I read was her mother’s memoir,  Baja Journey , which offered great insight into Ingrid’s earliest days.  The Big Time  is the rest of her story.   Through letters, essays, poems, and many photographs, Ingrid shows the unique perspective of the world she was born into and how it continues to shape the person she is today. Against her father’s advice, she pursued a career as a vocalist and became a bandleader in New York City in her early t...

A fun author interview I did a few months ago is now live at Hasty Book List . Many thanks, Ashley Hasty! Read it here .

  Happy Friday the 13th! I'm delighted my first foray into lensless photography, "Recurring Lucid Nightmare" series, has been published in Exist Otherwise Literary Journal, Issue 3 . Many thanks to editor and publisher, cc bovarisme! 

  "Reading Baja Journey " 2023 Kristin Fouquet I’ve been friends with Ingrid Lucia, Pearlman’s daughter, for over twenty years. Knowing of Ingrid’s unconventional upbringing, I was intrigued to gain more insight into her origin story. My chance came when I acquired Pearlman’s memoir,  Baja Journey . I opened the book a day after returning from Puerto Vallarta, the magic and mystery fresh in my mind, and was delighted that Pearlman’s expedition began in Mexico. Far from the circumstances of my recent getaway, hers began with hitchhiking through Baja in the late 1960s.   She chronicles her travels throughout Mexico, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Southwestern deserts, New York, and New Orleans. Some of these are with just David, Ingrid’s father, and others with a group of travelers. Children, including Ingrid, are born along the way. Yet, this is much more than a travelogue. The exploration of her adventure extends far beyond the locales and even beyond the lifespan of her relat...