Sep 7, 2012 | A Day In My Life
My daughter, Hayley, gave me the nicest Christmas present ever–a weekend trip to visit her in Key West and a ticket to the Key West Loves Literature seminar, which was all about food writing this year. I was in heaven–there were cookbook writers, and food...
Sep 6, 2012 | A Day In My Life
“We really shouldn’t be here,” Jane said. “Together, at least.” Jane Ryland fidgeted on the leather couch. Jake’s couch. In Jake’s Boston apartment. She hadn’t been here since that night last summer. When they almost went too far. “Well, these people won’t...
Sep 5, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Hey y’all. My name is Emma Taylor and I live in Paris. I know what you’re thinking…Paris, France. Alas, no, I’m in Paris, Tennessee. The real Paris was my dream, but I kind of got side-tracked. See, my Aunt Arabella, who is the coolest aunt on earth and has...
Sep 4, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Has something ever happened to you and you know you’ve had enough. Kaput. Finished. Step away from the situation. Do not engage. Run like hell. That happened to me just a month ago. I was a New York City event planner. A successful one. I was coordinating the wedding...
Sep 3, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Yesterday, today, tomorrow—three days and they feel like three different lifetimes. Gosh, doesn’t that sound deep? But it isn’t. I’m not. Don’t worry, I just need a dose of those universal restoratives—coffee and chocolate. Would you like to walk down to Mel’s on Main...
Aug 31, 2012 | A Day In My Life
My name is Donald Alexander Youngblood, Private Investigator. I used to work on Wall Street. I used to be a rich, carefree, confirmed bachelor. I used to live with only one black male standard poodle. Those days were simple; those days are gone. Some years ago I fled...
