A Day In The Life of Margo Tamblyn by Diane Vallere

Being in charge is a weird thing. I don’t think I’ve ever been in charge of anything in my life! Mostly that’s because I grew up in my dad’s costume shop and he was always around to take care of things. But since I moved back to Proper City and took over—letting him...

A Day in The Life with Grace Russell by Julie Mulhern

Life is so unfair. Mom acts like this is all my fault. It’s not. Really. Peggy and I had an argument (David Cassidy isn’t that cute) and I decided to catch a ride home with Debbie. How was I to know she’d already left? So there I was. Alone. No ride. I suppose I could...

Prequel: The Cousins by Lea Wait

“Got everything we need, Jesse?” The heavyset older man, his ragged gray beard looking as though he’d trimmed it himself with scissors, looked down from the dock into the re-conditioned lobster boat at the skinny kid checking their supplies. “Everything you said,”...

A Day in the Life of Marlee Jacob by Sharon Farrow

Greetings from the shores of Lake Michigan. I’m Marlee Jacob, and you may have noticed the Dickensian twist to my name. That was no accident. My mom is an English professor who happened to be reading A Christmas Carol when she went into labor. It was also Christmas...

A Day in the Life with Calliope Costas by Jenny Kales

Hi, I’m Calliope Costas, owner of “Callie’s Kitchen” in Crystal Bay, Wisconsin. People call me “Callie,” except for my Dad, George. He was born in Greece and he prefers to use my full name, but most people find “Callie” a lot easier to pronounce. George is. . .well,...