Nov 15, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Nothing trumps concerns about aging like murder. Living in Birdsey Falls, the town that common sense forgot, does not give a person much experience with murder. Hi. My name is Tamsen Mack and I’m a writer in the midst of a change of life. For the past twelve years...
Nov 14, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Don’t call me Shirley. Yes, I know that’s a tired one-liner from an old movie. But in this case, I mean it. Oh, fine (sighing). I’ll admit it, since you’re going to find out anyway if you read the book that dreadful Susannah Hardy person just put out. I was born...
Nov 13, 2015 | A Day In My Life
“Good morning—Middleton’s Mortuary—Callie Parrish here—How may I help you?” At least five days of each week in my world begin with those words. My whole name is Calamine Lotion Parrish, but everyone calls me Callie except Daddy. My mother died the day I was born, and...
Nov 12, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I am Maggie Patterson, certified accountant and numbers extraordinaire. I also, haven’t had a day off since I started babysitting at the ripe age of ten, which is why I’ve applied to be Soleado Mexican Riviera Cruise Line’s newest book keeper. A job whose office is a...
Nov 11, 2015 | A Day In My Life
“What kind of underpants should I wear?” That’s the question I get asked the most and I understand why. Actors like to build their characters from the bottom up, so to speak. And costumes work better when they’re created from the inside out, authentically, and in...
Nov 10, 2015 | A Day In My Life
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. If I was a tattoo guy, I’d have that somewhere on my body by now. See, I never meant for any of this to happen. All I wanted was to keep a few people out of jail, and a bunch of others from getting killed. So I convinced...