Sep 19, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Lauren Rousseau. I’m a linguistics professor at Agawam College, and while I teach basic and East Asian linguistics, I really enjoy identifying regional and foreign dialects and accents. I can spot somebody from the Ozarks even if she’s trying to hide it. I can...
Sep 18, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Naturally, I can’t talk about my clients. A private investigator who runs around blabbing about confidential matters would have a lot of spare time on her hands. I can’t name names, you understand. But I can give you an idea of what an average day looks like. Take...
Sep 17, 2012 | A Day In My Life
One day. One week. One month. They’re all pretty much the same. Only the weather changes. And the intensity of the headaches. It wasn’t always like this: Once, Hannah Manning was one of the world’s top international journalists. If it’s been in the news in the last...
Sep 14, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Some of you may not recognize my name, so how about “Mr. Odelia Grey?” Does that ring a bell? That’s right, I am married to Odelia Grey, the sassy, smart-mouthed paralegal who moonlights as an amateur sleuth. Odelia and I met over a dead body. Well, not literary....
Sep 13, 2012 | A Day In My Life
We zoom in on a quiet corner of downtown San Francisco and a three-story red brick building lying on a tree-lined street in historic Jackson Square. A short step up from the sidewalk leads us to a glass door with a decorative iron frame. Green lettering on the door...
Sep 12, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Good Day to Ye, Lords and Ladies! I am Lady Jessie Morton of the Renaissance Faire Village and Marketplace in the town of Myrtle Beach and state of South Carolina. I am here to regale you with tales of what my life might be like on a given day. I won’t bore you with...