After all, not to be corny, haven’t we all become selective autobiographers in the digital age as we curate our lives for our own audiences of any size—cutting away from the raw fabric of our lived experience to reveal the shape of the story we most want to tell, whether it’s on our own feeds or the world’s stage?

think of someone specific to write for, then make it for everyone

Recipes are rituals that promise transformation

October is nature’s funeral month. Nature glories in death more than in life. The month of departure is more beautiful than the month of coming–October than May. Every green thing loves to die in bright colors.

∆ Henry Ward Beecher