Chloe Abbington by Bailee Abbott

Greetings from Whisper Cove, New York, everyone! My name is Chloe Abbington, and I am an artist. Well, all of my family are artists, so the fact I am isn’t unusual. However, I am the only one who decided to venture out in the world in hopes of making it big in New...

Miriam Quiñones-Smith by Raquel V. Reyes

Hola. I’m Miriam Quiñones, Ph.D. And sometimes I’m Miriam Quiñones-Smith (more on that later.) Another name I go by is Mami. That’s what my four-year-old son calls me. And that’s the reason I’m speaking to you in my quiet voice. He and my husband, Robert, are still...

Vivian Wainwright by Kate Kingsbury

My English mother used to say that anything can be resolved over a cup of hot tea. Since she survived an earthquake, a flood, an aircraft emergency landing in Iceland and the London Blitz of W.W. II, I guess she knew what she was talking about. After all, what could...

Stella and Nick Buckley by Amy Patricia Meade

Stella: All we wanted was some peace, quiet, and a cozy little place to call home. Nick: And a fifty-five inch plasma TV above the fireplace. Stella: Ahem . . . having lived in the city all our married lives, Vermont offered us a haven away from the hustle, bustle,...

A Day In The Life ~ Carissa Carmichael by Kim Davis

I’m having a hard time accepting the fact that I’ve had to slink back to my hometown of Oak Creek Valley after having my face splashed all over national news. How did those San Francisco reporters catch me doing a perp walk? Who tipped them off? To make matters worse,...

Enid Carmichael by Susan McCormick

Enid Carmichael here, eighty-one-year-old amateur sleuth, to tell you about my typical day and to catch you up on what’s going on with us Fog Ladies. We spunky seniors, plus unspunky, undersuspicious, overworked doctor-in-training Sarah, are now volunteering at a...