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Chicken Nuggets and Chopsticks
A packed sushi restaurant. Valentine’s Day. Raw tuna, delicate nigiri, centuries of culinary precision, and across the room, chicken nuggets and crinkle fries eaten with chopsticks. One table leaned into the unfamiliar. The other brought ketchup. A meditation on taste, exposure, and what we choose to model. Continue reading
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Hope, Guilt, and Poor Decisions
Every January, wellness resurfaces with bold promises and shaky science. From wartime carrot propaganda to modern supplement culture, history shows we’ve always been eager to believe bad ideas, especially when they come with hope, guilt, and a receipt. Continue reading
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Mud, Money, and the Making of Chicago
Chicago wasn’t just built on a swamp. It was built on secrets. Long before deep dish and the Cubs, real estate barons, rail kings, and quiet schemers carved their empires in the mud. This isn’t the Chicago on postcards, it’s the one written between the lines of history. Continue reading
The Creative Quill 