Sadie Moose by Sue Pepper

Hi, I’m Sadie Moose. And this has been the longest winter of my life. Now, I live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and we’re known for our long winters. They start in October, kids incorporating snow boots into their Halloween costumes as naturally as they plan face paint....

Natalie Payne by Lynn Morrison

My name is Natalie Payne, but my friends call me Nat. My official title is Head of Ceremonies at the University of Oxford. I rotate from one college to another, planning events and organising ceremonies which make life at Oxford so special. In my first year here, I’ve...

Jenna Hart by Daryl Wood Gerber

Hi. Jenna Hart here. I can’t believe it, but Rhett and I are finally going to tie the knot. We’ve been dating for quite a while. Our schedules haven’t been in sync, which him managing his French bistro and me running the Cookbook Nook with my aunt, but we’re ready....

Rosalie Hart by Wendy Sand Eckel

I’m Rosalie Hart and this is the start of a day I have been looking forward to for months. In just a few hours I will be opening the doors to my brand new restaurant, The Day Lily Café. Serving breakfast and lunch, our menu offers farm-to-table organic fare, mostly...

Sophie (Phee) Kimball by J. C. Eaton

Usually I leave Bagels ‘n More, the local Sun City West gossip-central hub, with indigestion from listening to my mother and her book club ladies vent about everything from food prices to whose lawns haven’t been weeded. And if they weren’t complaining, my mother was...

Mackenzie Wilson by Rebecca K. Jones

Good morning! I’m Mackenzie Wilson, but my friends and colleagues at the Tucson District Attorney’s Office call me Mack. My work days get started at 5:45. My alarm goes off at the same time every day, and my mornings are highly structured. The fewer choices I have to...