This is a follow up to Cake Decorating Adventures. So, yes, I ended up making a cake for my little niece (the one who inspired my venture into cake decorating in the first place). I only had a few days to plan and my only requirement was: it absolutely cannot suck. Between patients at work, … Continue reading Cake Decorating Adventures (part 2)
Completing the first draft of any story has always been a challenge for me. Once I get close to the all important end, I sometimes aggressively avoid writing the conclusion at all because I'm aware that my creativity will stall as I grumble my way through a thesaurus even though I know I should save … Continue reading Finishing First Drafts
Blanche walked barefoot on the beach one last time before heading back to the city. Her quaint coastal hometown held a lot of fond memories, especially involving the beach. "Don't forget to make an offering to the sea," her grandfather had said as she was hugging her grandmother goodbye that morning in front of the … Continue reading Deity of the Sea
Since leaving his job at the hospital, my brother Anton has continued to teach public health at the university while also being an inspector for the county health department. His health department job involves the inspections of pools, specific types of kitchens, long term care facilities, mobile home parks, etc. within a designated zone and … Continue reading Health Inspector Adventures
Hello, All. Yup, last week was my first blog post back in over a year because, holy crap, I don't even know where the last year escaped off to. I'm gonna make a greater effort to check in on blogs I follow more often---I hope everyone is doing well out there, or at least as … Continue reading Update: August 2024
Our dental office and a tiny restaurant have been neighbors in an expensive but kinda crappy plaza for the past 25-ish years. Both of our locations have largely retained the same employees over the decades. We got to know their hardworking people as the little restaurant became an easy go-to lunch location for us when … Continue reading Feuding Done Right
THE UNMARKED government trucks sped out of Max’s neighborhood with dead leaves fluttering in their wake. No evidence remained to show that Max’s home had ever been disturbed. Zero footprints marred flowerbeds, no discarded gloves littered the hedge, neither a cheese cube nor an animal cracker dotted the lawn, and not a single drop of … Continue reading Milk Carton Universe (Chapter Eight – The Conclusion)
THE SCIENTISTS carried a thick case into the kitchen where they set it in the middle of the tile floor. The case, when sealed, was capable of withstanding any temperature, acidity, pressure or insult. The assistant lead scientist opened the small door on the side of the case and watched closely as the lead scientist … Continue reading Milk Carton Universe (Chapter Seven)
THIS GUY wants my expired soy milk. Max looked from the carton in his possession to the lead scientist who held out his hands, beckoning intently. Then this isn’t a prank… Neither Grandma Neta nor anyone else at the community center could pull off a prank of this magnitude, but that only left him even … Continue reading Milk Carton Universe (Chapter Six)
BEFORE MAX was able to satisfy his curiosity, a team of federal agents burst through every window in the house. They were all armed and wore dark uniforms, body armor, eye protection, and breathing apparatuses in a way that no part of their bodies were exposed. They dashed through windows in the kitchen, living room, … Continue reading Milk Carton Universe (Chapter Five)
Duri Rolvsson 