No-Bake Cookies

by Jeff Harvey

Momma’s address book overflowed with school pictures, postage stamps, and Avon order forms. My sisters argued over who would get to keep it. As I flipped through, a page flew out with the recipe for No-Bake-Chocolate-Oatmeal Cookies. I could almost taste the blend of chocolate and peanut butter with the oatmeal crunch. Momma made a batch at least once a week before she went to her nurse’s aide job at three p.m. leaving me to take care of my sisters until midnight. I stuck the recipe into my back pocket with plans to make these for our annual Thanksgiving get together.

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Jeff Harvey writes fiction and lives in San Diego, CA. His work has recently appeared in MoonPark Review, Bear Creek Gazette, and Queerlings, among others. Find him on Twitter.