food and thoughts for one
Even in elementary school I thought it was supremely disappointing to receive no feedback on an assignment. The best case scenario was comments of praise. The next best thing was some kind of constructive commentary; one of my high school teachers did it especially beautifully, in rosy metallic ink. The most distasteful result was a … Continue reading Funny Walnut Bread
Anyone who has been alive since the phrase “making a living” has been around (around 1400) has probably felt some disillusionment about how the scarcity in our own lives doesn’t match up with the abundance of the earth. This week I read “Ela Canta, Pobre Ceifeira,” from Fernando Pessoa’s Poesia Completa (published 1988, although Pessoa … Continue reading Wavering Cozido
In the elevator of the apartment building I just moved out of there is a sign warning people to wear masks because COVID can linger and spread through elevator surfaces. In pencil, someone asked for references, and another pencil owner scribbled in some authors et.al.. I think this sums up the European attitude towards COVID … Continue reading Respite Brownies
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