Jul 4, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Transcript from a speech by Officer Fred Fields I’m here to talk about community policing. I know, I know. Most of the time, guys with fancy degrees come up with some academic theory, and then us patrol cops are stuck with making it apply to real life. Which it...
Jul 3, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Benjamin Nance Cobb is on his way to the newspaper to discuss his photograph on the front page and wrestle with his feelings for Alexia Hale. I never believed in love at first sight until it happened to me. After I found Alexia’s business card on the floor of my...
Jul 2, 2015 | A Day In My Life
When I woke up in a busted cat carrier and realized I’d been left behind following an MVA, I was shocked to find a lovely feline with eyes the color of mustard and stripes the color of marigolds by my side. I had a conk on my noggin and no memory of my name or my...
Jul 1, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Dear Gramps, It was great to get your letter. I delivered it to myself today in my capacity as the local mailman, which was sort of a surreal experience. Thanks for the fifty bucks. I really appreciate it. First things first: I am in love. Her name is Alice, and she...
Jun 30, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Dru Ann’s wonderfully creative “Day in the Life” column gives characters a chance to appear outside the events of the book, but it also does something else pretty cool. It gives lesser seen characters in the book a chance to have more of a day in the sun. In the...
Jun 29, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My name’s Angelo DiNapoli and in Italian “Angelo” means Messenger of God, so if I seem like a bit of a know it all, it comes to me directly from the Big Guy. I own DiNapoli’s Roast Beef and Pizza in Ellington, Massachusetts, it’s a hub for our small town and sits...