A Day in the Life of PI Liz Talbot by Susan M. Boyer

The dead are not generally fretful of mortal affairs. My friend Colleen passed from this world to the next seventeen years ago last June. She can’t be bothered with global warming, the national debt, or those Duck Dynasty folks from Louisiana. She’s careful to stay...

A Day in the Life with Madison Night by Diane Vallere

It was a hot, humid day. My yellow and blue sundress stuck to my skin, and there wasn’t enough sunscreen in the world to keep from getting burned. Thousands of people milled about, looking for treasures among the emptied out attics and garages, just like me. Besides,...

The Testimony of Lucy Campion by Susanna Calkins

[Testimony recorded by at the Court of Assizes, Spring Session 1667. Lucy Campion, Witness] Judge Hale: State your name and occupation for the record. Witness: My name is Lucy Campion and I was born in the year of our Lord, 1647. When I was fifteen, my mother sent me...

Officer Stacey Milligan’s Dilemma by F.M. Meredith

I’m going to be perfectly frank here, because I’m not quite sure how to feel or what to do. My husband, Doug, and I both work for the Rocky Bluff P.D. If you aren’t familiar with the town of Rocky Bluff, it’s a small beach community in Southern California, located...