Dr. Myaisha Douglas by Michelle Corbier

Another call from the hospital. This has been an especially busy fall. Influenza season has started early. Why did I think I could finish this story tonight? As a pediatrician internist, I get calls day and night from the hospital, patients, insurance providers—but...

Cleo Cooper by DK Coutant *plus giveaway*

Hi, I’m Cleo Cooper, a cross cultural psychology professor. I live and work in Hilo, Hawaii. My life is so good right now, it’s an embarrassment of riches. Don’t believe me? Well, let me tell you what a typical day is like. I wake up snuggling with my live-in...

Ann Kinnear by Matty Dalrymple

Intercepted text messages between Mike Kinnear, business manager of Ann Kinnear Sensing, and his sister Ann, on whose spirit-sensing abilities the business is based. Mike: Have you started working on your talk for GothamCon yet? Ann: Groan Mike: I’ll take that to mean...

Holly Schlivnik by Susie Black

Hello. I’m Holly Schlivnik, President of the junior and private label divisions of Mermaid Swimwear. I work in the California Apparel Mart in the heart of the Los Angeles garment center. I live on a houseboat in Marina del Rey and tool around town in a bubblegum pink...

Andi Anna Jones by Mary Cunningham

Hi Folks, Andi Anna Jones here. Not sure why you’re interested, but here’s a snapshot of a day in my life.  Following a mostly mundane adulthood, present-day seems to leap from one chaotic situation to another. You see, over three years ago, after floundering from one...

Meghan McKenzie by Cheryl A. Head

Hi, I’m Meghan McKenzie. I have the kind of hair that tells me the weather. Today will be humid. That means my hair will double in size by this afternoon, and I have a press conference to attend later. I need to look professional. I’m a reporter at the Detroit Free...