My Musing ~ French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron

Welcome to the Bon Veeevil Festival of Fear! Prepare for the spookiest night of your life . . . It’s Halloween in New Orleans, and the staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum is setting up a fantastic haunted house tour for their visitors. But when flashy movie...

A Day In My Life ~ Emma Starrs by Cynthia Kuhn

Hello, everyone! My name is Emma Starrs, and I’m from Silvercrest, Colorado—a picturesque town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. My sister Lucy, our beloved Aunt Nora, and I work together at Starlit Bookshop, the family store. Officially, I plan and manage the...

A Day In My Life ~ Ava Goldberg by Aliza Levine

I still remember the night Zaidy Mel taught me to read the cards. I didn’t learn everything in one night—obviously, it’s a process—but I do remember that we sat for hours on the hardwood floor of his study, heads bent together, wading through his tarot deck. I’d grown...

A Day In My Life ~ Kate Buckley by Lisa Q. Mathews

Hi, I’m Kate. Aka Kathleen, Katie—or Katie Margaret to my dad. Yep, I’m one of the infamous Buckleys from Shamrock, MA. Nice to meet you! This isn’t an ideal time to introduce myself, because I may have a teensy family crisis to deal with. But that’s nothing new, so...