Kitchen Witches

/ Liz H-H

Stack of three M and M cookies, bite out of one

“Oh for Pete’s sake, Jory,” Andy groaned, watching the multi-colored candies spread across the kitchen floor. He sighed as the remaining pieces rattled and rolled under the refrigerator. The following silence?

Ginormous.

Jory tittered and poked her chin with a forefinger. Tears pooled. “We still gotta make cookies for the bake sale. We promised.”

The oven clicked, reaching its requested temperature. Cookie dough glared, naked and disappointed, from its bowl on the countertop.

“That’s what we get for wrestling over M&Ms,” Andy rallied, “Search, rescue, and recovery! But only pick up the real candies, okay? This kitchen’s kinda dirty.”

© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2024)

Carrot Ranch Prompt (01/09/24):  In 99 words (no more, no less), write a recovery story. What instigated the recovery? What is being recovered? Data, athletes, illness — expand the idea of recovery and find your story. Go where the prompt leads!

20 thoughts on “Kitchen Witches”

  3. I’ve eaten some chocolate covered ants… before I knew what they were.
    I guess if you have the right temp you kill the germs?
    One could always Uber for some new candy quick enough, eh?

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  7. Ah, one of the mistakes that can happen while cooking and baking! I’ve had many ingredients launch from the kitchen counter from the floor :) Also, I loved the part about the cookie dough glaring and looking disappointed!

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