A Day in the Life of Stella Lavender by Karen Pullen

Dawn. I feel a hundred years old after four hours of sleep and an adrenaline hangover. I drag myself out of bed to tend to my roommate Merle, a yellow dog of the hound mix variety. Cup of chow goes into bowl and disappears into his stomach in 20 seconds. I take coffee...

Junkyard Dogs by Christy Fifield

When you live in a place long enough, it gets to be a part of you. Keyhole Bay – and my little corner of it in particular, the junkyard inherited from my daddy – is that place for me. Name’s Sylvester, but call me “Sly.” All my friends...

A Chat with Flora O’Keefe by Lois Winston

Mama here, otherwise known as Flora Sudberry Periwinkle Ramirez Scoffield Goldberg O’Keefe. Dru invited me to her blog today to tell you all about my daughter’s latest adventure in Revenge of the Crafty Corpse, the third book in Lois Winston’s Anastasia Pollack...

Paul Jacobson’s Day by by Mike Befeler

My eyes shot open. Where was I? The room didn’t look the least bit familiar. I started to get out of bed and noticed I had a companion. I stared. She didn’t look like my wife, Rhonda. Then it struck me. Rhonda had died of cancer. Who was this woman with silver hair...

A Meeting With Dulcie Schwartz by Clea Simon

Would you hand me that paper? The one on the chair? And, yes, yes, please have a seat. I’m sorry. I know we made this appointment to chat. I know you’ve got questions about the final exam and I’ve got your paper somewhere here. I’ve really been trying to be...