Nov 9, 2011 | A Day In My Life
I should introduce myself. My name is Molly Pink. And if my late husband Charlie could see me now, I’m sure he’d have a laugh. I don’t think he ever would have expected what’s happened in my life lately. It began when I got a job at Shedd & Royal Books and More as...
Nov 8, 2011 | A Day In My Life
or A Day in the Life of a Red-Headed Hot-Tempered Florist Dear Euphorbia, Half an hour until the flower shop opens, so I’m grabbing a minute to update you. Sorry to have been MIA, but, hey, life is never dull here at Bloomers, even after the chaos of the infamous...
Nov 7, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Thursday is one of the busiest and best days in my week. Busy, because my yarn shop is the only one in town—and I have the most amazing collection of cashmere and alpaca, cotton and wool, that you’ve ever seen. Best because it ends with Thursday night knitting and...
Nov 4, 2011 | A Day In My Life
I’m Josie Marcus, St. Louis mystery shopper and mall moll. I protect and serve Mrs. Minivan, my name for shopping moms. Let me tell you about the day I got an assignment that led to two murders – and nearly got me killed. I reported to Harry the Horrible, my boss at...
Nov 3, 2011 | A Day In My Life
“Excluding homicide detectives and mystery writers, I doubt if anyone wakes up Monday mornings thinking, ‘Hmm, this would be a good week to solve a murder.’ But there are days, and then there are days that change everything. I treasure the first five minutes of early...
Nov 2, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Some people can remember vivid details of their first kiss. Others, the moment they met their spouse or the first time they ever drove a car alone. But me, I remember the moment I knew I was destined to be a librarian. It was the morning of my fifth birthday. My great...