young adults.

Early yesterday afternoon, I snacked on this little dish of shrimp and grits at DC’s Eastern Market. Nearing the end of my short weekend jaunt in the nation’s capital, I spooned in the hot dish while my two childhood friends munched on freshly salted pretzels. Sitting there in the almost-spring sunlight, the middle [...]

lunch 12.10: the usual.

“heritage.”

kale, hemp oil, millet, dulse, turnips, carrots, pumpkin seeds.

Reverb 10 Day 23!  Today’s prompt is: Let’s meet again, for the first time.  If you could introduce yourself to strangers by another name for just one day, what would it be and why?  [What am I talking about? Click here for the backstory.]

Four Novembers [...]

lunch 12.10: cheese on toast.

“holding the secret.”

melted organic havarti, rudi’s spelt bread, tomato paste; carrot and almond butter; leftover braised cabbage and fennel.

Reverb 10 Day 15!  Today’s prompt is: Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes.  Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010. [...]

lunch 11.10: thanksgiving leftovers.

“internet addictions.”

random thanksgiving salad: kale, olive oil, maple-mustard brussels sprouts, spiced fennel and butternut squash, raw mushrooms; toasted sandwich with pumpkin hummus and baby spinach.

Day 2 of Reverb 10! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click here.

Today’s prompt is: What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — [...]

lunch 8.10: in tupperware.

“mish mosh.”

kale and millet tossed in flax oil, lemon juice, and sea salt; topped by bell pepper, portobello mushroom, heirloom tomato, chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, avocado, sundried tomatoes, tarragon pesto.

As someone to whom aesthetics mean an awful lot, I am not exactly the neatest person.   Mentally, I am an organizational machine.  Outwardly, I [...]