May 7, 2019 | A Day In My Life
A day in my life? Well, that all depends. On weekdays, you’ll find me behind my desk at St. Catherine’s Preparatory Academy in Cleveland, Ohio. I’m the administrative assistant at the school and I work alongside Sr. Eileen Flannery, the mover and shaker who...
May 6, 2019 | A Day In My Life
My name is Emmeline Oak, though everyone has called me Emmy since I was knee-high to a grapevine. My family has owned Oak Valley Vineyard for generations, and I grew up in the lush Sonoma Valley among the watercolor sunsets and fragrant fields. A pretty idyllic...
May 3, 2019 | A Day In My Life
I came to Washington to escape a murder rap. Wait. That came out wrong. What you need is some background. My boyfriend, Dean, died when he fell from the balcony of our Brooklyn apartment. It was the most horrible day of my life. But things were about to get worse:...
May 2, 2019 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Cigarette seller and cocktail waitress at the Third Door, a Chicago Speakeasy Hey, there! Welcome! Glad you found your way to the Third Door! Follow me—I saw a table on the other end of the dance floor. First-timers, right? I can always tell (even though...
May 1, 2019 | A Day In My Life
My last ride had been with the driver of a lumber truck from New Brunswick heading to Massachusetts, but he had several stops to make along the way. “Sorry, kid. Company doesn’t want me picking up hitchers. Besides – you want to see the ocean, and I won’t be near it...
Apr 30, 2019 | A Day In My Life
Cheers from Galway Ireland! I’m Tara Meehan, a New Yorker who recently moved to this vibrant medieval city not far from the Wild Atlantic Way. And wild is exactly the right adjective for this thirty-three-year-old transplant. It wasn’t long ago that I was...
