Sep 11, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Leading Aircraftwoman Maeve Fitzgerald reporting for duty. I’ve been stationed at RAF Down Ampney in Gloucestershire as a WAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) nursing orderly for over a year now and am used to how things run round here. But I’ll never get used to the...
Sep 10, 2024 | A Day In My Life
I was very surprised when my ex-husband Bill showed up in my office this morning. Bill had been very dismissive of my decision to leave Parkland, NC, and move to the small town of Celosia to start my own private detective agency. I’d left my pageant past—yes, I was in...
Sep 9, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: detecting assistant and lady’s maid. I rise at six. It used to be five back in the old days when Gilverton’s plumbing was in its infancy and when dressing Madam meant corsets and curling irons. Now, in the year of our Lord 1939, Madam stands under a spray...
Sep 5, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Hey there, it’s Gumbo. My brother Jambalaya and I are the two peacocks you see chasing certain employees and guests around Bon Vee Culinary House Museum in New Orleans’ Garden District. People think that all we’re good for is fanning out our gorgeous feathers and...
Sep 4, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Hello. I’m Holly Schlivnik, President of Mermaid Swimwear. Today started typically for the rag biz. Organized chaos. But discovering another dead body this afternoon not only gave credence to the tacky nickname LAPD labeled me—triple M-for Mart Murder Magnet-it made...
Sep 3, 2024 | A Day In My Life
I love the smell of coffee in the morning. Although for me, it’s usually mixed with the hot breath of Murray, my 100-pound mutt. He hasn’t learned the subtleties of personal space. Sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s try that again. Hi, my name’s Emily Dalle....
