The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for April 06, 2024

Ludmilla very patient, not want upset applecart.

In the late 1970s there was a local pizza shop in Champaign-Urbana (IL) that outfitted their delivery fleet with red AMC Pacers. With a green plastic “stem” on the top of each one. That lit up at night. (They also flew a hot-air balloon shaped like a tomato.)

Obviously not a union member. Either that or it’s a very weak one.

I wish the copyright date weren’t too small to read. I’d like to know what year it is in the story so I know how long it has been since she had a raise.