A Day in the Life Lauren Atwill by Sheila York

To start with, I got loaned out. By the end of the day, I’d found another body. I don’t know why this keeps happening. Finding bodies, that is. Three times in less than a year. I never look for trouble. I look for work. My name is Lauren Atwill, and I’m a...

A Day in the Life of Helen Binney by Gin Jones

…as told by her attorney Tate “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I’m here to tell you the story of one Helen Binney, former First Lady of Massachusetts, and current bane of my retirement.” I glanced over my shoulder at the aforesaid client,...

A Day in the Life of Vera Hart by Daryl Wood Gerber

I’m so excited. The Winsome Witches fund-raiser is this week! You don’t know about it? The Winsome Witches—no, we’re not really witches; we put on fun hats and raise money for literacy—come to town from all over the state. One of my dear friends, Pearl Thornton, she’s...

A One-On-One With Zoe Donovan by Kathi Daley

My name is Zoe Donovan. I’m a third-generation Ashtonite (our unofficial name for the citizens of Ashton Falls). The by-product of my wealthy mother’s single act of teenage rebellion, and my locally beloved but financially lacking, blue-collar father’s tender act of...

Breakfast Conversation with Aunty Lee by Ovidia Yu

Can you describe a typical day in your life for us, Mrs Lee? Typically nobody calls me Mrs Lee. My friends call me Rosie and at my shop, Aunty Lee’s Delights [www.pinterest.com/ovidiay/aunty-lees-delights], people call me Aunty Lee. You know, like on the bottles of...

A Day in the Life of Jake Martelli by Ali Brandon

Nice to meet you, too, Lance. The name’s Jake Martelli. Don’t even think about calling me Jacqueline, or even Jackie. Only my mother is allowed to do that. Luckily, Ma lives in Fort Lauderdale, and since it’s a good three-hour flight from where I live in Brooklyn, I...