Poor Man's Feast

Poor Man's Feast

something wild, something hidden

On Sustenance, Craving, and the Human Hunger for The Next Big Thing

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Elissa Altman
Jun 25, 2023
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We held our breath last week, so many of us, and expected — assumed — success: what came to mind were the Chilean mine rescue of thirty-three workers below the surface of the earth, and the Quecreek Pennsylvania mine rescue of nine. But we knew.

We alternately went about our business and were glued to the news, and once there we could not look away. Beca…

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