Rather than share a new essay this week, I decided calmly, and with no angst or feelings of failure (kidding — there was angst), to take the day off and share a few recent favorites instead.
The Dysfunction of Food by Kim Foster
Kim shares a recent lecture she gave about “what food means and doesn’t mean for a lot of people.” It’s thoughtful, well-researched, and with the deep humanity always present in Kim’s writing.
Feminism has a motherhood problem by Zawn Villines
It’s worth noting that my eldest child is turning ten — i.e. I’m a decade into this motherhood thing — and I’m only growing more irate about the state of parenting in the US with each passing year. Zawn writes succinctly about a lot of what makes me too angry to be coherent about, one of the many reasons I don’t write much about parenting.
buddha jumps over a wall 佛跳墙 by Hannah Che
I want to make this soup so badly! Hannah’s newsletter is beautiful and has stayed with me.
The Desk Dispatch: In Diaspora, Spice Becomes Seed by Ruby Saha
Discovering new (to me) food writers is why I love the internet, and Ruby’s essay in Alicia Kennedy’s newsletter is a treat.
Mango lassi by Apoorva Sripathi
If you have ripe mangoes in your neck of the woods, this is the post you need.
READING NEXT
Style Diaries: Kiara Lee Sayer is in transition by Subrina Heyink
“A conversation with SSENSE’s lead styling director on motherhood, fashion styling as a profession, and rebuilding her wardrobe”
Solidarity by Victoria Meléndez
“On New Year’s Eve, I was walking home from the hardware store when a woman pulled over next to me and asked if I was going to the protest. I didn’t know there was one and told her as much. Then I clocked the Palestinian flag in the front seat of her car and realized she must have noticed the keffiyeh I was wearing for the first time.”
My son loves potato leek soup, so I made it a few days ago. Yesterday, after heating up a bowl of the same soup, I used the bad pot holder to take the soup from the microwave and dropped it on the floor. Sometimes the soup hits the floor. I hope you’re finding ways to take some time to yourself when you need it, too. And join me in wishing Henry a happy birthday!
The Good Enough Weekly comes out every Friday, alternating an essay with Of the Week. I also take on freelance editing and writing projects. Reach out if you’re looking for help in those departments — I’ve worked on everything from zines to textbooks. More info here. And my zine of adapted Irish fairytales, Desert Pookas, is available for preorder now!