Jenni Dart

Jenni Dart writes about the more subtle dynamics of complex family relationships that may fly under the radar but can have lasting impacts. Her recent online published work includes "Night Owl," in Griffel, Issue #5.

Memory Care

On the exit ramp, the cake slides off the back seat. The cakebox, now wedged on the floor, requires both hands and some wriggling to remove it from the car. Looking through the cellophane, now crinkled and dented, Lori sighs. The thick gelatin-like blue and yellow balloons piped along the cake’s edges have slithered and slid across the stiff white frosting into the number seventy.