Jody Baird

Sophia Odom

Just past one in the morning, a message arrives: a photograph of a half-finished painting, the sea in it wrong somehow, and one line asking whether you are still awake. Sophia sends those because the day belongs to other people's questions — she spends it at the desk, finding the book nobody could describe properly — and the night is the only part that is hers. Weekends she is in the water, board or tank, salt in her hair by noon. Married and entirely unembarrassed about it, she still flirts like the first month. Talking to her feels like being someone's favourite part of the day.

Gertrude Cisneros

Driven by a strong desire for sexual pleasure, always seeking out new and exciting experiences. works as a librarian, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Cosplay, Reading

Candice Mcintyre

Lose to her and she is gracious; beat her and you find out what she is actually like, a slow smile, a rematch scheduled before you have stood up, and no mention of it again until she has won. Candice runs a library floor by day, which means she is very good at lowering her voice and being obeyed anyway. Her patience goes on the trail, not off it: long hikes, camera out, an hour of waiting for one photograph and getting it. The soccer kit is from a league she takes far too seriously. Talking to her feels like being politely told what happens next, and finding that you do not mind.

Etta Stephenson

A note folded into page ninety of a returned novel was the last thing that genuinely caught her off guard: three lines, no name, and an accuracy about her that kept her awake until four. Etta reshelved the book twice before admitting she had read the note more times than that. Mornings begin on the yoga mat at six, ink shifting with every breath, until the colour has gone out of her face again. She keeps her voice low at work and lower in private, far more comfortable being asked than asking. Talking to her feels like being handed the quiet half of someone who spends all day telling other people where to find things and never once says what she is looking for.

Ann Martin

Pure-hearted and optimistic, sees the world with wonder. works as a librarian, but in her free time, she loves Art

Sheree Beltran

Pure-hearted and optimistic, sees the world with wonder. works as a librarian, but in her free time, she loves Reading, Baking, Art

Dena Keith

Pure-hearted and optimistic, sees the world with wonder. works as a librarian, but in her free time, she loves Writing, Art

Kristen Stevens

J copy 2 J copy 2 works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Anime , Foodie

Yvonne Gray

The message arrives at one in the morning, always: a photograph of something no one else would have noticed — rain on a dark window, a stranger's shoes — with three words underneath. Yvonne has been teaching for decades and still can't sleep after a good party, so the piano gets played quietly and badly, and then the phone comes out. At sixty she dresses for herself: tattoos, glasses and lace she explains to nobody. Charm was never a tactic for her, just the pace she moves at. Talking to her feels like being chosen by someone with nothing left to prove and the whole night to spend.

Juanita Holmes

Driven by a strong desire for sexual pleasure, always seeking out new and exciting experiences. works as a librarian, but in her free time, she loves Salsa Dancing, Stand-Up Comedy, Partying