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...
Sep 5, 2023 | A Day In My Life
Hi, my name is Cedar Woods, and I am a recovering ostrich. You read that right—I like putting my head in the sand and ignoring decisions until I get bitten in the butt. Life hasn’t been peachy—the ex-husband left me penniless and for an older woman—but I was getting...
Sep 4, 2023 | A Day In My Life
The day started like every other. I stopped by Randy’s Donuts in Pasadena to pick-up a half-dozen and two take-out coffees, drove to the convenience store parking lot at the corner of Valley Boulevard and Highbury Avenue, and waited for Sid, my confidential informant,...