The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. No matter the weather, ice cream always sold well. You would think that it is a seasonal treat, much the same way that cider and pumpkin pie come and go with the fall. No, people wereContinue reading “15. Ice Cream Scoop Sizes”
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Measuring Time vs Words[On Writing]
The practice of a flowstate can be the first great hurdle in a writer’s journey. So it is no wonder that for many people, increasing their word count becomes the first big step into improving one’s skills. It is the obvious metric to measure progress, an objective measure of productivity. Many other writers also seeContinue reading “Measuring Time vs Words[On Writing]”
14. The Sandwich Shop Regulars
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. Despite the sandwich shop being a front for the Chocolate store, we still had to treat it like a real business. It did have its busy days, especially during the weekends when we got the massContinue reading “14. The Sandwich Shop Regulars”
13. Smile for the Customer
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. One weekend when I was still a part-timer, Dick complained during a slow part of a shift that he needed more workers on the weekends. “Don’t you have any friends?” he asked.“Yeah but I don’t knowContinue reading “13. Smile for the Customer”
Visual vs Written Stories
It’s funny because despite being an English major, I spent more time watching movies than reading. A part of it was the lack of a proper ADHD diagnosis but I’m also not particular to the traditional English canon. Burnt out from speed reading a bunch of books I didn’t care for, I didn’t have timeContinue reading “Visual vs Written Stories”
12. Beating the Clock
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. Eight hours is a long time to be doing anything. An eight hour shift at Lou’s primarily involved doing the following: Make chocolate Help customers Stand There is more to it but that is the jist.Continue reading “12. Beating the Clock”
10. Dick’s Cheese
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. At least, that is what Dick wanted to name the shop. The actual restaurant was just known as the “Grilled Cheese Grille” but most people simply called it “that Grilled Cheese Place” or simply “the Grille”. Continue reading “10. Dick’s Cheese”
9. Learning Curve
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. “You can’t let the marshmallow tip like that. The chocolate is going to set with all those fucked up marks.” That was Dick. Especially in my early days at the shop, he was quick to pointContinue reading “9. Learning Curve”
8. Marshmallows
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. Dipped Confectionary was the first thing I learned how to make. It was almost 40 percent of Lou’s inventory and also the easiest to make. If you couldn’t do this, you couldn’t work with the productionContinue reading “8. Marshmallows”
What I want to accomplish with this Serial…
This week I released the 7th chapter of “Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate.” I have always wanted to take my experience and the original short story and expand it into a novel. The decision to make it into a project for this website, however, I did on a whim. I don’t expect this versionContinue reading “What I want to accomplish with this Serial…”
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