May 8, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Miles Hardy. I’m fourteen and I live in Frontier, Iowa, a sleepy town where nothing really happens. I’ve started a detective agency with my best friend Kevin, but most of the cases we’ve had just involve missing cats. I live with my parents and my older...
May 7, 2025 | A Day In My Life
I never imagined my life could be so settled. I’ve spent decades moving from one down-on-its-luck city to another, living in rented rooms, taking public transportation and working under-the-table jobs. Turns out when you’re paid in cash and have minimal expenses, you...
May 6, 2025 | A Day In My Life
The Crosbyville Fall Festival has always been one of my favorite events. As a young girl, I loved the games, the rides, and the fantastic food. I’m an adult and I still love the festival. Especially the food. This year, my Aunt Agatha’s café, the Blue Plate Special...
May 2, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Around ten a.m., I parked in the lot of Addamsville Antiques, housed in a converted factory downtown. I hopped out of my CR-V and pondered its cargo. Somehow, I would have to wrestle that two-piece Roseville jardinière up to the second floor where I now leased Booth...
May 1, 2025 | A Day In My Life
…by Quinn McFarland Mrs. Oliver was my sophomore high school teacher. I had her at a pivotal time in my life, when my BFF and my boyfriend hooked up and dumped me. Humiliated and bereft, I wanted to drop out of school and run away from home. But the brilliant and...
Apr 30, 2025 | A Day In My Life
In my old life, I rarely woke up before noon. In my defense, I was usually out late tailing a mark: cheating spouses, deadbeat dads, people about to be served legal papers. The life of an (almost) PI is one that lends itself to midnight stakeouts and bleary-eyed cups...
