Dec 31, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Routine is good, especially at my age (not quite ready to collect social-security, but getting a little too close to that precipice for comfort.) My day begins with morning coffee while reading the paper the old-fashioned way (something about the tactile sensation of...
Dec 29, 2018 | A Day In My Life
I dip my head, narrowly avoiding the size 12 foot lashing out at my jaw. Spinning around, I manage to land my responding roundhouse kick directly into a densely muscled torso. Then I prepare for a beat-down as Jake pins me with an icy glare that promises retribution....
Dec 28, 2018 | A Day In My Life
I’ve only been in Japan for a few months, so I haven’t found my footing yet. You see, when my boyfriend, Charles, got relocated to the Tokyo branch of his investment bank, I quit my environmental law practice and followed along. It wasn’t a stupid idea, not really....
Dec 27, 2018 | A Day In My Life
“Osiyo, tohitsu?” That’s Cherokee for “hello, how are you?” My name is Sadie Walela and I am Cherokee. Walela means hummingbird which is quite appropriate since I seem to always be buzzing around, forward and backward, and even hovering in place – whatever it takes to...
Dec 26, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Walking into Zarita’s, I wasn’t sure what I’d find. Private investigator SJ Rook had agreed to meet me in his favorite off-duty joint. Rook was seated in a rear booth facing the door, a glass of bourbon settled between his relaxed hands. Black open-collar shirt, black...
Dec 25, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Hi. I’m Jocie Müller and I’m almost ten. Well, not really. I’m nine, but I want to be ten. My daddy is Jakob Müller and he’s a Christmas tree farmer and owns a junk store. We got married last year to Jaymie Leighton. I wasn’t sure what to call her at first, but she...
