on writing, tea, and other miscellany
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Webcomic Rec: Aurora by Red
I’ve been meaning to make this recommendation for ages, but if you haven’t heard of the comic Aurora (comicaurora.com), it’s my most recent obsession and one of my most favorite webcomics of all time. Aurora is a webcomic in progress, begun in 2019 and built up consistently for years. It’s written by Red, who’s better…
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Book Rambles: Crip Up the Kitchen by Jules Sherred
This book convinced me to get an Instant Pot. Okay, backing up. If you’re unfamiliar with Crip Up the Kitchen by Jules Sherred, it’s a cookbook written specifically to make the kitchen more accessible for disabled cooks. Jules Sherred discusses his motivations and process for publishing the book on an excellent Queries, Qualms, and Quirks…
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Looseleaf Tea: A Quick-Start Guide
I promise I have interests other than tea (an aside: tea-drinking goes rather well with reading and writing, I must say), but as a follow-up to my previous ramble, here’s a quick-start guide to looseleaf tea. This is for anyone who wants to try steeping looseleaf but doesn’t know where to start or lacks the…