Month: June 2016

  • Promise

  • Kitchen moments

    My mother showing me how to peel a cucumber, slice it in half long-wise, and scoop out the insides with a spoon. My señora filling a bowl with fresh cherries from the market, swirling them in water, massaging them clean. Plates stacked high around the sink, empty wine goblets and juice glasses, the remnants of Thanksgiving…

  • Stuff worth reading

    “In Defense of the Struggle” by Meg Fee The thing about struggle, is that it inversely affects entitlement. It engenders gratitude and increases value. It gives shape and provides context. And yet we live in this culture that espouses ease and convenience above all else. “Idea Debt” by Jessica Abel Idea Debt is when you…