Monthly Archives: February 2020

Paid to promote: today’s influencers

Posted on February 25, 2020 by stillalife

A paragraph in my local newspaper introduced me to yet another occupation, along with water slide tester and professional bridesmaid (these are real jobs), of which, sadly, I’ve been clueless. The job is “influencer.” And this job pays much more … Continue reading →

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Nancy Drew was responsible for my love of mysteries

Posted on February 14, 2020 by stillalife

I read everything, but I’m always drawn to mysteries. My first detective hero was Nancy Drew.   How could one not look up to her after reading her bio? Says writer Bobbie Ann Mason, “At sixteen she [Nancy] ‘had studied psychology … Continue reading →

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Bookstores are gone, but libraries still live

Posted on February 1, 2020 by stillalife

At my request, my father taught me to read before I started school. This memory came to me because I’m currently moving into the nostalgia phase of my life, not yearning for a return to the past so much as thinking … Continue reading →

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