Maddie Swallows by Kat Bellemore

I wake up in a strange bed. A house that’s not mine. An empty place next to me where my husband used to lie. Ex-husband, I remind myself. I’m back in my hometown, my two teenagers sleeping down the hall. When I glance at my phone I see four missed calls, all from my...

Ellie Carr by Lisa Black

I could say that it started out as an ordinary day, but that’s not entirely true. Evidence Response Team (think CSI) is a peripheral duty at the FBI, which means I’m usually following paper trails in Organized Crime and only sometimes get to snap photos and pull out...

Miranda Trent by Cheryl Hollon *plus giveaway*

Hi there, I’m Miranda Trent, owner of a cultural tourist business in the back-hills countryside of Eastern Kentucky. This is my service: I guide tourists up a mountain trail, usually an easy hike because we’re carrying art supplies. Then I instruct them in a group...

Elena Hartwell and Writing

One of the best aspects of working from home is flexibility of schedule. I love having freedom to plan my day based on mood, inspiration, and my to-do list. And the weather. It may seem weird that a writer considers weather, but I’ll explain that further down....

Eddie Cayce by Lynn Cahoon

Hi, I’m Eddie Cayce. I’m a junior interior designer with a top Seattle design company. Or at least I was last week. Now, I’m home in New Orleans. A place I left as soon as I chose my college. I never have looked back. It’s not that I...

A Day In My Life ~ Vinny Delgado by Leslie Budewitz

I’m not big on change. I’m big on a full-bodied Oregon Cabernet Franc, and on the rich syrahs and grenaches grown in the Horse Heaven Hills in southeast Washington. I’m big on a spicy French Viognier, with notes of apricot, peach and a hint of honeysuckle that will...