May 6, 2025 | A Day In My Life
The Crosbyville Fall Festival has always been one of my favorite events. As a young girl, I loved the games, the rides, and the fantastic food. I’m an adult and I still love the festival. Especially the food. This year, my Aunt Agatha’s café, the Blue Plate Special...
May 2, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Around ten a.m., I parked in the lot of Addamsville Antiques, housed in a converted factory downtown. I hopped out of my CR-V and pondered its cargo. Somehow, I would have to wrestle that two-piece Roseville jardinière up to the second floor where I now leased Booth...
May 1, 2025 | A Day In My Life
…by Quinn McFarland Mrs. Oliver was my sophomore high school teacher. I had her at a pivotal time in my life, when my BFF and my boyfriend hooked up and dumped me. Humiliated and bereft, I wanted to drop out of school and run away from home. But the brilliant and...
Apr 30, 2025 | A Day In My Life
In my old life, I rarely woke up before noon. In my defense, I was usually out late tailing a mark: cheating spouses, deadbeat dads, people about to be served legal papers. The life of an (almost) PI is one that lends itself to midnight stakeouts and bleary-eyed cups...
Apr 29, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Everyone needs a backup plan for when life hits the fan. If you’re smart, you’ll choose a soft landing in a cushy office with a good prescription plan – not try to launch your career as a rock star about twenty years too late like me. I’m fighting tooth and nail...
Apr 28, 2025 | A Day In My Life
“Bring me your bad news, and I will deliver it,” Adam booms dramatically, flashing his hand across the empty space in front of him with no shortage of theatric flourish. “That has to be your slogan, Lucy. And you need a shingle. It should hang, obviously. I’m...
