A Day in the Life of Lydia Krause by Marilyn Levinson

Today was a terrible day. It started out with the funeral of my neighbor, Daniel Korman, and went downhill from there. Days earlier we’d celebrated Daniel’s 85th birthday with a party at the mansion where I work. His death saddened me and left me with the odd sense...

A Day in the Life of Ava Oosterling by Christine DeSmet

Copper kettles and a minnow tank hold the “gold” in the shop I share with my grandpa Gil, whom I’ve affectionately called Gilpa since I said my first words thirty-some years ago. Gilpa and I own Oosterlings’ Live Bait, Bobbers & Belgian Fudge & Beer on the...

A Day in the Life with Max Avtaikin by Larissa Reinhart

I am Max Avtaikin, but in certain circles, I am known as the Bear. From the certain country of Eastern Europe, but now American citizen. We think. I much appreciate American history, particularly your Civil War, and so choose to live in your Halo, Georgia. Georgia has...