Jul 22, 2016 | A Day In My Life
“So, should I be worried?” Francine stared at her friend Joy McQueen who’d lobbed the question at her over breakfast. The two septuagenarians sat at Joy’s black counter-height kitchen table that looked straight out of Pottery Barn’s current catalog. The welcoming...
Jul 21, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Los Angeles, California. November 1937. Coffee. That’s the first, second and third order of business after a restless night with a busy day ahead. Step one, rinse out the percolator and pry open the coffee can. So far, not so good. There’s just enough java left to...
Jul 20, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Maybe the judge will go easy on me. No one got hurt. Yes, I flower bombed a couple of government officials, but how bad is that? Yeah. I’m screwed. I looked up at the blue summer sky. It was over 90°F, but the marble bench on which I sat felt cool on my palms. I...
Jul 18, 2016 | A Day In My Life
The kid tried to tell me that he hadn’t done anything. He was legal. We stood in the snowy parking lot of the Easy Come & Go. I had a fresh cup of coffee, and the kid had a bottle of rum. “Why don’t you let me hold that while you get out your ID,” I said. He shook...
Jul 16, 2016 | A Day In My Life
MJ Austin’s eyes traveled up and down the length of me, only to finish with a disapproving glare. “You are a mess. Not even a hot mess. Just a dirty mess. And you need mulch around your sea island ficus. It looks unfinished.” “Thanks heaps.” I tossed my trowel onto...
Jul 15, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Hi. My name is Bridgy Mayfield. Do you know my BFF Sassy Cabot? She and I own the Read ’Em and Eat Café and Bookstore in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. It’s a really interesting place that attracts book lovers like magnets. Our tables are laminated with pictures and...
