Photos and thoughts summing up my impression of Portugal: a place less “southern” than expected and bracingly unostentatious.
Read MoreOlá Portugal!
in PORTFOLIO
A Thing or Two About Turning Forty
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Contrary to what I imagined, and definitely against most that I’ve been told, turning forty is not so monumental at all.
Read MoreThe New Fuji: Early Days
in PORTFOLIO
Have I finally found my ideal toolkit for capturing images with precision and ease? So far, things look promising.
Read MoreCaptions for a Late Summer Sky
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Some inspiration from a glimpse of the Mokotów sky caught one half hour before sunset and minutes before a burst of rain.
Read MoreOre of the Woods
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Longer than anything I’ve written since college, this essay is about a summer cabin and a daughter’s memories of her father.
Read MoreEasements
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On ways that working has eased my recent suffering, or rather the completion of work, the proof of my capacity for it.
Read MoreSurviving My Father
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Reflections on my father’s funeral and one remarkable photo taken 11 years, 11 months, and 11 days before the day he would die.
Read MoreEastern Easter
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A springtime feast for two that seems to break all the rules can still be a festive celebration of the holiday spirit.
Read MoreHead Lice: a Memory
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It turns out that having lice is not as bad as it seems—and reminiscing about the experience can be downright wonderful.
Read MoreFresh Pix
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A cross-section of some vibrant cross-sections I shot in my kitchen to illustrate an upcoming food essay for Magazyn Wino.
Read MoreAn Education
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It’s unclear who had the bigger job this time around: the one forced to do the writing or the one forced to do the forcing.
Read MoreFood Writer’s Status
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An update on essays published, about to be published, or about to be written, plus a few words on working with Magazyn Wino.
Read MoreMaking Millet Edible
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Foolproof instructions for making an amazing pot of steamed millet that boasts nutty toasted notes and a tooth-engaging chew.
Read MoreGrand Ending
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Days before the year’s close, another dismantling was on display. Here is my words-and-images record of this remarkable event.
Read MoreCream of Beet
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Filling yet light, this easy dish is both a fresh take on Polish holiday cooking and a case of warming all-purpose winter fare.
Read MoreCaptions for a Winter Scene
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A selection of captions inspired by a photograph of the view from our kitchen windows on a snow-topped Warsaw day.
Read MoreAn Advent Adventure
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Reflections on a tradition we adopted in 2015, which lights up the dark winter mornings with a steady uptake of jolly cheer.
Read MoreVexing Redux for Magazyn Wino
in PORTFOLIO
An inquiry into how writing about the same thing in different languages really does amount to writing about different things.
Read MoreSubject: Not Sending That Email
in PORTFOLIO
An open letter, pointedly unsent, urging everyone to minimize the amount of e-mail occupying inboxes, to-do lists, and minds.
Read MoreRequiem
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On the fifteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a sunset scene in Warsaw, Poland, is a symbolic comment on the tragedy.
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