Nov 4, 2014 | A Day In My Life
If Giovanni yells my name one more time I’m going to use this gun for something worse than gluing plastic beads onto fabric. It wouldn’t be such a big deal if he called me Poly like everybody else, but he has to use my full name: Polyester. Twice as confusing because...
Nov 3, 2014 | A Day In My Life
My days are pretty similar. I get up early, drink two cups of very strong coffee from my French press, and get ready to run. I’m a chocolatier and if I want to sample my products and still be able to kick butt on the softball field, exercising every day is crucial. I...
Nov 1, 2014 | A Day In My Life
My love nugget and I had just climbed into bed after a romantic dinner at Bella Napoli when I felt inspired to write this account of my typical day. Clint asked if I could just put it off until tomorrow, but I quieted his grumbling with my standard reply. “You know...
Oct 31, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I sleep hard and well, and, if I do dream, they’re usually pleasant, especially if Olivia Olson makes an appearance. I used to dream about my dead family I buried back in Georgia. Sadly, those dreams are fewer and farther apart and less vivid. And so it goes. I...
Oct 30, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Hello, there! My name is Eugeena Patterson and I live in a little community called Sugar Creek in Charleston, South Carolina. After thirty years, I finally retired from teaching Social Studies to middle school students. Lawd, those children were starting to be a...
Oct 29, 2014 | A Day In My Life
One thing I get a lot in my job as a Seattle Police Detective in the Homicide Unit is deceptive behavior. You could say it comes with the territory. People seldom take accountability for their crimes. Sometimes it’s clear in an interrogation what happened and who did...
