Jan 27, 2017 | A Day In My Life
There’s no such thing as ghosts, right? I mean, sure, strange things have been going on in the mansion-turned-B-and-B I’m currently renovating. But it must just be the creaks and moans and clicks and rattles that come with a century-old house settling. I used to be an...
Jan 25, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Holding up a black dress on a hanger, I walked toward the window to see it in the daylight. The color looked a little faded. The material was a wool blend, too hot for an evening in the Caribbean. I dropped it onto the nope pile on my bed, returning to my closet. I...
Jan 24, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Former teen (TV) detective You know that feeling when you’re on Space Mountain after you pass through the flashing lights of hyperspace? Climbing in total darkness, not exactly sure when you’ll hit the peak. Suddenly you plunge and spin. And plunge and...
Jan 23, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Sunny Taylor, and I live within the unique bayou region and culture that make up south Louisiana. One day I might spend hours preparing seafood gumbo and creamy pecan pralines for the Gumbo Kitchen, our small town’s soup kitchen for the needy. On most days if...
Jan 21, 2017 | A Day In My Life
I’m a county police detective in a place that’s postcard pretty. Lots of rolling hills, horse farms and Victorian villages. At least that’s what everybody sees when they first take the train up here from New York City. That, and all the snow. We get...
Jan 20, 2017 | A Day In My Life
“You don’t look like a cop.” Wish I had a dollar for every time I heard a version of that opinion. My boss says it when he explains why I’m so valuable as an undercover drug agent. Drug sellers say it on the rare occasions my cover slips. My grandmother Fern says it...
