May 25, 2014 | A Day In My Life
When I first started writing the Gray Whale Inn mysteries, it was summer in Texas; I was the mother of two small children, one of whom was a big fan of both projectile vomiting and tantrum throwing; and the most riveting part of my week was Gymboree class, where the...
May 24, 2014 | A Day In My Life
My name is DD McGil. My birth certificate reads Daphne December, but don’t ever call me that. It was a horrible compromise between my mother and father, so people use it at their peril. I freely admit to being female, blonde, smart-assed and stubborn. My favorite...
May 23, 2014 | A Day In My Life
My fingers hover over my laptop as I desperately wait for a burst of inspiration. The blank white screen kind of freaks me out, so I peck out the words A DAY IN MY LIFE with the three fingers I generally use to operate a keyboard. That’s a bit better, doesn’t look...
May 22, 2014 | A Day In My Life
For thirty-two years, I had a stock answer when asked what a typical day was like for me, soap opera actress Veronica Walsh. I’d wake up at 5 a.m., drive to Manhattan, rehearse my scenes for the day’s filming of Days and Nights, have my hair and makeup done, get in...
May 21, 2014 | A Day In My Life
My name’s Baxley Powell and my family is a little different, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when I woke up with a streak of white hair in my forelock recently. But I was alarmed. Being different is one thing, being way different is like having lights and sirens...
May 20, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I’m doing my best to forget that my birthday is coming up. Unfortunately, everyone here in the Enchanted Village seems intent on reminding me. My aunt Ve even wants to throw a party. A party. For the love, as my sister Harper would say. I, at least, talked Aunt Ve...
