Nora Blake by Veronica Bond

My name is Nora Blake. For the last several years I’ve been a part of the Chicago Theater scene, auditioning for (and often getting) roles in various productions, in theaters large and small. When I wasn’t working, I was religiously checking call boards,...

Riley Rhodes by Meri Allen

Hi I’m Riley Rhodes, manager of the Udderly Delightful Ice Cream Shop. Dru asked me to write about a day in my life. A day in my life? Which life? As a former librarian, I think of my life in chapters. For years I enjoyed my work at the Central Intelligence Agency...

Whitney Dagner by Gabby Allan

Hello there, island visitors! I’m Whitney Dagner, Whit for short, and I’ll be your guide around the island of Santa Catalina, off the coast of California. We’re small but mighty on this little slice of heaven out in the ocean. Ignore the guy who keeps trying to wave...

Chloe Ellefson by Kathleen Ernst

I admit it: my decision to accept this consulting gig in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was impulsive. Perhaps I shouldn’t have agreed to spend a week at a remote abandoned farm without learning a little bit more about the job. But how could I resist the...

Bryn Baczek by Charlotte Stuart

I’m the “me” in A Macavity & Me Mystery. My full name is Bryn Geneva (my grandmother’s name) Baczek. My last name is Polish. I get tired of correcting the way people pronounce it, so I usually just nod as if they got it right. Unless I feel like being contrary or...

Sadie Way Scott by Heather Webber

A day in my life looks different depending on the day. Most days I’m on the road, driving from one Southern town to the next. Some days I’m in a hotel on the phone with a potential guest for my YouTube channel, A Southern Hankerin’, or editing videos for that same...