The first time I was made hyperaware of my own race was a few years ago, in Buenos Aires. Strangers inquired too closely into where I was from and then proceeded to ignore my answers. My host family presented me with a casual anecdote about Asian people all looking the same. I was told repeatedly … Continue reading Messy Fig Nests

Greta Thunberg is on week 130 of her school strike. The U.S. has left and rejoined the Paris Agreement. In locked down cities, skies have temporarily cleared, but single use plastic bags and masks are unavoidable as ever. And despite calls for action from individuals, corporations, and governments renewed with the new year, we continue … Continue reading Dust-Swept Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Given the enormous disappointment this week regarding the probable lateness (mid-March?) and pitiful amount (1400, rather than promised 2000 dollars) of the proposed stimulus checks in Biden’s administration, this week I looked at a piece by Thomas Tenison, late 17th-century Archbishop of Canterbury, called “A Sermon Concerning Discretion in Giving Alms. Preached at St. Sepulchres … Continue reading Untouched-By-Apathy Banana Chunk Bread