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Spring has become my favorite season. As a kid, it was always winter, which does still remain a close second. A snow-covered landscape feels clean, calm, and soothing to me. No mosquitoes or ticks come to take my blood, no flies attack my food, and a romp through the woods is not soured by the…
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I know you know the purpose of this project, but for the sake of any other readers, I’ll reiterate: we are two friends who share some common interests (books, food, writing, visual art, biking) and many uncommon ones. Since you’ve recently moved away, and neither of us is particularly good at keeping in touch, we…
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Passover is my favorite holiday. In rural Midwest America, it’s relatively unknown, or at least not thought about. Because of that obscurity, it is not commercialized. Unlike New Year, Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or even minor holidays like Valentine’s Day or St. Patrick’s Day, you won’t find cheap, gaudy decorations at the local Walmart…
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With the recent passing of Thanksgiving, I was reminded of a peculiar phrase which has often perplexed me, but I’ve never taken the time to ask about it or research it. My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal is the assortment of sides. I love green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, hash brown casserole, macaroni and…
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Advent and the Christmas season is probably my favorite time of year. I love Christmas for all the normal reasons–the decorations and lights, the food (especially cookies and sweet, hot beverages), the giving and receiving of gifts, the time spent with loved ones, and the instinct to huddle up inside together to shield against the…
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Ingredients per serving: Directions The Story I prefer to cook without a recipe. Recipes slow me down, and the constant back-and-forth of moving between the stove, instructions, and ingredients feels clunky and burdensome. It can already be a chore to every day have to prepare food to sustain myself (and my family), especially if I…
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Our lives are marked by ritual. From your morning cup of coffee (or tea), to Sunday morning church services or your weekly book club, to getting your car’s oil changed every few months, for most of us, these regular, recurring events and actions give us a sense of time and structure. They can be mundane…
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Sequel to How to Solve Your Own Murder, which I reviewed about a month ago, How to Seal Your Own Fate follows protagonist Annie Adams a few months (or possibly a year) after the events of the first novel in the series. The final installment in the Castle Knoll Files trilogy, How to Cheat Your…
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A Sorceress Comes to Call is a novel by T. Kingfisher, inspired by the fairy tale The Goose Girl by brothers Grimm, though it bears little resemblance to the original story. It is not something I would typically choose to read, but is the current focus of a local book club in which I am…
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