Jun 10, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Crime Reporter “The kid died.” I’m racing past my editor when he hollers this after me. I backtrack to his desk. “What’s the plan?” “A1,” he says and turns back to his green screen. Front page. Last night a bunch of U.C. Berkeley students had a party...
Jun 9, 2014 | A Day In My Life
“Mary Margaret Reed you forgot your umbrella, again.” I could hear Mother’s nagging voice in my head as I cinched my pink Columbia Sportswear jacket tighter and trudged through the rain to my office. It didn’t matter that I’ve told Mother a thousand times that no one...
Jun 7, 2014 | A Day In My Life
If you blink while you’re driving on the Great River Road north of Alton, Illinois, you might miss River Bend entirely. And that’s not a bad thing. Those of us who live in the tiny town tucked between the bluffs along the Mississippi don’t mind when the world passes...
Jun 6, 2014 | A Day In My Life
“Lovely.” I rolled my eyes. “That’s what you said for the last three outfits.” “And I meant it. You always look lovely.” I’ll admit it. I was charmed. As faults go, unflinching adoration is a good one in a boyfriend. My name is Brooklyn Wainwright, and the boyfriend...
Jun 5, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I’m home! Or what I think of as home, Gracious Grove, New York, the prettiest town in the prettiest region, tucked in among the Finger Lakes! My family has homes all over the place – New York, the Hamptons, Miami – but my grandmother’s modest home in GiGi, as locals...
Jun 4, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Arf-arf! That’s dog-speak for “hello, there.” My name is Sergeant Brigit and I’m a K-9 officer with the Fort Worth Police Department. Being a cop is dangerous work, especially for a K-9 officer like me whose job it is to sniff out drugs, search for bad guys in dark...
