MayBell Ferth by Sam Cheever

My name is MayBell Ferth, and the cute little ball of fluff and ‘tude sitting on my lap is Shakespeare. . . Shakes for short. Shakes is a Pomeranian, a.k.a. the Pomeranian Devil. He’s also my best friend and my accomplice in crime-fighting and other things. I come...

Sydney Whitmore by Kathi Daley

The undeniable chill that ran down my spine as the impenetrable steel door slammed behind me should have been expected. It wasn’t like this was the first time I’d passed into a building designed to keep those who entered from leaving. I supposed the resolute nature of...

Carly Hale by Linda Reilly

Hello, I’m Carly Hale, and I hail from Balsam Dell, Vermont. Sorry for the silly pun, but I’m just so tickled that Dru Ann invited me here to tell you about myself! My typical day starts at around eight every morning at my charming restaurant—Carly’s Grilled Cheese...

Mags McAllister by Molly Fitz and L.A. Boruff

My life has never been so hectic as it has been lately. Normally, filling out a day in the life of Mags McAllister would be maybe a paragraph. Wake, make candles, make candle-making videos, go home, maybe watch a movie or read a book, go to bed. Lather, rinse,...

Dot Morgan by Teresa Trent

Good morning! Welcome to Camden, Texas, May, 1962. Hurry and get a cup of coffee from the percolator because we don’t want to be late for the Hudson Secretarial School. Wait, let me turn up the radio. I love this song. Twist and Shout by the Isley Brothers. I...

Sydney Farina by Kristen Brand

A normal day, huh? That’s impossible to describe since none of my days are normal anymore. But I can tell you what a normal day used to be like—back when my life made sense and dead people couldn’t send me text messages. My name is Sydney Farina, and I’m a baker. I...