The Story Of A Chocolate Mouse

 
Once, there was a mouse.
It was a cute little mouse.

Unfortunately, this mouse was a homemade Hallowe’en treat, created from melted chocolate, a cherry, Hershey’s kiss, almond slices, and decorative icing. It was tempting. And tasty-looking.

Just look at that scared face. (Not mine. The mouse’s.)
And it had reason to be scared.

Mmm.
Chocolate mouse recipe:

a jar of maraschino [...]

A Peerless Pear

Alright. Here’s the deal.
I ate a pear this morning.
It was the best pear I’ve ever eaten in my life.
It wasn’t even pretty – it looked bruised, it had cuts – kinda fruit I usually wouldn’t want to bite into.

So good.
I’m sure it was delicious for many reasons, but the first and formost in my mind [...]