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Ghost of a Kung Pao Chicken – Part 2

I’m a server at an Americanized Chinese restaurant. This is based on real experiences: Caroline ate fried rice at one of the nineteen empty patio tables collecting dust that Thursday morning. When she started working at Lee’s Family Kitchen four years before, mornings included a gracious and considerate assortment of noodles and protein cooked fresh … Continue reading Ghost of a Kung Pao Chicken – Part 2 →

Ghost of a Kung Pao Chicken – Part 1

I'm a server at an Americanized Chinese restaurant. This is based on real experiences: The news confirmed the first local cases on a Tuesday evening, but Nel and Caroline read the news on Wednesday. Nel’s fingers throbbed from the wrong weight of bowling ball as his phone buzzed relentlessly with message after panicked message until … Continue reading Ghost of a Kung Pao Chicken – Part 1 →

The Avengers: Endgame Motif & Theme That NO ONE is Talking About (Food, Food, Food)

So Avengers: Endgame came out last week, and to cut to the chase, there is a major theme and ongoing motif that no one online is talking about. As I don't usually talk about movies on this site, no one is going to expect this so SPOILER WARNING! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! ... I am … Continue reading The Avengers: Endgame Motif & Theme That NO ONE is Talking About (Food, Food, Food) →

“Lunch” – Day 13 of National Poetry Month

I raised my hand And on the fork the chicken Smelled like fancy mustard And the sky outside the window was pleasant And the existence of God was in dispute And a war continued And the restaurant played decent music And I enjoyed my food So repeated the process Simultaneously mundane and absurd, I think … Continue reading “Lunch” – Day 13 of National Poetry Month →