Eva’s Byte #308 – Plotting Sundaes and Stories

In the Spring, perchance one’s fancy turns to thoughts of sundaes.

Mine does.

A dessert consisting of one or more scoops of ice cream topped with syrup and/or marshmallows, nuts, and fruits— then finished off with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry—poses myriad combinations for an imaginative connoisseur to plot.  

My typical favorite sundae to indulge at Newport Creamery, a local franchise in Rhode Island whose roots date back to 1928, is built on a foundation of walnut fudge ice cream.  Omitting a sprinkle of nuts as that strikes me as redundant, my sundae is topped with both hot fudge and marshmallow sauce, flourished with whipped cream and a cherry.

What’s your favorite?

In my capacity as writer, it behooves me to plot stories whose combination of setting, characters, theme and style will scoop out flavorful fiction. This week, I finished drafting Chapter 70, Part 4 of my Contemporary work in progress at 722 words. I’ll be whipping Chapter 71 into shape.

The backstory on plotting sundaes:

In 1890, Evanston, Illinois was one of the first places to pass a blue law against selling ice cream sodas on Sunday. Drug store operators started serving ice cream, minus the soda, with a choice of syrup. Called the “Sunday Soda,” it garnered objections to naming the dessert after the Sabbath, so the spelling was changed to “sundae”.

 *Whether indulging a sundae or creative endeavor, may you enjoy plotting the possibilities with great satisfaction.  

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