IMNF
// a blog
Have a Cookie
Another Like, another Share. Bits of you condensed into a singular, online persona; You.
This is the real you. This is your life. Have a cookie.
Midwestern Beauty
So, where are you from?
"Wisconsin."
Where in Wisconsin?
“Oshkosh—you’ve probably never heard of it.”
Oh, ok. You like it up there?
"Yeah. I miss it." A look of confusion flashes across the speaker's face. One is not supposed to miss where they are from; after all, what is there to like in Oshkosh, WI? They blush, having forgotten to convey their embarrassment. "I mean, sometimes.." Then they scoff and roll their eyes. "I sure am glad I got out of there, though."
How Anthony Bourdain (*deceased) taught me to live again
It was 9PM in Athens when I learned that Anthony Bourdain committed suicide.
New message: Mom
Did you hear about Bourdain?
I suddenly sat up on the futon serving as my bed.
Take a Hike: Branigin Peninsula
The sun had disappeared and the only sounds were the creatures of the woods and our bumbling footsteps. "Goddammit," I hiss as my foot strikes yet another root. I’m carrying two daypacks; the skin on my neck chafes where the straps intersect. I stumble forward blindly through the woods, walking with my head twisted behind me and my shoulders faced forward.
Granada, city of searchers
This is a love letter to a city and province that I deeply miss—and, an open invitation, to explore Granada and discover all it has to offer.
*Spanish version also available / Versión en español también disponible
Granada, ciudad de los buscadores
Esto es una carta de amor a una ciudad y provincia que extraño profundamente. También es una invitación abierta, a explorar Granada y descubrir todo de lo que tiene que ofrecer.
Versión en inglés también disponible / English version also available
Trans iris
The still wink. Eyes awake, determined, confident. Eyes that at once command and ask. They drive you blind, insane. They make you beg, plead. They fill you with self-doubt.
What are they saying? What truth lies behind them?
Take a Hike: Parnonas Mountains, Greece
This is Take a Hike, a series of stories and adventures set in the outdoors. Today we’re hiking through the Parnonas Mountains of Greece, picking mountain tea and drinking tsipouro with a rag-tag group of mostly pensioners.
To all the breads I’ve loved before
Just about anywhere you go on this planet, there is great bread to be found. Across a diverse array of different cuisines, cities, and countries—San Francisco, Hong Kong, Mexico—there is truly great bread that is waiting to be enjoyed.
But, asides from the product itself, there is something else that one needs to delight in their daily bread: someone to break it with.
Vicarious Traveler
With restrictions on international travel gradually being lifted, travelers both seasoned and un- finally have the chance to satisfy their wanderlust. Still, it remains yet to be seen how many of us will actually be willing—or able—to leave home.
It’s Alive!
Who touched that thing? What knowledge was bestowed onto it? What stories has it heard, taken part in? Who sat at that table?
The Lost Ones
Home. Where is it? Who's there? Who’s waiting for you? To see you after work, after school, wherever your attendance is obliged?
Anybody home?
Do you look forward to walking in that door? Or out?
Martin Scorsese isn’t a misogynist. Kapeesh?
Is masculinity dead? Are men doomed to become crotchless, fanny-pack wearing rubbernecks? Will being masculine someday be a punishable offense?
Is it now?
The 3 P's of Pork
pork
noun
"The Other White Meat". An animal protein derived from pig/swine which is often subject to controversy. Also the most widely consumed meat in the world. Common preparations: salting, smoking, roasting, frying. Etcetera.
Hail, CEO!
You don't live in the United States of America.
Data is the ‘new dollar'. Every time you scroll through Instagram, Google “who killed jimmy hoffa”, or ask Siri for directions to the banana-stand, you are revealing something about your identity - paying a tax.
What are you getting out of it? Do the ends justify the means?
Know Thy Plate
Meatball. Rice n beans. Mayonnaise licker. General Tso. Curry-breath. Chicken & watermelon.
Food-based racial slurs levy on the concept of 'the other'. What any moron touting this language fails to realize is that there is no 'other' when it comes to food. Food is perhaps the most political art form that exists. Dialogues about health, race, economics, conflict and immigration can all be found on your plate.