Mar 26, 2025 | A Day In My Life
On a cold Minnesota January morning I sat at my desk with four files in front of me. It was time for the annual cold case review. As recently elected sheriff of Pearsal County and widow of the previous sheriff, I’d taken over the duty. The oldest case was an unknown...
Mar 25, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Emma Brennan. Twenty-five, single, a new business owner, and human for a gorgeous Birman cat named Vivi. I’m very excited because in days I’ll be opening the Aroma Wellness Spa in Carmel-by-the-Sea. For those of you who don’t know about Carmel, it’s located on...
Mar 24, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Vivian Kaye loitered in the expansive lobby of the Hoskins Building, sipping her coffee and watching the ebb and flow of employees to the elevators. Her boss, Howard Hoskins, founding partner at the Hoskins, Branch, and Kato law firm, owned the building. Currently,...
Mar 20, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Before diving into editing an article on the reproductive habits of emus, I needed an infusion of caffeine. When I met up with my friends Mary and Sophie at Hyperion for our various morning beverages, I had no idea the direction the morning would take. While...
Mar 19, 2025 | A Day In My Life
It’s winter, daylight in Maine is limited. There are too many dark hours available to wonder about life, my future, and whether to finally put my police career behind me and commit fully to being a PI. Gordy, my boss at G&Z Investigations, doesn’t give me sunlit...
Mar 18, 2025 | A Day In My Life
What is a day in my life? Interesting question. Six months ago, this would have been easy to answer because it would have been much like any other homicide detective in America. Get up. Kiss my wife and kids, grab coffee, go to the office. Work the current case with...
