Broken Ties by Shannon Baker

It started with a gunshot and a woman’s screech. Ted leapt from his position with one foot on the metal rung to land with a puff of sand on the road leading to the shack. Earl yowled behind me and threw himself to the ground, hands over his head. “Incoming!” With legs...

Vicky Joyce by Delia C. Pitts

My name is Vicky Joyce. I’m an American actor, the star of the hit TV show, Undaunted. Thank you, Dru Ann, for inviting me to share a few moments from my daily routine. As you might imagine, I get so many requests that I could fill my days and nights doing media...

Grant Bird by Maddie Day

Greetings from southern Indiana. My name is Grant Bird, and I’m the proud father of South Lick police lieutenant Buck Bird. But I’m still grieving the horrible murder of my sweet amour, Vi Perkell, a few days ago. It happened during the summer fireworks Friday night,...

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...