Apr 3, 2013 | A Day In My Life
I don’t know why you’d wanna talk to me — I’m not very interesting . . . it’s my granddaughter Lucky you wanna talk to – she’s the star of the show . . . well, she’s the star of my life in any case. I’m Jack Jamieson and I live in Snowflake, Vermont. I’m retired...
Apr 2, 2013 | A Day In My Life
by J.J. Cook I never expected to be fire chief. As a generational member of a fire fighting family, we all know it’s enough that we serve. My station house in Chicago is crowded with plenty of firefighters with ambitions. I wasn’t one of them. Circumstances change. My...
Apr 1, 2013 | A Day In My Life
The house is so quiet, except for the heat making the old pipes creak. I sleep in the master bedroom. It’s cheerful with the oak floors and the multi-paned colonial windows, and I’ve moved in my furniture, but I always think of my parents first thing in the morning. I...
Mar 29, 2013 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Phillipena O’Brien. I know what you’re thinking: what type of a name is Phillipena? Well, thanks to my father, I’ve spent my whole life answering that question. You see, I’m the youngest of five girls born to Maureen and Phillip O’Brien. Instead of going for...
Mar 28, 2013 | A Day In My Life
Gordon Butler is a favorite of many fans of the Rocky Bluff P.D. series. Though a by-the-book cop to the point of obsession, he is beginning to change. He’s been the butt of a lot of jokes by his fellow officers because nothing seems to go right for him, from wrecking...
Mar 27, 2013 | A Day In My Life
If I’m going to tell you about my so-called “average” day, I reckon I should begin with my morning. But that’s a rotten place to start. You might get a bad impression of me, because I hate mornings. I seriously, totally, flat-dab despise them. Don’t get me wrong; a...
