A day in the life with Mollye Camp by Linda Lovely

I’m Mollye Camp, Brie Hooker’s best friend. Brie’s a vegan, but I don’t hold it against her. She doesn’t cringe when I bite into a juicy burger, and I don’t wrinkle my nose at her tofu concoctions. We met at age eight. Wow, can it be twenty-five years ago? Back then,...

Kiki Lowenstein and the Sour Note by Joanna Campbell Slan

After six weeks of teaching various Zentangle patterns, or “tangles” as they’re called, I’d gotten a pretty good idea which of my students exceled and which ones were struggling. My name is Kiki Lowenstein; I own a scrapbook and crafts store. My job is to encourage...

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....