Category Archives: In Limbo

Why French Fries Remind Me Of Decision Making

By allison | Published: July 18, 2009
There’s a specific kind of French fry I am drawn to. Though I’ve never been one to turn down one that’s soggy—if it’s still starchy and has a layer of fat, slightly salted, I’ll shove it down. And then feel guilty afterwards. Why don’t I save those bites for the perfect French fry? The one [...]
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South American Alternatives to the Upset Stomach

By allison | Published: July 7, 2009
Sometimes food makes you sick. That feeling, that awful awful feeling—you know the one when you wake up in the middle of the night partially consumed with a headache. At first. The moment you let the blood rush from your prostrate body to reach the tip of your head and the tip of your toes, [...]
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Bread As A Method Of Delivery

By allison | Published: June 17, 2009
My mind cycles thinking about what I would like for dinner on nights when I have a single vegetable in the fridge. A half eaten container of yogurt won’t feed these brain cells right now. In a city where you don’t know the ins and outs of, you tend to assume you’ve had all that [...]
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On How To Treat Yourself Special, And Why You Should Never Not Be Doing That

By allison | Published: June 13, 2009
My mom finished an email to me this week with “try and do something special for yourself.” She doesn’t know I’m usually doing relatively special things for myself. Getting up fifteen minutes early to solidify a pleasant and calm morning. Dressing myself up pretty to lift my spirits. Eating a container of Greek yogurt with [...]
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The Story Behind “not enough spoons”

By allison | Published: June 1, 2009
No matter how many times you wash your silverware by hand, or run your dishwasher, don’t you ever feel like you’re constantly running out of something? You’re craving a bowl of ice cream, some yogurt and honey, and reach into the long wide drawer, without even looking you feel yourself around inside, responding to the [...]
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