“Hey, I think sat behind you in Marketing last semester.” I tugged the ear bud from my left ear, letting it fall neatly over my shoulder and turned to see the source of the voice. Sitting [ironically] behind me, was an innocent-looking guy. Blue-eyed, blonde-haired and messy-headed, he stared at me expectantly with a smile,…
Brief – {The Killer Breakfast Sandwich}
Twenty minutes earlier, I had been comfortable. Twenty minutes earlier, I was asleep, with his arm around my waist, oblivious and warm on the floor of his apartment. Shortly afterward, he’d tiptoed to the bathroom, briefly stirring both myself and his dog with his careful steps. So it was there and then, on the floor…
Too – {Peach Crumble}
I’ve been treating my feet like garbage lately, a fact which is evident by the blistered skin on my heels and the cuts on their tops. Hours in various shoes that are various degrees of too loose, too tight, too something have taken their toll, and I’ve been paying for it dearly. As such, I’m…
Usual – {Cranberry and Orange Shortbread}
Too short, too weak, too uncertain and too eager. That’s me, a decade ago, at Grandma’s side in the kitchen. Grandma, composed and efficient, effortlessly invented tasks to occupy my boundless supply of Squirt-fueled energy. She, perhaps wisely afraid to pass me a chopping knife, did most of the prep herself; dicing onions, celery and…
Crumble – {Chocolate Stout Cupcakes}
It feels heavy between my nervous white knuckles, this too-new pie tin, piled high with fruit and a mountain of pressed oats, almonds, flour, sugar and butter. Under cover, the berries mingle with a few gentle squeezes of lemon juice and a sprinkling of thin, stringy zest for a tart zip. A pinch of salt…
Eat – {Red Velvet Cake}
Dry rye. The toasted triangle pushes a pool of runny yolk; unyielding and rigid in my hand. Contained by a slick dam of homefries, the streaks of yellow gel begin to coagulate and harden, not only incorrigible, but inedible, too. Across the table is Dad’s plate, the contents of which have been reduced to a…
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