Aug 2, 2013 | A Day In My Life
Hello. I’m Detective Ellie Saunders with the Burkesboro Police Department. I’m documenting this experience in case anything happens. I have no idea what could happen other than maybe gauging out an eye, but it never hurts to leave a trail. Today I’m...
Aug 1, 2013 | A Day In My Life
A day in my life? Why would you want to know about a day in my life? I’m not Beyonce. Hell’s bells I’m not even my cousin Erica with her country club ways. I’ll bet a day in her life is a hell of a lot more interesting than one in mine. What do you want to hear about?...
Jul 31, 2013 | A Day In My Life
My name is Lillie Mae Harris and I live in Mount Penn, a small mountain village on the eastern slope of the Appalachians. The Mason Dixon line and the railroad tracks are one in the same, and separate our village into Pennsylvania and Maryland sides. Whether we like...
Jul 30, 2013 | A Day In My Life
“Hoot” does not begin to cover it I like to wake up each morning—honestly, it is a plus—but after that nice surprise I like to take advantage of snooze technology and roll over for another half hour. Decadent? No, hon. That’s not decadent. Decadent is waking to...
Jul 29, 2013 | A Day In My Life
My name is Liss MacCrimmon. Well, no. It’s Liss Ruskin now. And Liss is short for Amaryllis, but you can see why I never use it. This is not a good start. I’m usually much better organized than this. I make lists. Lots of lists. Some of them are more helpful than...
Jul 25, 2013 | A Day In My Life
“Reveille! Reveille! Reveille! All hands heave out and trice up.* Reveille!” How do you like my alarm clock on board the aircraft carrier, USS Blanchard? My dog tags will tell you I’m McCabe, Hallie L. 023-71-7048/USN/B-NEG/PROT. I’m a Petty Officer Second-Class in...
