Apr 30, 2024 | A Day In My Life
A typical day in my life begins with me waking up in Venice Beach, California three minutes before my alarm goes off wondering why it’s so dark. Is it three A.M.? Do I have something I have to do today? Can I go back to sleep? Oh, it’s 6:57. But why is it so dark? Is...
Apr 29, 2024 | A Day In My Life
If I could play bingo all day, I would, and that’s what I thought retirement was going to be for me—Bingo. That’s it. At sixty-seven years old, I deserved that much. But then my eldest sister was murdered in her small Californian coastal town and before I realized...
Apr 26, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Aim. Check light meter. Adjust f-stop. Focus. Press shutter button. Repeat. Sorry to keep you waiting, but since I’m told you’re here to learn about my typical days, you might as well witness first-hand how so many of them start for a professional photographer. I must...
Apr 25, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Obituary Writer “Oh good, you aren’t dead,” said my friend Carla when I snatched up my cell phone to stop the eerie ringtone I downloaded last Halloween. Peering groggily at the time, I wondered why my friend who works at the local funeral home was calling...
Apr 24, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Welcome to Cooper’s Cove Resort and Lake Covington. I’m Emmy Cooper. You’re here to take a tour, right? My parents, Paul and Claire, are busy with some personal matters in town. So, I’m helping out. I’m actually just here in Covington on a little respite for the next...
Apr 23, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Being frantic is not a good thing. I move too fast, and I don’t think things through. That can be a dangerous combination and, frankly, overwhelming. Why have I been feeling swamped? Well, because I’ve got too much on my plate. Do you ever do that? Load up with chores...
