It was only 7:00. I didn’t have to be at work until 8:30, but I was trying to catch Cherisse before she left for work. I managed to answer the phone on the second ring. “Hello?” I said, trying hard not to choke on half-chewed food. “Why are you so o...
I got out of my car and looked around. I love Linden Avenue. It’s a historic street that used to be one of the places the wealthy citizens of Willow lived. The large mansions of yesteryear have been transformed into apartment buildings and two-family dwellings. Very few of the houses were single-...
I tossed them in the backseat of my car and headed off in search of chocolate therapy, or more accurately, hot fudge cake. It was almost noon and I really needed a fix. Just the thought of cold vanilla ice cream sandwiched between layers of chocolate cake and covered in hot fudge and whipped crea...