Alene Baron by G.P. Gottlieb

Alene sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can get to know her better. What is your full name?Alene Baron How old are you?39 What is your profession?I own and manage a café in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, about a...

Get To Know ~ Tessa Treslow by Rosalie Spielman

Tessa sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can get to know her better. What is your full name?Teresa Jane Treslow. I go by Tessa. How old are you?I’m 43. What is your profession?I am a mechanic and I co-own a vehicle...

Ricki James-Diaz by Ellen Byron

Ricki sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can get to know her better. What is your full name?Miracle James-Diaz How old are you?Twenty-eight. What is your profession?I’m the proprietor of Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbook and...

Molly Madison by Peggy Rothschild

Molly sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can get to know her better. What is your full name? It’s Molly Ludovica Madison. I know—Ludovica isn’t a common middle name. It was my mom’s idea; it means “little fighter” and honors...

Amanda Doucette by Barbara Fradkin

Amanda sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we, the readers, can get to know her better. What is your full name?Just Amanda Doucette. My parents never gave me a middle name. How old are you?I’m vague on that, but about 35 years...

Jax O’Connell by Janice Peacock

Jax sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we, the readers, can get to know her better. What is your full name?My full name is Jacqueline Renee O’Connell. Jacqueline is so complicated—I prefer Jax. How old are you?I’m on the long,...