Aug 27, 2016 | A Day In My Life
“Those look divine,” I say to Momma as she starts popping chocolate cakes out of their pans. She’s been at Sweet Tea since five this morning. Raynell’s husband (at least Raynell said it was her husband) loved Momma’s chocolate marshmallow cake so much that Raynell...
Aug 26, 2016 | A Day In My Life
How does that old saying go? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice. . .you get the idea. Too bad I didn’t. See, I thought it was safe to go home again, but, well, how many dead bodies can a girl turn up before it becomes a thing? Hi, I’m Erica Bloom, and I’ve been...
Aug 25, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Verna is now a resident in Glen Arbor Acres retirement complex, which is down the street from the Dixie Dew. “Lordy, Lordy, those Betts boys are the sweetest things. Sweet as can be. Why they hug and squeeze an old lady like you’re their grandma or something. They...
Aug 24, 2016 | A Day In My Life
A dense mist rose from the curving river adjacent to the road as I drove into the heart of Cardigan, Maryland, my recently adopted home. Despite my best efforts, I was running late. I squeezed the steering wheel. Today was the debut of my new restaurant, the Day Lily...
Aug 23, 2016 | A Day In My Life
My name is Bertie Bigelow, and I am the choir director at Metro Community College. The school where I teach is located in an African-American neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. I wear designer suits to work, keep my attitude professional, and try not to...
Aug 22, 2016 | A Day In My Life
My name is Calamity Doris Barnstable. I was named after Calamity Jane, a Wild West frontierswoman of dubious reputation, although my mother actually named me after the considerably softened version of Calamity Jane played by Doris Day in the 1950s. Be that as it may,...
