All those linking figures. All that expectation.
All of it singing to her.
Month: October 2026
COMFORT FOODS // Parádosi – Kalliste Hardy
In that bowl is something sacred that only two people had witnessed the creation of. I ask Nene if this is what God felt like when he made the world. She tells me that we must feel better, because we never use a recipe.
ESSAY | On The Inheritance of Touch – Malaika Kamau
I am an old crone in training. The kind of enigmatic woman who is the subject of neighborhood gossip whispered behind guarded lips. I practice for the role with some late-night pacing. Contemplation has proven to be one of the most ineffective modes of transportation, though.
ONE POEM – Lola Dekhuijzen
Sometimes I cheated,
let my sheets stand dead still
in the supermarket queue while I
hid in bed. No one suspected a thing.
ESSAY | On Melodic Kinship: Lessons from Big Bird and the Banjo – Maia Rosenberg
As a child, I remember music in all sorts of languages from many disparate parts of the world were played in our living room. They were played in the living room because it was the best space for dancing. I distinctly remember someone remarking once on how fascinating it was to see “those kids” move in ways highly reminiscent of the cultural dances tied to the music being played in our green suburban house in our green Boulder suburb.
