by Heidi | Nov 30, 2021 | Heidi's Updates
I pressed my lips together beneath the mask I wore and blinked back tears at the older gentleman’s hard, angry words coming from the other side of the Walmart pharmacy counter. They found my heart like pinpricks of metal darts finding their target. Frustration stirred...
by Heidi | Oct 25, 2020 | Heidi's Updates
“Can I help you, sir?” I asked the middle-aged man from behind the plexiglass of the drop-off window at Walmart Pharmacy last Saturday. He stepped forward, gesturing for the elderly woman behind him to follow. “Yes, we’re here to get my mother-in-law her flu shot.” I...
by Heidi | Mar 25, 2020 | Heidi's Updates
You are essential…. Many of you know that when I’m not writing, I work part-time at Walmart Pharmacy. I started in the Lawn and Garden department four years ago. This was pre-writing contract, a way to bring in some money and get out of the house at night...
by Heidi | Nov 27, 2018 | Heidi's Updates
Many of you might not know this, but when I’m not writing I work part-time at Walmart. This used to embarrass me. Other authors are nurses or teachers or work in corporate marketing. Me? I throw on a super attractive blue smock and work retail. It’s not...