May 3, 2018 | A Day In My Life
12:01 AM: After another long day, I lock up the coffeehouse and hit the pillow snoring. 1:45 AM: A distant ringing enters my dream. “You awake?” asks the voice on my phone. “I am now.” New York is the city that never sleeps. Apparently neither does my ex-husband. Then...
May 1, 2018 | A Day In My Life
December is not the time to look back on our former life. I might cry, remembering the days I drove out to the end of Santa Monica Boulevard, found a parking place on Ocean, and strolled along the cliffs, dodging 40-year old skateboarders with blond dreadlocks and...
Apr 30, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Oh, hi! You caught me in the middle of getting ready for my gig tonight at the Steel Horse Bar. Right now, you might be asking yourself. . .what is a ‘gig’? That is quite alright; I had to teach my sister Alexia a singer’s terminology as well. A gig is a performance,...
Apr 29, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Release: April 24, 2018 Series: Cypress Cove #3 Genre: Cozy Mystery Author Website: carleneoneil.com Synopsis In Cypress Cove, someone is playing ruff. . . Amateur sleuth Penny Lively is working her tail off trying to keep her family winery afloat. For the first time...
Apr 28, 2018 | A Day In My Life
It’s true. I don’t have as much common sense as Dru does. And my gene for caution is a recessive one. But I still think some of you readers might have done the same thing I did. It was late Friday night, the end of an extra-long day at the office. I needed something...
Apr 24, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Cooking competitions can bring out the best and worst in their participants. I should know. I’ve been competing in cook-offs for longer than I care to admit. My beloved hobby has even outlasted my marriage. I’m somewhat of a celebrity in my hometown of Augustin,...
