I texted my friend Katie, “I’m pretty sure I’ve had this exact nightmare before.” I was about to be at a party where I had never met a single one…
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A fire that starts on a cotton picker may be minor if the operator reacts correctly. However, poor decisions and reactions may result in a total loss of the picker…
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I teach a course for graduate students in Creative Writing and Food Studies called “The Literary Cookbook.” Not wanting to take anything for granted, I begin every class with a…
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The Southern woman in me brings food to misfortune – potato casserole crusted with corn flakes, pound cake soaked in sugar and rum – an apology for not taking the blow…
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My sister took a picture and called it “The Food Chain.” A dry earthworm, thick with road dust, clamped in the bright jaw of a mockingbird trapped in the chrome…