Black Coffee Motel

I was having lunch with my Work Uncle the other day and we were discussing the sheer beauty of See’s Candies. “It’s fancy enough to give as gifts,” he was saying. “But not overly fancy. There’s still a sense of humbleness to them.” I concurred, and he went on to say a bunch of other…

My late grandma on my dad’s side passed away when I was too young to comprehend the nature of it all. At the time, all I knew was that it happened, people were sad, and we moved on. Now that I’m older, I look back and remember her as more than just my late grandma.…

I have a friend at work who I like to call my “Work Uncle.” The way we became friends was through his generous homemade baked goods that he would occasionally share at work. I’d walk into the dreaded office one morning to find a delicate treat on my desk, enclosed in a clean ziploc bag.…