Jun 30, 2021 | A Day In My Life
My name is Lily Scott. I’m a fifty-one-year-old widow who runs an herbal shop in Salem, MA. And I’m a modern-day witch who can visit people’s dreams to solve crime. That’s right—I know how to walk into dreams. I inherited this power from my grandmother. She and I come...
Jun 25, 2021 | A Day In My Life
Two a.m. Normal people are in bed sleeping, or whatever. Not me. I’m meeting a prospective client at the White Castle. Did I mention it was two a.m.? Oh, and it’s mid-December? In Chicago? Long story short, it’s cold. Not a little nippy, not rosy cheek cold, but...
Jun 24, 2021 | A Day In My Life
I don’t know of any other profession that would ask you to spend your lunch duct- taped to cinder blocks, but there I was, spread-eagled against the cafeteria wall, red and black tape holding me in place. I had to close my eyes to keep from getting dizzy. Two feet...
Jun 23, 2021 | A Day In My Life
Hello, I’m Julienne LaMere. Nice to meet you. I have long had a dream to travel the world. I’m not talking about a week or two on vacation, but live for a couple years in each location and get to know the people and cultures. When I was still a teen, I...
Jun 22, 2021 | A Day In My Life
I could be the poster boy for the American Dream. I’m an orphan in my thirties, live in an apartment above my Grandpops garage, and am dating a woman who I believe is using me just for the sex. A slightly varied version of the typical American Dream of a home with a...
Jun 20, 2021 | A Day In My Life
Crying, I can handle. Emotional customers are not a rarity in The Treasure Chest, my store. They wander the section devoted to pet memorial items and sob over their dearly departed fur babies. That I can cope with. I hand customers a box of tissues and commiserate. I,...
