Archive - Mood Salad

i’ll never forget the radish. who gave it to me? i think it was katy. yes katy brought a whole bag of vegetables that we sliced up thin and put on oven…

Apr 21 •

March 2024

The cake is in the oven. I told my friend yesterday that I don’t care about writing about food anymore and she said, all of a sudden? I said no, not all…

Mar 20 •

February 2024

This year I wished for boredom after last year when I wished for adventure. So whenever something boring is going on, I think, yes! what a bore! My wish…

Feb 3 •

January 2024

Actually, I had intended on writing you a love letter

And love isn’t a fact. It’s a hunch at first. And then later it’s a series of decisions, a lifetime of decisions. - Dylan Marron I’m taking this quote…

Jan 21 •

It’s wet. Just a second ago it was solid. A smooth red globe. Now it has collapsed in a mash of spit and juice. The horse’s lips against my hand. The…

Jan 11 •

December 2023

A day, if a day could feel

must feel like soup du jour

Dec 31, 2023 •

Acknowledgments

in no particular order

Dec 25, 2023 •

My friend Katy came to visit me by the ocean. We lay a blanket out on a hill. The surface of the blanket undulated above a patch of wild strawberries…

Dec 13, 2023 •

November 2023

Content Warning: this piece deals with heavy themes around mental health. If you are not in a place to read, please put this away and take care of…

Nov 7, 2023 •

October 2023

Eating Potato Chips in a Well-Lit Room

We were both eating personal-sized bags of potato chips when he told me that he didn’t have a friend. Not even one friend. How can that be? I asked him…

Oct 21, 2023 •

Relocating the Walnut

Oct 8, 2023 •

September 2023

The Dynamic Plane of Eggplant Parmesan

DD texted me: Bringing what I can carry This was in the evening. In the morning, I opened the refrigerator door and found 8 or 9 deep purple eggplants…

Sep 29, 2023 •

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