"Hollywood's not a place, it's an idea," Mom used to say. Looking back, I don't know what she would know about that. She'd never held on to either a place or an idea long enough to do her or anyone else any good.So begins one of the stories in Letters From the Land of La, a collection of short stories from Josie Lynn. Mostly set in Southern California, although some of the letters hail from parts north, each tale features characters striving to...