A Day in the Life of Helen Evans by Susan McBride

If you blink while you’re driving on the Great River Road north of Alton, Illinois, you might miss River Bend entirely. And that’s not a bad thing. Those of us who live in the tiny town tucked between the bluffs along the Mississippi don’t mind when the world passes...

A Day in the Life of K-9 Cop Brigit by Diane Kelly

Arf-arf! That’s dog-speak for “hello, there.” My name is Sergeant Brigit and I’m a K-9 officer with the Fort Worth Police Department. Being a cop is dangerous work, especially for a K-9 officer like me whose job it is to sniff out drugs, search for bad guys in dark...

A Day in the Life of Pepper Pomeroy by Nancy J. Parra

Hi, I’m Pepper Pomeroy and I was recently downsized from my job working as an event planner for a high-end hotel in downtown Chicago. When my sister’s boyfriend Warren asked me to help plan an extravagant wedding proposal for my sister Felicity, I was happy to help....