Oct 4, 2017 | A Day In My Life
I love my cozy attic apartment, with my tabla drums in the corner and sloping ceilings above. And I adore my miniscule office in the history department, filled with books and a steady flow of undergraduate students. I’m a historian, which in my life means that in...
Oct 3, 2017 | A Day In My Life
They say that brewing is a man’s game. Not true. Sure, men still outnumber women in the world of craft beer, but after brewing with big guys for over two decades I can tell you that good beer—not the cheap stuff that is mass produced by machines—is everyone’s game....
Oct 2, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Thank you. I’m always so happy when someone tells me they enjoy reading my Detective Romeo Winston mysteries. I wasn’t always a novelist you know. I was mostly a stay-at-home mom, and then when my daughter was in school I worked for Doc Sanderson. He was a wonderful...
Sep 30, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Hi there. I’m Kate McCall, the 45-year-old single mother of Matthew McCall, a rising star in the Manhattan DA’s office. I’m an off-off-off-off-Broadway actor, singing and dancing at the DCup theater in absurd, original musicals performed with passion by the Schmidt...
Sep 29, 2017 | A Day In My Life
I pressed a hand to my temple, closing my eyes as the beat of the drums grew ever louder, synchronizing with the pounding in my skull. I silently willed my man-of-all-work to hurry, praying I wasn’t already trapped. That it wasn’t too late. I’d originally planned to...
Sep 28, 2017 | A Day In My Life
I’m curled up in bed, spooked by the unfamiliar sounds of morning. The tent walls flap in the wind, tiny paws whisper on the snow, and campers snore in the tents near by. In the distant hills, a wolf howls. My fur rises on my back. It’s still far from sunrise, but the...