Life goes on.  Between episodes of grief, between tirades & protests, we still eat.  We still sleep, & do all the mundane acts of everyday life.  So yes, I have still been cooking.  And yes, I have still been writing.
      More importantly, I have been listening.
      The murders of George Floyd and Manuel Ellis have been vivid splashes of horror in an already rough point in time--but only for those who live in privilege.  For people of color, these were not sudden, shocking events: they are the other shoe that people of color perpetually wait to drop.  They expect it every day.  This time, our communities have reacted with greater volume & energy than at any other point in my life.  Those reactions have been myriad & intense.  More than ever, I see the social equivalent of Newton's Third Law: every action has an equal & opposite reaction.  So there are a lot things I could say, a lot of events on which I could comment.
      But as a white woman, born into upper-middle class privilege, I have only one thing to say:

      Find your way to contribute to the cause.  There cannot be just one approach to finding justice, it takes many voices, many tools to dismantle the sickness of so many generations.  Take action, & stay strong.


      This is not a political blog, although I believe that any act of life can be political if approached correctly.  Next week I will return to my usual topics of writing & food.  But I will strive to give my art & the mundane actions of living meaning in these times of change.  I invite you to do the same.