A Day In My Life ~ Edie Shippen by Jenny Adams

Mar 6, 2024 | A Day In My Life

April 20, 1921 The train rocks beneath me as we rumble somewhere through the mountains of central Pennsylvania. Dawn peeks pink through the window of my private room, and my pug, Aphrodite, snores, oblivious to my mood. Three years. I’ve been away three years from my...

A Day In My Life ~ Babs Norman by Elizabeth Crowens

Mar 5, 2024 | A Day In My Life

Occupation: Private Eye during the Golden Age of Hollywood Hi, my name is Babs Norman. My real name is Barbara, but only my stubborn mother and my crazy (don’t underestimate him) ex-husband call me that. I changed my name when I moved from my hometown of San Francisco...

My Musing ~ The Bootlegger’s Daughter by Nadine Nettmann

Mar 4, 2024 | My Musing

In Prohibition-era Los Angeles, two women on opposite sides of the law must take control of their lives, make their marks, and try to survive. Even if it means crossing the line. In an underworld dominated by merciless men, Letty is building an empire by bootlegging...

A Day My Life ~ Chess Vevoda by Jacqueline Diamond

Mar 4, 2024 | A Day In My Life

This is the weirdest day of my life. Honestly, it might be the weirdest day of anybody’s life. I’m Chess, a nineteen-year-old orphan with no memory of my childhood. This morning, my black cat, Kafka, was meowing more than usual and casting me meaningful stares. Maybe...

A Day In My Life ~ Rick Stemper by Neil S. Plakcy

Mar 3, 2024 | A Day In My Life

Occupation: Homicide Detective When my friend Steve Levitan tried to convince me that his golden retriever, Rochester, has a nose for crime, I was skeptical. My name is Rick Stemper, and I’m one of two police detectives in my hometown of Stewart’s Crossing,...