Sep 21, 2023 | A Day In My Life
September 2023 I’m back! Did you miss me? Did you notice I’ve been gone? After a short hiatus the Year-Round Christmas series is back and I’m thrilled. Once again, it’s the holiday season in Rudolph, New York, and Christmas is fast approaching. Not that Christmas is...
Sep 20, 2023 | A Day In My Life
Hi there. My name is Tanelsa Parson and I’m a defense attorney in the practice of Castle & Parson in Uniontown, PA. Sally Castle, my partner, said it might be a good idea for me to stop by and give you the scoop, so here I am. Where to start? I met Sally a little...
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...
