sacred domesticity

Aug
08
Clusters of bumpy berries in various stages of ripeness from green to red to black, hanging on thin green branches.

First Quarter (Again): Black raspberry jam

10 min read
Jul
06
A colorful tempera painting. A woman in a kerchief waits over the naked body of an adult man, on a riverbank.

First Quarter (Zodiac Series): Not the mother they want

It's Sunday, and this is potentially the longest newsletter installment I will ever write, hence the unprecedented two-day
62 min read
Apr
11
Two young white lambs on green grass with a blurry rural background.

First Quarter: Toward the pastoral, with difficulty

Hello. It's Friday, and around this latitude, a traditional marker of early spring is generally drawing to a
10 min read
Jan
10
Black and white photo of a wall-mounted sundial, hours marked with Roman numerals. Top text reads "as a shadow such is life."

First Quarter: Living by the Sun

Hello. It's Friday, and although it's several weeks past the solstice I still don't
13 min read
Nov
15
A large pile of relatively clean but unpeeled potatoes. Their skins are yellowish.

First Quarter: A recipe interlude

7 min read
Aug
16
A log cabin with a brick chimney and steel roof. It's surrounded by conifers and mossy ground.

First Quarter: A short(?) manifesto on survivalism

Hello. It's Friday, and I'm expecting company so I will keep this brief — at least by
12 min read
Apr
19
Flat griddle cakes, their sides either dark or golden brown, studded with currants. They're on a cooling rack.

First Quarter: Ancestral recipes

Hello. It's Friday. The world around me is starting to erupt with flowers — forsythia, cherry blossoms, violets, pansies,
10 min read
Feb
16
A black and white image of a reed broom bound to a wooden handle. It leans against a brick wall outdoors.

First Quarter: Clean houses

Hello. It's Friday, and although my sense of spring is still very mild, certainly we're in
16 min read
Oct
27
A slice of pie with moist, golden filling speckled by black pepper. It sits on a black ceramic plate with a fork nearby.

First Quarter: The kitchen witch

It's Friday. Hello. I'm ill, but on the mend, and the fog has lifted enough that
11 min read
Jul
28
A tiny goblin-like entity is sweeping a stone floor with a broom much larger than itself.

First Quarter: Sacred domesticity (a deeper delving)

Hello. It's Friday. The past couple of weeks have been hard for me but I hope they'
16 min read