Jul 9, 2021 | A Day In My Life
“Tell me, Jane,” urged my husband, Edward Rochester, as we sat in front of the blazing fire. “How did you celebrate the holidays of your youth?” A chill swept through me. The winter was upon us, and thus far the freezing winds had proved singularly brutal. Ferndean...
Jul 7, 2021 | A Day In My Life
Excerpt from The Hollywood Spy Friday, July 9, 1943 West Hollywood, California“I have a feeling,” Maggie Hope murmured, stepping into the golden light, “we ’re not in London anymore.” Her hair glinted copper in the sun; she was already dressed for the day in a...
Jul 6, 2021 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Modern-Day Moonshiner Hi, y’all. I’m Hattie Hayes, here to tell you about my typical day. My life is so much different now than it was when I still had my steady job with the MoonPie company here in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I recently traded in a secure...
Jul 5, 2021 | A Day In My Life
Excerpt from Murder And Gold My street, like the others in my Theater District neighborhood, is ordinarily pretty quiet at this early hour. Windows in the old brick or brownstone five-story walk-ups, or in more recent apartment buildings like mine, are still dark, the...
Jul 2, 2021 | A Day In My Life
On a regular basis, my life isn’t that interesting, and I like it that way. I get up in the morning and help my sister Rachel get her son (my nephew Nate, the apple of my eye) ready for daycare. The three of us normally have breakfast together, and then it’s off to...
Jul 1, 2021 | A Day In My Life
What mother doesn’t love summer camp? The thought of all those wet bathing suits, melted popsicles, skinned knees and sticky fingers taking place somewhere other than my house is enough to make me smile. My two sons, Davey and Kevin, are fourteen and five...
