Sep 14, 2011 | A Day In My Life
“Well behaved women seldom make history.” I got to thinking why I so very much like reading and writing about strong women. To be honest with you, I think it’s because I’ve spent most of my life as a wimp, doing as I was told, minding my manners, saying...
Sep 12, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Marcy. I own the Seven-Year Stitch, an embroidery specialty shop on the Oregon coast. I used to be an accountant in San Francisco, but my best friend and former college roommate—Sadie MacKenzie—talked me into tapping into my inner entrepreneur. You see, Sadie...
Sep 9, 2011 | A Day In My Life
When Dru Ann asked me to write about an average day in my life, I almost told her no. There’s nothing average about life in Himmarshee, Fla., just north of Lake Okeechobee. We’ve had a highly unusual spate of murders, and I’ve been right in the...