Oct 8, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Proprietor of Memory Mine Scrapbook Shop It’s autumn again in New Orleans. Which means it’s time to light up the pumpkins and grab a shroud for this very spooky time of year. And here’s the thing, even though my best friend Ava owns a voodoo shop, I really...
Oct 7, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I always have a song in my head; my mind is like a jukebox, and I never know which tune is going to play next. When I was growing up, my parents used my song du jour to gauge my mood. If I told them it was “Wide Open Spaces,” or some other happy Dixie Chicks ditty...
Oct 6, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My name is Ruth Clagan, and I am a yoga retreat failure. There, I said it. But it isn’t my fault. I had enjoyed the yoga, even though the appeal waned after day three, when my muscles started to rebel. At least the pain kept me from dwelling on my current predicament....
Oct 5, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I should never do anything pre-coffee. “It was only a teeny fire,” I told my uncle over the phone. I sat outside on the steps of my apartment complex, watching the Phoenix Fire Department carry equipment out of my second-floor apartment. Black smoke trailed behind...
Oct 4, 2015 | A Day In My Life
What happens when three established book advocates join forces to call attention to some underappreciated writing? You get this: the start of an occasional feature where Lesa Holstine, Dru Ann Love, and Kristopher Zgorski gather together to highlight books which might...
Oct 3, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Health Sciences Librarian, Timbergate Medical Center, Timbergate, California When I moved back to Timbergate, my hometown in rural northern California, after earning my Librarian’s degree in New Haven, Connecticut, the first thing I noticed was the...
