Mar 11, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Put yourself in my muddy shit kickers. I’m January Lamont, 26. Imagine me in Midtown, not hiding near this stone quarry adjacent to our neglected, middle-of-nowhere Pennsylvania rental. I had just been chosen account executive over advertising seniors by the darling...
Mar 8, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Bonjour, and welcome to my adopted home in France. My name is Ariel Shepard. I’ve been rebuilding my life for more than a year now since my dear husband died back home in New York and left me a rather dilapidated but romantic château here in rural Burgundy, about 90...
Mar 7, 2024 | A Day In My Life
“How about a ‘Maverick’ reboot?” Burley frowned at hearing what my ninety-one-year-old friend, Jerry, had told me he wanted for his birthday. “He does realize …” “That Andy Griffith has long passed? Of course. But he stood his ground, saying it was a birthday wish.” I...
Mar 6, 2024 | A Day In My Life
April 20, 1921 The train rocks beneath me as we rumble somewhere through the mountains of central Pennsylvania. Dawn peeks pink through the window of my private room, and my pug, Aphrodite, snores, oblivious to my mood. Three years. I’ve been away three years from my...
Mar 5, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Private Eye during the Golden Age of Hollywood Hi, my name is Babs Norman. My real name is Barbara, but only my stubborn mother and my crazy (don’t underestimate him) ex-husband call me that. I changed my name when I moved from my hometown of San Francisco...
Mar 4, 2024 | A Day In My Life
This is the weirdest day of my life. Honestly, it might be the weirdest day of anybody’s life. I’m Chess, a nineteen-year-old orphan with no memory of my childhood. This morning, my black cat, Kafka, was meowing more than usual and casting me meaningful stares. Maybe...
