Nov 25, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Homecoming Maybe it had been insanity that caused me to sell my condo, pack my belongings, and buy a huge old house I had never even seen. Maybe it had been my unwillingness to face the grief I would not deal with and could not escape that caused me to move to a town...
Nov 23, 2018 | A Day In My Life
The year 1923 is whirling to a close for the Discreet Retrieval Agency. Business is brisk. There’s just something about Christmas carols tootling over radio sets, glittering shop displays, and clanging Salvation Army bells—not to mention all the sooty slush—that has...
Nov 22, 2018 | A Day In My Life
If we’re going to get to know each other, I ought to start by saying a little about where I’m from. That might seem strange, but if you’re from around here, then you know that in New York, where you come from is everything. It defines your place in the world—your...
Nov 21, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Sixteen female sleuths face a challenging Christmas with robberies, murders, and the occasional spell gone awry. Here’s a sampling of our sleuths’ “Holi-Day in the Life,” whose authors hope their stories will spread Christmas cheer to Good Fortune Farm Refuge, a...
Nov 20, 2018 | A Day In My Life
I am willing to describe my day as long as you swear by Aletheia to keep my work a secret. Times are dangerous here in Roman Alexandria during this, the first century of the Common Era. I am an alchemist, and while the goal of our league is to perfect human life—to...
Nov 18, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Well, let me begin by saying this wasn’t my idea. Cleo Mack should’ve talked to you herself, she’s a lot more literary than I am. But she says I lived in Fairhope my entire life and was one of the first people to move into Harbor Village, before most people even heard...