A day in the life of Meg Harris by R.J. Harlick

Several days before “Time to get up, sleepyhead,” drifted a male voice through the haze. “You’ve been sawing away loudly enough to wake the dead.” Where did he come from? I blinked, but could only see the icy blue eyes of a white-haired old woman glowering at me. She...

A day in the life of Flapjack by Sarah Fox

I always know it’s time for breakfast when I sense the night creeping away and feel a rumble in my tummy. Marley, my favorite human, is usually good about getting out of bed and not making me wait for breakfast, but I’m always willing to lend a paw if she...

A day in the life of Matilda Wilde by Sharon Pape

Hello there – I’m Matilda Wilde, but folks just call me Tilly. Since the accident that took the lives of my older sister, Morgana, and my mother, Bronwen, I’ve become the matriarch of the Wilde family. Not that we’re much of a family anymore. It’s only my dear...

Anna Blanc’s Morning by Jennifer Kincheloe

I roll over on my feather bed and moan, feeling vaguely hysterical, only mostly awake from a Detective Joe Singer dream. We were trapping a criminal together— a man who did unspeakable things. In the dream, the only way to catch the maniacal fiend and save our own...