I find abandoned personal blogs unexpectedly poignant, especially those containing only a few posts. Someone started something here, perhaps with a plan and excitement for the future, the prospect of establishing himself as a writer scrolling out in front of him. Blogs are the quintessential ever-updating commodity: they’re not supposed to go fallow. Each oneContinue reading “Abandoned”
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On (Not Making) Marmalade
Here’s a little secret: although I love cake and cooking, I don’t care for baking. It requires too much precision, too much measuring and worrying over when to take the cake out of the oven. But I don’t think you have to be an expert, or even like to cook, as Peg Bracken proves, toContinue reading “On (Not Making) Marmalade”