Johanna Hudson by R. Franklin James

Hello, I’m Johanna Hudson. I own Legacy Consultants along with my partner Ava Lowell. It’s a genealogy research enterprise and we find ourselves entwined in the lives of our clients’ as well as their ancestors. Just yesterday, I found a note left behind by a Trinidad...

Lisa Jamison by Lori Duffy Foster

I slip through the newsroom, hoping to reach my desk unnoticed, but I know my editor will be looking for me. I am on deadline for a story about a guy who hid a woman’s body for years in his basement freezer. He wouldn’t talk to the cops after his arrest, and he...

Harley Yamazaki by Emmeline Duncan

What’s a day in my life as the co-owner of both a coffee cart and roastery? Well. . . “Can you read my future? I’ve heard you’re like, a super gifted psychic.” I wish I could say this was the first time a customer had asked me, Harley...

Rosa de Los Reyes by Ileana Muñoz Renfroe

“La Misteriosa Café, how can I help you?” Nana said as she answered the phone. “Hi abuela, it’s Rosa. Just wanted to let you know that I am going out for a swim and will be heading your way for breakfast shortly after I am done.” She replied. “Que Bueno, nos vemos...

Marvey Harris by Olivia Matthews

I must confess. Before responding to the Peach Coast Library’s employment ad, I hadn’t known the small coastal Georgia town existed. But I’m glad I know now. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, but the opportunity to be a director of community outreach for a...