Apr 6, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I refuse to be categorized as a coffee addict; I think three mugs before being able to function is perfectly normal. Of course, since Bud and I have moved to our new home in an idyllic rural setting, my commute to the University of Vancouver where I’m a professor of...
Apr 5, 2016 | A Day In My Life
One day, I was just minding my own business in the University library working on my dissertation in transcendentalist literature, and the next I was driving halfway across the country in an utter panic. I should back up. Like in any good story, I should start from the...
Apr 4, 2016 | A Day In My Life
When I dreamed of becoming an English professor, I didn’t realize that I was essentially assigning myself homework for the rest of my life. It’s too late now, though: I’ve just begun a new job at Stonedale University. It’s a lovely campus, in a...
Apr 3, 2016 | A Day In My Life
The following exchange between Summer Smythe, 26 (name and age unconfirmed) and Dorothy Westin, 78, takes place between 2 and 2:30 pm. Hibiscus Pointe Senior Living Community, Milano, FL. S: Whoa, Dorothy, don’t drink that iced tea! The stuff tastes like gasoline, I...
Apr 2, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Party time! I love a good party, particularly a surprise party. It’s the 10th anniversary of Bertie James coming to work at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library here on the Outer Banks, and the staff have decided to put on a big party to celebrate. Bertie isn’t one for...
Apr 1, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Not a lot happens in small towns, at least not a lot out of the ordinary. The children go to school, the parents go to work, families go to community events, but it’s mainly the women in our community who go to the annual spring rummage sale at St. Mark’s. I have been...
