Dec 30, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Diplomacy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Case in point, an hour ago I was babysitting the wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel en route to five days in a luxury hotel while she attended an international women’s conference. Then, five minutes after...
Dec 29, 2017 | A Day In My Life
We both utter a huge sigh. . .His in relief that his nightmare is over, mine because, for me, it never will be. A moment ago, I woke in sweat-soaked sheets with my dog’s paws pummeling my back. I twisted, pulled his body into my chest, and murmured, “You’re okay.”...
Dec 28, 2017 | A Day In My Life
I stepped out of my Jeep and paused to admire the bright blue Pacific Ocean with its crashing waves and rocky cliffs off the northern coast of California. I smiled. As the newly hired manager of Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast, I was fortunate to see the stunning view...
Dec 27, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Hello. I’m in the window seat. Thanks. Sorry to make you get up. My name? Wyatt Jayne. Well, actually, Susan Wyatt Jayne, but I dropped the Susan when I was in college. So boring. Me? I’m on my way to Busman’s Harbor, Maine. A car service is picking me up when we get...
Dec 26, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Just how did I end up being owner of a tea garden in Willow Creek, Pennsylvania with my Aunt Iris? A widow, I moved back to Willow Creek with my two teenage daughters, Jasmine and Violet. After much discussion with my Aunt Iris (all the women on my mom’s side of...
Dec 25, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Normally, my day is filled with long hours of research and stakeouts, but this week, I learned about larping and I traded some elbow jabs with a roller derby queen. I guess it’s all in a day’s work for a private investigator. My name is Delanie Fitzgerald, and it’s...