Salt, Ink, & Soul
Writing on food, family, and identity
“I write so that our food, our struggles, and our stories are never forgotten, but carried forward as legacy.”
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Felix the Fox Collection
Gentle adventures from the Whispering Woods — stories of courage, friendship, and resilience for children, and for the adults who read beside them.
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The Weight of Showing Up
In Two Birds, One Road, I wrote about the quiet importance of simply being there—about how showing up can matter more than any polished speech or perfect gesture. Lately, that truth has pressed heavier against my chest. It started with something I saw on television. An airman, just graduated from basic training, stood alone in formation.…
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Two Birds, One Road
Hello. If you’ve read my words before, you already know—I don’t go out often. Not in the way people mean when they talk about “getting out” as a lifestyle. I don’t float from brunch tables to crowded patios, nor do I glide through farmers’ markets with tote bags heavy with fresh basil and conversation. I…
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“The Taste of Absence”
I’ve never had the kind of kitchen childhood you read about in cookbooks or see in those nostalgic food documentaries. There was no grandmother with her sleeves rolled up, coaxing flavor from a pot as if she were bargaining with the ancestors. No father at the grill, the smell of charred meat mixing with family…
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Beneath the Steam: On Illness and the Old Ways
It began like a thief who knew my schedule better than I did—slow, deliberate, testing every door before finding the one left unlocked. A scratch in the throat. A heaviness in the limbs. The faint suspicion that breathing had become less casual, less thoughtless, than it had been yesterday. I told myself I’d push through.…
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The Roads of NewMexico
Discover the soulful beauty of New Mexico beyond the postcards. From Santa Fe’s timeless church to Taos’ earthship homes and breathtaking gorges, explore scenic routes that stir the heart. Share your favorite NM road trips and hidden gems.
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“Hunger Without End: On Gluttony, Illusion, and the Ache Beneath Our Shine”
We were taught to consume. Not just food, but image. Not just goods, but symbols. And when the goods were kept from us, when the symbols were gated behind color lines and zip codes and unspoken rules, we carved our hunger into a religion. We baptized our children in a name-brand. We anointed ourselves in…
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