by Wende Crow There was a time when I wanted to die. I had wanted to before but not quite with the same intensity.…
by Carmella Guiol The first time I saw a chicken being killed, it was by my own hand. I was living on a commune…
by Christopher Impiglia Before my third visit to China it did not occur to me that Yunnan province, bordering Tibet, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, would…
by Carmella Guiol I never knew I felt a connection to the pressure cooker, until yesterday. I’m an ocean away from where I grew…
by Roberto Montes 1 tbsp of butter (or margarine) 1 tsp of olive oil 2 slices of bread 2-3 slices of Provolone cheese 3…
by John Eller We need supplies enough to sustain two people for three weeks at sea on an eighteen-foot commercial fishing boat. AC VALUE…
by Margaret Jones The birds ate the seeds, and Olive ate the birds. My friends had goats, and I ate yogurt we made from…
by Amy Neiman Growing up in downtown Chicago, I was surrounded by restaurants and markets of countless variety. From my house, we had the tastes…
by Mindy Trotta Many of my childhood summers were spent in the Catskill Mountains. The rural escape was a mere two hours north of my…