FALLOUT, The Jennifer Harrington Jones Prequel – Chapter 17

“We’re out of cobalt carbonate over here,” a nasal voiced, summer lab student whined. Jennifer rose from her desk, where she’d been checking in new shipments of oxides and minerals in Dr. Wally’s materials lab computer. Unlocking the supplies door, she fetched what...

FALLOUT – The Jennifer Harrington Jones Prequel, Chapter 16

They bicycled, vectoring through the soft air of an early summer afternoon. Alternately drafting one another, folding into a practiced rhythm. Deep, green, humidity smacked them in the face as they hit the depths of a road near the Canacadea State Forest. A...
Persimmon, Goat Cheese, Toasted Hazelnut Salad with Balsamic Vinegar

Persimmon, Goat Cheese, Toasted Hazelnut Salad with Balsamic Vinegar

Persimmon, Goat Cheese, Hazelnut Salad with Balsamic Vinegar With fall come persimmons. Choose firm ones with flat tops. They will ripen in one to two weeks depending on the warmth of your kitchen. Store on the counter until a thumbprint depresses the fruit slightly....

FALLOUT, The Jennifer Harrington Jones Prequel – Chapter 15

The sun was shining into Sabine’s bedroom window, it’s gathering warmth woke Jennifer. A film of sweat had collected on her upper lip and unconsciously she wiped it off with her fingers. She turned over and saw Sabine sleeping next to her. Everything in the past ten...
1964 Waldorf Astoria Potato Chips

1964 Waldorf Astoria Potato Chips

The first night, at the end of our day in New York City, we stayed at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. My mother and her friend Peg took my younger sister, Nancy, and I to the 1964    Worlds Fair to show us the future. A lavish flower arrangement greeted us on the marble...