Jun 13, 2018 | A Day In My Life
My name is Romaine Gabriela Sadie Heloise Wilder, I’m fortyish, of mixed race French Creole, and death is my legacy. Let me explain that . . . When I was twelve my parents died and I moved to Roble in East Texas with my Auntie Zanne whose home was also a funeral...
Jun 12, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Finding Out Dad’s Secret “What did you say?” I leaned forward toward the mahogany desk stacked with folders of papers. It was the first time I’d been in a lawyer’s office, and this one was as intimidating as the ones I’d seen on TV. Maybe I hadn’t heard him right. Mr....
Jun 10, 2018 | Get To Know You
Sometimes the best way to know a person is by asking questions, where you can learn more about what makes them tick. Let’s meet Poppy. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * What is your name? – – My names is Poppy Fields (my mother has a twisted sense of...
Jun 8, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Tenacity, that’s what I call my overzealous nature and go get ’em drive. Gifford McGrady, aka Giff, prefers the term thinly veiled insanity. Silly Giff. He’s just jaded because he used to work for me when I was an up-and-coming junior ad exec in one of Chicago’s...
