Love is anterior to life/ Posterior to death, says Emily Dickinson. Love is the leading edge and the lagging trail, a shimmering thread. In the wake of our present pandemic, we see traces of love’s leftovers all over the city. Artwork chalked on sidewalks, blooming and leafing from fresh plotted garden spaces and portraits putting […]
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Gluten Free French Toast and Creole Tartines for Mother’s Day Brunch with a side of Relaxation
“I am scorched/ to realize once again/ how many small, available things/ are in the world/ that aren’t/ pieces of gold/ or power–/ that nobody owns.” Mary Oliver One of those small, scorching truths is a mother’s love—a cache so valuable and so permanent that time and place have no bearing to govern. I spent […]