Rivers, Seas, and Trees
On shaping and escaping the frame.
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The Machine Stops
“Beware of first-hand ideas!”
In Defense of Gruel
It's such an odd little word: short but drawn out, comical yet faintly sinister.
Hope on a Plate: the Power of Comfort Foods
I had craved the warming spices of the chai, but someone smiling at me with genuine warmth was the comfort I truly needed. In a world that often feels numbingly cold, comfort food and human community are both essential sources of warmth, and they are best served together.
Bittersweet Spring
Spring is time for feasts and festivals of renewal and rebirth—Easter, Passover, and Iran's Nowruz (literally "new day")—but this year it was hard to get into the spirit. [I link to Inhinan's post below, but I'm putting it here, too,