Oct 10, 2020 | A Day In My Life
It’s dark outside and I can’t shake the feeling that someone has followed me home. It’s disconcerting but not unexpected. Not after this day. I’ve been awake now for more than twenty hours and I’m bone tired after assisting a patrol officer with a call. The memory of...
Oct 9, 2020 | A Day In My Life
My name is Bianca St. Denis. I live in Batavia-on-Hudson in the Catskill Mountains. I’m on my way to Stella’s Diner for my morning coffee. Why don’t you join me? I go everywhere in this tiny village on foot. Now that I’m in my forties, I like to walk every day to keep...
Oct 7, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Hey, y’all! I’m Lyla Moody, and I’d like to welcome to Sweet Mountain, Georgia. It’s a lovely little “Mayberry-esque” town located in the foothills of the mountains. I’ve lived here my entire life and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Typically, I’d offer to show...
Oct 1, 2020 | A Day In My Life
“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,” or as I would write in steno, SKWRA*EUPBLG. What’s steno you ask? My immediate response is to say it’s the curious little language that has earned me a front row seat to my town’s most heinous crimes. But in actuality, steno—also...
Sep 30, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Women’s Club Manager, Amateur Detective, Reluctant Medium I never thought it would be simple to run the business side of a grand women’s club in an old mansion. Scheduling activities from card games to book discussions, handling the restaurant open to members and...