Nov 5, 2020 | A Day In My Life
When you meet someone new, do you ever doubt what they tell you about themselves? I mean, sure if they say they’re an astronaut and they get out of breath picking up a donut, but how about ordinary things, like their mother is a teacher? You get to know the person and...
Nov 3, 2020 | A Day In My Life
My mother says OCD stands for “Occasionally Complicated Daughter” which makes me laugh, because it’s true. Except for the “occasionally” part. I don’t try to be, but my recent OCD diagnosis put me into a bit of a tailspin. I mean, I had my life all planned out: good...
Oct 29, 2020 | A Day In My Life
I’m Kristie Larson and I don’t bake cupcakes. A slightly unconventional way to introduce myself, but when every person you meet asks “Do you bake the cupcakes at Callie’s Cakes?”, you learn to head people off at the pass. If I don’t make cupcakes, what do I have to do...
Oct 27, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Cheers! Penelope Parish here. I’m currently a writer in residence at the Open Book bookstore in Upper Chumley-on-Stoke, a charming town in Merrie Olde England. I’m working on my second Gothic novel—the first one became a best seller—and I’ve hit a writer’s block the...
Oct 26, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Hi all, I’m Allie McMurphy. It’s Christmas time on Mackinac Island, Michigan and there are sleighs and snowmobiles and all the fun winter sports. As a fudge maker, I’m up early to make and ship the Christmas fudge and then a snowy walk with my pup, Marshmallow, Mal,...
Oct 24, 2020 | A Day In My Life
I say goodbye to Beethoven, the cat I inherited last week from my neighbor who died. Mary Wheeler, Joseph’s mother. Joseph, the boy we lost thirty years ago when we were seniors in high school. Found dead in that barn that still has a wooden cow’s head...
