A Day in the Life ~ The Wanderer by R.G. Belsky

They call me The Wanderer. Someone in the media gave me that name. A TV woman from New York City named Clare Carlson. But more about her later. The media always likes to give nicknames to serial killers. And yes, that’s what I am. A serial killer. Not just any serial...

A Day in the Life ~ Sydney Parnell by Barbara Nickless

My day starts with a dead guy in the kitchen, and it usually goes downhill from there. If I sound crazy . . . well, I’ll let you decide. You see, in my former life I was a Marine serving in Mortuary Affairs in Iraq. It was our duty—and our honor—to process the bodies...

A Day in the Life ~ Jenny Dee Pierson by C.H. Sessums

Hello, everyone! My name’s Jenny Dee Pierson and I’m the only daughter of the great J.D. Pierson, renowned insurance detective. Our offices are in the impressive People’s National Bank Building in downtown Tyler, Texas. But things have been hard lately and not just...

A Day in the Life ~ Holly Hernandez by Richie Narvaez

Daily Journal 4 a.m. Woke up to another bad dream. It was still dark out and Bandit looked at me from the floor, sleepy eyed, wondering why I was awake so early. The bad dream was different than the ones I used to have, the ones about Dad and what happened to him....

A Day in the Life ~ Emory Martinez by Kim Davis

Up until a couple months ago I would have been able to summarize my daily life in a few sentences, or maybe even less. It was predictable and boring since I worked as an accountant for a large firm in Southern California. My husband, a police officer, worked the...

A Day in the Life ~ Dodie O’Dell by Suzanne Trauth

It’s October in Etonville, New Jersey. That means I, Dodie O’Dell, am planning cool weather specials for the Windjammer restaurant I’ve been managing for the past four years and the Etonville Little Theatre is rehearsing its fall production, Dracula, to coincide with...