A Day In The Life Of Dorothy Parker by J.J. Murphy

This morning, I woke up and peeked out from beneath a hangover. It had stayed the night, and now it was time for it to go. I gave the hangover two aspirins and a kiss goodbye. Normally, the first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. But...

A Day In The Life Of Kate Burkholder by Linda Castillo

One might assume the crime rate in Ohio’s Amish Country is non-existent. Ninety nine percent of the time, that assumption would be correct. Most calls that come in to the Painters Mill police department consist of small infractions, like loose livestock or the...

A Day In The Life Of Marilee Bright by Andrea Zanetti

My life consists of two seasons: planting season and winter. During the planting season, there is barely time to sit and enjoy a coffee at Green Horizons Nursery, Garden and Landscaping Center. Winter days allow me the leisure of putting my feet up when I’m and visit...

A Day In The Life of Cassie Ellis by Cathy Wiley

The blank computer screen mocked her. Cassie Ellis stared at her laptop, frustrated that words refused to magically appear. She never suffered from writer’s block. Ever. Yet here she was, her deadline only eight weeks away, and she couldn’t find any inspiration. It...

A Day In The Life Of Darla Pettistone by Ali Brandon

My protagonist, Darla Pettistone, is a savvy businesswoman, even though Pettistone’s Fine Books (the bookshop she inherited from her late Great-Aunt Dee) is her first attempt at entrepreneurship. And so she communicates and stays organized like many of us do these...

The Show Must Go On: An Interview With Janet Evanovich

We interrupt our regularly scheduled “a day in the life of” to bring you this special feature. Stephanie Plum is in post production right now, but stepping in for her is her creator, Janet Evanovich, who agreed to answer a few questions. Are there times when you...