The Church Potluck Ranking Is Silent and Real
Church potluck. My mac and cheese disappeared. Susan's salad still full. We do not speak rankings aloud. Southern women communicate through empty pans. Grief...
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Mary Catherine
Biscuits From Memory Not Measurements
I tried to teach my niece biscuits. She wanted cups and timers. I use a wine glass and prayer. Southern cooking is muscle memory from women who did not have...
Sunday Dinner and the Empty Chair We Still Set
Mama still puts out Daddy's plate at Sunday dinner. Nobody talks about it. We pass the beans around it. He has been gone eleven years. The plate is habit, pr...
Especially Him
A young man at a shelter door asks if the welcome is real. One word — especially — answers the question he was actually asking.
More Rice
A soup kitchen director reflects on a record 240 meals served on a Tuesday — and what the serving line knows before the city does.