Food And Love

Dreams were the worst.

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Dreams were the worst. Of course I dreamed of food and love, but they were pleasant rather than otherwise. But then I’d dream of things like slitting a baby’s throat, mistaking it for a baby goat. I’d have nightmares of other islands stretching away from mine, infinities of islands, islands spawning islands, like frogs’ eggs … Read more

Life expectancy would grow

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Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. Doug Larson

The first thing the

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The first thing the boy Garion remembered was the kitchen at Faldor’s farm. For all the rest of his life he had a special warm feeling for kitchens and those peculiar sounds and smells that seemed somehow to combine into a bustling seriousness that had to do with love and food and comfort and security … Read more

All you need is

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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. Charles M. Schulz

Jealousy always has been

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Jealousy always has been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has most often caused me to feel ugly and unlovable, like the Bad Seed. I’ve had many years of recovery and therapy, years filled with intimate and devoted friendships, yet I still struggle. I know that when someone gets a big slice … Read more