Table of Self Indulgence

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Act of Creation

Mary ran her cake business in a way she could never have run her marriage. It was by appointment only, full deposit, partial refund (and this purely at her own discretion). Business was terrific and she had to turn down job after job. She only made cakes, custom-ordered weeks in advance—months if you wanted a wedding cake. Mary wasn't at all temperamental—she'd make any cake you'd like, any design you wanted no matter how banal. But what she was really known for, what people sought her out to do, was her beautiful confectionery sculptures, eerily real and heartbreaking to eat. (To read more about poor Mary's obsession, click here.)

Brian, Lisa and the Robinsons

Sometimes you're searching for a family and you don't even know it. Sometimes a family finds you. (To read more about a boy who collects a family, click here.)