Spice of Life

“Just throw it in the pot.”

“Throw what in the pot?” I ask Frank.

“Everything.” He answers. “Your hopes, dreams, hell, even throw in a dash of your fears.”

I stare at him expectantly. Where is he going with this?

“That’s how my grandmother did it, and hers turned out great.”

I look from Frank to the fridge. “Are we still talking about chili?”

“Chili?”

“For dinner.”

“Oh, I dunno, whatever you want.”

I consider my options carefully before taking his advice.

I throw everything into the pot–including Frank.

He was right, it just needed a little spice of life.

K.A. Vargas often talks to the voices in her head. Sometimes they talk back, and she turns them into stories.