Buy at a roadside stand. Don’t trim ends. Coat in olive oil, sprinkle with salt, roast at 450 til tender. Eat standing at the stove.

Nikki Hardin is a writer of stories, musings, and memories. Her poetry has been published in Riverteeth Journal. She was the founder and publisher of skirt!, a monthly women’s magazine in Charleston, South Carolina. You can reach her at nikki@thedailynikki.com.