A Day in the Life of Vivian Tremont by Jenn McKinlay

Ribbons, feathers, sparkly beads, and colors so rich you could take a bite out of them and let their juices run down your chin, these were just a few of the reasons I became a milliner. The other reason was my grandmother Mim. She was, like me, an odd duck. Flights of...

A Day in the Life of Skeet Bannion by Linda Rodriguez

Things have been tense around my little town, Brewster, Missouri, lately, what with local-boy-made-good Ash Mowbray returned, threatening to destroy the town square businesses and claiming my son Brian’s schoolmate as his illegitimate son—very publicly. I headed out...

A Day in the Life of Author Karen MacInerney

When I first started writing the Gray Whale Inn mysteries, it was summer in Texas; I was the mother of two small children, one of whom was a big fan of both projectile vomiting and tantrum throwing; and the most riveting part of my week was Gymboree class, where the...

A Day in the Life of DD McGil by Diane Gilbert Madsen

My name is DD McGil. My birth certificate reads Daphne December, but don’t ever call me that. It was a horrible compromise between my mother and father, so people use it at their peril. I freely admit to being female, blonde, smart-assed and stubborn. My favorite...