Apr 23, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Crime fiction curator/librarian Ambler looked up from his work —writing finding aids for a backlog of crime fiction collections that hadn’t been processed—to see Kay Donnelly standing at the reading room door. Her face showed the strain she was under....
Apr 22, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I’m worried about my sister, Nikki. Her catering business, Catered Capers, has been growing in success. She considered taking on a partner, Drew Pierson, but that didn’t work out. She didn’t exactly tell me why which is unusual. We tell each other...
Apr 21, 2016 | A Day In My Life
“The first time I thought of killing him, the two of us were having chicken sandwiches at that fast-food place with the oversized rubber bird anchored to its roof. It didn’t seem right to kill him in a place that closes on Sundays.” “Probably not.” I pushed a cup of...
Apr 20, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Have you ever had an event so traumatic happen in your life that you know it will haunt you forever? And maybe deep down, you’ve always suspected something was off about the situation, but you just couldn’t put your finger on it? That’s pretty much been the story of...
Apr 19, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I eyed my best friend Holly Wilson from under the brim of my Beermeier Racing cap. “I can’t believe you’re making me do this.” I settled my extra-dark aviator sunglasses more firmly on my nose. “Get over yourself, it’ll be fun.” “We’re taking a gossip tour through...
Apr 18, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I’m nothin’ but a moonshinin’ man. To some, that don’t count for much, but I once heard a minister say that a man’s got to make the most of the talents given to him. If that’s true, then the Big Man must be smilin’ down on me, because I’m known in these parts of...
