A day in the life of Matilda Wilde by Sharon Pape

Hello there – I’m Matilda Wilde, but folks just call me Tilly. Since the accident that took the lives of my older sister, Morgana, and my mother, Bronwen, I’ve become the matriarch of the Wilde family. Not that we’re much of a family anymore. It’s only my dear...

Anna Blanc’s Morning by Jennifer Kincheloe

I roll over on my feather bed and moan, feeling vaguely hysterical, only mostly awake from a Detective Joe Singer dream. We were trapping a criminal together— a man who did unspeakable things. In the dream, the only way to catch the maniacal fiend and save our own...

A conversation with Nate Sutter by Duffy Brown

Hi, Nate Sutter here all the way from Mackinac Island located where Lake Michigan meets Lake Huron. It’s the place of no cars with only bikes and horses to get around. Yes, this island really exists just ask the million folks who visit each year. We locals call them...

A day in the life of Sue Patrick by Lane Stone

Hi there, I’m taking a break sanitizing the dog crates in what we at Buckingham Pet Palace call our Sleepover Suites, to write to you. Sure, I’m one of the co-owners but we all pitch in and do what needs to be done. Right now, what needs to be done is sitting on the...

A day in the life of Matthew Tugood by Kelle Z. Riley

Official Personnel Report Sci-Spy Covert Operations Special Projects Division Re: Matthew Tugood You want me to describe a typical day in my life? Is that before or after I met Dr. Bree Mayfield-Watson? Before—long before—my covert intelligence operations were mostly...

A day in the life of Callie Reed by Mary Ellen Hughes

Hi, I’m Callie Reed, brand new proprietor of a music box shop, and I can assure you I’m a bundle of emotions and nerves as I reach to lift the shade for the first time at House of Melody. I’ve only recently inherited the shop from my Aunt Melodie, totally...