Dot Meyerhoff by Ellen Kirschman

It’s been a while since my last post. I’m still working in Silicon Valley as the Kenilworth Police Department’s resident police psychologist, despite Chief Jay Pence’s habit of trying to fire me whenever we have a disagreement. (This usually happens every other week)....

Hayden McCall by Rob Osler

Sitting before my trusty MacBook, I stop myself from doing something I’ve done for as long as I can remember. I do not crack my knuckles. Last week, while sharing a pizza—thin crust, always!—my date, Austin, said his chiropractor-father claims cracking your knuckles...

Andi Grace Scott by Jackie Layton

Hi, I’m Andi Grace Scott, Low Country dog walker and amateur sleuth. I chose to become a dog walker. One morning, I went to walk a dog and stumbled over my first dead body. The dog was adopted by the man who is now my fiancé, and I solved the crime. I live in Heyward...

Cindy York by Catherine Bruns

My day begins at 5:30 in the morning with either our four-year-old daughter, Grace, running into the darkened bedroom or Sweetie the cat standing on my chest until I can barely breathe. Grace and I then head downstairs while Greg, my husband, takes a shower and then...

Molly Madison by Peggy Rothschild

My life these days revolves around my Golden Retriever, Harlow, and unpacking boxes. Our agility practice has temporarily been put on the back burner as we settle into our new home along the California coast in the town of Pier Point. I hadn’t even gotten as far as...

Samantha Warren by Michelle Hillen Klump

Oh, hi! Come on in. I’m Samantha Warren, but my friends call me Sam. Pardon the mess in here. My best friend, Marisa, loves to joke that my kitchen looks like a high school chemistry lab. Those jars? I’m making homemade bitters. That one’s my famous cherry vanilla...