I’m currently reading PASSIONATE MINDS: WOMEN REWRITING THE WORLD by Claudia Roth Pierpont. The chapter I just finished is on Zora Neale Hurston, my imaginary anthropologist/author girlfriend. She was a bemusing, heroic, complicated woman who came to racial hatred second-hand until she was grown, having…

I know some vegans won’t eat honey because it’s an animal product, but I do. It’s a continuum, right? A sliding scale from NO ANIMAL PRODUCTS to ALL ANIMAL PRODUCTS. We’re all just trying to get through this vale of tears, so let’s not argue…

I’ve tried air fryers before and been sadly disappointed, but The Widow Badass recommended a particular make and model, and her word is good enough for me. Besides, it’s made by Instant, maker of my beloved Instant Pot, so I laid down the cash and…