A Day in the Life of Lucille Mazzarella by Peg Cochran

Yo, Lucille Mazzarella here. I’m trying this here new diet I read about. Now, my Frankie always says he likes me just the way I am, but I wouldn’t mind losing a couple of pounds if you know what I mean. I don’t know where they came from, but all of a sudden even the...

A Few Words From Meg by Connie Archer

Hi . . . I’m Meg. I’d tell you my last name except I DON’T HAVE ONE! At least not yet. I guess you can tell I’m more than a little miffed. You see, everybody in Snowflake has a last name. Lucky’s is Jamieson. Janie, the other waitress at the Soup Shop, is Janie...

Zoe Chase, Entrepreneur! by J.J. Cook

You know, I never really thought of myself as the entrepreneurial type. I was mostly happy at my banking job. It was what everyone wanted me to do when I got out of college. I knew I could do more, but I thought that would happen as I went along. Inside, I always...

A Day In The Life Of Rose Jackson by Sofie Ryan

I work at Second Chance. It’s a repurpose shop, a place where things find a new home and sometimes a new purpose. Quilts, dishes, furniture, musical instruments; it’s wonderful to see everything loved and appreciated again, to see something new made from something...

A Day in the Life of Audrey Bloom by Beverly Allen

I sit across the table from the bridezilla and smile. I’m Audrey Bloom, by the way, and smiling at bridezillas has become a habit of mine. You see, I’m the wedding coordinator at the Rose in Bloom, the florist shop that my cousin Liv and I own in the small town of...