Nov 17, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Honestly, when you get to be my age, losing weight is not so easy. I’ve tried everything high protein (ack! Give me some fruit!) to vegan (I’d kill for some protein.). Now I’m trying Weight Watchers for the eighth time. I figure a balanced approach is more sustainable...
Nov 15, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Alex, can you introduce yourself? I’m Alex Noziak, part-witch, part-shaman, total magic-wielding screw up with an uncanny ability to make things worse. I’m also part of a fledgling covert Agency called the Invisible Recruits. Six women recruited to fight preternatural...
Nov 14, 2014 | A Day In My Life
You know, being an academic, you really look forward to summer. At least I did, especially since finally landing tenure at Agawam College meant I didn’t need to teach this summer. And after the murder of my student in the spring, I was looking forward to some peaceful...
Nov 13, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I’ve been able to talk to animals since I was a child. My parents never believed me, and for a long time, I wasn’t sure it was real. This led me to believe I had to look elsewhere for a way to make a living. I have been everything from a spiritual advisor to a palm...
Nov 12, 2014 | A Day In My Life
High school reunions can be murder. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, to have one murder as a result of your reunion may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness. I wonder what Mr. Wilde would have said about three? Or four? Speaking of numbers, I had...
Nov 11, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I’m a Conch. To people who know what Conchs are, that should tell you a lot about my character. To those that don’t, well – it means I was born and raised in the Florida Keys. I came into this world at Fisherman’s Hospital in Marathon, the first in my family not born...