Aug 9, 2022 | A Day In My Life
I had put down my copy of the Wall Street Journal to take a sip of coffee and respond to my ex-husband’s demand that I stop trying to get him a boyfriend. “It takes risk to find something really special,” I said. Jay shook his head, his chiseled cheekbones catching a...
Aug 8, 2022 | A Day In My Life
Whoa! What have I gotten myself into? Reader, here’s what happened: I got a job as an archivist at a fancy manor house in the hills of North Carolina. You should see this library! It houses the most wonderful collection of books I’ve ever seen. So, on my first day of...
Aug 5, 2022 | A Day In My Life
I am awake before First Sun. How can I sleep? This is going to be an exciting day. There is no day that is a normal day in this new land. When our tribe has been here more long and has gotten more settled, I hope that we will establish a rhythm to our days, like we...
Aug 3, 2022 | A Day In My Life
Let me say right away that six months ago I could never have imagined the life I’m leading now. There I was, stuck in a life I didn’t particularly want, with a husband I didn’t particularly want either, to be honest, trying to make a nice home for him and all the...
Aug 2, 2022 | A Day In My Life
I’m truly not all that competitive. Really, I’m not. But something about my father tends to bring out that not-so-lovable trait in me whenever the two of us are together. Maybe it’s because I have unresolved issues with being an only child and not having experienced...
Aug 1, 2022 | A Day In My Life
I wake up in a strange bed. A house that’s not mine. An empty place next to me where my husband used to lie. Ex-husband, I remind myself. I’m back in my hometown, my two teenagers sleeping down the hall. When I glance at my phone I see four missed calls, all from my...
