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...
Apr 17, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I know as soon as I wake that I’m not in London. The silence is broken by a single car – maybe a farmer in his Landrover, delivering a sack of feed. I hear it coming on the only road that snakes through the fields, between stone walls. I hear it passing my cottage and...
Apr 16, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I first met Elizabeth (Beth) Bowman about five years ago. During the intervening period, we’ve become fast friends, and I’ve learned a lot about her. With each factoid, I’ve become more of an admirer. She is quite a lady. Beth grew up in Richardson,...
