Jan 22, 2025 | A Day In My Life
The Tuesday That Changed Everything This past year, I’ve come to find that being widowed is like being on a permanent solo vacation—except I didn’t book this trip and the tour guide’s nowhere to be found. At least that’s how it feels to me: stuck and lost. That’s part...
Jan 21, 2025 | A Day In My Life
I’m perched on a hilltop securing flowers to the glorious arch I created. I hope the bride and groom are satisfied. I’ve hand-selected the best blooms to make the Lum-Wu wedding spectacular. Just down the hill, I see Felicity coming out of the reception tent. She must...
Jan 20, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Hey everyone! My name is Ellie Warren and my life revolves around cats. Literally. I run the Kitty Beret Café, in Crooked Creek, Indiana. While selling lattes and specialty pastries to our customers pays the bills, my real goal is to find forever homes for the stray...
Jan 17, 2025 | A Day In My Life
I don’t need an alarm to wake up because my eight-year-old stepdaughter Ava tugs at my blankets every morning around 6:15 am. She’s looking for me to draw logos of things like Cartoon Network on the pieces of paper I keep on my nightstand. That holds her for three...
Jan 14, 2025 | A Day In My Life
As a probation officer I’m supposed to help people turn their lives around. Yet, my clients are dropping like flies. My caseload numbers are plummeting, sure, but that’s not the preferred way to reduce recidivism. There are two ways to get off probation early, one way...
Jan 13, 2025 | A Day In My Life
A famous author once gave me this advice: Live a routine life and save your passion for the page. That I do, to a fault. We don’t call this place Masterman Monastery for nothing. Okay, my husband is a retired Episcopal priest, and Reverend Honey is the best mate an...
