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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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A word on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day has never been my favorite performance. While my husband remembers every Hallmark holiday, I prefer love unscheduled, shown in daily rituals, not dictated by a calendar square. From Cupid costumes to sushi dates and retro arcades, this is my honest (and slightly sarcastic) word on Valentine’s Day. Continue reading
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