Sep 18, 2023 | A Day In My Life
Oh, how the mighty have fallen, I thought as the flight attendant finally approached my row with his cart. In the past, I had flown first class, enjoying delicious meals and tasty drinks. Now, I was squished into the middle seat flying economy class, waiting to...
Sep 14, 2023 | A Day In My Life
“Will you please wait!” I shake my bag of steamed pork buns at Uncle, also known as Lee Chang, a former Shanghainese triad enforcer and my North Dakota Norwegian father’s head Chinese restaurant cook back in Los Angeles. Uncle had preempted my return home from Hong...
Sep 13, 2023 | A Day In My Life
A lot has changed for me since I first shared a day in my life, back in 2021. (If you want to know what my life was like then, check me out here). Book time moves differently than outside book time, so while for y’all it’s been two years, for me less than a year has...
Sep 12, 2023 | A Day In My Life
When I decided to open Books & Brew, one of the first tasks I tackled was ordering my inventory of both books and the teas I wanted to serve in my store. I have always been an avid reader, and had quite a few of my own favorite authors I wanted to feature. As the...
Sep 11, 2023 | A Day In My Life
Well, hello there and how are we doing? Tallie Graver reporting in after an slightly longer than expected absence. I’ve been fine, strolling along on my daily dives into finding other people’s dirty socks, making use of my trusty vacuum cleaner, and leaving my...
Sep 6, 2023 | A Day In My Life
I am fortunate to have another day. Every day could be your last on a patrol. A warning our sheriff reminds us of at the top of every shift. As the only female Taos Pueblo deputy tasked with our portion of the region, the warning to be vigilant rings in my ears as I...
