Author Archives: Abby

Matt-ers Of The Heart: Chapter 2

Matters of the Heart: A fictionalized tale of a truly concerning romantic phenomenon. By Cakey Hankerson Chapter 2: Close Call with a Matt-a Hari? When people introduce themselves and find out my name is Annie, they usually associate me directly with that cute little gingery orphan girl, sprinkled with freckles, who has never-ending pep and vim.Continue reading “Matt-ers Of The Heart: Chapter 2”

A Cake Worth 20,000 Leagues

Once upon a time, I bought an Octopus-Shaped Cake Pan… Why, you might ask? Well, because I was having a Sea Creature/Luau Theme-Party. Because, well, why not? So, one bright sunshiny day, I baked a cake that looked very little like an Octopus at first. Then, using a whole slew of blue dye, I workedContinue reading “A Cake Worth 20,000 Leagues”

Google Search Surprise – Expect The Unexpected

 Have you ever seen an entree made entirely out of sweets or had a dinner that is styled to look like a dessert? I’ve always thought it was a pretty good trick. . . You take a first bite and BOOM. Your Grilled Cheese is actually made out of sponge cake and frosting. Score! OrContinue reading “Google Search Surprise – Expect The Unexpected”

Matt-ers of the Heart: Chapter 1

Matters of the Heart: A fictionalized tale of a truly concerning romantic phenomenon. By Cakey Hankerson Chapter 1: Matt-riculation As first kisses go, it was not at all what I expected. Not that I knew what to expect; it was the first time I’d kissed someone. Later, I spent a decent amount of time considering my, well, indecent amountContinue reading “Matt-ers of the Heart: Chapter 1”

Now and Then . . .

I am sometimes struck by the reality of how much our world has changed over the last 70 or so years… aren’t you? (partial image source) At Long Beach today, I overheard two girls talking about truly “deep” and serious topics like “is the freshmen fifteen really real?” and how “being curvier than somebody elseContinue reading “Now and Then . . .”

Finding my Buzz

You already know I like puns. . . bad ones. So, please try to refrain from eye-rolling over the title of this post as I introduce you to the one, the only, Bee PALMER! That’s right, ladies and gents. She was known as Bee, even though her name was actually Beatrice (a name which growsContinue reading “Finding my Buzz”

Go FO[U]RTH and Celebrate!

Hooray!!! It’s the Fourth of July! I just read a sort of tongue-in-cheek (and somewhat inappropriate) list of supposedly über American things to do on July 4th. . . Since I didn’t appreciate the mocking tone all that much, I made my own personal July 4th to-do List, or, what I am calling My “JULY FO[U]RTH!”Continue reading “Go FO[U]RTH and Celebrate!”