Dec 19, 2018 | A Day In My Life
My name is Sadie Elizabeth Coleman. Up until a few months ago, I was living in Boston with my boyfriend, Eric. I lost my job to a merger back in the spring and then my relationship completely fell apart (it had been crumbling for a while). I needed to get away, so I...
Dec 18, 2018 | A Day In My Life
The phone waking me this morning was bad enough, but hearing my twin sister say, “Bill’s dead and, uh, I’m afraid the police think I killed him,” was worse. Why? Because Emily is the perfect cheerleader type who never deviates from the straight and narrow, while the...
Dec 17, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Welcome to Mac’s Bikes! I’m Mackenzie Almeida, but everybody calls me Mac. What’s that, you don’t want to rent a bicycle? No worries, although our Cape Cod bike paths run for miles and are mostly flat. You didn’t bring one in to be repaired, either, I see. Hang on...
Dec 16, 2018 | A Day In My Life
So, right off, let’s get something straight. I don’t want to be talking to you. I don’t think it’s any of your business how I spend my day. It’s personal, okay? I’ve lost enough privacy over the years, and I’d rather not lose all of it. But Dru is a friend of mine,...
Dec 11, 2018 | A Day In My Life
It’s Harriet’s fault. The whole miserable day! If my sister hadn’t summoned a pillow out of the ether simply because she didn’t want to move, none of this would have happened. Yes, it was bad timing. Harriet didn’t realize that Becca was, at that very moment, trying...
Dec 10, 2018 | A Day In My Life
I sigh. Big sigh. It’s time. I have done everything possible for as long as it’s possible to procrastinate – and even procaffeinate, as in use my fifth cup of coffee to stall the inevitable. Which leaves me over stimulated, behind the proverbial eight ball, growing...
