May 12, 2022 | A Day In My Life
Hey, guys! How are you doing? I’m Ashley Payne, Tory Benning’s best friend. It’s a pleasure to meet you! Tory and I have been friends since childhood, almost thirty years now. We first met in kindergarten in our coastal hometown, Santa Sofia, about twelve miles north...
May 11, 2022 | A Day In My Life
Greetings from Juneau, Alaska. I’m Stacie Calder, a naturalist by education, background, and love of animals, especially wildlife—although I definitely love my wonderful husky Sasha. It’s spring now, and I’m working on a wonderful tour boat in the waters outside...
May 10, 2022 | A Day In My Life
All I wanted was a breather. Ha! So much for that plan. I’d barely unpacked my bags on Cattail Island, the glorified sandbar where I grew up, when I heard that my old friend Eva had passed away—and bizarrely, at that. She tumbled from the top of the most historic...
May 9, 2022 | A Day In My Life
There’s always so much to do at a marina, because we’re responsible for what’s on the water with the docks and gas and store, and also for the land, with the campground that isn’t hardly used and the bathhouse and all. I start my day in my tiny dark bedroom on...
May 6, 2022 | A Day In My Life
I roll over and sit straight up, startling my dog Wink from what was probably a very satisfying dream chasing rabbits. I’d forgotten the alarm on my phone, set to play Dolly’s 9-5. I’d also forgotten that I turned it to the level someone like me (Wanda Duff, pastor,...
May 5, 2022 | A Day In My Life
Hello dear readers, I’m Rita Larose. I’m the latest fresh-faced journalist for the Montreal Daily Reporter. Clark Bartholomew, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, has known my father for years and was gracious enough to give me this opportunity. I only recently made...
