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Dinner As Metaphor for the News [RECIPE]
10 hrs ago • Elissa Altman
the midweek roundup
(Look, listen, read.)
May 14 • Elissa Altman
From the Archives: risk and truth-telling
On Shame and the Mundane Stories That Change Our Lives
May 13 • Elissa Altman
on a love heavier than iron
It's Mother's Day, and that’s all I have to say.
May 10 • Elissa Altman
a midweek roundup
(Get Outside Already)
May 7 • Elissa Altman
From the archives: Committing to the asparagus
On Sustenance and Being Right Where You Are
May 4 • Elissa Altman
Grief, Deception, and Why I Garden
The problems of revelation after someone dies
May 2 • Elissa Altman

April 2026

From the Archives: is cruelty addictive?
Humans, psychopathology, and the sadistic urge.
Apr 30 • Elissa Altman
a midweek roundup
(Step away from the news for a minute and read a book/roast the feta)
Apr 29 • Elissa Altman
On Gentle Food
Quiet Cooking for Noisy Times [RECIPES]
Apr 27 • Elissa Altman
From the Archives: beauty is the language of care*
On Finding the Tiny Corners of Peace After Being Hit By A Bicycle Messenger
Apr 22 • Elissa Altman
A Midweek Roundup
(Step away from the news for a minute and make yourself the pasta recipe.)
Apr 21 • Elissa Altman
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