Ingredients
140 invitations
121 RSVPs
47 relatives, immediate or otherwise
1 cake (number of layers may vary)
3 bridesmaids
2 groomsmen
1 dress
1 pair of shoes
1 pair of cold feet
3 reassurances
2 vows
1 chance, not taken
1 decision
1 kiss
Directions
Combine ingredients, chill to serve.
Anna likes socks, notebooks, tea, and microfiction. She lives in Germany.
The woman who taught the prison’s Tuesday cooking class was a caricature named Milly. She spoke in exclamation marks and block letters.
“HI!” she said, the first day, into the overweight silence. “I’m MILLY! Welcome to COOKING for BEGINNERS!”
Fiona looked down at the knife in her hand, and wondered.
Anna Ascott is an Australian expat living in rural Germany in a village where the cows outnumber the people. When she isn’t organising her colleagues’ office supplies, she writes creative non-fiction, short stories, and flash fiction.