Jul 27, 2017 | A Day In My Life
I’m Janice Grover, wife of Simon Grover, the manager of the bank. When we moved to this little town 20 or so years ago – Autumn Vale, in western New York, in case you don’t know – I swore to myself I was never going to toe the corporate wife line again; all those...
Jul 26, 2017 | A Day In My Life
I’m beginning to think I’ve brought a curse on my hometown. Before I returned to North Ashcot, Massachusetts as its postmistress, the town was relatively crime free. A few B&Es and a carjacking or two per year, some shoplifting and teen vandalism, all...
Jul 25, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Detective Ray Greiman called me at midnight. “Luther Ridley Delor’s house is on fire. One body so far. They’re bringing it out. Get over there now.” My heart sank. I’m Angela Richman, Chouteau County Death Investigator. That’s like a paralegal for the medical...
Jul 22, 2017 | A Day In My Life
I’m an outcast. Once I had family, friends, a future—now I’m the young woman whose gaze you don’t want to meet as we pass on the street. Today I’m homeless, sleeping occasionally in a dorm room at St. Michael’s University in south Austin, where my friend Adam lets me...
Jul 21, 2017 | A Day In My Life
To sum up a day in the life of Juliet Langley in one word would be. . .tiring. A career in food service is not for the weak. I start most days alone in the kitchen of the Java Jive Coffeehouse in Nashville, making our daily selection of delicious pastries. Aside from...
Jul 20, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Decluttering can be deadly If you’ve been living on this planet, or even in a nearby solar system, you’ve been barraged by messages from news outlets, best sellers, and talk shows about decluttering, downsizing, and tidying up. They may have inspired you...
