Good morning and Happy Monday! What? You don’t like that one? Okay, I can go really old-school: Better than Starbucks, am I right? Pffft. No, I’m not buying it either. I’m not in the mood to “adult” today. Nothing’s wrong, it’s just the first day of the work week and it’s chilly outside and I’d…
Author: S. A. Young
One of three writers who are currently collaborating on a series of romantic suspense novels, I'm a cinemaniac, head-full-of-useless-information trivia maven, waiting for Alex Trebek to retire so that I can appear on Jeopardy again. Oh...and Go Red Sox!
Trick-or-Treat!
Good morning and Happy Halloween! I sure do miss Halloween. I know it hasn’t gone anywhere. I mean the celebrations I can remember from my yout. My favorite costume was the Statue of Liberty. When I was seven, my mother made me a torch out of aluminum foil, red and yellow cellophane and a flashlight….
Foolish Notion
As promised, here’s part one of an original short story. **** East End, Glasgow – roughly ten years ago. The bell hanging above the door jingled with the arrival of the day’s first customer. It was already three in the afternoon and the only company Davina Weir had had that day were the dust bunnies…
Friends With Dinner
This is a thank you note. I need to thank two very dear friends for dinner last night. “Why so formal,” you ask? Well, this wasn’t just any dinner. I didn’t merely walk down to the end of the block and up a couple of flights of stairs to sit down to our usual Sunday…
The PRB and What To Do About It
Good morning! It’s Monday and we all deserve a little musical interlude. Don’t you just love that song? I have a soft spot for several versions, especially Chet Baker’s, but my new fave is Leslie Odom Jr.’s* spin on this old standard. It popped into my head last evening while kicking at little piles of…
A Pack Rat Packs
It’s been unseasonably warm here in the Northeast, at least until last week. It is finally sweater weather, which makes me very happy. I had already reached the point where I was bored with my summer clothes and finding something to wear to work every day that was (fashion) seasonally appropriate, while still being light…
How S.A. Will Get Her Groove Back
Is it my Saturday again? But I’m still not ready! “Why, oh why, did I tell people that I was going to write a short story?!”, I wailed to the mirror on Tuesday morning, knowing that I was about to have the week from hell, in a month that’s been comprised of them. If only…
Executive Order SY101
The first Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump takes place tonight. Frankly, I’d rather have my appendix taken out with a spoon than watch this sideshow, but watch it I will. It’s part of my civic responsibility as a member of a well-informed electorate. Riding to work this morning, I vacillated between looking…
Get Yer Hot Mess Here!
Good afternoon and Happy Monday! I’m back once again to help you start your week, either with “no, it’s not just you” solidarity or by letting you feel good about the fact that your day is arguably better than mine. You get to decide. One of my goals in life is to become an “Organized…
“WHAT?!”
I exclaimed as I looked at my clock this morning. “Welcome to Monday”, the Universe replied. Don’t you hate it when your day starts in a panic, followed by a mad rush to get out the door? It just sets the tone for the rest of it. Even my coworkers seem to be suffering from…