Oct 25, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Greetings from the shores of Lake Michigan. I’m Marlee Jacob, and you may have noticed the Dickensian twist to my name. That was no accident. My mom is an English professor who happened to be reading A Christmas Carol when she went into labor. It was also Christmas...
Oct 24, 2016 | A Day In My Life
“My name is Samantha Reynolds. Samantha Jane Reynolds,” I explained to the bored looking lady in front of me. “I’ve just flown into Aloha Lagoon from Sydney, Australia. Well, not directly from Sydney. It was supposed to be direct but I think the travel agent who...
Oct 22, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Calliope Costas, owner of “Callie’s Kitchen” in Crystal Bay, Wisconsin. People call me “Callie,” except for my Dad, George. He was born in Greece and he prefers to use my full name, but most people find “Callie” a lot easier to pronounce. George is. . .well,...
Oct 21, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I know some women can’t understand it, but I’d rather chase down art thieves, or even go undercover to ferret out a forger, than spend an afternoon dress shopping. Never mind that checking out a captured drug dealer’s stash of paintings almost got me blown up earlier...
Oct 20, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I’m Baxley Powell, and my days aren’t the usual run of the mill stuff. People usually have two reactions when they find out I’m a dreamwalker. Either they think I’m weird and they avoid me. Or they think I’m weird, and they try to test me. Luckily, I can parse out a...
Oct 19, 2016 | A Day In My Life
The man still looked like he was trying to swallow a sour pickle whole. Carrie watched in silence as he jumped in the moving van, jerked it into gear, and began the winding climb toward the county road. He hadn’t even smiled when she handed him the...
