Jun 23, 2022 | A Day In My Life
My name is Raven Burns. I used to live on the line between right and wrong. No one knew on which side of that line I’d jump— not even me. I thought I’d finally made the leap to the right, or the righteous side, as my former partner and homicide detective Billy Ray...
Jun 22, 2022 | A Day In My Life
I surface from the nightmare, sweat-soaked and shaking, a roaring in my ears. I wish I could say this is unusual, but I honestly have no idea what normal is for me. This is my third dawn, waking up with no memory of myself. I wait for my body to realize it’s only...
Jun 21, 2022 | A Day In My Life
Hey. This is a new medium for me. You can usually find my ramblings on Instagram or Twitter. Sometimes on Facebook. I’m a professional musician, but I’m also a so-called amateur sleuth. Have Strat, will travel, as Tom, my sister’s husband, famously quipped a few years...
Jun 20, 2022 | A Day In My Life
Since my marriage to my detective husband, Ross Rierson, my life has been both predictable and off-the-charts edgy. The predictable part comes from the bridge club I run here in my hometown river port of Rosalie, Mississippi. That’s my release because no two bridge...
Jun 17, 2022 | A Day In My Life
A blast of hot air and burning sage hit me when I opened my door. I should have known it wouldn’t be a normal day when I found my prickly next-door neighbor, Ruby Virtue, in the courtyard on an early morning in June. If I was smart, I would have closed my door, but my...
Jun 16, 2022 | A Day In My Life
A black floppy hat, big enough to hide my face. A long-sleeved black T-shirt, and a black skirt that goes down to my ankles. Black sandals. Black oversized sunglasses to hide my red eyes and any tears. A black cat on my shoulders. I guess we’re set to go. Let me...
