McLean Thoughts by Jenny Milchman

Dru Ann’s wonderfully creative “Day in the Life” column gives characters a chance to appear outside the events of the book, but it also does something else pretty cool. It gives lesser seen characters in the book a chance to have more of a day in the sun. In the...

A Day in the Life with Angelo DiNapoli by Sherry Harris

My name’s Angelo DiNapoli and in Italian “Angelo” means Messenger of God, so if I seem like a bit of a know it all, it comes to me directly from the Big Guy. I own DiNapoli’s Roast Beef and Pizza in Ellington, Massachusetts, it’s a hub for our small town and sits...

Happy Hour with Jamie August by Kim Kash

Hey, I’m Jamie August. It’s great you could meet me for a drink, and I’m glad you found the place. It’s kind of hard to describe how to get to my favorite watering hole on the Ocean City boardwalk—mostly because the bar is kind of dark and doesn’t seem to have a name....

A Day in the Life of Sophreena McClure by Brynn Bonner

Some days I weary of chasing down dead people. They can be cunningly elusive. But I’m good at what I do and I usually get my quarry. And anyhow this is the career I chose and I’m never tempted to give it up. My name is Sophreena McClure and I’m a genealogist. I help...

A Day in the Life of Val Deniston by Maya Corrigan

Cook and run—those were Granddad’s instructions to me this evening. I was supposed to make the chowder for his dinner guests from the retirement village and get out of the kitchen. Then he would add the final ingredients and claim credit for the whole meal. This ruse...