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...
Jul 14, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I, Regan McHenry, am a good real estate agent; I do not slight my clients! That’s either a true statement or my guilt talking. Most Realtors spend much of their work day drumming up new business. I don’t. I have all the repeat and referral business I can handle. If...
Jul 13, 2016 | A Day In My Life
My brother’s fame is the family curse. We’re a well-respected, talented family and never suffered any bad publicity until Ernest went his own way. Opal Farmington, our mother, sang with a number of renown big bands before she married. Stanford Farmington, our father,...
Jul 12, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I lower my brush from the canvas and step back, tilting my head to examine today’s efforts. The portrait is beginning to take shape nicely. The intricate folds of the gown I’ve been shading and highlighting seem to almost ripple in the soft breeze blowing through the...
