Jun 26, 2026 | A Day In My Life
There are a few things I answer to these days: Mimi Goldman (my name), “Chautauqua’s Miss Marple” (my flattering nickname) and “Grandma” (my grandma name). One Grandma Day, a recent Wednesday, required extra grit. I promised my son I’d take Charlie, my 6-year-old...
Jun 24, 2026 | A Day In My Life
At the supermarket, I search through apple barrels — my meditation, my escape. A dozen pies for the upcoming sock hop. I select Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths. With local apples long past their prime, I’m stuck with grocery store options, which is not ideal, but a...
Jun 23, 2026 | A Day In My Life
After the press conference it felt too early to hit the bars and ask around about the missing girl. Lou decided to make camp first and took a gamble on a campsite she knew on San Luis Obispo Bay where you could park right on the beach. When she got to the guardhouse,...
Jun 22, 2026 | A Day In My Life
Before I tell you what sent me to the small town of Ravens Valley, let me confess that I have three burdens in my life. My first burden is my neighbor, Mrs. Ginny Wilkens or Mrs. Wilkens for short. She’s eighty-something and tends to get me into trouble. Second is a...
Jun 19, 2026 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Abigail Palmer, thirty-something, Aries, IT consultant, mildly interested in Sherlock Holmes— “You must be joking?!” I apologise for the interruption, that was my best friend, Hannah, she’s sitting next to me— “Abigail, you’re not ‘mildly interested in...
Jun 18, 2026 | A Day In My Life
“Martin Short, get your fuzzy butt back here!” Pulling his leash back, the scruffy dog stops short, letting the squirrel live another day. Covered in squelching mud, he holds his shaggy head high, nose leading the way to downtown Stone’s Throw, our little Lake...
