Aug 24, 2014 | A Day In My Life
That darned Creamy Pie is going to be the death of me! My bakery, “The Donut Hut,” is sitting empty on a Saturday morning, and that franchise across the street is getting all the business. I’ve only been open for a month, but if something doesn’t change soon, I’m...
Aug 23, 2014 | A Day In My Life
A day in my life? Oh, honey, you couldn’t handle it! First there’s Sylvia, my annoying half-sister. Try dealing with her every day! That’s exactly what I’ve been doing since our dad, Texas Jack Pierce (as famous on the chili cook-off circuit as he is with the ladies...
Aug 22, 2014 | A Day In My Life
There’s an old joke about the two best parts of teaching being July and August. I don’t make that joke myself—I like the challenge of working with kids too much to find much humor in it—but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy the much needed summer vacation. Until...
Aug 21, 2014 | A Day In My Life
My name is Antonia Blakeley but my nephew Christian calls me Ant. Clever boy. I inherited him after his parents managed to do each other in during a domestic disturbance – that’s the police’s euphemism, not mine. I know a little about those. Domestic disturbances, I...
Aug 20, 2014 | A Day In My Life
It’s been almost a year since my disastrous wedding where my in-laws tried to keep my marriage from happening, a ghost invaded our lives, and magic came to Renaissance Faire Village and Marketplace. Don’t get me wrong—I’ve always thought of this place as...
Aug 19, 2014 | A Day In My Life
You wouldn’t want my life, trust me. On a typical day I spend my time trying to figure out three things that most guys in their early 20s already know: 1) how to stay out of trouble; 2) how to pay my bills; and 3) how to get a girlfriend. Every once in a while other...
