Jul 6, 2015 | A Day In My Life
If you’re going to spend the day with me, you’ll have to take the baseboards. I hate cleaning the baseboards and, for some reason, all the women who stay at the Mid-Night Inn are crazy about clean baseboards. But we don’t get that many women here, really. Most of the...
Jul 5, 2015 | A Day In My Life
It’s a little after 5 a.m. and the kitchen is already filled with the rich scent of dark chocolate brownies mingling with the yeasty aroma of whole wheat bread. I’m Sophie and I own Riverbend Café in Kellerton, Michigan. I’m a pastry chef and I couldn’t be more...
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...
