Sep 21, 2015 | A Day In My Life
OMG baby! I know I’m supposed to be all mature and everything now that I’m a mom and married and running my own house and everything, but Jessamine is the sweetest, most perfect, most beautiful baby ever and she makes my life perfect! Don’t tell Olivier, my husband,...
Sep 20, 2015 | A Day In My Life
You might imagine that managing the Rock of Ages would be dull as a box of rocks, but Morgan Iverson, a forty-something widow, rarely has a routine day. The challenges can be killer, including keeping the rock shop from going extinct, chasing after escape artist...
Sep 19, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Our honeymoon at an Arizona dude ranch isn’t going as well as I’d hoped. Coming from the tropical beauty of South Florida, I had barely begun to adjust to the scenic Sonoran Desert when a local forest ranger falls off a cliff to his death. Why should this matter to me...
Sep 18, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Before we commence here, allow me a moment to admit some ambivalence, perhaps even some reservations, about the book whose title bears my name: On the Road with Del & Louise. I’ve read it, and I appreciate the fact that Louise wrote it—she’s the love of my life,...
Sep 17, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Is this the best job or what? I wake up with a warm pug and an equally warm Siamese (that’s Good Cat) on my bed. Sun streams through the window of my attic accommodation, lighting the faded cabbage rose wallpaper. If I am lucky I will manage to shower and get dressed...
Sep 16, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I’m a freelance writer, which means that I set my own hours, learn a little bit about a lot of things, and get to interview everyone from television celebrities to small business owners. Here’s the thing: there are no benefits, and the work is far from guaranteed. And...
