Oct 24, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority I stand in the shadows at the back of a race-program kiosk near the entrance to Cheltenham racetrack, scanning the faces of the crowd as they flood through the turnstiles. It’s the first day of...
Oct 23, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Meg Langslow writes a letter to one of her cousins, with editorial comments from her husband, Michael December 20 Dear Cousin Safflower, Michael: Do you actually have a cousin named Safflower? Meg: Now I do. She thought Susan was too commonplace. Mother told me that...
Oct 22, 2014 | A Day In My Life
“She doesn’t act her age.” Can you believe someone said that about me recently? I wish I’d been there—I would have asked the guy who said it just exactly how a woman in her fifties is supposed to act. Then I would have fantasized about confirming his opinion in some...
Oct 21, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Welcome to the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, where dreams come true, especially if you dream of going flat broke at a five-star resort on the beach. If that’s your dream, come see me, but be warned: For every sane person who walks into this...
Oct 20, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Have mercy on my soul! Life’s a little nutty right now, what with Katie Sue Perrywinkle turning up in town after being gone ten years. Her appearance has caused quite the stir. Between her being mixed up with the rotten-to-the-core Calhouns, and the bad blood with her...
Oct 19, 2014 | A Day In My Life
What happens when two mystery writers realize their characters are soul sisters? The writers make their characters meet, much like two friends forcing their children on a playdate. Both characters — gunshop owner Tai Randolph and the artist Cherry Tucker — are sassy,...
