The Way the Cookie Crumbles: Modern Fantasy

Watch the way the cookie crumbles. That was what her grandma had always told her, and she'd always watched, though she was never quite sure what she should expect to see. She knew that it was more than just a truism with her grandma; when the old woman died, bereft, she'd wandered into the kitchen and found a full tray of cookies falling to pieces. Cookies, that her grandma had never before made less than perfect. Watch the way the cookie crumbles. Well, she watched, even if she didn't understand, and she knew it was important, or could be. Unfortunately, her grandma hadn't had a convenient saying to explain what she should think of what had happened to this tray of cookies. Pine trees had morphed into--

Inspiration: Baking sugar cookies.
Story Potential: Low potential
Notes: This isn't a story idea, just a snippet. I do like the snippet, though! Kind of a modern fantasy, magic all around, sort of setting. I do seem to have a lot of those lately.