
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 Body’s Revolt
My body rebelled again — not against sickness, but against the world itself. The window stays closed, the sunlight pressing its face against the glass, proof enough that the air out there can’t be trusted. Between failure and mercy, I’m learning how to sit still without surrendering.
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Notes for the Road
From Taos to Santa Fe, the desert teaches its own language — one of endurance, silence, and faith. In this reflection, I travel through Earthship homes, the Loretto Chapel, and the Rio Grande Gorge, searching for what remains when awe becomes understanding.
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The Invisible Hand and the Road Not Taken
I bought a vehicle that can go anywhere—yet I’ve gone nowhere. So I began small: a day trip through Albuquerque. From the quiet grace of Tiguex Park to the fiery heart of Chile Addict, I found that maybe growth isn’t about how far we go—but that we go at all.
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The Quiet
After the fire and noise fade, the work that remains is quiet. “The Weight of Quiet” is about learning to sit in the stillness that follows creation — not to fill it, but to listen to what it teaches.
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Where the Fire Lives Now
The sky is quiet, the air sharp with morning. As the city exhales from weeks of color and noise, life in Albuquerque returns to small rituals — warmth, food, and the quiet fire that lives in us all.
