It started with the zester. Bent just enough to catch on the skin of the lime and knick me, slightly—enough to swear. Enough to remember …

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It started with the zester. Bent just enough to catch on the skin of the lime and knick me, slightly—enough to swear. Enough to remember …
It was too hot to think.Not summer-hot. Emotional-hot. That weird heat that rises when you’re holding too much in — jaw, gut, fists. I opened …
The dog was barking at the wind again and I couldn’t find the lid to the sugar jar. That’s how it started. Not with a …
It started with the pink food coloring.I wasn’t even planning to bake. I’d opened the drawer for a tea towel—one of the good ones, the …
It started with the knife.The dull one. The one I should’ve sharpened weeks ago—the one with the crack in the handle that pinches your thumb …
It was the kind of cold that settles in your joints before you even open the door. Not dramatic snowstorm cold—just the gray, unforgiving chill …
The radiator was clicking again. That uneven clack it makes when the air’s too dry and I’ve forgotten to bleed the pipes. I wasn’t planning …
The milk was already sour. not enough to ruin the cake—just enough to make me remember the fridge in the old place. the one with …
the powdered sugar caught in the radiator heat like smoke.not real smoke—just that dry floaty feeling like you’ve walked into a room where something happened. …
The window wouldn’t close right. Again.Cold air slid under the cabinets and up my spine while I stood barefoot, staring at a zucchini I didn’t …