Winnie Hackleshack by M.S. Peke

Hi, everybody! My name is Winnie Hackleshack. It’s really Winona, but the only time I’m called that is when I’m getting yelled at. Which seems to be a lot, even at forty-five. For most of my life, things were typical. Normal, I guess. I grew up in an average home in...

Jaye Jordan by Nikki Knight

The only thing worse than sweeping snow out of the satellite dish on the roof is scraping slush out of it. It’s the ugly little secret of running a small local radio station. Even though I do my best to keep the meters moving with the voices of people who actually...

Cassie Gwynne by Genevieve Essig

November—, 1883Amelia Island, Florida Dear Diary, I’ve really done it this time. Back in New York this summer, after I found that box of letters hidden in the scullery and learned about my Aunt Flora (who, by the way, while certainly passionate about her beliefs,...

Lexi Winslow by Nancy Raven Smith

Hi, my name is Lexi Winslow. My dad was a diplomat and as a child, I grew up living all over the world. I learned to speak a ton of different languages, but so many moves left me a bit of a loner. He passed a few years ago and I’m currently in my mid thirties. If you...

A Day In My Life ~ Rolando and Murder in the Mountains

Rolando had been a bartender for thirteen years, but this gig at Bearly There Ski Resort in Big Bear, California, was a new one for him. He liked it in in the mountains. It was quiet. Sane guests, which was more than he could say for his last job in the Caribbean. He...

Jacqueline Parker by Suzanne Bolden

The weatherman forecasts mild weather for today. Mild is relative during winter in southwest Wisconsin, but I’ll take it. Perfect for ice skating with Scott tonight. I haven’t skated since I was a teenager over fifty years ago. Tonight, I’ll find out if I can still do...