A day in the life with Liz McCall by Barbara Early

Liz McCall here. What started out as a busy weekend selling vintage toys at the annual Train and Toy show—that’s model trains, not larger locomotives—just got a little more complicated. Someone put our booth right next to Craig’s Comics. Of course they couldn’t have...

A day in the life of Blake Harper by Neila Young

Clank! Blake Harper jolted as she turned on the standing mixer. What was that? In the kitchen of Mystery Cup Café, Blake took a step toward the back door that led out to the alley behind the building. She reached to disarm the security alarm and stopped herself. Nope....

A day in the life of Dodie O’Dell by Suzanne Trauth

It’s winter in Etonville, New Jersey, and I, Dodie O’Dell, restaurant manager extraordinaire, along with everyone else in town, is slipping and sliding on the ice and snow. While most people in the northeast would be content to spend their evenings before a roaring...