Jan 2, 2026 | A Day In My Life
Sometimes I wonder why we called our business The WISE Enquiries Agency, because I’m no’ feeling too clever this morning; not enough sleep…apprehensive about being away. When the four of us sat in that pub in London, years back, wondering what we’d do with...
Jan 1, 2026 | A Day In My Life
My name is Yesenia Ubeda Goldstein. In the Spanish manner, I tack my mother’s maiden name onto my father’s to acknowledge my full Cuban-Jewish heritage. Six months ago, my days revolved around teaching food-tradition seminars, grading papers, and answering endless...
Dec 31, 2025 | A Day In My Life
If you’ve read A Wish Too Late, you probably think Patience O’Reilly is the real star of the show. Sure, she’s the white witch with the kind heart and the mysterious sparkle, but let’s not forget who’s been trotting beside her through every twist, turn, and suspicious...
Dec 29, 2025 | A Day In My Life
…Opening Chapter Molly left her two canes in the car and, instead, hooked her hand into the crook of Paco’s strong left arm, content that he would keep her steady and upright until they got through the supermarket door. Inside, Molly wedged herself onto one of...
Dec 26, 2025 | A Day In My Life
It was the week before Thanksgiving in 1989 when Niles Landry, formerly of the U.S. Army, called me for a job. I’m a grifter, also known as a small-time con man. How I got into the game is easy. My dad was a grifter. How I got into grifting for the United States...
Dec 25, 2025 | A Day In My Life
How does that saying go? No good deed goes unpunished? It sure is true today at the Double C Ranch. Callie Garcia here, venting for a minute while I search for a missing cat. It’s just one more indignity I gotta suffer because I couldn’t say no. When an Oklahoma storm...
