Cookies To Die For

“Write what you know,” Jane's college writing instructor was saying. “Write about a personal experience. So many of my students over the years have written improbable stories about spies or the CIA or the Mafia.” These lighthearted instructions presented a challenge—because who would ever believe Jane's unlikely tale?
As the busy mother of four rambunctious sons, downtime for Jane has always been hard to come by. So when her crazy brood embarks on a weeklong campout with her husband, Jane ea...