Mar 10, 2025 | A Day In My Life
This morning, I hadn’t planned on driving down the highway to Sausalito, the picturesque waterfront town just over the Golden Gate Bridge. When I pulled into the parking lot, I could barely see the small beach and marinas perched on Richardson Bay because of the heavy...
Mar 7, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Marine Rescue Volunteer and reluctant amateur sleuth. Why? Why would someone knock on the door of my barge at this time in the morning? Ten o’clock, and I haven’t even had my first double-shot skinny latte of the day. And 10:00 a.m., let me tell you, is...
Mar 6, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Life is good. Life is quiet. The past is in the past, where it’s been for the last thirteen years. The beach town of Port Ripley, with its glorious sunsets over the lake, has been my sanctuary, keeping me safe. But that’s about to change. I love the new life I’ve...
Mar 5, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Bother, it’s Greg again. It’s gotten to the point where I hear his ring tone and I shudder. He’s always calling me – and his calls always interrupt me when I’m deep into painting. I’m not being fair. I know it. Greg’s a great guy. Good looking enough. Generous, and he...
Mar 4, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Being a relationship advice columnist is a lot of fun. I get to write about romance for a living and who doesn’t love love? Working from home is another perk of the job. My boss, Elliot, has no idea how many times I walk to the coffee shop from my apartment in Chicago...
Mar 3, 2025 | A Day In My Life
I didn’t plan on being a single mother at the age of 42. I thought that ship had sailed as I docked on the perimenopause stage of life, but fate had other plans. Meeting the insurance salesman in town for a convention had seemed like harmless fun until he packed up...