Oct 29, 2023 | A Day In My Life
“The house is called High Cotton.” I said to the cabbie while I helped him unload suitcases from the trunk. “My two aunts now own this Savannah beauty. It was built in eighteen-hundred something, but got its name during Prohibition. There’s still a hatch door leading...
Oct 25, 2023 | A Day In My Life
My parents named me Benjamin at birth, but now the only person who calls me that is my prickly Uncle Phil. Everyone else calls me Mess, a nickname coined by my older sister when we were kids. I glance around the motel room where I live. Clothes—mostly clean—are strewn...
Oct 24, 2023 | A Day In My Life
I’m Cecelia Barton, known to most as Cece. I’ve lived in Colinas for, wow, nearly eight months now. It’s a lovely little historic town in the scenic wine-producing Alexander Valley about ninety minutes north of San Francisco. Most days I walk or bike over to Vino y...
Oct 17, 2023 | A Day In My Life
Hello, and welcome to Palm Trees and Page Turners Bookshop! My name is Scarlett, and I would love to help find the perfect beach read for your vacation in sunny Southern California. I opened my bookshop on the beach a few months ago, but my original plan was derailed...